John chain, who lives near stirling in central scotland, thought he (a11) a bargain when he (a12) a volkswagen for just two thousand pounds at an auction in april this year. he (a13) no problem with the car for about a month, until one day, the car just stopped. john immediately took it to a local garage. no sooner (a14) than the source of the problem (a15) . to the mechanic's surprise, in the petrol tank he found a large plastic bag which contained a pack of a hundred pound notes. suddenly the volkswagen became even a bigger bargain than john (a16) being an honest scot john immediately (a17) his discovery to the police. now they (a18) to find the car's previous owner because they (a19) to know where the money came from and why it (a20) a11. 1) made 2) had made 3) was made 4) has made a12. 1) has bought 2) had been bought 3) was bought 4) bought a13. 1) has had 2) has been having 3) had had 4) was having a14. 1) the car was examined 2) was the car examined 3) the car had examined 4) had the car been examined a15. 1) discovered 2) was discovered 3) was discovering 4) had been discovered a16. 1) was imagining 2) was imagined 3) imagines 4) had imagined a17. 1) reported 2) reports 3) has been reporting 4) had reported a18. 1) have still been trying 2) still tried 3) are still trying 4) are still tried а19. 1) will want 2) had wanted 3) are wanted 4) want a20. 1) had hidden 2) was hiding 3) was hidden 4) was being hidden
