Active or passive voice. , , . времена. 2. it (report) yesterday that the sides (reach) an agreement on the terms of the contract 3. excuse the mess, the house (paint) now. 4. she (inform) about the results of the research as soon as it (finish) next month. 5. we (walk) for some hours before we (realize) that we (lose) our way. 6. she (have) a bath at 7 last night. 7. he is not in town; he (send) on a special mission the other day. 8. do you believe that such a problem can (solve)? 9. how long you (know) him? – we (meet) in 2001, but we (not see) each other since last autumn. 10. it (snow) steadily the whole week & it still (snow 11. it’s the second time i (be) on a business trip abroad. 12. i hope the documents (receive) by tomorrow afternoon. 13. some new oil fields (open up) since 2010. 14. why you (not inform) of the change of the plan yeaterday? 15. when i (come) across a new world, i (look) it up in the dictionary. 16. you are a great cook! this cake (taste) wonderful now! 17. in some parts of the world tea (serve) with milk & sugar. 18. yesterday we were playing football when i fell on my knee. it (hurt) ever since. 19. everything (be) ready by the time you come here. 20. my sister will be absent. she (prepare) for her exams at this time tomorrow.

1. It was reportedsides reached
2. is painting
3. She will be informed...has finished
4. have been walking...realized...have lost
5. had
6. was sent
7.  can be solved
8. have you known...have met...haven't seen
9. It was snowing...it is still snowing
10. have been
11. will received
12. have been opend up
13. didn't you inform
14. come...will look
15. tastes
16. are served
17. It has hurt
18. will be
19. will prepare

Dating in the 19..s (was) very structured.
The dating rules (were) firmly established.
Boys and girls usually (began) dating in high school.
Of course, they (needed) their parents' permission.
Many teenagers (were) even chaperoned (accompanied by parents).
The boy (met) his date's parents and (talked) with them for a little while.
Then, the young couple usually (left) for a movie, and a soda and snack, which the boy (paid) for.
The young people (observed) curfews and (said) goodnight at the front door.

Текст 2:
In the 19..s dating (was) far more casual.
Children (began) dating in junior high school, and many youngsters (had) steady girlfriends or boyfriends.
The younger couples (might be) escorted by their parents, but as soon as they (were) in high school, couples (rebelled) at the idea of being chaperoned.
Dutch treat dating (was) acceptable and because of the teens limited finances, it (occurred) quite frequently.
Girls (called) boys and (asked) for dates.
They even (paid) for dates.
Curfews (were) observed only in a few families.
Today, teenagers (have) more independence in all aspects of dating.

Everyone likes dreaming. Dream is a hope for better things. It helps us to overcome the difficulties of our daily routine. A dream depends on people, on their education, nationality, character and other things. People imagine they have a lot of money, own family, an expensive car. Other people imagine themselves to be presidents of different countries or whole planets, etc.
I'd like to tell you about the house of my dream. I'd like to have my own house on the bank of a beautiful river with crystal water, surrounded by high mountains, covered with green forest of evergreen trees.
I would live there with my wife and two children. I imagine my house to be a 2 storeyed building. Near the front side it has a facade with columns and steps up to the front door. There are also two balconies and a terrace in my house. The windows are in the shape of arches. Through them you can see a wonderful landscape. There are lots of fir trees and flowers around the house. And you can walk in the shade of these trees listening to the birds singing.
As you come through the front door, you find yourself in a large hall with an open fireplace. One of the doors leads to the living room. This room faces the south, so it's very sunny and has a lovely view of the whole valley. In the middle of this room there's a thick Persian carpet.
There are few units of furniture in this room. On the left there's a leather sofa and small table nearby, on the right you can see home cinema and satellite receiver. There are two armchairs in the corner of this room. In the living room we spend our evenings chatting with each other, children play with a kitten.
Then a wide staircase takes you to the first floor where there are four bedrooms. My children's rooms are really vast. The wallpapers are very colourful in bright shapes. Also there are lots of toys to play with.
In the basement there is a big garage for our cars. We have got two cars: one for me and one for my wife.
Behind the house there is a swimming bath, covered with glass. There are some plastic armchairs around the swimming bath. Our house looks peaceful and calm and the calmest room is my study. Next door to the study there is our library. It is a huge room with thousands books on history, astronomy, physics, science fictions, fantasy, poetry, etc. Someone might think that it is an antagonism, because everything we want to read we can receive via Internet, but I like real books, to handle them in my hands, to read them page by page. As for my children, they prefer associating with their friends.
We have many different electrical appliances in our house. They make our life more comfortable. Also we have some robots to help us. They look after the house, grow vegetables in our garden and involved in cooking. So, we enjoy having greens and fresh vegetables on our dinner table during long winters. Our house is a beautiful place at any time of the year. In winter it's warm and cozy, in summer there is so much to do outside.