1. I was afraid they (exclude) me from the club.
o will exclude
o would exclude
o would be excluding
2. 2. Ann thought her husband (watch) TV at 6 o’clock in the evening.
o would be watching
o would watch
o will be watching
3. 3. I expected Ann (come) earlier, but she was late.
o would come
o would be coming
o would have come
4. 4. Andrew said he (study) English for five hours till dinner.
o would have been studying
o would have studied
o would be studying
5. 5. They told everybody that they (leave) the next day.
o were leaving
o would leave
o would have left
6. 6. He promised that he (work) more.
o will work
o would work
o would have worked
7. 7. We thought Susan (become) a famous actress.
o would become
o would be becoming
o will become
8. 8. We knew he (walk) at that time.
o would walk
o would be walking
o would have walked
9. 9. He promised he (finish) watching the film by the time my favorite program started.
o would have been finishing
o would finish
o would have finished
10. 10. Everybody believed he (pass) this exam.
o would pass
o would be passing
o will pass
11. 11. I thought Mary (dining) in this restaurant when I visited it.
o would dine
o would be dining
o will be dining
12. 12. We were sure that he (come) before us.
o would come
o would have come
o would have been coming
13. 13. I decided I (quit) that job in two months.
o would be quitting
o would have quit
o would quit
14. 14. She said she (sleep) when we returned form the party.
o would sleep
o would be sleeping
o would have slept
15. 15. We knew she (work) for 16 hours by the time we came home.
o would have been working
o would be working
o would have worked
The meaning of the statement is that while the ugly things your enemies may say about you may hurt at the time, you will eventually forget the person along with what they said. But if your Friends are silent when you need their help, need someone to stand by you and speak up in your support that is a hurt that you can't forget.
An application of this is in bullying. Friends will stand together against bullying, a false friend will remain silent.