8 Complete the paragraph with the Past
Simple or Past Continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
Lewis Hamilton (1) ＿ ＿ (become) the youngest ever Formula One World Champion in 2008, at the age of twenty-three. While he (2) ＿ … (grow up), Hamilton was very keen on go-karting. When Hamilton was six, his father (3) … … (buy) him his first go-kart. While Hamilton (4) ＿ … (compete) in karting races, his father (5) ＿ (work) hard to support his son's career. At that time, his father (6) … … (go) to all Hamilton's races. One day, when Hamilton was ten, he (7) ＿ ＿ (walk) around at a race meeting, when he (8) (8) … … (meet) Ron Dennis, the head of the McLaren Racing Team. He (9) ＿ … (tell) him, 'I want to race for you one day!'