XI. Complete the stories by using the verb in brackets in one of the past tense forms. C) Last summer some friends and 1 1)... (arrange) to go camping. We 2)... (look) forward to going for weeks when finally the date of departure 3)... (arrive). We 4) ... (load) the car with our luggage and 5) ... (set off) early in the morning. The weather 6) ... (be) perfect. The sun 7)... (shine) brightly and the wind 8)... (blow) gently. There 9)... (not be) a cloud in the sky! Shortly afterwards, while we 10) (travel) along the motorway, we 11)... (notice) that the car 12) ... (make) a strange noise. Rete, who 13) ... (drive) very fast, sudderily 14)... (stop) the car. Everyone 15)... (get out) and 16).... (go) round to the back of the car. To our surprise the boot 17)... (be) wide open-whoever 18) ... (load) the luggage 19)... (not close) it pro- perly, and everything 20)... (fall out). D) The first time 1 1) ... (visit) Silver Beach I was on holiday with my family. A friend of ours 2)... (tell) us that it was the best beach in the area. When we 3)... (arrive) we saw hundreds of people lying on the beach, enjoying the sunshine. We 4)... (be) a bit disappointed as we 5)... (not realize) that it was going to be so crowded. We 6).... (search) for fifteen minutes before we actually 7)... (find) a spot to sit down. We put our things down and 8)... (relax). We 9)... (sit) in the sun for about an hour when we suddenly realized that we were getting sunburnt, so we 10)... (decide) to go for a swim. The water was so refreshing that we 11)... (swim) for over an hour. After that, we 12)... (go) to the bar for a snack. Much to our surprise, when we got back to our spot, all of our things were soaked! While we 13)... (be) at the bar the tide 14)... (come) in. Our friend 15) ... (forget) to tell us not to sit too close to the water!