a. Fill in the Past Simple or the Past
Continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
It ... (snow) heavily and the sky was painted
in shades of light blue and grey. The wind ...
hardly (blow) and everything was peaceful
and silent. The first gondolas ... (bring) a
group of noisy tourists to the top of the slope,
and they ... (carry) their skiing equipment.
They ... (be) eager to start skiing, so everyone
(put) skis, caps, helmets and ski goggles
on and off they ... (go). Most of them ... (slide)
and ... (skid) while others ... (play) in the snow.
But, after some time, the whole group... (stop)
in panic. Fear ... (creep in) while everybody
(remain) silent A bear cub ... (play) in the
snow, tumbling and rolling around, and ... (not
seem) bothered by anything and anyone.
It ... (look) like it was alone, its mother... (not
be) in sight. It ... (ignore) the crowd, and this
was worrisome. The skiers ... (expect) its
mother to show up any minute.​