1. Complete the sentences and put the verbs in the Past Simple Tense: to appear, to like, to live, to create, to have, to grow up, to leave, to start.
Jim Davis
Jim Davis, the famous cartoonist, was born in the USA, in 1945. When he was a child, Jim and his family on a small farm. Jim and his brother with lots of animals. He to draw funny pictures. After he high school in 1963, he went to Ball State University. In 1969, Jim to work as a cartoonist. He his own comic pet, Garfield. Jim named the fat orange cat after his grandfather, James Garfield. The comic strip Garfield first in newspapers in 1978. Forty-one newspapers put Garfield inside their pages, and suddenly he was the best-loved cat in the world! From 1988 to 1994, Garfield his own cartoon series on TV, too. Garfield is still a very popular comic cat!
(1) The culture of India goes back about 5,000 years. Indeed, it is sometimes called '(2) the first culture in the world'. Language, art and religion all play (3) an important part in India’s (4) (-) extremely rich history, but for (5) (-) modern visitors, it is (6) the food that makes India (7) (-) special. (8) (-) Rice is (9) a basic part of (10) (-) Indian diet, and it is served with (11) a variety of (12) (-) hot and spicy dishes. Many Indians are (13) (-) vegetarians, but (14) (-) lamb and chicken are commonly eaten by others. Meals are often eaten using only (15) (-) fingers, or just (16) (-) bread. (17) A visit to India is not complete without trying as many (18) (-) fabulous dishes as possible.