Question

It was announced in London this morning that the British Oil Corporation (1) ...has discovered (discover) oil under the sea near the Welsh coast. The company, which (2) (drill) for oil in the area since 2001, (3) (find) small amounts of oil near Swansea last month, and since then (4) (discover) larger amounts under the seabed nearby. Last year the government (5) (lend) over £50,000,000 to BOC, and (6) (give) permission for the company to build an oil refinery and other facilities in SouthWales. The reaction of local people to today's news (7) (be) mixed so far. Local MPs (8) (already welcome)the news, pointing out that the oil industry will bring badly needed jobs to the area. But local residents arworried about the danger of pollution. 'Nobody (9) (ask) us yet what we want,' said Ann Griffiths, leader of the Keep Out The Oil Campaign. 'Look what (10) (happen) when they (11) (find) oil in Scotland in the 1960s. The oil companies (12) (get) rich, not the local people. BOC (13

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2 has been drilling
3 found
4 have discovered
5 lended
6 gave
7 has been mixed
8 have already welcomed
9 has asked
10 has happened
11 found
12 got
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