7.B - past simple

 

Detective Story – Student Version

It __________ (+) a dark and stormy night. Detective Laura __________ (+) a mysterious phone call at 10 p.m. Her assistant, Mark, __________ (-) home. She quickly __________ (+) her coat and __________ (+) the office.
Slova k doplnění: already go, grab, leave, receive

When she __________ (+) at the old mansion, the door __________ (+) wide open. Inside, she __________ (+) strange noises. She __________ (+) out, but nobody __________ (-). Suddenly, a shadow __________ (+) across the hallway.
Slova k doplnění: answer, arrive, be, call, move

Laura __________ (+) it carefully. She __________ (+) footprints on the dusty floor. They __________ (+) to the library. There, she __________ (+) a broken vase and papers __________ (+) everywhere. Someone __________ (+) an important document, she realized.
Slova k doplnění: discover, lead, notice, scatter, see, steal, follow

Mark __________ (+) unexpectedly; he __________ (+) back to check on her. “Did you __________ (?) anything?” he asked. “Yes,” Laura __________ (+). “Someone __________ (+) the house and __________ (+) the Will from Mr. Johnson’s desk!”
Slova k doplnění: drive, enter, find, reply, take, arrive

They __________ (+) to investigate upstairs. In the bedroom, they __________ (+) muddy shoes and a torn glove. Suddenly, a cat __________ (+) onto the bed, making them both laugh. “It __________ (+) a clever disguise,” Laura __________ (+).
Slova k doplnění: be, catch, decide, jump, think, discover

Finally, they __________ (+) footsteps downstairs. The thief __________ (+) to escape, but Laura __________ (+) him quickly. Mark __________ (+) the police. The man __________ (+) everything. Laura __________ (+). “Another mystery __________ (+), thanks to our teamwork.”
Slova k doplnění: admit, catch, hear, smile, solve, try