Fill in the Blanks: Past Simple vs. Past Continuous

I ____________________ ____________________ ( read ) on my computer when the power ____________________ ( cut ) out . The room ____________________ ( go ) ____________________ and the modem ____________________ ( stop ) . My brother ____________________ ____________________ ( watch ) TV and he ____________________ ____________________ ( shout ) to me . My parents ____________________ ____________________ ( talk ) in the kitchen . My mother ____________________ ____________________ ( cook ) supper and my father ____________________ ____________________ ( help ) her . When the lights ____________________ ( go ) out , they ____________________ ____________________ ( make ) pancakes .

My mother ____________________ ____________________ ( break ) eggs into a bowl . In the dark , she ____________________ ( drop ) an egg on the floor . My father ____________________ ____________________ ( try ) to find a torch when he ____________________ ( slip ) on the egg and ____________________ ( fall ) over . Then the power ____________________ ( come ) back and I ____________________ ( go ) into the kitchen . My father ____________________ ____________________ ( sit ) on the floor . He was OK . In fact , he and my mother ____________________ ____________________ ( laugh ) .