Question

Use of English (29 points) – 30 минут Open the brackets and put the verbs in to the proper tense form. Once, while I 1__________ (walk) in a park in London, I 2_________ (see) an old strange-looking man. He 3_______ (sit) on a bench 4________ (hold) a closed book in his hands. I 5_______ (sit) down on the bench and 6________ (look) at the book. I 7 (see) that the book 8_______ (be) of great interest. It 9________ (be) a very old copy of early Byron's works. I 10_________ (look) at the old man in surprise and 11__________ (understand) that he 12_________ (know) I 13_____________ (sit) on the bench because of him and the book he 14__________ (hold) in his hands. I 15______ (smile). "It is the last I 16_______ (have)," he said and 17________ (stretch) it out to me. I 18_______ (take) with the words, "I 19________ (be) a lover of old books." I 20 (open) this small book and 21_______ (look) at the date. "Oh," I said. "It 22_________ (be) a remarkable book." "Yes," he 23________ (sigh). "I 24________ (have) to sell it to buy the necessities of life. I 25__________ (have) a hard life and this book 26________always (be) a comfort to me." I 27 (nod) and 28 (think) that I 29_______never______ (see) such a remarkable book.

Answer 1

1) was walking
2) saw
3) was sitting
4) holding
5)sat
6)looked
7)have seen? saw&
8) was
9) was
10)looked
11)understood
12) knew
13) was sitting
14) was holding
15)smiled
16) have
17) stretched
18)
19) am
20)opened 21) looked 22) is 23) sighed 24) have 25) have 26) has always been 27) nodded 28) thought 29) have never seen

Answer 2

Once, while I was walking in a park in London, I saw an old strange-looking man. He was sitting on a bench holding a closed book in his hands. I sat down on the bench and looked at the book. I saw that the book was of great interest. It was a very old copy of early Byron's works. I looked at the old man in surprise and understood that he knew I was sitting on the bench because of him and the book he was holding in his hands. I smiled. "It is the last I have," he said and stretched it out to me. I took it with the words, "I am a lover of old books." I opened this small book and looked at the date. "Oh," I said. "It is a remarkable book." "Yes," he sighed. "I had to sell it to buy the necessities of life. I have had a hard life and this book has always been a comfort to me." I nodded and thought that I had never seen such a remarkable book.