1. they were cleaning (clean) the windows when it started (start) to rain.cleaning the windows was the longer action.2. as he (drive) to work, he (remember) that his briefcase was still at home.3. melanie (cook) dinner when her husband (come) home.4. i (hear) a loud crash as i (sit) in the garden.5. she (type) a letter when her boss (arrive6. while the dog (dig) in the garden, it (find) a bone.7. mary (ride) her bicycle when she (notice) the tiny kitten.8. while i (do) my homework, the phone (ring).

1. they  were cleaning the windows when it  started to rain. cleaning the windows was the longer action. 2.  as he was driving to work, he remembered that his briefcase was still at home. 3.  melaniewas cooking dinner when her husband came home. 4.  i heard a loud crash as i was sitting in the garden.5.  she was typing a letter when her boss arrived.6.  while the dog was digging in the garden, it found) a bone.7.  marywas  riding her bicycle when she noticed the tiny kitten.8. while i was doing my homework, the phone rang.

1.He was born in 1865, in Bombay, India.

2.Seven years later, Kipling returned to England in the hope of becoming a famous writer. In London, he met Wolcott Balestier, an American publisher who became one of Kipling’s great friends and supporters. Later, Kipling happily married Wolcott’s sister, Carrie.

As a writer, Kipling flourished. His portfolio contained gems like The Jungle Book, The Naulahka: A Story of the West and East and The Second Jungle Book.In 1882, Kipling was told by his parents that they didn’t have enough money to send him to college, and he returned to India. It was a powerful moment in the young writer’s life.

3.In 1907 he was the first English writer to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature. It was international recognition of his talent.

In 1914, the First World War began and Kipling was a passionate supporter of the fight against Germany. He even encouraged his son John to join the army though John had a serious problem with his eyesight. Kipling and his son were very close. Unfortunately, in October of 1915, John was killed in France. Kipling, feeling guilty about persuading his son to become a soldier, was terribly depressed.

Due to these sad circumstances, for the last twenty years of his life Kipling did not write any more of his wonderful children’s tales.

1. There … no lift in our house. a) is

2. After the lessons he felt … tired. a) a little

3. I want to say … about our college. a) a little

4. Winter is … season. b) the coldest

5. Moscow is … than Ufa. c) older

6. It was … mistake I have ever made. a) the worst

7. What is … month of the year? c) the shortest

8. It was … film I have ever seen. a) the best

9. Your house is not so… as mine. d) new

10. The Russian grammar is… than the English one. a) more difficult

11. He ... last summer in the country. b) spent