The fire in Algeria had been burning for more than a year before Red Adair put it out.
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- The fire ______ for three hours before the fire fighters arrived. A: had been burning B: had burned C: would have burning D: has been burning
- When the firemen arrived, the fire _________ put out. A: has B: had C: is D: had been
- A natural gas fire in the Sahara Desert in Algeria had been burning for six months and was so big that American astronaut John Glenn could see it from space as he orbited Earth and the sand around the fire had melted into glass from the extreme heat.
- The fire ______ (put) out already before the firemen arrived.
- By a _____ of luck, Genelle, who had been buried in the rubble for more than 26 hours, came out alive.