1. Fill in the passages with the verbs in brackets. Use the past simple (13 points)
A minute before we1 ________________ (leave) California, a woman2 _______________ (get) on the plane. She3 ____________________(not have) much luggage for an international flight. From the moment I4_______________ (see) her I thought she was an interesting person. The only empty seat was next to me. She5_________________(ask) me if she can sit there. She spoke English but she6 _________________ (have) a foreign accent. Later I7 _____________ (listen) her conversation in French and Italian. I wanted to talk to her but she8__________________ (not say) much the whole flight. I9_________________ (get) more and more curious as the trip10_________________ (finish). I11____________ (watch) her carefully and noticed that she12____________ (have) two passports. From time to time she13____________ (read) her book, but most of the time she seemed to be thinking about something else until we arrived in Paris.