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1. We ( ___ ) our talk with the literary critic and editor-in-chief 2 hours ago.
A started
B was starting
2. When Mary entered the room they ( ___ ) the picture.
A were describing
B described
3. Thackeray ( ___ ) the picture of life of the ruling classes in the 19th century.
A showed
B was showing
4. He ( ___ ) the magazine at this time yesterday.
A was looking through
B looked through
5. «Vanity Fair» ( ___ ) great fame to the novelist.
A brought
B was bringing
6. Ruth ( ___ ) the articles all day long yesterday.
A typed
B was typing
7. Dickens ( ___ ) magnificently successful in depicting common people.
A was
B was being
8. She ( ___ ) fairy-tales to her grandson all afternoon.
A was telling
B told
9. They ( ___ ) a lot of mistakes in Grammar test.
A made
B were making
10. The students ( ___ ) all month long.
A took pictures
B were taking pictures
11. Oscar Wilde ( ___ ) the crisis of bourgeois culture in literature.
A reflected
B was reflecting
12. The writer ( ___ ) to lead the reader away from life into the world of dreams and fantasy.
A tried
B was trying
13. We (__ ) poems, essays, reviews in Literature all semester.
A read
B were reading
14. These girls ( ___ ) a considerable gift for art and humanities last year.
A displayed
B were displaying
15. Oliver ( ___ ) his friend when I entered the room.
A rang up
B was ringing up