Fill in the blanks with the past simple of the verbs in brackets.

1. Carol went to the supermarket and bought the food we needed for the party. 2. The cat ran away from home last night. 3. We heard a terrible noise when the bomb exploded yesterday. 4. Some thieves broke into Mr. Brown's house and stole two valuable paintings. 5. When did you last see Pam? 6. "Don't worry, Sarah, I did not tell your secret to anybody." 7. Sally refused to lend me her dictionary. 8. "Did you remember to send a Christmas card to Jack?" "No, I'm afraid I forgot." 9. Diana missed the bus because she got up later than usual yesterday.