Complete the passage with the suitable words:
HALLOWEEN IN AMERICA
Halloween was introduced to America by Irish (1)..... Around the 1840s. The holiday was also known by the name Devil's Night or Hell
Night. People played (2)...................... tricks on their neighbors. For (3)........................, they might steal some of their eggs from the
(4).................. house. In today's times it has become more family-oriented with
Halloween (5)........................, Games like "bobbing for apples” or a contest for
the most (6)...................... costume. To bob for apples: place apples in a large tub
(7)......... ............ with water. With their hands tied behind the
(8)..................., people try to catch one of these apples using their
(9)...................... . The person catching the most (10)....................... wins the
game.
Exercise 9: Supply the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets:
1.The bell (ring )....................... while Tom ( take ) ........................ a bath.
2.I ( be )..................... very tired because I work )............ all day yesterday.
3.He (sit) ............... in a cafee when I ( see ) ............................ him.
4.Do you remember the film we (see)....................... last week?
5.When I was a child, I used (spend) ..................... hours playing with a tin box.
6. You must take)................... an umbrella. It (rain)...................... now.
