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6 Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple.
Nan Hauser studied whales for 28 years, so she
(know) a lot about them. But she
1)
didn't expect one to save her life! In 2017, Nan
vend (go) to the Cook Islands in the Pacific
2)
Ocean to study the whales there. One day, the whale she
was with 3)
and Nan 4)
why. It 5)
6)
Nan worked with 7)
(begin) acting strangely
(not/can) understand
(swim) next to her and
(put) its fin over her. The whales
(not/usually/do) this. At first, Nan 8) Mony
(think) the whale wanted to play, but then she
(see) a dangerous tiger shark
9)
right behind them! The whale 10)
(not/leave) Nan alone. It 11)
(take) her all the way back to her boat. It even lifted her
right out of the water a few times to keep her away
from the shark! After Nan was safe on her boat, the
whale 12) (swim) away.