Complete the sentences with the verbs in Past Simple or Past Continuous. It 1. ___________ (to be) a fine morning when the two men, Tom and Ben, were sailing to the village to get some food. Ben 2. ___________ (to sit) at the back of the boat reading. He had a book in his hands. It was a survival manual for explorers with advice on how to survive in the mountains, in the jungle, and in the open sea. Tom 3. ___________ (to look) at the flat blue sea around the boat. Ben talked and talked. Tom 4. ___________ (not, to listen) to him, he sat looking at the sky. At first the sky was blue and the sea was flat. Then the storm began. The sky went black, and the boat 5. ___________ (to go) up and down like a yo-yo. Water 6. ___________ (to come) over the sides of the boat, and then the engine stopped. Tom 7. ___________ (to shout) something, but Ben didn't hear him because of the wind. Suddenly the boat hit the rock, and stopped. Then the friends saw something in the distance. It was a small island. They 8. ___________ (to swim) to the island. The storm was quite short and soon the sun 9. ___________ (to shine) again. The sea was calm. The men were wet and cold and had to make a fire. They 10. ___________ (to collect) some wood and leaves and the book helped them to build a fire.