B. Fill in the blanks with the Past continuous or the Past simple.

B

It (be) was a hot morning in July. The sun (shine) was shining, and the birds (sing) were singing. Jilly (get) got ready to go to the beach with her friends. Suddenly the doorbell (ring) rang. 'Scott's here, Jilly!' (shout) shouted her mother. 'Hurry up!' Jilly (grab) grabbed her things and (run) ran downstairs.