A: What were you doing when I 1) ______(call) at eight, Burt?
B: I 2) ________(work) in the garden because the wind 3) _______(blow down) the fence during the night.
A: Oh, 4) ________(you/manage) to fix it?
B: Yes, I 5) _______(do) it eventually, but it 6) ________(be) very hard work. I 7) ________(ask) my neighbour to help in the end. Why 8) __________(you/call) me?
A; I 9) ____________(want) to tell you about the factory. It 10) _________(close down) yesterday.
B: I know. The company 11) __________( have) problems for a long time before they finally 12) _________(decide) to close down the factory.
A: I 13) ___________(hope) they would change their minds about it, though. It 14) _________(be) a part of the town for years.
B: Well, at least everyone who worked there 15) __________(now/find) a new job. That's good news.