Task 5: Complete the text below with the past simple or the past continuous of the verbs in brackets. In February 1975, people in the Chinese city of Haicheng (21) ______________ (notice) that snakes (22)__________ (leave) their burrows. This (23) _______ (be) unusual because it (24) _______ (be) the middle of winter and the temperature was below zero. So, why (25)______ the snakes ________ (leave)? The snakes’ behaviour (26) __________ (convince) city officials that an earthquake (27)________ (go) to hit. They (28)__________ (order) people to leave their homes. A few days later, a massive earthquake (29)________ (strike) the city. The snakes’ behaviour (30)_______ (save) hundreds of thousands of lives

Task 5: Complete the text below with the past simple or the past continuous of the verbs in brackets.
In February 1975, people in the Chinese city of Haicheng (21) ______noticed( nhận thấy)________ (notice) that snakes
(22)____left______ (leave) their burrows ( hang) . This (23) ___was____ (be) unusual because it (24) ___was____ (be) the
middle of winter and the temperature was below zero. So, why (25)____did__ the snakes ___leave_____ (leave)?
The snakes’ behaviour (26) ____convinced( thuyết phục)______ (convince) city officials that an earthquake (27)____was going____ (go) to
hit. They (28)____ordered( yêu cầu)______ (order) people to leave their homes. A few days later, a massive earthquake
(29)____stroke ( cú đánh )____ (strike) the city. The snakes’ behaviour (30)___saved ( cứu)____ (save) hundreds of thousands of lives