Have you heard the story about the man whose wife 1.(just have)…a baby? He 2.(work)-…in London at the time but he 3.(live)-.. in Newcastle,

Have you heard the story about the man whose wife 1.(just have)…a baby? He 2.(work)…….in London at the time but he 3.(live)…… in Newcastle, which is in the north-east of England, not far from the Scottish border. As soon as he 4.(hear) …..the news, he rushed to King’s Cross Station, bought his ticket and jumped on the first train north. He was so excited at the news that he told the woman who 5.(sit)….next to him. She asked him if he lived in Edinburgh, as that was where train 6.(go)….and was surprised when he said that he lived in Newcastle. The realized he 7.(make)…..a terr1.(just have)ible mistake when she said”….”. Despite the man’s pleas and offers of money, the driver of the train 8.(refuse)…. to stop, but he did agree to slow the train down…..The ticket collector 9.(hold)….the man out of a window at the front of the train, and the man began running in mid-air. When the platform appeared, the ticket collector gently 10.(drop)….the man onto it. Just then, the guard at the back of the train 11.(look)….out and saw a man running very fast along the platform………….He said “You almost 12.(miss)…the train.