2 They smelt it, licked it, turned it, opened it and closed it again. No clue. If only the bats /tell/ them what to do with *****.

3 One day Kudjo /do/ his jigsaw puzzle when suddenly it /dawn/ on him. The little box that they found in the attic might fit the hollow in the box that they found in the *****.

4 If he /do/ puzzles, he never /come/ with the idea of fitting two *****.

5 He wished he /fathom/ it out long *****.

6 He rushed to Luna’s place, where the little box /keep/ in a toolbox, grasped it and put it in the *****.

7 Luna and Kudjo /hear/ a little click and the little box opened *****.

8 To their great amazement they saw… a little piece of puzzle. They wished they /see/ something more *****.

9 When they came to themselves, they burst into laughter. If they /know/ what was there before, they never /follow/ the *****.

10 They wished they /spend/ that night in the forest looking for such *****.

EXERCISE 8

Enlarge the sentences by using the constructions in brackets:

For example,

Kudjo doesn’t want to get up. (wish) – Kudjo wishes he didn’t have to get up to go for a walk.

1 Kudjo and Luna don’t know what to do with this piece of puzzle. («d rather)

2 Luna is furious because she faced the music because of this piece of cardboard) that night. (wish)

3 She is so angry that she wants to throw it away. («d rather)

4 Kudjo wants her to calm down. (wish)

5 He is pulling his wits together and wants Luna to do the same. (it’s time)

6 Luna and Kudjo have even had a row because of it. (if only)

7 Kudjo suggests putting this piece of the puzzle aside. («d rather)

8 Luna still can’t calm down. (wish)

9 Suddenly they receive a message from Chilly that he is coming tomorrow. (if)

10 Luna is looking forward to seeing Chilly. (it’s time)

EXERCISE 9

Fill the gaps in the story with missing words:

Kudjo and Luna got ***** when they learnt the Chilly was coming the following day. They started ***** the room for him, found a nice soft ***** and sparkling bowls. They had been doing it for the whole ***** when it dawned on them that Cuba was coming too. If only they had realised it a bit earlier. They didn’t have any ***** to prepare the room for her. If they ***** thought about it before, they would ***** bought another mat and some more bowls.Luna suggested putting Cuba up in her *****. Kudjo wished all the dogs ***** together but he decided to agree with Luna this time.

While they were waiting ***** Cuba and Chilly to come, they completely forgot about that little ***** of a puzzle. If ***** they hadn’t done that! Later Kudjo wished he ***** remembered the place where they had put it.

Next morning Cuba and Chilly *****. It was a great day. The dogs were joyful to meet up because they hadn’t ***** each other for a couple of years.

Cuba and Chilly brought a lot of ***** from France, including tinned frogs’ legs for Kudjo and perfume for Luna. Kudjo wished they ***** brought something more delicious but he didn’t say anything. So polite of him!

After breakfast Luna and Kudjo told their French guests about all their ***** in detail.

EXERCISE 10

Find and correct 12 mistakes in the sentences:

1 If Cuba and Chilly didn’t come, Kudjo would have been very upset.

2 Kudjo wishes Chilly were with him since the adventures started.

3 Luna wishes Cuba gave her a bigger bottle of perfume. This little bottle is not enough. Kudjo wishes she didn’t give Luna any perfume at all.

4 Chilly and Cuba was so impressed by the story that they got keen to go to the boarding house as soon as possible.

5 They wish they can go to the abandoned camp too to investigate that house with that mirror.