I (А9) … a night last December when everything went wrong for me. I (A10) … to a party, but Ididn't check the date and time before I left home.…

I (А9) … a night last December when everything went wrong for me. I (A10) … to a party, but Ididn't check the date and time before I left home. Hardly (All) … at my friend's house when I knew there wassomething wrong — nobody was there. The neighbours looked at me in surprise and said: "Don't you know that the Winkles (A12) … on holiday and they (A13) … back until the end of January? " There was no point in hanging around, so I decided to drive home. After about a mile, the car stopped. All of a sudden I (A14) … out of petrol. What's more, I had to walk two miles before I found a petrol station. While I (A15) … for some petrol, I started talking to a girl in the queue. Just as I was about to pay, I realized I (A16) … my wallet at home. The girl who (A17) … Marie, offered to give me a lift in her car. Unfortunately, it was an old car, and as soon as we left the petrol station it (A18) … down! Marie had to pay for a taxi for both of us. A9.