Complete this text using the Past simple or the Past continuous. It 1)(be) about midnight.

My parents 2) (sleep) in their bedroom, but I 3)
(stand)on the balcony and 4)(look) at the black sky. The moon 5)(shine) brightly and everything was peaceful. Suddenly I 6)(hear) a strange sound: somebody wanted to climb onto my balcony. I 7)(feel) scared. I couldn’t see who was under the balcony. While I 8)(try) to see who was there, something small 9)(touch) my leg. I nearly died of fright. But it was just our cat Mackie.