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.