Thief unwittingly steals circus lion ( from abc.net.au)
Quiz
A circus lion, called Caesar, is fighting fit again after an ordeal that saw the van he ...................... in stolen in Germany by an unwitting thief.
was being transport
was being transported
was being transporting
The van containing Circus Probst's ferocious five-year-old feline star was recovered in the early hours of Wednesday morning in Wuppertal in western Germany, after ................ into a road sign, police said.
crashed
was crashing
crashing
Hours earlier it ..................... from among the circus's other vehicles, with the thief - who remains on the loose - apparently unaware of the nature of his stolen cargo.
has been stolen
had been stolen
been stolen
It was unknown whether the thief, becoming aware of Caeser's presence - perhaps through a hungry roar - ...............him or her to crash the vehicle and then abandon it with the engine still running.
had caused
caused
has caused
Police then towed the van.........., also unaware of its feline freight and it wasn't until midday on Wednesday that Caeser was returned to his rightful owners, more than 12 hours after his adventure began.
away
out
of
"Caeser is fine. We're not worried ............ him," circus spokesman Laurens Thoen said.
for
off
about
"Since yesterday afternoon he.................. in his enclosure at the circus."