Exercise 4: Complete the passage with the verbs in past simple or past continuous.

In my last holiday, I went to Hawaii. When I (go) 1………………… to the beach for the first time, something wonderful happened. I (swim) 2……………… in the sea while my mother was sleeping in the sun. My brother was building a castle and my father (drink) 3………………… some water. Suddenly I (see) 4…………………………. a boy on the beach. His eyes were blue like the water in the sea and his hair (be) 5……………… beautiful black. He was very tall and thin and his face was brown. My heart (beat) 6…………………………. fast. I (ask) 7…………………………. him for his name with a shy voice. He (tell) 8…………………………. me that his name was John. He (stay) 9…………………………. with me the whole afternoon. In the evening, we met again. We ate pizza in a restaurant. The following days we (have) 10…………………………. a lot of fun together. At the end of my holidays when I left Hawaii I said good-bye to John. We had tears in our eyes. He wrote to me a letter very soon and I answered him

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the passage below

In my last holiday, I went to Hawaii. When I went _________ (6) the beach for the first time, something wonderful happened. I was swimming in the sea while my mother was sleeping in the sun. My brother was building a castle and my father _________ (7) some wine. Suddenly I _________ (8) a boy on the beach. His eyes were blue _________ (9) the water in the sea and his hair was beautiful black. He was very tall _________ (10) thin. My heart beat fast. I asked him for _________ (11) name with a shy voice. He told me _________ (12) his name was John. He stayed _________ (13) me the whole afternoon. In the evening, we met again. We _________ (13) pizza in a restaurant. The following days we had _________ (14) fun together. _________ (15) the end of my holidays when I left Hawaii I said good-bye to John. We had tears in our eyes. He wrote to me a letter very soon and I answered him. We continued to be good friends.

Question 6:

A. to

B. with

C. for

D. at

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the passage below

In my last holiday, I went to Hawaii. When I went _________ (6) the beach for the first time, something wonderful happened. I was swimming in the sea while my mother was sleeping in the sun. My brother was building a castle and my father _________ (7) some wine. Suddenly I _________ (8) a boy on the beach. His eyes were blue _________ (9) the water in the sea and his hair was beautiful black. He was very tall _________ (10) thin. My heart beat fast. I asked him for _________ (11) name with a shy voice. He told me _________ (12) his name was John. He stayed _________ (13) me the whole afternoon. In the evening, we met again. We _________ (13) pizza in a restaurant. The following days we had _________ (14) fun together. _________ (15) the end of my holidays when I left Hawaii I said good-bye to John. We had tears in our eyes. He wrote to me a letter very soon and I answered him. We continued to be good friends.

Question 9:

A. like

B. as

C. same

D. similar

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the passage below

In my last holiday, I went to Hawaii. When I went _________ (6) the beach for the first time, something wonderful happened. I was swimming in the sea while my mother was sleeping in the sun. My brother was building a castle and my father _________ (7) some wine. Suddenly I _________ (8) a boy on the beach. His eyes were blue _________ (9) the water in the sea and his hair was beautiful black. He was very tall _________ (10) thin. My heart beat fast. I asked him for _________ (11) name with a shy voice. He told me _________ (12) his name was John. He stayed _________ (13) me the whole afternoon. In the evening, we met again. We _________ (13) pizza in a restaurant. The following days we had _________ (14) fun together. _________ (15) the end of my holidays when I left Hawaii I said good-bye to John. We had tears in our eyes. He wrote to me a letter very soon and I answered him. We continued to be good friends.

Question 11:

A. him

B. his

C. he

D. himself

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the passage below

In my last holiday, I went to Hawaii. When I went _________ (6) the beach for the first time, something wonderful happened. I was swimming in the sea while my mother was sleeping in the sun. My brother was building a castle and my father _________ (7) some wine. Suddenly I _________ (8) a boy on the beach. His eyes were blue _________ (9) the water in the sea and his hair was beautiful black. He was very tall _________ (10) thin. My heart beat fast. I asked him for _________ (11) name with a shy voice. He told me _________ (12) his name was John. He stayed _________ (13) me the whole afternoon. In the evening, we met again. We _________ (13) pizza in a restaurant. The following days we had _________ (14) fun together. _________ (15) the end of my holidays when I left Hawaii I said good-bye to John. We had tears in our eyes. He wrote to me a letter very soon and I answered him. We continued to be good friends.

