A: What were you doing when I 1) ______(call) at eight, Burt?B: I 2) ________(work) in the garden because the wind 3)

A: What were you doing when I called you at eight, Burt?

B: I was working in the garden because the wind blew down the fence during the night.

A: Oh, did you manage to fix it?

B: Yes, I did it eventually, but it was a very hard work. I asked my neighbour to help in the end. Why are you calling me?

A: I want to tell you about the factory. It closed down yesterday.

B: I know. The company had been having problems for a long time before they finally decided to close down the factory.

A: I hoped they would change their minds about it, though. It had been been a part of the town for years.

B: Well, at least everyone who worked there now found a new job. That\'s good news.