B. Read the writing task and the story on the next page, and answer the questions. When it is possible, underline words/phrases in the
story to justify your answers.
An international magazine has organised a short story competition,
and you have decided to enter. The competition rules say that the
story must end with the following words:
They were lucky to be alive.
1. Has the writer ended the story appropriately?
2. What tenses does the writer use throughout the story?
3. What words/phrases does the writer use to link ideas?
4. Why does the writer use Direct Speech in the story?

1) mr black's dog doesn't eat fish, does he? 2)tigers are clever than cats, isn't it? 3)the monkey is funnier than the parrot, isn't it? 4)there is monkey in the cage, isn't it? 5)the monkeys couldn't take the toys, do they? 6)you like the monkeys, don't you? 7)you can't take a test today, can you? 8)they aren't in the steet, are they? 9)there aren't any schools in this street, isn't it? 10)her uncle lives in this street, doesn't he?1)jerry isn't a sportsman, is he? 2)the apple is tastier than the banana, isn't it? 3)your friends can't come on sunday, can he? 4)her friends have got an interesting game, haven't they? 5)your sister hasn't go a guinea-pig, has she? 6)we can go, can't we? 7)we can't go now, can we? 8)your grandfather was a worker, wasn't he? 9)mr brown doesn't work here, does he? 10)his aunt spends her holidays in the country, doesn't she?

Something fell  out of that window whilei was standing under it.2      when jane had her saturday job at a  flower shop she sends me flowers.3      dad  paid me very well when  i was  working in his shop in the holidays.4      it.was snowing while we were making the snowman.5      i was leaving the shop and then i saw this picture, so bought it.6      a light rain..was falling when  i.arrived in abilene for the first time.7       i was   writing to you while my  husband.was speaking over the phone. 8. mike did    not see his friend because he was facing the other way. 9. they were watching tv when  the lights went off.     10. she was filling in a  questionnaire when the pen ran out of ink.     11. the winning racing driver  shook the bottle thentook the cork out.  12. we were going down the road at 100 kph when the wheel fell off.   13. he nearly had a heart attack when he saw the bear.   14. jim was on his  hands and knees on the floor. he was looking for his cigarette lighter. 15.   we were  walking along the road for about 20 minutes when a car stopped and the  driver offered us a lift. 16. when i arrived,  everyone was sitting round the table with their mouths full. they were eating. 17.  when i arrived, ann was  waiting for me.she was rather annoyed with me because i was late and she was  waiting for me a very  long time.