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6 Complete the newspaper article with the Past Simple, Past Continuous or Past Perfect forms of the verbs in brackets.

GAS EXPLOSION

It’s now two days since the explosion which shook southern England. Our reporter went to the scene to speak to some of the victims and witnesses.

Tests confirmed yesterday that the so-called Christopher Edward Buckingham, who had lived a lie for 23 years, is really an American called Charles Albert Stopford III.

Leo Parker, security guard

Mr Parker was going (go) towards the main building when the explosion happened. 'I ² __________ (be) very lucky. I ³ __________ (park) my car two minutes before and ⁴ __________ (walk) to the office. Suddenly there was a great flash of light and then the loudest bang I have ever heard. I ⁵ __________ (fall over), but I ⁶ __________ (not be) hurt badly.'

Helena Aldridge, computer systems manager

'I ⁷ __________ (work) at my desk and the next second I was on the floor. My boyfriend ⁸ __________ (leave) the office five minutes before and I was very worried about him. At that moment my mobile ⁹ __________ (ring) and I ¹⁰ __________ (hear) his voice saying, "¹¹ __________ you __________ (hear) that?" That was a stupid question!'

Max Finkle, airline passenger

'I ¹² __________ (fly) into London from Canada and about a minute before the captain ¹³ __________ (tell) us to put on our seat belts ready for landing. I ¹⁴ __________ (look) out of the window because I ¹⁵ __________ (want) to see London below us. There was suddenly a big orange light north of London — it was enormous.'

Clara Kent, local resident

Clara Kent ¹⁶ __________ (drive) to the offices to collect her fiancé, Greg. 'I ¹⁷ __________ (arrive) at 3.55 p.m. and Greg was ready, so he ¹⁸ __________ (get in) and I ¹⁹ __________ (drive) away. As we ²⁰ __________ (drive) away from the building, we ²¹ __________ (see) this huge white light, but we ²² __________ (not hear) the noise until a second later.

The man first came to the police's attention last year when his passport was checked in France. His passport details showed that he had stolen the identity of a Christopher Edward Buckingham who had died, aged eight months, in August 1963. The French officials contacted the UK and he was arrested as soon as he arrived in Britain.

The mystery man was taken to court for using a false passport, but he wouldn't tell police his real name. He even refused to see his children, despite their requests to know the truth about their father's past.

EUROPEAN UNION

UNITED KINGDOM OF

GREAT BRITAIN

AND NORTHERN IRELAND

PASSPORT

The two children are from his thirteen-year marriage which ended in divorce. His ex-wife Amanda said that she was shocked to learn that the man she knew as Chris Buckingham was someone else. She said that she and her children were having trouble understanding the situation.

The man's real name was finally revealed when a woman in the United States saw a picture in an online British newspaper. She thought that it looked like her long-lost brother, so she contacted the authorities. The FBI and UK Immigration Service ran some identity checks and these proved that the man's real name was Charles Albert Stopford III.

Stopford had disappeared from the States when he was working as a sailor in the US navy. At the time he had been accused of a serious crime, so he ran away to avoid being arrested. He had travelled in Japan and Germany before arriving in England where he met and married Amanda, and had two children.

Following his court appearance, Stopford, 42, was sent to prison in the UK for using a false passport. At the end of his sentence he will be held as an illegal immigrant and will probably be deported to the US. His parents and eight brothers and sisters said that they were both shocked and excited that he had finally been found.

A British detective said, 'This whole inquiry has been upsetting — for the baby's family, for Charles Stopford's former wife and his children who have been left wondering who 'Buckingham' really is, and indeed for his family in America. Now his true identity has been confirmed, hopefully this will help them all come to terms with what has happened.'

The police officer who led the inquiry until his retirement last year, said, 'I'm pleased he has finally been identified, but there are still a lot of questions to be answered ... I'm going to write to him once more in the hope that he might provide some answers.'

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Leo Parker, security guard

Mr Parker was going (go) towards the main building when the explosion happened. 'I 2 was (было) very lucky. I 3 had parked (припарковал) my car two minutes before and I 4 had walked (шёл) to the office. Suddenly there was a great flash of light and then the loudest bang I have ever heard. I 5 fell over (упал), but I 6 wasn't (не был) hurt badly.'

Helena Aldridge, computer systems manager

'I 7 was working (работал) at my desk and the next second I was on the floor. My boyfriend 8 had left (ушёл) the office five minutes before and I was very worried about him. At that moment my mobile 9 rang (зазвонил) and I 10 heard (услышал) his voice saying, '11 Did you hear (слышал) that?' That was a stupid question!'

Max Finkle, airline passenger

'I 12 was flying (летел) into London from Canada and about a minute before the captain 13 told (сказал) us to put on our seat belts ready for landing. I 14 was looking (смотрел) out of the window because I 15 wanted (хотел) to see London below us. There was suddenly a big orange light north of London — it was enormous.'

Clara Kent, local resident

Clara Kent 16 was driving (ехала) to the offices to collect her fiancé, Greg. 'I 17 arrived (приехала) at 3.55 p.m. and Greg was ready, so he 18 got in (сел) and I 19 drove (поехала) away. As we 20 were driving (ехали) away from the building, we 21 saw (увидели) this huge white light, but we 22 didn't hear (не слышали) the noise until a second later.