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Fill in the blanks using the correct form of the verbs given in the brackets:

It ____13____ (be) a very fine morning on the third day of the chase. A wooden leg ____14____ (make) quickly to ____15____ (replace) the lost ivory leg of Ahab. As usual, Ahab again ____16____ (hoist) up the most in his rope basket. Suddenly, he____17____ (shout) from the masthead. "There she blows!" "Forehead to forehead. I ____18____ (meet) them this third time, Moby Dick!" ____19____ (call) Ahab. Then, ____20____ (pat) the masthead lovingly, he____21____ (add), "Good bye, masthead. I____22____ (go) down. Keep a good eye on the whale while I____23____ (go). We____24____ (talk) tomorrow, not tonight, when the white whale____25____ (lie) down there, tied by head and tail.

A)  make              

B)  has made

C)  was made      

D)       had made