Circle the shorter action that happened in the middle of another, longer one. 1 The children were playing outside when it started raining. 2 When I was making dinner, Mrs Cooper phoned. 3 When Tim was running for the ball, he fell over. 4 Tommy was telling a scary story when the lights went out. 5 Everyone was waiting when I walked into the room. 6 When I woke up, my brother was doing his homework. 7 George and William were buying CDs when they heard the alarm. 8 You were talking to the fisherman when the big boat arrived

1. This detective tries to get to the heart of the matter. 2. Beginning in the early spring, peasants rise with the first glimmer of the dawn. 3. The moral of this fable is very instructive. 4. A flock of pigeons settled on the roof of the cathedral. 5. My friend has a heightened sense of justice. 6. Do you really believe that there is at least one word of truth in what he says? 7. Shakespeare believed in the wheel of fortune. 8. The cycle of life is infinite, and it never changes. 9. The fate of a person depends on so many things. 10. High in the sky, we saw the arch of the rainbow. 11. From the top of the hill you can see the panorama of Florence. 12. The heart of a woman is unpredictable. 13. A group of sophomores studying the Italian language. 14. My car broke down, and now I need a round sum of money to repair it. 15. On the piano stood a soldier's figure. 16. The figure of the model must meet certain requirements.
1. Weather forecasters say that the weather is finally changing for the better. 2. My friend is an incorrigible romantic. He believes in all the best in people. 3. Now I'm reading a novel by F. Dostoyevsky "Humiliated and Insulted." 4. The sooner you make a decision, the better. 5. Do not talk badly about the absent. 6. The stronger the storm, the sooner it will pass. 7. He is from another world, he is one of the elect, of the privileged. 8. - I'm cosmopolitan. - And I'm a conservative. 9. The sky was pale blue, and the sea was dark green. 10. My friend works at the school for deaf-mutes. 11. I watch a new series - "Daring and beautiful." 12. All of us are looking for an ideal in this life. 13. Young and old, the poor and the rich have their own joys and problems. 14. Well done, you deserve a top-five.