Hitting the jackpot (open cloze)

A couple of years ago a dear friend of _______ won the lottery.

As it happened, we ________ our lottery tickets together but I wasn't as lucky as Kate.

• bought

• have bought

• had bought

• buys

As soon as I found out that she had hit the jackpot, I rang Kate to congratulate her ________winning quite a large ammount of money.

At first she didn't want anybody _______about it.

• know

• to know

• knew

• known

She insisted on me __________her to pick up the cheque.

• accompany

• accompanying

• to accompany

• accompaning

When we arrived, there were loads of reporters and she agreed to _______ her photo taken, which later appeared in all the tabloids.

Since then she ________ hundreds of begging letters which really get her down.

• receive

• has received

• received

• receiving

Her life is a bit easier now but I know she still ________she had kept her privacy.