Задание
1. Раскройте скобки, чтобы получилась правильная грамматическая форма слова.
When
__________________(THEY) first son was born, Simon Dale’s wife, Jasmine, said:
“I wish we __________________(LIVE) in the country. It would be so good for the
baby”. However, the __________________(NOT/HAVE) enough money to buy or rent a
house in the country so they decided to take matters into their own hands. The
house __________________(BUILD) by Simon himself, with a bit of help from his
friends. The result was impressive. The home is made from natural materials,
such as wood, stone and mud. It uses solar panels for energy and its water
__________________(COME) from a nearby spring. It took Simon four months to
complete his fairytale home. He managed to create a modern wooden eco-home –
one of the __________________(WONDERFUL) houses you can imagine. Simon Dale
said, “I __________________(START) working on a new house of the same
eco-style. My __________________(TWO) house will be smarter than the first one.
My son __________________(BE) five now and I hope to celebrate his tenth
birthday in a new house.”
Задание 2.
Stonehenge
is an ancient monument in south-west England. For me, it’s the
__________________(INTERESTING) place I’ve ever visited. I clearly remember my
__________________(ONE) visit to Stonehenge with my aunt and uncle. They lived
nearby and I often __________________(GO) to stay with them in my summer
holidays. On the day of __________________(WE) trip the weather was fine. There
__________________(BE) a cool wind blowing, the sun was
bright in the sky and Stonehenge looked calm and
magical. In those days it was possible to walk among the stones and even touch
them. It's very different now. Stonehenge __________________(BECOME) more
crowded than it was. As a result, now people __________________(ALLOW) to walk
around the monument but they can’t come up very close to it. Today I wish I
__________________(HAVE) an opportunity to get inside the circle again but
unfortunately it is not possible any more. The Stonehenge mystery is still
unexplained but I believe scientists __________________(SOLVE) it in the near
future.
Задание 3.
Mr.
and Mrs. Wormwood were our neighbours. They had two __________________(CHILD).
Their son Michael __________________(NOT/DIFFER) from the other children very
much but their daughter Matilda was a brilliant child. By the time she was
five, Matilda was able to read very well. She studied every magazine and
newspaper that she __________________(CAN) find around the house. Actually, she
read __________________(WELL) than most school pupils. One afternoon when the
parents were out of the house, Matilda put on __________________(SHE) dress and
shoes and went to the library. The librarian was surprised to see such a small
child. "Are you here for the __________________(ONE) time? Would you like
me to find a nice book with lots of pictures for you?" she asked. “No,
thank you, I __________________(FIND) what I need,” answered Matilda and
pointed to a thick book of fairy tales. Then she added, “I
__________________(COME) for a new book as soon as I finish this one”. The
librarian was really shocked when she saw Matilda only two days later.
“I wish all children __________________(LIKE) reading
so much,” the librarian said. From that day on Matilda went to the library
every afternoon.
Задание 4.
Dana Miller was a bus driver in the city of
Philadelphia. Her working hours __________________(BE) from 10.00 pm till 6:00
am. It was a hard job and very few __________________(WOMAN) worked as bus
drivers in those days but Dana loved her job very much. One of her regular
passengers was a guitar player. Every Friday night he got on the bus carrying
his guitar. The guitar __________________(MAKE) of wood, not plastic and Dana
liked the way it sounded. “You should come to see our show,” the guitarist kept
saying to Dana.
“I __________________(SEE) it one day,” Dana promised
each time, but she never said when exactly she __________________(GO). Another
passenger who often used Dana’s bus was a Biscuit Lady. She worked at the
biscuit factory and often __________________(GIVE) Dana a small bag of
biscuits. Dana __________________(NOT/LIKE) sweets and pastries very much but
she could never resist those biscuits — they were so fresh and tasty. “How
was your night?” Dana’s husband liked to ask __________________(SHE) when she
came home.
“Good music, good food and a great view of the city,”
she cheerfully answered. “I wish I __________________(ENJOY) my work as much as
you enjoy yours,” her husband said, “ but I’m going to have just another boring
day at the office.”
