7. When I (walk) . into the busy office, the secretary (talk) . on the phone with a customer, several clerks (work, busily) . at their desks, and two managers (discuss, quietly) . methods to improve customer service.

8. I (watch) . a mystery movie on T. V. when the electricity went out. Now I am never going to find out how the movie ends.

9. Sharon (be) . in the room when John (tell)………. me what had happened, but she didn't hear anything because she (listen, not) .

10. It's strange that you (call) . because I (think, just) .about you.

11. The Titanic (cross) . the Atlantic when it (strike).an iceberg.

12. When I entered the bazaar, a couple of merchants (bargain, busily) . and (try) . to sell their goods to naive tourists who (hunt) . for souvenirs. Some young boys (lead) . their donkeys through the narrow streets on their way home. A couple of men (argue) .over the price of a leather belt. I (walk) . over to a man who (sell) . fruit and (buy) . a banana.

13. The firemen (rescue) . the old woman who (be) .trapped on the third floor of the burning building.

14. She was so annoying! She (leave, always) . her dirty dishes in the sink. I think she (expect, actually) . me to do them for her.

15. Samantha (live) . in Berlin for more than two years. In fact, she (live) . there when the Berlin wall came down.

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