Question

3 Complete the story with the correct form of the verbs given.

Suzy looked at her rusty, old bike and wondered how much it was worth. Last summer she (1) …………………………. (sell) it, but in the end, she (2) …………………………. (decide) against it. The other kids in her class had got rid of their bikes and now had rollerblades. But Suzy remembered fondly the day she had been given her first bike, precisely because it was the one thing she (3) …………………………. (ask) for all year. She remembered (4) …………………………. (ride) it for hours and hours at the weekends. Then she thought of how much she wanted to join her friends. She decided (5) …………………………. (give) it one more ride and then she would make a decision. She walked the bike to the cycle lane, (6) …………………………. (jump) on and set off. She (7) …………………………. (not forget) how to ride and was soon picking up speed. She carried on (8) …………………………. (cycle) for 20 minutes and by then she had made up her mind. She saw a girl with some rollerblades trying (9) …………………………. (skate) backwards without success. ‘I’ll take up (10) …………………………. (rollerblade) another day,’ said Suzy, and cycled off.

Answer 1

1.sellt
2.dicided
3.asked
4.rode
5.gave