Question

Complete the text. Use the past simple of the verbs in brackets.

Tanni Grey-Thompson is one of the most successful disabled athletes in the world. She (1) _______(be) born with spinal bifida, so she (2) _____ (not can) walk and (3) ________ (have to) use a wheelchair. At school her teachers (4) _______ (not expect) her to be good at sport but her disability (5)______ (not stop) her and she (6) ______(swim) and (7) _____ (play) basketball. Then she (8) ______ (see) the London Marathon on TV and (9) _______(decide) to try athletics. At the age of fifteen she (10) _______(represent) Wales in the Junior National Games and (11) _______
(come) first in the 100 metres. Between 1992 and 2004 she (12) _______

(win) sixteen Paralympic medals and (14) _______ (break) 30 World records. She (15) _______ (retire) from wheelchair racing in 2007.

Answer 1

1- was
2-couldn’t
3- had to
4- didn’t expect
5- didn’t stop
6- swam
7- played
8-saw
9- decided
10-represented
11- came
12- won
14-broke
15- retired

Answer 2

Tanni Grey-Thompson is one of the most successful disabled athletes in the world. She was born with spinal bifida, so she couldn`t walk and  had to use a wheelchair. At school her teachers did not expect her to be good at sport but her disability did not stop her and she swam and  played basketball. Then she saw the London Marathon on TV and  decided to try athletics. At the age of fifteen she represented Wales in the Junior National Games and came first in the 100 metres. Between 1992 and 2004 she won sixteen Paralympic medals and broke 30 World records. She retired from wheelchair racing in 2007.