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MIRA What (you, do) when you .(hear) that London would host the Olympics in 2012?
PETRAStrangely enough, I (spend) some time with friends in England. After a couple of days in Liverpool, we .................................. (set) off for the south. We ................................ (reach) London in the late morning of the very day that they ................... (make) the announcement, but of course the celebrations ................................ ..... (not, start) until the afternoon. When we ................. ..................... (arrive) in Greenwich in south London we ..(not, plan) to stay, but the sun (shine) and everyone .(walk) up and down because there was a special festival. Anyway, we .................... (decide) to join in the
fun. Just before 1 p.m., while we ......................... (have) an ice cream in the park, the band that ........................................ (play) music for the dancing .(stop) in the middle of the song and the bandleader (announce) that London had won the 2012 Olympics! The news really . (add) to the party atmosphere, of course.
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EDWhere (you,be) when the tsunami disaster ..(happen)?
AMYI .(lie) in bed because I (have) flu. I .(watch) an old film on television, although I ..(not, enjoy) it very much because I ..............................(not, think) it was very good. Then suddenly they.. .(interrupt) the programme to give the news.
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DAVE What .. (you, do) when you .................... (hear) that your sister was engaged?
CLAIREI . .......... (walk) to work and I ..................... (get) a text message on my mobile. My sister ...................................... (send) me a photo of her hand, and she ........................... (wear) an engagement ring! At first I .(not, believe) the news, but then .(call) her and she (tell) me the good news herself!