5 Read the text and complete the sentences with the Past Simple forms of the verbs in brackets. Inaya 0) grew (grow) up in a very poor town in Bangladesh. Her life 1) *** (be) hard. Some children 2) ** (go) to school, but Inaya didn't. She 3) (collect) bottles in the streets, 4) *** (sell) them and 5) *** (buy) some food for her family. One day, Inaya 6) (meet) a woman in the street. Mrs Lehri 7) *** (be) an English teacher. Inaya 8) *** (become) friends with her. She 9) *** (be) a kind person and 10) *** (teach) Inaya to read and write in English. Soon Inaya 11) *** (can/ speak) English very well. She 12) *** (take) an exam and 13) *tt (can/pass) it successfully. At the moment, Inaya is studying medicine in England. She wants to become a famous doctor one day.

1) Her illness  was more serious than we at first thought. (serious)
2) Sorry I'm late. It took me longer to get here than I expected. (long)
3) My toothache is more painful than it was yesterday. (painful)
4) She looks about 20, but in fact she's much more than she looks. (old)
5) The problem is not so complicated. It's simplier than you think. (simple)
6) Health and happiness are more important than money. (important)
7) We always go camping when we go on holiday. It's much cheaper than staying in a hotel. (cheap)

This trip costs..a. lot of money. 2. She failed us. What a… surprise! What .'a.. shame! What..a. shock! 3. I don't be­lieve you.I think you're telling.a. lie. 4. Did you have.the. lovely time at the pic­nic? 5. I was feeling sleepy so I had ...P-nap. 6. He made a… mistake. 7. Could you give me..a. lift to the school? 8. Have a… look at the sky. It looks like rain. 9. She'll have..the. shower and return in an… hour and...a half. 10. I'll have to make..a. speech at the reception. 11.1 as­sure you I'm telling..a. truth. 12. In En­gland we drive on..the. left. 13. Henry .the.. VIII had six wives. 14. In summer they seldom go to... school. 15. I like to stay at... home on cold nights. 16. Christmas is on the…24th of December. 17. Tom didn't go to... work yesterday. 18. He lives in  the… north of Africa. 19. An… advice, you gave me, helped a lot. 20.1 like to be in..the. centre of everything.