Put the verbs in brackets into the correct past form.
HOLIDAY TROUBLE
I remember the first time I (1 went) abroad on holiday. I (2 had just/left) school. I (3 was studying) very hard for my final exams and I (4 felt) that I needed to get away. A friend of mine (5 wanted) to go away as well, so we (6 decided) to look at some brochures at a travel agent’s. We (7 had been searching) for about an hour when my friend (8 found) the perfect holiday – two weeks in Cuba. We (9 were) very excited about it. Finally, the day of our holiday (10 arrived). We (11 had just/ left) the house when the phone (12 rang). I (13 ran) back into the house but the phone (14 had stopped) by the time I (15 reached) it. When we (16 got) to the airport, we (17 checked) in and (18 went) to the cafeteria. While we were having our coffee, the airline (19 made) an announcement. Our flight was delayed for eight hours. It was then that I (20 realised) what the phone call was about.
Belarus is a country in Europe. It got its independence in 1991. The capital of Belarus and the largest city is Minsk. Belorussian and Russian are two official languages. The president of Belarus is Alexander Lukashenko. The Belorussian countryside is very beautiful. There are many forests, rivers and lakes. But there are no mountains. Belarus shares its border with Latvia to the north, Lithuania to the northwest, Poland to the west, Russia to the north and the east, and Ukraine to the south. There are almost ten million people that live in Belarus.
