Complete the following text with the verbs in the correct narrative tense (Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect)
The Expedition
‘When Professor Sutcliffe, the famous archaeologist, …………………….. (invite) me to take part in his expedition to find a lost city in South America, I ………………………. (not hesitate) to accept his invitation. Sutcliffe …………………… (discover) an ancient map showing the exact position of the city. In fact, most of Sutcliffe’s colleagues in Cambridge either ………………….. (believe) that such city ………………………………. (never exist) or ………………. (feel) that it ……………………. (vanish) a long time ago and …………………….. (become) simply a legend. According to the Professor, the builders of the city ……………………… (hide) it among the mountains in order to protect its immense riches, which ……………….. (consist) mainly of gold and precious stones. He …………………….. (believe) that the modern inhabitants ……………………… (still keep) themselves apart from the rest of mankind for the very same reason. So when we ………………….. (set off) on a cool April morning towards the unknown, each of us …………………….……… (look forward) to exciting discoveries. For a week we ………………………… (climb) higher and higher, following the map, which Sutcliffe ……………………….. (study) from time to time. Then one morning, while we ………………………. (rest) near a valley, we ……………………….. (notice) that a man on a horse …………………….. (wave) at us from the other side of the valley. A rider whose clothes ………………………. (shine) like gold!’
1) invited
2) didn't hesitate
3) discovered
4) believed
5) never existed
6) felt
7) had vanished
8) were hiding
9) consisted
10) believed
11) were still keeping
12) set
13) looked forward
14) were climbing
15) studied
16) were resting
17) noticed
18) was waving
19) was shining
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