5. Complete the story with the suitable verbs from the box. Use Past Simple. become, build, finish, help, order, run, start, unite, use, want. The Great Wall of China actually 1) started as several walls from the 7th century BC. In the 3rd century BC, Qin Shi Huang 2) ___ the country and 3) ___ the first Emperor of China. He 4) ___ to protect the northern border of the country. So he 5) ___ to connect separate walls to make one great wall. It 6) ___ for 5,000 km from east to west. Builders 7) ___ stone, brick and earth. Legend has it, that Nine Dragons 8) ___ people with the construction. About 2,000 years later, the Ming dynasty 9) ___ the wall. They 10) ___ watchtowers and fortresses to make the wall stronger.

2) united; 3) became; 4) wanted; 5) ordered; 6) ran; 7) used; 8) helped; 9) finished; 10) built.

The Great Wall of China actually started as several walls from the 7th century BC. In the 3rd century BC, Qin Shi Huang united the country and became the first Emperor of China. He wanted to protect the northern border of the country. So he ordered people to connect separate walls to make one great wall. It ran for 5,000 km from east to west. Builders used stone, brick and earth. Legend has it, that Nine Dragons helped people with the construction. About 2,000 years later, the Ming dynasty finished the wall. They built watchtowers and fortresses to make the wall stronger.