Question 13:

A. with

B. for

C. of

D. on

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the passage below

In my last holiday, I went to Hawaii. When I went _________ (6) the beach for the first time, something wonderful happened. I was swimming in the sea while my mother was sleeping in the sun. My brother was building a castle and my father _________ (7) some wine. Suddenly I _________ (8) a boy on the beach. His eyes were blue _________ (9) the water in the sea and his hair was beautiful black. He was very tall _________ (10) thin. My heart beat fast. I asked him for _________ (11) name with a shy voice. He told me _________ (12) his name was John. He stayed _________ (13) me the whole afternoon. In the evening, we met again. We _________ (13) pizza in a restaurant. The following days we had _________ (14) fun together. _________ (15) the end of my holidays when I left Hawaii I said good-bye to John. We had tears in our eyes. He wrote to me a letter very soon and I answered him. We continued to be good friends.

Question 15:

A. In

B. For

C. To

D. At

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the passage below

In my last holiday, I went to Hawaii. When I went _________ (6) the beach for the first time, something wonderful happened. I was swimming in the sea while my mother was sleeping in the sun. My brother was building a castle and my father _________ (7) some wine. Suddenly I _________ (8) a boy on the beach. His eyes were blue _________ (9) the water in the sea and his hair was beautiful black. He was very tall _________ (10) thin. My heart beat fast. I asked him for _________ (11) name with a shy voice. He told me _________ (12) his name was John. He stayed _________ (13) me the whole afternoon. In the evening, we met again. We _________ (13) pizza in a restaurant. The following days we had _________ (14) fun together. _________ (15) the end of my holidays when I left Hawaii I said good-bye to John. We had tears in our eyes. He wrote to me a letter very soon and I answered him. We continued to be good friends.

Question 14:

A. many

B. a lot of 

C. a number of

D. plenty

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the passage below

In my last holiday, I went to Hawaii. When I went _________ (6) the beach for the first time, something wonderful happened. I was swimming in the sea while my mother was sleeping in the sun. My brother was building a castle and my father _________ (7) some wine. Suddenly I _________ (8) a boy on the beach. His eyes were blue _________ (9) the water in the sea and his hair was beautiful black. He was very tall _________ (10) thin. My heart beat fast. I asked him for _________ (11) name with a shy voice. He told me _________ (12) his name was John. He stayed _________ (13) me the whole afternoon. In the evening, we met again. We _________ (13) pizza in a restaurant. The following days we had _________ (14) fun together. _________ (15) the end of my holidays when I left Hawaii I said good-bye to John. We had tears in our eyes. He wrote to me a letter very soon and I answered him. We continued to be good friends.

Question 8:

A. see

B. saw

C. was seen

D. is seeing

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the passage below

In my last holiday, I went to Hawaii. When I went _________ (6) the beach for the first time, something wonderful happened. I was swimming in the sea while my mother was sleeping in the sun. My brother was building a castle and my father _________ (7) some wine. Suddenly I _________ (8) a boy on the beach. His eyes were blue _________ (9) the water in the sea and his hair was beautiful black. He was very tall _________ (10) thin. My heart beat fast. I asked him for _________ (11) name with a shy voice. He told me _________ (12) his name was John. He stayed _________ (13) me the whole afternoon. In the evening, we met again. We _________ (13) pizza in a restaurant. The following days we had _________ (14) fun together. _________ (15) the end of my holidays when I left Hawaii I said good-bye to John. We had tears in our eyes. He wrote to me a letter very soon and I answered him. We continued to be good friends.

Question 10:

A. because

B. so

C. or

D. and