Segundo trimestral 6B JFK

In 1875, the US army was still fighting Native Americans, and Alexander Bell (1)________ (work) on a new invention - the telephone.

• was working

• were working

• worked

• had worked

That was the year that Jeanne Calment, the person with the longest lifespan ever, (2)__________ (be) born in Arles, France.

• was

• were

• is

• are

Her parents (3)__________ (run) a shop in the town and she worked there when she was a teenager.

• ran

• run

• runs

• running

While she (4)__________ (serve) in the shop in 1888, she met Vincent van Gogh, who came before to buy pencils.

• was serving

• served

• is serving

• serves

She (5)__________ (think) he was 'dirty, ugly and badly dressed'!

• thought

• thinks

• think

• thinking

In 1896, at the age of 21, she (6)__________ (marry) Fernand Calment

• married

• marry

• marrying

• marryed

and then (7)__________ (give) birth to a daughter, Yvonne.

• gived

• gaved

• giving

Fernand was very rich so Jeanne never (8)__________ (need) to work.

• needed

• had need

• was needing

She (9)__________ (live) in Arles for the rest of her life.

• lived

• live

• living

• lives

She (10)__________ (die) on 5 August 1997 at the age of 122.

• died

• die