Нужно поставить глагол в скобках в правильное время(past simple or the past 23. sally (lie) in bed when her mother (enter) the room. 24. this (use) to be a station and all the london trains (stop) here. but two years ago they (close) the station and (give) us a bus service instead. 25. i (go) to jack’s house but (not/ find) him in .his mother (say) that she(not/ know) what he (do) but (think) he probably (play) football. 26. we (cycle) along the road when we (see) a huge lorry. 27. “ what you (do) between 9.00 and 10.00 yesterday? ” (ask) the detective . – “i (clean) my house”, said mrs.jones. “i always clean my house on saturday mornings.” 28.although he (agree) with me on most points, there (remain) one on which ne was unwilling to yield. 29.we (arrive) as they (leave 30. she (weep) bitterly while she (tell) her story. 31. as mary (get) out of the boat her foot (slip) and she (fall) into the water. 32. while i (wait) for the bus i (notice) a group of tourists who (listen) intently to a guide. 33. i (try) to explain the situation to my parents , but they just (not/ understand) what i (talk) about. 34. she (injure) her ankle while she (jog) inthe park. 35. i (feel) rather worried. it (get) darker and colder, but there (be) still no sign on the rescue helicopter. 36. how often you (visit) your cousins when you (be) in the states last year? 37.john’s children (use) to be well-behaved but now they are quite naughty. 38. while i (row) across the lake i (lose) one oar. 39. at school i (dislike) the maths teacher because he always (pick) on me. 40.nobody (watch), so thee little boy (take) a packet of sweets from the shelf and (put) it in his pocket. 41. the plane (crash) into a bridge because it (fly) too low. 42. as the sun (rise), a morning mist (hang) suspended in the air. 43.last fall i (drive) along a free way when i (run) out of gas. luckily a passing truck (stop) and the driver (offer) to give me a lift. 44. when they (walk) through thecountryside they (see) a ruined mansion. 45.while we (clean) the attic , we (come) across out grandmother’s old school books. 46. the driver (fall) asleep as he (drive) along. 47. i (not/ understand) what go on. several people (shout) at me and one (wave) a newspaper in front of my face. 48. the article (say) that crime (grow) at a rapid rate, especially in urban areas. 49. at six o’clock this morning i(have) a wonderful dream, but then the alarm (go) off. 50. laura (not/ wear) her glasses that morning , so she (not /notice) what kind of car the man (drive). 51. we (not /go) to the skating rink, because the ice (be) too thin. 52. while travelling about england last summer, i (find) myself in a quiet sleepy village in norfolk. 53. she said she (get) more forgetful as she (grow) older. 54. the only thing idisliked about him when we (study) at college was that he always (borrow) my things without asking. 55. while the boys (skate) they (slip) oh the thin ice and (fall) into the water. 56. the sun (shine) so brightly than maria (have) to put on her sunglasses. 57. bobby always (make) up excuses for being late when he studied at school.

23. sally was lying in bed when her mother entered the room.

24. this used to be a station and all the london trains stopped there. but two years ago they closed the station and gave us a bus service instead.

25. i went to jack’s house but didn*t find him in .his mother said   that she didn*t know what he was doing but thought he probably was playing football.

26. we were cycling along the road when we saw a huge lorry.

27. “ what were you doing   between 9.00 and 10.00 yesterday? ” asked the detective . – “i was cleaning my house”, said mrs.jones. “i always clean my house on saturday mornings.”

28.although he agreed with me on most points, there remained one on which ne was unwilling to yield.

29. we arrived as they were leaving.

30. she was weeping bitterly while she was telling her story.

31.  as mary got out of the boat her foot slipt and she fell into the water.

32. while i was waiting for the bus i noticed a group of tourists who was listening intently   to a guide.

33. i tried to explain the situation to my parents , but they didn*t  understand what i was talking about.

34. she injured her ankle while she was jogging in the park.

35. i felt   rather worried. it got darker and colder, but there was still no sign on the rescue helicopter.

36. how often did  you visit your cousins when you were in the states last year?

37.john’s children used to be well-behaved but now they are quite naughty.

38. while i was rowing   across the lake i lost one oar.

39. at school i disliked the maths teacher because he always picked on me.

40. nobody was watching, so thee little boy took a packet of  sweets from the shelf and put it in his pocket.

41. the plane crashed into a bridge because it was flying too low.

42. as the sun was rising, a morning mist hanged suspended in the air.

43.last fall i was driving along a free way when i ran out of gas. luckily a passing truck stopped and the driver offered to give me a lift.

44. when they were walking through the countryside they saw a ruined mansion.

45.while we were cleaning the attic , we came across out grandmother’s old school books.

46. the driver fell asleep as he was driving along.

47. i didn*t understand  what go on. several people were shouting at me and one was waving a newspaper in front of my face.

48. the article said that crime was growing at a rapid rate, especially in urban areas.

49. at six o’clock this morning i was having a wonderful dream, but then the  alarm went off.

50. laura was not wearing her glasses that morning , so she didn*t  notice what kind of car the man was driving.

51. we didn*t go to the skating rink, because the ice  was too thin.

52. while travelling about england last summer, i found myself in a quiet sleepy village in norfolk.

53. she said she was getting more forgetful as  she grew older.

54. the only thing i disliked about him when we  were studing at college was that he always borrowed my things without asking.

55. while the boys were skating they slipped on the thin ice and fell into the water.

56. the sun was shining so brightly that maria had to put on her sunglasses.

57. bobby always made up excuses for being late when he studied at school. 

Lotus (nelumbo) - amphibious herbaceous perennial.    the stems of the lotus, which turned into a powerful thick rhizome, immersed in the underwater soil. some underwater leaves, scaly, others - surface, floating or lifted high above the water. leaves floating - on long flexible petioles, flat and circular in shape. leaves are rising - on erect stalks, they are larger, have a funnel shape with a diameter of 50-70 cm.  the flowers are large, up to 30 cm in diameter, with numerous pink or white petals, they rise high above the water on the straight stalks. the flowers have a gentle but pleasant aroma.  many centuries worshiped the lotus in the east, he has held a place of honor in religious ceremonies, traditions and legends, evidenced by numerous monuments of literature, art and architecture.  on the globe grows two types of lotus: nucifera l., or indian (nelumbo nucifera), inhabitant of the old world - widely known aquatic plant. the boundary of its range in the north runs along the amur river basin, and in the south it descends to the tropics of northern australia. the second type - l. yellow, or american (n. lutea) is common in the new world.

Том сойер — предприимчивый, игривый мальчишка, настоящий хвастун, обожающий красоваться перед другими . исходя из намёков твена, тому примерно 12 лет. том олицетворяет собой беспечность и замечательный мир детства середины xix века. его лучшие друзья — джо гарпер и гекльберри финн. когда-то был влюблен в эмми лоренс, но позже её место в сердце тома заняла ребекка тэтчер (бекки). у него есть сводный брат сид, двоюродная сестра мэри и тётя полли. том — сын покойной сестры тёти полли. несмотря на непоседливый характер, том много читает, предпочтение отдает приключенческой .