1. First, practise ________ a basketball with your right hand. 

1. to bounce
2. bouncing
3. to kick
4. kicking

2. I couldn’t attend the seminar because I _______ (register) before.

1. didn't register
2. hadn't registered
3. wasn't registering

3. I'm sure Britain will _______ Italy tomorrow.

1. win
2. to win
3. beat
4. to beat

4. It was raining when the Olympic Opening Ceremony _________ (start). *

1. started
2. had started
3. was starting

5. Diane was already at the gym when she realised she ________ (forget) her towel. *

1. forgot
2. had forgotten
3. was forgetting

6. Bert Trautmann ________ (play) for Manchester City in his first FA Cup final when he ______ (dive) for the ball in the seventy-fifth minute.

1. played / dived
2. had played / dived
3. was playing / dived
4. was playing / was diving

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