On 26 December 2004, Tilly Smith, а 10-year-old British schoolgirl, 1) _____ on the beach with her family. They 2) _____ Christmas in Thailand. Suddenly Tilly 3)______ that something was wrong. She could see that the water 4)____and waves 5) ____up the beach. The beach 6) ____ smaller and smaller. She 7) ____ that there had been an earthquake in Sumatra that morning, but she 8) ____ a geography lesson she 9)_____ at school just two weeks before. So she 10) ____ her mother what she 11) _____ about earthquakes and giant waves. Luckily for the Smith family, Tilly’s teacher Andrew Kearney 12)____ the class about earthquakes and 13) ___ them a video of a tsunami in Hawaii. Tilly 14) ___ screaming at her parents to get off the beach. They 15) ___ Tilly back to their hotel, which was not too close to the shore, and 16) ____ the alarm. One of the staff, who was Japanese, 17) _____ the word tsunami, and 18) _____ everyone to leave the beach. From their room on the third floor, the Smiths 19)_____ the terrible effects of the tsunami on the area. Thanks to Tilly, everybody from that beach 20) ____ . 1. A walked В had walked С was walking 2. A spent В had spent С were spending 3. A felt В had felt С was feeling 4. A rose В had risen С was rising 5. A came В had come С were coming 6. A got В had got С was getting 7. A did not know В had not known С was not knowing 8. A suddenly remembered В had suddenly remembered С was suddenly remembering 9. A had В had had С was having 10. A told В had told С was telling 11. A learnt В had learnt С was learning 12. A taught В had taught С was teaching 13. A showed В had shown С was showing 14. A started В had started С was starting 15. A took В had taken С were taking 16. A raised В had raised С were raising 17. A understood В had understood С was understanding 18. A ordered В had ordered С was ordering 19. A watched В had watched С were watching 20. A survived В had survived С was surviving
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1 was walking
2 spent
3 felt
4 was rising
5 were coming
6 was getting
7 didn't know
8 suddenly remembered
9 had
10 told
11 had learnt
12 had taught
13 had shown
14 started
15 took
16 raised
17 understood
18 was ordering
19 were watching
20 survived