Use your English! Read the text and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D
to complete it.
the pirate
I don't really have a very good sense of (1) but I do love
this (2) It made me laugh so much, I've never forgotten
it: Jake and Ben. (3) were two old pirates, met for the
first time. Jake had a wooden leg, a metal hook on the end
of his arm and a black patch over one eye. They started
talking about the days (4) they had been at sea. Ben
asked Jake how hed got his wooden leg. 'I fell overboard ,
said Jake. "The other pirates (5) to rescue me, but as they
were pulling me out, a shark (6) was rather (7)
eating me for dinner bit my leg off.
And how did you get the hook?' asked Ben. 'I was having
a sword fight with someone, said Jake. 'I was trying to
prevent him (8) stealing all my money - well, I couldn't
(9) him to do that, could I? - but he cut my hand off
with his sword in the fight. And how did y