Complete the text using the correct tense forms of the verbs

Complete the text using the correct tense forms of the verbs in brackets:

A few years ago my fathers friend Mr. Jack Brown had a piece of good luck. One day he 1) _____________________________________ (to work) in the bank as usual, when he 2) __________________________ (to get) a phone call from the football pools company. He 3) _______________________________ (to inform) that he 4) ___________________________ (to win) a large amount of money on the football pools. Some time passed and he gave up his work and bought a house in the country. Now he 5) ___________________________________ (to live) in a small village in the west of England for three years already. Now Mr. Brown spends most of his day painting. In the last few months he 6) ________________________ (to paint) some quite good portraits of his neighbours and next month he 7) _______________________________ (to have) an exhibition in a nearby town. He says, I sometimes miss my old life, but I 8) ____________________________(to go) to London for months. I think that most people 9) ___________________________ (to do) the same as me if they 10) ________________________________ (to give) such a chance.