6. Complete the text with the phrases below. Use the past perfect.
(Hoàn thành văn bản với các cụm từ bên dưới. Sử dụng quá khứ hoàn hảo.)
buy his ticket; not check the numbers; lose; lost his ticket; with the lottery; take the lottery company
When Martyn Tott learned that he (1) _____, he was, of course, delighted. He (2) _____ months earlier at his local newsagents. He (3) _____ at the time, but he knew he was the winner because he always chose the same six numbers. But there was a problem. He (4) _____! Martyn Tott’s computer records proved that he was the winner, but the lottery company refused to pay him without a ticket. Two years later, he was almost penniless. He (5) _____ to, court, but (6) _____ the battle. He said he wished he had never played the lottery!
1.had won the lottery
2.had bought his ticket
3.hadn't checked the numbers
4.had lost his ticket
5.had taken the lottery company
6.had lost
