Match the questions with the correct meaning of get. buy/obtain/receive/arrive/become 1 what did you get for your birthday? 2 where did you get those shoes? 3 what time did you get to school this morning? 4 in your opinion, what's the best way to get fit? 5 what kind of job are you going to get in future?

1 What did you get for your birthday? receive
2 Where did you get those shoes? buy
3 What time did you get to school this morning? arrive
4 In your opinion, what's the best way to get fit? become
5 What kind of job are you going to get in future? obtain

He wanted to leave home at 8 o'clock but he woke up only at 9 o'clock. Он хотел уехать из дома в 8 часов, а он проснулся только в 9 часов.

He wanted to drive his car to some nice place but the car was broken. Он хотел поехать на своей машине в какое-нибудь хорошее место, но машина была сломана. 

He wanted to spend the afternoon with his friends but it started to rain cats and dogs. Он хотел провести день со своими друзьями, но начался ливень как из ведра.

He wanted to say "I love you" to his friend Rose but didn't come to his place in the evening. Он хотел сказать "Я люблю тебя" своей подруге Розе, но она не пришла к нему вечером.

The celebration was nearly over when the guests were offered tea. But it turned out that host had run out of it as the company had been having tea the whole day through. To put things in order the host used all available cans of coffee. Standing upright among the guests he offered them to compete who would try and sell out the greatest number of cans. The competition took place in the garden and became a great adventure demonstrating the crowd's creativity in trying to sell the greatest quantity of can though that was not exactly what the host had had initially in mind.