My mother was sitting (1. sit) alone by the fire, waiting for her baby to arrive.

Complete the beginnings of the story using the Past Simple or the Past Continuous form of the verbs in brackets. (Hoàn thành phần đầu của câu chuyện bằng thì Quá khứ Đơn hoặc Quá khứ Tiếp diễn của các động từ trong ngoặc.)

It was a terrible stormy night six months after my father's death. My mother was sitting (1. sit) alone by the fire, waiting for her baby to arrive. She (2. feel) sad and ill. Suddenly she (3. hear) a noise outside. “There's someone at the door, Peggotty” my mother (4. call). “Who is it?” Peggotty was her servant and her only real friend. “I'll go and see” Peggotty (5. reply). She (6. go) and (7. open) the door.