2 Do the Test your knowledge quiz on page 57. Who got the most answers right?​

1. Larry had left his office by the time it started raining.
2. Bobby had gotten on a bus by the time it started raining. 
3. Mr Newman had come into the shop by the time it started raining.
4. The Trembles had finished supper by the time it started raining.
5. Jane had sent an e-mail to her friend by the time it started raining. 
6. Lizzy had bought a new swimsuit by the time it started raining.
7. Mrs Mole had started working in the garden by the time it started raining.
8. Sharon had cleaned up the windows by the time it started raining.
9. Rose had driven home by the time it started raining.
10. The Wilsons had spent an hour in the park by the time it started raining.

9 Choose the correct answers.

Pain is not easy to control, and people with conditions that

cause constant pain often have 1a an extremely hard time-like Denise,

for example. She worked as a nurse 2c for many years, and

she also took part in sports 3b like running, hiking and skiing.

An old skiing injury annoyed her occasionally, but she 4c ignored

it. Then she began to have terrible headaches and she became

unable to work 5a because of the constant pain. She talked 6c about

her problem with several doctors, but she didn't 7b find

out exactly what the problem was. One of the most 8a annoying

things about this kind of problem is that people tell her it's

all in her head and that she should just 9c get over it. Denise

sometimes feels very 10b discouraged, but she tries to stay optimistic

and every day she finds new ways to cope with a problem that

may never have a cure.