Question

Read another legend about lake issyk-kul.complete the text with the past simple from of the verbs.once upon a time,there (1)--------be a beautiful girl named Chilton.two young men,lan and santash,(2) --------(be) ready to give their lives for her heat.they (3)-------(want)to marry her.cholpon (4)---------(can/not)make a choice.the two men (5)-------(start) to fight with each other,but neither of them (6)--------(can) win because they (7)-------(be) both very strong.cholpon (8)(not know) how to stop the men and she (9)------(pull) her heat out of the chest so that neither of them (10)--------(can) have it and (11) ---------(die).people (12)--------- (bury) her on the top of a high mountain.they (13)---------(cry) so long that their hot tears (14)-------(create)a lake.the water in the lake (15)----------(be) warm,so people (16)--------(call) the lake ''issyk-kull''. Near the lake a town (17)-------(appear).people (18)--------(call) it''cholpon-ata'it''cholpon-ata''.

Answer 1

1 was 2 were 3 wanted 4 couldn’t 5 started 6 could 7 were 8 didn’t know 9 pulled 10 could 11 died 12 buried 13 cried 14 created 15 was 16 called 17 appeared 18 called