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Fill in the blanks using the past form of the verb given in the brackets to complete the story:

The bagman ___20___ (say) that his uncle ___21___ (be) the cleverest fellow and ___22___ (wish) that the gentlemen and their fathers and mothers had known him. The very first night Tom Smart and his uncle ___23___ (meet), they ___24___ (take) fancy for each other. They ___25___ (make) a bet about making the best tumbler of fruit punch and drinking it the quickest.

A)  wish                    

B)  wishes             

C)  wished                  

D)           wishing