A. As soon as Margaret 1) GOT off the train, she 2) PULLED her coat around her. Rain 3) WAS FALLING heavily and a cold wind 4) WAS BLOWING across the platform. She 5) LOOKED around, but no one 6) WAS WAITING to meet her. She 7) WAS TURNING to leave when she 8) HEARD footsteps. A man 9) WAS WALKING towards her. He 10) SMILED at her, then he 11) SAID, “You’re finally here”.

B. George 1) PICKED up his bag then, 2) THREW it over his shoulder. It 3) WAS GETTING dark and he 4) HAD a long way to go. He wished that he had let someone know that he was coming. It 5) STARTED to rain, and he was feeling cold and tired from the long journey. Suddenly, he 6) HEARD a noise, then he 7) SAW two bright lights on the road ahead. A car 8) WAS HEADING towards him. It slowed down and finally 9) STOPPED beside him. A man 10) WAS SITTING at the wheel. He 11) OPENED the door quickly and 12) SAID “Get in, George”.

C. Andy 1) STEPPED into the house and 2) CLOSED the door behind him. Everything 3) WAS quiet. His heart 4) WAS BEATING fast and his hands 5) WERE SHAKING as he crept silently into the empty house, but he was trying not to panic. He soon 6) FOUND what he 7) WAS LOOKING for. He smiled with relief as he put on the clothes. The men who 8) WERE FOLLOWING him would never recognize him now.