Английский язык, 9 класс

Detectives who were called to a shop in Southend early (1)_____ Christmas morning found two burglars stuck in a lift with the office safe. In their haste to (2)______ away, the two men, both in their twenties, (3)_______ tried to take a heavy office safe downstairs in a small service lift. They did not notice the sign on the door (4)____ that it was meant (5)______ no more than two people. ‘It stuck (6)_____ floors because they overloaded it,’ said Detective Inspector Jim Flame. ‘They were trapped inside that small steel cupboard for six hours, sitting on what they had hoped (7)_____ be their Christmas present. They were robbing (8)_____ a time when normal people were at home celebrating with their families. (9)_______ was a very special moment when the firemen opened the doors and they staggered out (10)______ our arms. They said they had never been (11)______ pleased to see police and firemen. We were pleased to see them too.’ The two burglars had (12)_____ trying to (13)______ attention for most of the six hours they were locked in, but it was not (14)_____the discotheque next door closed that anyone heard them and the police (15)______ alerted.