A Practical Joke

B4

Mr. and Mrs. Parker were having a quite day at home. Their 18-year-old daughter was away in Wales staying with a friend
(оставаясь с другом)

STAY

B5

Suddenly the phone rang.
(past simple, т.к. телефон зазвонил в определённый момент в прошлом.)

RING 

B6

A hoarse voice told Mr. Parker that his daughter had been kidnapped and that he had to pay a ransom of $2,000.
(past perfect passive, т.к. одно событие завершилось до НАЧАЛА другого события.)

KIDNAP

B7

He was also warned that if he didn’t pay, he would never see his daughter again. The voice then gave him instructions about where and when to hand over the money.
(2й conditional)

NOT PAY

B8

Mr. Parker took the first train to Wales. He went to the hotel and gave the briefcase with the money to a woman in a scarf and a raincoat.
(one – один, the first - первый)

ONE 

B9

At 11 p.m. the same evening, to his great relief, his daughter came back home. She looked happier than ever and could hardly stop herself from laughing when she handed him his briefcase with $2,000.
(степень сравнения)

HAPPY

B10

It turned out that she and her friend had decided to play a practical joke.
(past perfect, т.к. одно событие завершилось до другого.)

DECIDE