1 Complete the sentences. Use the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
1 .When it _______________________ (stop) raining, we _______________________ (go out) and _______________________ (put) the kayak in the water.
2. While I _______________________ (wait) at the bus stop, I _______________________ (see) an accident.
3 .Suddenly, the man _______________________ (take) the purse from the woman’s handbag and _______________________ (run off).
4 .At 5 p.m. yesterday, I _______________________ (read) a book about Captain Cook and my sister _______________________ (watch) a film about the explorer Robert Falcon Scott.
5. I _______________________ (relax) in the sun when a cloud _______________________ (appear) in the sky.
6. When the sailor _______________________ (open) the box, he _______________________ (find) an old map inside.
7. While everyone _______________________ (argue), I _______________________ (realise) it was a good time to go.
8. As I _______________________ (leave) the party, I finally _______________________ (remember) the man’s name.
9. The man _______________________ (wear) a raincoat and _______________________ (carry) a big suitcase.
10. The girl _______________________ (run) through the forest when she _______________________ (slip) over.
3 Complete the sentences with the correct words. The first letter of each word has been given.
1 It was a bright day in July, but inside the Son Doong C_ _ _ it was very dark and cold.
2 It's a s_ _ _ _ climb to the top of Ben Nevis in the Scottish Highlands, but the view is worth it.
3 Angel Falls, on the Guaja River in Venezuela, is the highest w_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in the world.
4 During the day, the temperature in the Sahara d_ _ _ _ _ can reach 50°C, but at night it sometimes falls to below 0°C.
5 The beautiful White C_ _ _ _s of Dover are very high and it’s dangerous to walk too close to the edge.
6 The edges of Lake Como in Italy are s_ _ _ _ _ _ , but it’s quite deep in the middle.
7 Over 1,500 people lost their lives in the early morning of 15 April 1912 when the Titanic sank in the i_ _ waters of the North Atlantic Ocean.
8 You can collect seashells from the s_ _ _ _ in the Maldives, but you can’t take coral pieces.
1 My uncle and aunt had already got engaged (already/get engaged) before they emigrated (emigrate) to Australia.
(Chú và dì của tôi đã đính hôn trước khi họ di cư sang Úc.)
2 I couldn't (not/can) buy anything because I had forgotten (forget) my wallet.
(Tôi không thể mua bất cứ thứ gì vì tôi đã quên ví của mình.)
3 Robert was (be) upset because he had split up (split up) with his girlfriend.
(Robert rất buồn vì anh ấy đã chia tay bạn gái.)
4 Kelly had started (start) her first business before she left (leave) university.
(Kelly bắt đầu công việc kinh doanh đầu tiên trước khi rời trường đại học.)
5 As soon as Sara inherited (inherit) the money from her grandmother, she bought (buy) a car.
(Ngay sau khi Sara được thừa hưởng số tiền từ bà ngoại, cô ấy đã mua một chiếc ô tô.)
6 By the time Joe retired (retire), he had become (become) a grandfather.
(Vào thời điểm Joe nghỉ hưu, anh ấy đã trở thành ông ngoại.)
7 After Fred had settled down (settle down) in London, he decided (decide) to have a change of career.
(Sau khi Fred ổn định cuộc sống ở London, anh ấy quyết định thay đổi nghề nghiệp.)
8 We spent (spend) the weekend moving house, so we went (go) to bed very early on Sunday.
(Chúng tôi dành cả ngày cuối tuần để chuyển nhà, vì vậy chúng tôi đi ngủ rất sớm vào Chủ nhật.)