Put each verb in brackets into a suitable past tense. this time last year i (1) (cycle) in the rain along a country road in france with a friend of mine. we ( (decide) to go on a cycling holiday in normandy. neither of us (3) (go) to france before, but we (4) (know) some french from our time at school and we ( (manage) to brush up on the basics. now we (6) (wonder) if we (7) (make) the right decision. we (8) (plan) our route carefully in advance, but we (9) (forget) one important thing, the weather. it (10) (rain) solidly since our arrival and that night we (11) (end up) sleeping in the waiting room at a railway station. then the next morning as we (12) (ride) down a steep hill my bike (13) (skid) on the wet road and i ( (fall off i (15) (realise) immediately that i (16) (break) my arm, and after a visit to the local hospital i ( (catch) the next train to calais for the ferry home. unfortunately my parents (18) (not expect) me home for a fortnight, and (19) (go) away on holiday. so i (20) (spend) a miserable couple of weeks alone, reading teach yourself french.

this time last year "(1) i was cycling " in the rain along a country road in france with friend of mine. we "(2) had decided " to go on a cycling holiday in normandy. neither of us "(3) had been " to france before but we (4) knew some french from our time t school and we "(5) had managed" to brush up on the basic. now we (6) were wondering if we "(7) had made" the right decision.

we (8) had planed our route carefully in advance, but "(9) we had forgotten " one important thing: the weather. it (10) had been raining solidly since our arrival and that night we (11) ended up sleeping in the waiting room at railway station. then the next morning we (12) rode down hill, my bike (13) skidded on the wet road and i (14) fell off. i (15) realized immediately that i "(16) had broken" my arm, and after a visit to local hospital i (17) caught the next train to calais for the ferry home. unfortunately my parents (18) didn't expect me home for a fortnight, and 19had gone away on holiday. so i (20) spent a miserable couple of weeks alone, reading "teach yourself french".

1.1.  sometimes, if people have some time, they walk because it is useful 2.  in large cities people usually use the underground railway, london underground is the oldest in the world.  3.   now people can use different means of transport trains,cars, ships, buses and so on. 2.  you are travelling from one station to another and you are learning the history of our country.3.  many years ago people went on foot, on horseback, by boats and ships. they had to travel for several days, weeks and months to get to the place. went неправильный, от go - идти, had to - неправильный от have to - следует, должен4.  i think in future people will travel by air.5.1.  now people can use different means of transport trains,cars, ships, buses and so on.2.  in ufa we can go by taxi or by bus.3.    they had to travel for several days, weeks and months to get to the place. had to - эквивалент модального глагола must

there is one old food tradition in japan. it's called obento or just bento. mothers give their children lunch boxes with traditional japanese food, such as rice, fried meat or fish, fruit and vegetables. sometimes mothers add to lunchboxes the food that the child would not normally eat, to get used to it.

the food should be nutritious and healthy, but it also should be attractive. thus, mothers make the obento in the shapes of footballs, eggs, rabbits, flowers, and even cartoon characters.  

children are proud of their mothers' lunchboxes and they usually eat the food with chopsticks or the fingers.  

nowadays, bentos have become very popular, you can buy them almost anywhere: at theatres, airports and even at train stations.   there are more than   400 magazines where you can get some ideas for your bentos.