I. Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in the Simple Past Tense.

DiabetesThe Silent Killer

WHEN he 1) ________ (be) 21 years old, Ken 2) _______________ (develop) a puzzling,
unquenchable thirst. He also 3) ___________ (have) to urinate frequentlyeventually
about every 20 minutes. Soon Kens limbs 4) __________ (begin) to feel heavy. He 5)
__________ (be) chronically tired, and his vision 6) __________ (become) blurry.
The turning point 7) _________ (come) when Ken 8) ___________ (catch) a virus. A visit
to the doctor 9) ___________ (confirm) that Ken 10) ______________ (not have) the flu
11) ________ he ___________ (have) diabetes? Unfortunately, he had Type 1 diabetes
mellitusdiabetes, for short. This chemical disorder disrupts the bodys ability to utilize
certain nutrients, primarily a blood sugar called glucose. Ken 12) ___________ (spend) six
weeks in the hospital before his blood-sugar level stabilized.
II. There is a mistake in each sentence. Write the correct sentences in the space provided.
1. Dentists begin to bleach vital teeth in the 19th century.
_began_____________________________________________________________
2. He didnt experimented with thicker Proxigel.
___________experiment___________________________________________________
3. Haywood and Heymann developed a home bleaching technique?
_________did___________develop
_________________________________________________
4. Was the patient take his medicine?
______did th_______________________________________________________________
5. The patients werent have any symptoms.
_did
not____________________________________________________________________
III. Choose the correct answer.
1. When ____ the patient ____ to the hospital?
A. did, went
B. was, go
C. did, go
2. ________ the nurse look after the patient last night?
A. Did
B. Was
C. Does
3. ________ the embryo develop quite normally in spite of the mother's illness?
A. Was
B. Did
C. Do
4. _____ the medical students in the lab this morning?
A. Did

B. was
C. were