B) Complete the sentences with the words in parentheses using the SIMPLE PAST or
the PAST PROGRESSIVE:
1. While they (travel) to China, Marco (keep) a diary.
2. Mrs. White
(drive) past a house in Main Street when she ..
(see) the ground floor on fire.
3. While he ..
) off the Miami Coast, the pilot (see) sharks approaching
the swimmers.
4. The fireman.
... (fight) the fire on a balcony below when he (hear)
someone's shouts.
5. She
(die) while she
(run) after a bus.
6. We
(have) dinner when the electricity (go) off.
7. She
(think) of something else while you (talk) to her.
8.1 (see) her while
(look out of the window.
9. While the teacher
(talk), the students (look) at an in secton the
ceiling

Proofread the passage and identify the spelling and punctuation errors. no one knows the exect cause of diabetes. most people who get type 2 diabetes are older, but now younger people are being diagnosed with it. like many young people, you are probably thinking, "why should i be concerned about diabetes? " the truth is that both the center for disease control and the american diabetes association are quite alarmed about the increase in type 2 diabetes among young people. information gathered in the 1990s showed a rapid increase in type 2 diabetes in children. during the 2000s, this trend is continue. scientists who study diabetes are finding that 85 percent of the children who are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes are overweight. but that is just one reason for the increase. children are at risk for type 2 diabetes if they are inactive, have a family history of diabetes, or are from african american, american indian, or asian american families.

Make sure the topic of your persuasive essay is not a. something someone else is writing about b. a fact c. something you have written about before

How does the authors discussion of sujatha baliga's own experiences with abuse and forgiveness contribute to the text