For a long time people ________ that the world was flat and that people could fall off the edge.

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BASE jumping is an extreme sport. It is similar to skydiving, but there are important differences. Firstly, the jumps are much lower – usually no more than six hundred metres. And secondly, there is no aircraft. Instead, participants jump from some kind of bridge, building or cliff. The first BASE jump took place in 1912 in New York, when Frederick Law jumped for the Statue of Liberty. In the 1960s and 70s the sport became more popular, partly thanks to Carl Boenish. He made documentaries about BASE jumping and also thought of the name. He died in 1984 while he was jumping in Norway. BASE jumping is a thrilling experience, but it is very risky too.

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Complete the text with the correct past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

It was a cold, dark evening. The snow was falling fast and an icy wind was blowing. As Rick (1)__________________(walk) home along the empty street, he saw a strange flash of light in the distance. He (2)__________________(stop). “Maybe it was just my imagnation,” he thought. Then, suddenly, the light (3)__________________(flash) again. As he was watching it, he ran towards he light when something hit his heads. Rick (4)__________________ (fall) onto the snow. A car door opened and a man (5)_________________(step)  out in front of him …

_____________________ History at 6 p.m. yesterday??