In 1980, a 23-year-old athlete from New York ealled Rosie Ruiz was the first woman to cross the finish line in the Boston Marathon. Her time were very fast - just over two and a half hours - but almost immediately, the officials begin to think something was wrong. Nobody remembered seeing Rosie during the race and she not appear on videos of the runners while they was running. While the officials were investigating, two students were giving them important information. The students was watching the runners from the side of the road when Rosie suddenly appeared from the crowd. In fact, Rosie didn't won the race. She only crossed the finish line first because she didn't ran the course! Исправить ошибки

In 1980, a 23-year-old athlete from New York called Rosie Ruiz was the first woman to cross the finish line in the Boston Marathon. Her time were very fast - just over two and a half hours - but almost immediately, the officials begin to think something was wrong. Nobody remembered seeing Rosie during the race, and she not appear on videos of the runners while they were running. While the officials were investigating, two students were giving them important information. The students were watching the runners from the side of the road when Rosie suddenly appeared from the crowd. In fact, Rosie didn't win the race. She only crossed the finish line first because she didn't run the course!

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2. I had been waiting for him for 20 minutes when I realised that I was in the wrong restaurant.
3. At the time the factory closed down, Sarah had been working there for five years.
4. The orchestra had been playing for ten minutes when a man in the audience suddenly began shouting. 
5. I had been walking along the road for five minutes when I saw a monster. 

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1. It was very noisy next door. Our neighbours were having a party.
2. We were good friends. We had known each other for a long time.
3. John and I went for a walk. I had difficulty keeping up with him because he was walking so fast.
4. Mary was sitting on the ground. She was out of breath. She had been running.
5. When I arrived, everybody was sitting round the table with their mouths full. They were eating.
6. When I arrived, everybody was sitting round the table and talking. Their mouths were empty but their stomachs were full. They had eaten.
7. Jim was on his hands and knees on the floor. He was looking for his contact lens.
8. When I arrived, Kate was waiting for me. She was rather annoyed with me because I was late and she had been waiting for a very long time.
9. I was sad when I sold my car. I had had it for a very long time.
10. We were extremely tired at the end of the journey. We had been travelling for more than 24 hours.