There was a nervous, panicky tone to his voice. the martians, hideous, leathery-skinned creatures (8) (spread) out. new jersey police (9) (race) to stop them. there was more music, more urgent announcements, chilling silence. people were glued to their sets. earlier they (10) (phone) their relatives and warned them about what (11) (happen across the whole of america, people were beginning to panic. then the announcer (12) ( come) on to the air again: “ we take you now to washington for a special broadcast on the national emergency by the secretary of the interior.’ a solemn voice was heard asking people not to panic – but at the same time telling them that the martian landing was not only in new jersey. space vehicles (13) (fall) to earth all across the states. the beings from outer space (14) (already killed) thousands of troops and civilians with their death-ray guns. one of the welles’ actors (15) (pretend) to be the president of the united states and warned the american people against the dangers of panic. the show ended with the announcer screaming from the top of cbs skyscraper that manhattan was being taken over. his feverish commentary finished in a strangled scream. in new jersey, where the martians were first reported to have landed, the roads were filled with cars racing for the hills. families fled from their homes with wet towels over their heads, believing this would save them from the nauseous space gases the radio (16) (tell) them about. the panic (17) (begin).39 sailors in the us navy were recalled to their ships in new york harbor to be ready to defend america against the martians. from los angeles to boston there were reports of ‘meteors’. some people actually claimed to have seen martians. after it was all over, welles, already a well-known actor at the age of 24, was fiercely criticized for throwing half the usa into terror. dozens of people took legal action against cbs, but in the end the complaints were all withdrawn and, instead of taking welles’ show off the air, cbs bosses congratulated themselves for having hired the most-talked about actor in america.

There was a nervous, panicky tone to his voice. The Martians, hideous, leathery-skinned creatures (8) spread out. New Jersey police (9) was racing to stop them. There was more music, more urgent announcements, chilling silence. People were glued to their sets. Earlier they (10) had phoned their relatives and warned them about what (11) happend. Across the whole of America, people were beginning to panic. Then the announcer (12) came on to the air again: “ We take you now to Washington for a special broadcast on the national emergency by the Secretary of the Interior.’ A solemn voice was heard asking people not to panic – but at the same time telling them that the Martian landing was not only in New Jersey. Space vehicles (13) were falling to earth all across the States. The beings from outer space (14) had already killed thousands of troops and civilians with their death-ray guns. One of the Welles’ actors (15) pretended to be the President of the United States and warned the American people against the dangers of panic. The show ended with the announcer screaming from the top of CBS skyscraper that Manhattan was being taken over. His feverish commentary finished in a strangled scream. In New Jersey, where the Martians were first reported to have landed, the roads were filled with cars racing for the hills. Families fled from their homes with wet towels over their heads, believing this would save them from the nauseous space gases the radio (16) told them about. The panic (17) began.39 Sailors in the Us Navy were recalled to their ships in New York harbor to be ready to defend America against the Martians. From Los Angeles to Boston there were reports of ‘meteors’. Some people actually claimed to have seen Martians. After it was all over, Welles, already a well-known actor at the age of 24, was fiercely criticized for throwing half the USA into terror. Dozens of people took legal action against CBS, but in the end the complaints were all withdrawn and, instead of taking Welles’ show off the air, CBS bosses congratulated themselves for having hired the most-talked about actor in America.

 1.     pets has she got? a)How b)How old c)How many. 2.  It cold.a) isn't b)doesn't c)won't.    3.  there an apple on the table.a)is no b)aren't  c)isn't.  4. what in the bag?  a) are there b)is there c) are.  5. mrs smith has got two    a)baby b) babies  c)baby's.   6. toys have you got?  a)how b)how old c) how many. 7. mr brown's sons are   a)sportsman b)a sportsman c)sportsmen. 8. there aren't carpets in the house. a)some b) any c) the. 9. there ... a sofa in the kitchen .a) is no b) aren't c) isn't. 10. what in the kitchen? a) are there b) is there c) are . 11.  It be cloudy. a)isn't b) doesn't c) won't . 12.  it cloudy. a)isn't b) doesn't c) won't. 13.  there are there a) book b) a book c) some books.  13.   in the box. a) there is no pen  b) there is the pen c) no pen is. 

Space walks выход в открытый космос a period of activity spent outside by an astronaut in space деятельность астронавта в открытом космосе  
short break короткие каникулы или отпуск short vacation or holiday  
crew экипаж, команда  some people working on a ship or a plane люди, работающие на корабле или самолете
 admire – восхищаться – to love and respect somebody любить и уважать кого-либо  
look elegant – выглядеть элегантно – look beautifully выглядеть красиво или be tasteful in appearance – обладать хорошим вкусом в одежде  
have privacy- иметь секрет – to have a secret
 in orbit – на орбите – to be in orbit  
promising career – многообещающая карьера – career will be successful or good in the future – карьера, которая будет удачной и хорошей в будущем.  Cramped – узкая/тесная narrow, tight, small, uncomfortable
 terrace house- открытый (летний) дом – open summer house