2 ** Complete the sentences with the past simple form of the verbs from Exercise 1.
1 He threw
the empty bottle in the bin.
2 I didn't see the bag on the floor so I
it.
3 They
their friend across the park.
4. The police
the thieves at the airport
with all the money.
5 My sister
Mont Blanc last summer.
It's 4,810m high!
6 When I saw the big dog, I
It was
enormous!
7 The thief
out of the window.
8 My little brother
my mobile phone
under the sofa for a joke. It wasn't funny.
3 *** Complete the story with the correct

P: our special guest in the studio today is bob bubble. welcome to the show, bob. b: thanks. it's great to be here. p: you are only 21, but you have already sold 10 million records. how old were you when you wrote your first song? b: i was 15. p: didyou take vocal lessons when you were a kid? b: no, i didn't. my parents hoped that i would become a lawyer. so i sang and wrote my songs in secret — late at night in my room, when everyone was sleeping. when my first album appeared, my parents were shocked. my father said that i had disappointed him. p: is he still  disappointed in you? b: no. i think he is proud of me. p: how many songs have you written ? b: about 150. p: bob, i know you do not have much free time, but what do you usually do when you're not busy singing? b: well, i am fond of windsurfing. p: one last question, bob. are you married? b: not yet. i will get married only when i meet the girl of my dream