Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous. THE DOWNTON GAZETTE Аdevastating flash flood 1) (occur) in the village of Downton yesterday. Emma Michael, a local resident, narrowly escaped injury when floodwaters 2) (wash away) a bridge on her way to work. "It 3)... (rain) and the wind 4) (blow) as I 15) (drive) to work yesterday morning," says Emma. I 6)... (listen) to the radio when I 7)... (hear) reports that the water in the river 8)...(be) really high. I 9) (stop) my car to take a look and, at that moment, a huge wall of water 10) (rush) down the river and 11) (sweep away) the bridge. I the 12) (have) a lucky escape!​

Violence Among Teenagers
Today teenagers are violent more than in the last generation. In the last few years the violence spread all over the country. In these days there are some external features that we can recognize violent people. Teachers, parents and teenagers report that violence increases every day. 


Alcohol today is more than just a problem among adults, but it has become a problem among teens. During the past ten years we had witnessed a steady decline in the number of alcohol-related motor vehicle deaths in the youth population, but there is a rise also in alcohol consumption overall. Alcohol is a main reason for violence whether it is growing up with alcohol users and abusers or the youth using the alcohol substance themselves. High school students who drink alcohol or use illegal drugs, including anabolic steroids, are more than twice as likely to carry a weapon or get into a physical fight than teenagers who deny drug use, according to a study in the August issue of the AMA's Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine.
 The situation is dangerous. We must fight with this problem and involve teenagers into sport and other useful activities

Tom has been reading for 2 hours, he has read 44 pages so far.

Rachel has been travelling for three months , she has visited six countries so far.

Patrick has won the national championship four times, he has been playing tennis since he was ten.

Lisa and Sue have made five films since they left college, they have been making films since they left college.

1 have you been playing 2 has broken 3 have you been working 4 have you ever worked 5 has she gone 6 haven’t been waiting 7 has stopped 8 have lost - have you seen 9 have been reading - haven’t finished 10 have read