A) Read the text and put the verbs in the past simple.

Florence Nightingale……………………(be) a famous nurse. She …………………..(be) born on 12th May, 1820 in Italy.

She…………………………(come) from a rich British family and her father ………………..(be) a banker.

Her father…………………….(teach) science, history and math. Florence …………………………..(not-want) to get married

like women did at that time, she………………………….(have) other interests. She ………………….(like) taking care of

people, so she……………………..(go) to Germany to study nursing.

During the Crimean War, Florence………………(take) care of wounded soldiers and she ………………………(clean) and

improved the hospital.

Florence ……………………………(receive) the Order of Merit medal when she returned to England. She

……………………(be) the first woman to receive this medal from the Queen.