Complete the text with the past simple form of the verbs in brackets.
In 1998, Philip Boit ........ (take) part in the Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. His event................ (be) cross-country skiing, and the newspapers ................ (write) about him a lot because he was from Kenya, a country with no snow! Boit................. (prepare) well for the Olympics. Before the competition, he .............. (spend) two months training in Finland. However, he ............. (not win) the race – in fact, he .............. (finish) last. A Norwegian skier called Bjørn Dæhlie............... (win) the event, but he................ (not leave) immediately after the finish – he .................(wait) for Boit because he ................(want) to shake his hand. After this, Boit and Daehlie became good friends. In fact, when Boit .......................(have) a son a few years later, he.................... (name) him Daehlie Boit!
1.TOOK
2.WAS
3.WROTE
4.PREPARED
5.SPENT
6.DIDN'T WIN
7.FINISHED
8.WON
9.DIDN'T LEAVE
10.WAITED
11.WANTED
12.HAD
13.NAMED
took
was
wrote
prepared
spent
didn't win
finished
won
didn't leave
waited
wanted
had
named