Question

   “Today is going to be very cold，” said the weather man on TV. “You need to wear very warm clothes."

   He 1. (talk) in a very low voice. He was being very serious. aYou need to be careful out on the roads,” he said. “Two car accidents 2. (report) this morning."

   Dr. Hayden 3. (turn) off the TV. He put on the warmest clothes he had. Then,he

4. (go) outside. It was snowing and the wind 5. (blow) . “Wow,it is very cold outside,” said Dr. Hayden. The weather man 6. (be) right!He got into his car. He turned the key. The engine 7. (come) to life. He turned up the heat. He was very cold.

   There was a lot of traffic on the road. The cars 8. (go) slow. The doctor did not under- stand why everybody was going so slow. rtWhy are all the cars going so slow today?” he said. “They aren't going as fast as usual. Usually they go faster."

   He began to think to himself, “If it 9.(take) me ten more minutes to get to work,then this 10. (be) the longest drive to work I have ever taken!”

   Finally,he 11. (see) why the cars were going so slow 一 there was a car accident!

   “Why did this accident happen?” Dr. Hayden said. He 12. (drive) closer to the accident.He looked out of his window.

   “Is everybody okay here?” he asked.

   “Yes. We 13. (have)

a small car accident,but we 14. (be) okay ,” they said.

   “What did you hit?” asked the doctor. 

   “A snowman!” they said.

Answer 1

1. was talking   2. have been reported

3. turned   4. went

5. was blowing   6. was

7. came   8. were going

9. takes   10. will have been   

11. saw   12. drove   13. had   14.are