My grandfather had a very exciting life. When he was young, he (a)______ (live) on a farm in the country. His parents (b)______ (raise) cattle, and he (c)______ (look) after the cows. When he was eighteen, he went to university, where he (d)______ (study) Philosophy. He also (e)______ (play) the trumpet in a jazz band. When the war started, he (f)______ (try) to join the Air Force, but he (g)______ (end) up in the Navy. In the Atlantic, a German torpedo (h)______ (rip) a hole in the side of his ship, and the ship sank. Only five men (i)______ (escape). They (j)______ (sail) in a lifeboat back to England. Then he met my grandmother, and they (k)______ (marry) after only three weeks. He says now that he (l)______ (want) to marry her very quickly in case he (m)______ (die) in the war. * *
