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This happened last summer. I __________(have) a wonderful holiday cruising the
Mediterranean on board the Love Boat.
It was day five of my cruise and I _____________(already / find) a boyfriend.
(I _________(meet) him at the disco on the fist night!)
Well, it was a beautiful calm moonlit evening. Jack and I _________(have) dinner in the
restaurant and had spent the rest of the evening on deck _______________(chat).
The story
I___________(go) to bed at about midnight and I ___________(lie) in my cabin asleep
when suddenly I _____________(wake up).
Something was wrong. I _____________(feel*) that the ship was leaning to one side.
I ________________(*hear) the alarm ringing and I ______________(smell*) burning.
Then I __________(hear) a voice on the loudspeaker saying, Abandon ship! Abandon
ship! All passengers report immediately to B deck.
I was so afraid because I ___________(not / swim*). I went out of my cabin. Where was
Jack? I looked everywhere for him but I _______________(not / find*) him. I went onto
the deck and looked out over the water. I had no idea where we were and
I _____________(not see*) land.
Everyone was pushing and shoving to get into the lifeboats. It was a real crush but
eventually I ______________(get in*) to a boat and we were lowered into the water. It
was then that I saw Jack. He was already in the lifeboat.
You ________________(wait*) for me! I said, angrily.
I ______________(not / find*) you, he protested
The lifeboat had an engine but it didnt seem to be working. However, eventually
we ___________(start*) it and the next day we __________(reach*) a small island where
we were given accommodation and food.
Later we heard that the ship __________(hit) a World War II mine. Fortunately
they _____________ (get*) all the passengers and crew off the ship but they __________
(not / save*) the Love Boat as she ______________(too badly / damaged) and
she __________________(sink) the next day.