The Mission

Karen hadn’t wanted the job, but the General gave her no choice. The mission was just too important. So, during the month of October, 1974, she went to work. She told nobody about her secret, but she felt very lonely, especially at work. — choose for gap 1 —1. She couldn’t find it anywhere2. The place was full of smoke and she felt a bit cold3. She was afraid all the time4. He began to dress differently5. She put them in a brown envelope6. She knew who they were because they wore white coats7. They were talking to him8. She decided to work nights She thought that would be the best time because there would be fewer people working in the factory, so it would be easier to have a look at things. She soon found what she was looking for, and very slowly and carefully, she began stealing the negatives she had been told to get. — choose for gap 2 —1. She couldn’t find it anywhere2. The place was full of smoke and she felt a bit cold3. She was afraid all the time4. He began to dress differently5. She put them in a brown envelope6. She knew who they were because they wore white coats7. They were talking to him8. She decided to work nights Then she put that into a secret hole in the wall of her house, to keep it safe. In the daytime, when she was not at work, things were very difficult because her fear made it impossible to sleep. — choose for gap 3 —1. She couldn’t find it anywhere2. The place was full of smoke and she felt a bit cold3. She was afraid all the time4. He began to dress differently5. She put them in a brown envelope6. She knew who they were because they wore white coats7. They were talking to him8. She decided to work nights She was sure that people were watching her, and that she would get caught. She couldn’t imagine what would happen to her if they did catch her. She tried to think of other things, but she couldn’t. Then some scientists came to the factory to see how everyone was working. — choose for gap 4 —1. She couldn’t find it anywhere2. The place was full of smoke and she felt a bit cold3. She was afraid all the time4. He began to dress differently5. She put them in a brown envelope6. She knew who they were because they wore white coats7. They were talking to him8. She decided to work nights Her boss told her that they wanted to speak to her. She asked what about, but nobody seemed to know. So, she waited outside their office for them to call her in. After about twenty minutes, the door opened and this very thin man asked her to come in. She was given a chair to sit in and there were three other men in the room, all smoking. — choose for gap 5 —1. She couldn’t find it anywhere2. The place was full of smoke and she felt a bit cold3. She was afraid all the time4. He began to dress differently5. She put them in a brown envelope6. She knew who they were because they wore white coats7. They were talking to him8. She decided to work nights The windows were open, but that didn’t let the smoke out. She looked at the men wondering what was going to happen next, when she was offered some tea. The thin man smiled and told her she was doing a very good job and that everyone was happy with her work. She couldn’t believe what she was hearing.