Read the extract. Seven sentences have been removed. Match each sentence (A-G) to the appropriate gap (1-7). Which words helped you decide? A Olenka followed him noiselessly. B She would fall asleep still thinking of the same things, and tears would roll down her cheeks from her closed eyes. C His mother left on a visit to her sister in Kharkov and never came back. D How is a little fellow to do all that? E I can go the rest of the way myself. F He drank three glasses of tea, ate two large cracknels and half a buttered roll. G "What a shame to have to wake him," she thought.

1. D How is a little fellow to do all that?
2. C His mother left on a visit to her sister in Kharkov and never came back.
3. G "What a shame to have to wake him," she thought.
4. A Olenka followed him noiselessly.
5. F He drank three glasses of tea, ate two large cracknels and half a buttered roll.
6. B She would fall asleep still thinking of the same things, and tears would roll down her cheeks from her closed eyes.
7. E I can go the rest of the way myself.

The words that helped me decide were the pronouns and verb forms. For example, sentence 1 (D) talks about a "little fellow" which refers to a person, while sentence 4 (A) refers to Olenka following someone noiselessly, indicating a person's action. The use of pronouns and verb forms in the other sentences also helped determine their appropriate places.