Lost on the mountain	

This happened two years ago. I was on a trekking holiday in Indonesia. I ________ (go)  alone but I ___________(have) a great time. I______________ (already / find)  a 
boyfriend called Charlie.

Well, one day Charlie and I ___________(decide) to climb Mt Sinabung in Sumatra. 
We set off early and by lunchtime we ________________(nearly / get)  to the top. We 
were tired because we _________________(climb) all morning and suddenly 
Charlie ___________(lose) his balance and _______________(fall) on a narrow path.

I was in front of him so I didn’t see him fall. I just heard a cry. I looked round but 
I ________________(not / see*) him anywhere but I could hear his 
voice __________(shout) , ‘Help! Help! Jeannie, help me!

I looked over the edge of the mountain and there he was. He ______________(fall) into a big hole by the side of the path.

It wasn’t very far down and I __________________(climb*) down to Charlie. 
He ________________(hurt)  his leg and he _____________(not / walk*). Oh my god. What was I going to do?

Well, I _________________  (climb*) back out of the hole. I __________(not / use*) my mobile phone as there was no coverage in this remote place. Then I had a brilliant idea. I had a lighter, so I lit a fire to attract attention. A little while later some mountain villagers appeared and they ___________(get*)  Charlie out of the hole by pulling him out of the 
hole with a rope.

He still ______________(walk*) so they carried him down to the road, further down the mountain.  We had to wait a long time but eventually we ________(get*) a lift into the 
nearest town and Jack ______________(get*) his leg seen to. Fortunately it wasn’t 
serious and the next day he ________________(walk) a bit. We had to go easy on the 
climbing after that.  

Lost on the mountain : possible answers	

This happened two years ago. I was on a trekking holiday in Indonesia.
 I went / had gone alone but I was having a great time. I had already found a boyfriend called Charlie.

Well, one day Charlie and I decided to climb Mt Sinabung in Sumatra. We set off early and by lunchtime we had nearly got to the top. We were tired because 
we had been climbing all morning and suddenly Charlie lost his balance and fell on a 
narrow path.

I was in front of him so I didn’t see him fall. I just heard a cry. I looked round but 
I couldn't see him anywhere but I could hear his voice shouting , ‘Help! Help! Jeannie, 
help me!

I looked over the edge of the mountain and there he was. He had fallen into a big hole by the side of the path.

It wasn’t very far down and I was able to climb / managed to climb down to Charlie. 
He had hurt his leg and he couldn't walk. Oh my god. What was I going to do?

Well, I managed to climb / was able to climb back out of the hole. I couldn't use my 
mobile phone as there was no coverage in this remote place. Then I had a brilliant idea. I had a lighter, so I lit a fire to attract attention. A little while later some mountain villagers appeared and they managed to get / were able to get Charlie out of the hole by pulling 
him out of the hole with a rope.

He still couldn't walk so they carried him down to the road, further down the mountain.
We had to wait a long time but eventually we were able to get / managed to get a lift 
into the nearest town and Jack was able to get / managed to get his leg seen to. 
Fortunately it wasn’t serious and the next day he was able to walk / managed to walk  
a bit. We had to go easy on the climbing after that.