1. The Boy Scouts ______ (camp) near a peaceful river, when all of a sudden, the river _____ (flood) its banks and almost destroyed their campsite. 2. What ___ you ____ (do) when the volcano ______ (erupt)? I ______ (sleep). 3. The lava ______(move) very slowly down the mountainside, when we _____ (understand) that it was coming very close to us! 4. ___ you ____ (leave) the party early because it ____ (be) boring or because you ___ (see) that a tornado _____ (head) your way. ____ (be) you scared? ___ you ___ (run) fast or ___ you ____ (get) into your car? 5. We certainly ____ (not/run) because tornadoes move faster than people. We _____ (not/get) into our car either. We _____ (return) to the party and _____ (go) down into the cellar for protection. 6. I saw that the dog ______ (run after) a rabbit, when a car _____(stop) suddenly to avoid hitting them. 7. The government _____ (not/warn) the people about the possibilities of an avalanche. Many skiers ______(be) frightened when the avalanche _______ (begin) tearing down the mountain. 8. While I _____ (eat) my delicious pizza, my brother ____ (listen) to his i-Pod.
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Answer 1: The Boy Scouts were camping near a peaceful river, when all of a sudden, the river flooded its banks and almost destroyed their campsite.
Translation 1: Los Boy Scouts estaban acampando cerca de un río tranquilo cuando, de repente, el río se desbordó y casi destruyó su campamento.
Answer 2: What were you doing when the volcano erupted? I was sleeping.
Translation 2: ¿Qué estabas haciendo cuando el volcán entró en erupción? Estaba durmiendo.
Answer 3: The lava was moving very slowly down the mountainside, when we understood that it was coming very close to us!
Translation 3: ¡La lava se estaba deslizando lentamente ladera abajo, cuando comprendimos que estaba viniendo muy próxima a nosotros!
Answer 4: Did you leave the party early because it was boring or because you saw that a tornado was heading your way? Were you scared? Did you run fast or did you get into your car?
Translation 4: ¿Te fuiste temprano de la fiesta porque era aburrida o porque viste que un tornado estaba viniendo en tu dirección? ¿Estabas asustado? ¿Corriste rápido o te subiste a tu auto?
Answer 5: We certainly didn't run because tornadoes move faster than people. We didn't get into our car either. We returned to the party and went down into the cellar for protection.
Translation 5: Ciertamente no corrimos porque los tornados se mueven más rápido que las personas. Tampoco nos subimos a nuestro auto. Regresamos a la fiesta y bajamos al sótano para protegernos.
Answer 6: I saw that the dog was running after a rabbit, when a car stopped suddenly to avoid hitting them.
Translation 6: Vi que el perro estaba corriendo detrás de un conejo, cuando un auto se detuvo de repente para evitar atropellarlos.
Answer 7: The government didn't warn the people about the possibilities of an avalanche. Many skiers were frightened when the avalanche began tearing down the mountain.
Translation 7: El gobierno no advirtió a la gente sobre las posibilidades de una avalancha. Muchos esquiadores se asustaron cuando la avalancha comenzó a derribar la montaña.
Answer 8: While I was eating my delicious pizza, my brother was listening to his i-Pod.
Translation 8: Mientras yo estaba comiendo mi deliciosa pizza, mi hermano estaba escuchando su iPod.
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Michael Spymore
