In 1972 Tony and Maureen Wheeler (1) bought a mini-van for £100 and (2) left England on a journey to Australia. They (3) travelled through Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. They (4) lived very cheaply and (5) didn't spend much money. "Cheap, independent adventure travel (6) was a new idea at that time", Tony says, "and a lot of people (7) were interested in our 11,000 mile journey. They (8) asked us about the route we (9) followed, the places we (10) went to, the things we (11) saw, and where we (12) ate. At that time, there (13)weren't any books about budget travel so we (14) decided to write one. We (15)didn't have a typewriter so Maureen (16) borrowed one from work. We (17) worked on the book in the evenings and at weekends." When they (18) finished the book, Tony (19) took it to bookshops in Sydney. The buyer at one shop really (20) liked the book and (21) showed it to his girlfriend, who (22) was a journalist for the Sydney Morning Herald. She (23) worte an article about it. Then a TV channel (24) invited Tony to appear in a program. A lot of people (25) were interested in the book and in independent travel. More and more shops (26) began to sell the book. It (27) was the start of the Lonely Planet publishing company.

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II. Complete the information about Tony and Maureen Wheeler. Use the past simple form of the verb in brackets.

In 1972 Tony and Maureen Wheeler (1) bought a mini-van for £100 and (2) left England on a journey to Australia. They (3) travelled through Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. They (4) lived very cheaply and (5) didn't spend much money. "Cheap, independent adventure travel (6) was a new idea at that time", Tony says, "and a lot of people (7) were interested in our 11,000 mile journey. They (8) asked us about the route we (9) followed, the places we (10) went to, the things we (11) saw, and where we (12) ate. At that time, there (13)weren't any books about budget travel so we (14) decided to write one. We (15)didn't have a typewriter so Maureen (16) borrowed one from work. We (17) worked on the book in the evenings and at weekends." When they (18) finished the book, Tony (19) took it to bookshops in Sydney. The buyer at one shop really (20) liked the book and (21) showed it to his girlfriend, who (22) was a journalist for the Sydney Morning Herald. She (23) worte an article about it. Then a TV channel (24) invited Tony to appear in a program. A lot of people (25) were interested in the book and in independent travel. More and more shops (26) began to sell the book. It (27) was the start of the Lonely Planet publishing company.

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Cấu trúc thì quá khứ đơn:

Với động từ tobe: S + was/ were + O.

Với động từ thường: S + V-ed/ V_{QK (bất quy tắc)} + O.

Với động từ tobe: S + was/were not + Object/Adj.

Với động từ thường: S + did not + V ( nguyên thể )

Với động từ tobe: Was/Were+ S + Object/Adj?

Với động từ thường: Did + S + V (nguyên thể)?

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