Complete the text. Use the past simple or continuous form
of the verbs in brackets.
One afternoon at the races, riders and their horses _ (get) ready for a race. The conditions were terrible - the sun _
(not shine) and there was thick fog. A few metres
after the start, one of the riders suddenly _ (ride)
across the middle of the track to the finish line. Why _
(he/do) this? It wasn't a mistake: he knew exactly what he _ (do)! However, the other riders _ (see) him
cheating and his prize was a ten-year ban!