Ex 6: Rewrite the sentences, using “the past continuous” and “while” or “when”.

1.  We were having dinner and they were listening to the radio.

g We were ..................................................................

2.  She was sleeping and the fire started.

g The fire ....................................................................          

3.  It began to rain and what were you doing?

g What .......................................................................

4.  The farmer started whistling and he was ploughing the field.

g When .......................................................................

5.  You came and what were they doing?

g What .......................................................................

6.  She came and what was happening?

g What was .................................................................          

7.  She was reading a book and the man came in.

g The man...................................................................

8.  They were working in the field and the volcano erupted.

g The volcano .............................................................

9.  The ship was leaving the harbor and the lava hit the town.

g The lava ...................................................................

10. The headmaster was going to his car and someone hit him on the head.

g Someone hit the headmaster .....................................

1. We were having dinner and they were listening to the radio.

-> We were...............................................................................

2. She came and what was happening?

-> What was...............................................................................

3. The ship was leaving the harbor and the lava hit the town.

-> The lava.............................................................................

4. The headmaster was going to his car and someone hit him on the head.

-> Someone hit the headmaster..................................................................

I. Complete the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first .

l It took me three days to repaint the room.

-> I spent .....................................................................

2. "I live with my parents in this city", the girl said.

-> The girl said .......................................................................

3 Unless we water these flowers, they'll die

-> If we ...................................................................................

4. She went to bed early because she felt tired. (because of)

-> ............................................................................................

5. Mary didn't go to school yesterday because she was sick. (because of)

-> .................................................................................................................

II. Read the passage and then decide whether the statements that follow are true or false.

Write True or False in your answersheet:

Late in the afternoon, the boys put up their tent in the middle of a field. As soon as this was done, they cooked the meal over an open fire. They were all hungry and the food s good. After a wonderful meal, they told stories and sang songs by the camp fire. But some time later it began to rain. The boys felt tired so they put out the fire and crept into their tent. Their sleeping-bags were warm and comfortable, so they all slept soundly. In the middle of the night, two boys woke up and began shouting. The tent was full of the water! They all leapt out of their sleeping-bags and hurried outside. It was raining heavily and they found that a stream had formed in the field. The stream wound its way across the field and then flowed right under their tent!

__________ 1/ the food smelt good, so the boy were thirsty

_________ 2/ they played games and sang songs after they had a wonderful meal

__________ 3/ The boys slept well and deeply in a comfortable and warm sleeping bags.

__________ 4/ The tent was full of the water, Which made the boys wake up.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 35 to 42.

   It is hard to think of a world without gas or electricity. Both are commonly used for lighting and heating today. We now can instantly flick a lighter or strike a match to make a flame. But it was not long ago that there were no such things as matches or lighters. To make fire, it was necessary to strike a piece of iron on flint for sparks to ignite some tinder. If the tinder was damp, or the flint old, you had to borrow some fire from a neighbor.

   We do not know exactly when or how people first used fire. Perhaps, many ages ago, they found that sticks would bum if they were dropped into some hole where melted lava from a volcano lay boiling. They brought the lighted sticks back to make their fire in a cave. Or, they may have seen trees catch fire through being struck by lightning, and used the trees to start their own fires.

   Gradually people learned they could start a fire without traveling far to find flames. They rubbed two pieces of wood together. This method was used for thousands of years.

   When people became used to making fires with which to cook food and stay warm at night, they found that certain resins or gums from trees burnt longer and brighter. They melted resins and dipped branches in the liquid to make torches that lit their homes at night. Iron stands in which torches used to be fixed can still be seen in old buildings of Europe.

   There was no lighting in city streets until gas lamps, and then electric lamps were installed. Boys ran about London at night carrying torches of burning material. They were called torch boys, or link boys, and earned a living by guiding visitors to friends’ houses at night.

   For centuries homes were lit by candles until oil was found. Even then, oil lamps were no more effective than a cluster of candles. We read about the splendors and marvels of ancient palaces and castles, but we forget that they must have been gloomy and murky places at night.

It is stated in the passage that torches for lighting were made from                               _____________.

A. the wood of gum trees 

B. iron bars dipped in melted resins

C. wooden poles dipped in oil 

D. tree branches dipped in melted resins

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 35 to 42

It is hard to think of a world without gas or electricity. Both are commonly used for lighting and heating today. We now can instantly flick a lighter or strike a match to make a flame. But it was not long ago that there were no such things as matches or lighters. To make fire, it was necessary to strike a piece of iron on flint for sparks to ignite some tinder. If the tinder was damp, or the flint old, you had to borrow some fire from a neighbor.

We do not know exactly when or how people first used fire. Perhaps, many ages ago, they found that sticks would burn if they were dropped into some hole where melted lava from a volcano lay boiling. They brought the lighted sticks back to make their fire in a cave. Or, they may have seen trees catch fire through being struck by lightning, and used the trees to start their own fires.

Gradually people learned they could start a fire without traveling far to find flames. They rubbed two pieces ot wood together. This method was used for thousands of years.

When people became used to making fires with which to cook food and stay warm at night, they found that certain resins or gums from trees burnt longer and brighter. They melted resins and dipped branches in the liquid to make torches that lit their homes at night. Iron stands in which torches used to be fixed can still be seen in old buildings of Europe.

There was no lighting in city streets until gas lamps, and then electric lamps were installed. Boys ran about London at night carrying torches of burning material. They were called torch boys, or link boys, and earned a living by guiding visitors to friends’ houses at night.

For centuries homes were lit by candles until oil was found. Even then, oil lamps were no more effective than a cluster of candles. We read about the splendors and marvels of ancient palaces and castles, but we forget that they must have been gloomy and murky places at night
It is stated in the passage that torches for lighting were made from ______.

A. the wood of gum trees

B. iron bars dipped in melted resins

C. wooden poles dipped in oil

D. tree branches dipped in melted resins