​Honesty Is the Best Policy: Multiple Choice Grammar Test

A few months ago I was (1)_________ a train with a friend of (2)_________. We (3) _________ home from a short trip to the centre of the town, and we had a lot of shopping bags with us. We were discussing (4)_________ interesting, when we (5)_________ the sign of our home station.

After we (6)_________, it was time to (7)_________, we picked up our bags and dashed out of the wagon. We stood on the platform totally out of breath. When the train left, I suddenly realized that I (8)_________ my purse in the compartment. I remembered (9)_________ it on the seat next to me. I was very upset and said that this was the end of the world. My friend kept (10)_________ me that I (11)_________ my purse again, but I didn’t believe a word of (12)_________ she said. We walked home and I told her that I would never see that purse again.

(13)_________ inside I wanted (14)_________ to find the purse and have the decency to give it back to me.

When we finally got home, there was a message on my answering machine. Someone saw me (15)_________ the wagon without my purse. That person (16)_________ straight to the police station at the next stop and left off the purse. I could not believe my ears. I would get my purse back! But (17)_________ I realized that there are a lot of people, who still believe: «Honesty is the best policy».