1. hello, jack! tell me what ) here today? 2. how long ) to get from london to paris? 3. the prince of wales ) to russia, hasn’t he? 4. this railway line ) moscow and st. petersburg. 5. i out) twice this week. 6. we ) in touch ever since we made friends on holiday. 7. these singers ) professional performers since they were children. 8. it rain) now. it ) to rain two hours ago. it rain) for two hours. 9. why do you look so tired? ) along the road for three hours. 10. i (not know) carol’s husband. i meet) him. 11. can you drive? no, but i ) at the moment. 12. nick read) many books. reading be) his hobby. 13. when go) to bed every day? 14. what he (to learn) now? 15. what he (to read) every day? 16. what they (to read) now? 17. have you (to find) the book?

1 was
2 took
3 was
4 connecting
5 eat out
6 were kept
7 were
8 rained, started, raining
9 walked
10 don't know, didn't meet
11 learned
12 read (1v), is
13 do___go
14 learning
15 read (2v)
16 read (2v)
17 found

1) I have not noticed that my watch has stopped, and when I came to the station my train was gone, and I had to buy tickets for the next train.
2) He waited 15 minutes, then saw her at the end of the platform.
3) By the end of the year he had read about 200 pages
4) We were happy when the sun rose, because the night was cold
5) Where did you put my dictionary? I have been unable to find it
6) I have not fallen asleep when the phone rang.
7) What did you do yesterday from 6 to 9 pm?
8) Children played here in 11 hours, but now they go home.
9) Do you always spend the summer at sea? - Yes, as a rule. Last summer I went to the mountains, but the rest there was not as enjoyable as the holiday in the mountains.
10) When they returned, they told us many interesting things, which they saw in the journey.

Jules Verne is my favorite writer. He was a French novelist, play writer and poet. Jules Verne was one of the founders of science fiction. He is famous for his adventurous novels. He has an occupation of a lawyer but it wasn`t his vocation. He was fond of literature. His first play was staged in 1850. The first novel of Jules Verne brought him a great success. He was encouraged by the positive reviews, so he continued to create adventure novels. Jules Verne constantly traveled by sea. He was a member of the French Geographical society. Totally he has written 66 novels, many novels, and plays during his life. His novels have been translated into different languages. Many of them have been filmed. The most famous works are “Journey to the center of the Earth”, “the Children of Captain Grant”, “Around the World in 80 days” and many others.