Question 1
By the time the rescue team arrived, three survivors _____ from the wreckage by local fishermen.
Options: had already been pulled, were already pulled, had already pulled
Travel Tales - Unexpected Events and Turning Points
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Question 2
The confidential files _____ to the press while the investigation was still in its early stages, which shocked everyone involved.
Options: had been leaked, were leaked, were being leaked
Question 3
By the time the authorities raided the office, the whistleblower _____ to another city by a security team and was already under protection there.
Options: was being moved, had moved, had been moved
Question 4
The bridge _____ for routine maintenance when a sudden storm caused it to collapse entirely.
Options: was being inspected, had been inspected, was inspected
Question 5
The emergency legislation _____ within hours of the crisis breaking out, which many critics called an overreaction.
Options: had been approved, was approved, was being approved
Question 6
After the scandal broke, the CEO _____ from the company by the board of directors in an emergency meeting.
Options: had been removed, was being removed, was removed
Question 7
The suspect _____ for over five hours and then suddenly released without any charges being filed.
Options: was questioned, had been questioned, was being questioned
Question 8
By the time the new terms were presented to the shareholders, the original contract _____ without their knowledge and the altered copy was already in the meeting pack.
Options: was being altered, had been altered, had altered
Question 9
When inspectors identified the source of the illnesses, they discovered that the town's water supply _____ with an unknown chemical during a single incident several days earlier.
Options: had contaminated, was contaminating, had been contaminated
Question 10
The protest march _____ by riot police just as the organisers were about to address the crowd.
Options: was broken up, had been broken up, was being broken up
Question 11
The new safety regulations _____ across the industry after a series of fatal accidents exposed serious flaws in the existing system.
Options: had been introduced, were introduced, were being introduced
Question 12
By the time the trial date was set, the key witness _____ out of the country under a false identity and was already living abroad.
Options: was being smuggled, had smuggled, had been smuggled
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