Pre-Int.Unit 3 - Past simple or continuous?

I ________ a friend while I was  shopping at Avenues

• met
• was meeting

I ________ for my clothes when I heard someone calling my name.

• paid
• was paying

I turned around and _______ Nourah.

• was seeing
• saw

She _________ a bright red jacket.

• wore
• was wearing

We __________ to have a cup of coffee at Starbucks.

• decided
• were deciding

While we ________ our coffee, the waiter  ________ a pile of cups on the floor.

• had / dropped
• were having / dropped
• had / was dropping
• were having/ was dropping

We _______ in surprise from the loud noise.

• gasped
• were gasping

While the waiter was picking up the broken cups, he _______ his finger.

• was cutting
• cut
• cutted

He broke his leg while he __________ football.

• played
• was playing

When they ________ Paris, they _______ the Eiffel Tower.

• visited / saw
• were visiting / were seeing
• visited /  were seeing
• were visiting / saw