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Why didn’t Mr. Martins know whether the vases were old or not?
What did Olivia think when she saw that Mr. Martins was confused?
Why did Mr. Martins think that the vases were worth 2,000 euro each?
What happened when the vases were brought into the auction room?
Why was Mr. Martins shocked?

What did Mr. Martins exclaim?
What did the vases turn out to be?
What mistake did Mr. Martins make?
What was Olivia’s reaction to what was happening?
Task 4. Make questions to the following answers.
Olivia is a 50-year-old widowed lady.
She had decided to sell the old estate of her husband’s parents.

She carefully packed all of them and brought them to a reputable
auction house.
Mr. Martins, an auctioneer expert, examined all the artefacts.
Because there were no stamps on the vases.
She thought: “He must be trying to guess how old the vases are”.

Because he thought the vases might have been produced in the 20th
century.
When the vases were brought into the auction room, the buyers started
frantic bidding.
Because the bids were increasing at a fantastic speed and reached 2
million dollars.
He exclaimed: "These people must have gone mad. They can’t be
serious, it’s an unrealistic price!»

The vases turned out to be rare antique objects, which dated back to the
18th century.
He made the mistake when pricing the vases. They were worth much
more than € 2,000.
Olivia couldn’t believe it was true. She was very excited about getting

rich.