Question

Complete the text with the past simple from of the verbs in brackets.

Leona Lewis (1)____(win) the third series oof the British edition. She (2)____(bring) out a CD and (3) ____(have) a number one hit - Bleeding Love - in more than 30 countries. Her album Spirit (4)____ (become) the fastest selling album of all time in the UKand Irleand. But not all The X Factor winners find international fame. The winner of the first series (5)____ (be) Steve Brookstein. He (6)____ (sign) a contract with Sony and his first CD (7)____ (reach) number one in the UK charts but it only (8)____ (stay) there for one week.

After a short time Sony (9)____ (break) the contract and soon we (10)____ (stop) hearing about Brookstein.

Answer 1

1. won

2.brought

3.had

4.became

5.was

6.signed

7.reached

8.stayed

9.broke

10.stopped

Answer 2

1.won

2.brought

3.had

4.became

5.was

6.sang

7.reached

8.stayed

9.broke

10.stopped