english
assignment III
4th year B
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Fecha de entrega:
Lunes 11 de mayo de 2020, 12,30 hs.
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Nombre:
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RICK AND CHRISTMAS
Complete the following
text using the verbs in brackets in the correct tense.
Santa
Claus was dead and Rick knew who _________ (kill) him, but he needed proof.
The sun _______ (shine) brightly as Rick ________ (walk) down the steps of the plane. He ________ (smile) at the pretty young flight attendant and _______ (ask) for her phone number. She _________ (smile) back and ________ (refuse). Rick was in Tripoli. It was December 18th, one week before Christmas.
He ________ (walk) through customs with a bottle of Jack Daniels and 600 Malboro under his arm when he _________ (see) The Fat Man who was wearing a white suit, white tie with a white shirt and a white hat. He looked dirty in spite of the clothes.
The Fat Man was famous in Tripoli. He _______ (know) as Mr. Ten Percent, and he could get anything illegal-for the right price; guns, drugs, girls, Eminem CD’s.
‘Rick’, said The Fat Man, ‘It’ _________ (be) a long time. Welcome back to Tripoli.’
‘Hi Fats’, said Rick, ‘What _________you _________ (do) here, ________ you _________ (wait) for a suitcase of Cocaine?’
‘He He He, Rick, always joking. I see you _________ (not lose) your sense of humour. Come with me my friend, my car is outside and there’s someone who ________ (want) to meet you.
The sun _______ (shine) brightly as Rick ________ (walk) down the steps of the plane. He ________ (smile) at the pretty young flight attendant and _______ (ask) for her phone number. She _________ (smile) back and ________ (refuse). Rick was in Tripoli. It was December 18th, one week before Christmas.
He ________ (walk) through customs with a bottle of Jack Daniels and 600 Malboro under his arm when he _________ (see) The Fat Man who was wearing a white suit, white tie with a white shirt and a white hat. He looked dirty in spite of the clothes.
The Fat Man was famous in Tripoli. He _______ (know) as Mr. Ten Percent, and he could get anything illegal-for the right price; guns, drugs, girls, Eminem CD’s.
‘Rick’, said The Fat Man, ‘It’ _________ (be) a long time. Welcome back to Tripoli.’
‘Hi Fats’, said Rick, ‘What _________you _________ (do) here, ________ you _________ (wait) for a suitcase of Cocaine?’
‘He He He, Rick, always joking. I see you _________ (not lose) your sense of humour. Come with me my friend, my car is outside and there’s someone who ________ (want) to meet you.
Rick
wasn’t stupid. The Fat Man knew all the criminals, thieves, prostitutes and
politicians in Tripoli. He ________ (get)
into The Fat Man’s Ford Fiesta. It _________ (smell) of beer and cigarette smoke. Arabic music _________ (play) on the radio as they __________ (leave) the airport.
‘So where are we going Fats?’ asked Rick, ‘We’ ___________ (drive) for nearly an hour.’
The Fat Man ________ (not answer). They had left the city and _______ (drive) through Libya’s brown countryside.
The Ford Fiesta ________ (stop) outside a cave. Two men _______ (stand) outside, smoking. They _______ (hold) Kalachnikov semi-automatic rifles. Rick smelled danger and ________ (light) a cigarette.
The cave ______ (be) comfortable inside. There _____ (be) Persian rugs on the floor, electric lamps from Bloomingdale’s, sofas from Harrods and a selection of paintings from the ‘El Corte Ingles’ Christmas Collection.
Suddenly Rick _________ (see) a tall man walking towards him from the back of the cave. He _________ (have) a long beard and a white cloth on his head. The Fat Man ___________ (step) forward.
‘Rick, may I introduce the world’s most wanted man, My summer-bin-London.’
‘So where are we going Fats?’ asked Rick, ‘We’ ___________ (drive) for nearly an hour.’
The Fat Man ________ (not answer). They had left the city and _______ (drive) through Libya’s brown countryside.
The Ford Fiesta ________ (stop) outside a cave. Two men _______ (stand) outside, smoking. They _______ (hold) Kalachnikov semi-automatic rifles. Rick smelled danger and ________ (light) a cigarette.
The cave ______ (be) comfortable inside. There _____ (be) Persian rugs on the floor, electric lamps from Bloomingdale’s, sofas from Harrods and a selection of paintings from the ‘El Corte Ingles’ Christmas Collection.
Suddenly Rick _________ (see) a tall man walking towards him from the back of the cave. He _________ (have) a long beard and a white cloth on his head. The Fat Man ___________ (step) forward.
‘Rick, may I introduce the world’s most wanted man, My summer-bin-London.’