Hi Becky, Guess what, my sister Naomi is married! She (1) ___ (get) home from her round the world trip last week with a husband!!

Краткий ответ:

1. got
2. met
3. was travelling
4. were shopping
5. went
6. was looking
7. came
8. started
9. called
10. thought
11. was trying
12. was
13. wasn't stealing
14. belonged
15. didn't mind
16. asked
17. got married
18. didn't know

Как понять принцип:

• Past Continuous — процесс или фон: \(was/were + V_{ing}\).
  Например: She was travelling…, her friends were shopping…, She was looking…, the man was trying…
• Past Simple — короткое законченное действие или последовательность событий: \(V_2\).
  Например: met, went, came, started, called, asked, got married, didn't know.
• С while обычно идёт длительный процесс, с when — короткое действие:
  While her friends were shopping, she went…
  She was looking at a sculpture when a young man came…
• belong и mind — глаголы состояния, поэтому не ставятся в Continuous: belonged, didn't mind.
• В № 13 речь о том, что в тот момент он не крал вещь: he wasn't stealing it — it belonged to him.

Проверка по ключевым фразам: She met him when she was travelling… While her friends were shopping, she went… She was looking… when a young man came… and started… she thought the man was trying… he wasn't stealing it — it belonged to him.