Complete the text with an appropriate word in each gap.

The Flannan Isles are a group of seven tiny islands off the north-west coast of Scotland. In 1899, a lighthouse 1)____ built on the largest of the islands to warn passing ships about the dangerous rocks around the islands. Three men had 2)_____ be in the lighthouse at all times to keep the light burning as a warning to any boats in the area.

On the night of 15 December 1900, a passing ship reported 3____________ they hadn’t seen a light in the lighthouse. They told the people on land 4____________ they had seen it on the night before, and with no reason for it to be out, this was curious. However, because of extreme weather, the people on land weren’t able to send a boat out to check if everything was okay until 26 December.

However, when they reached the island, and got 5____________ their boat, the door of the lighthouse was locked. When they looked 6____________ the windows they saw the clock on the wall had stopped and there was no fire in the 7____________ . When they managed to get 8____________ the lighthouse, they came 9____________ a full meal cooked and prepared and still on the table. They looked for the men in the lighthouse and around the island, but they had disappeared.

At the time, some people thought the men might 10____________ been kidnapped by passing pirates.