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A Missed Exam and A Flat Tyre
A Missed Exam and A Flat Tyre
A Missed Exam and A Flat Tyre
Complete the gaps using the verbs below in the box. Decide whether you
should use the past simple or past continuous.
It (1)___was________ a beautiful spring day in Austin, Texas, and the sun (2)___was
shining_______. Four boys in high school (3)______decided__________ to stay home
during the morning and play football in the nearby park. They (4)________had________ a
difficult English exam that day but they (5) _____were not studying__________ for it
because they (6) _________were having_______ a nice time in the park. They (7)___were
planning____ to miss class and take the exam the next day after receiving the answers from
friends.
The boys (8) _____were playing ___________ football when it (9) _______started _____ to
rain heavily. It (10) ____was____________ time to stop playing football and go to school.
The boys (11)_______were going________ to class when the English teacher (12)___saw___
them in the hallway. “Why (13) _____did___________ you miss the exam today?” she
(14)_____asked -> end __________.
A smart boy (15)_______responded_________ with a lie, “We (16)___were driving______
to school but my car (17)______got__________ a flat tyre. The tyre (18)
_______had_________ no air and we (19) _______could_________ not move the car.
“No problem!” the teacher said. “You can take the exam now.” The boys
(20)________were feeling________ very worried, but the teacher
(21)_______told_________. “Oh, don’t worry – it’s easy! There’s only one question!” she
(22) ________told________ them.
When they (23) ________sat________ in separate seats, she (24)____gave____ them the
exam and they (25)_____saw___________ the question: “Which tyre _____was_______
flat?