Question

Use one of the verbs in the box to fill each gap. Put the verb in the Present Perfect or the Past Simple. Use each verb once. Then translate the text. meet hear be go (x 2) find leave try have agree win fall see get have to Dear Mary How are you? I (a) haven't heard from you for a while, so I thought I'd drop you a line and give you some of our news. The most important thing to tell you is that we (b) a new house to buy! We (c) to see it last week, and we think it's won-derful. We (d) on a price last night, and with a bit of luck, we might be in it in a couple of months' time. We (e) n't to sell our house yet, but I don't think it will be difficult. I'm going to this afternoon. Did you know that Joanna, our eldest daughter, (f) in the Far East for the past six months? She was in Melbourne for a while, but now she (g)________Australia and (h) to Indonesia. She's going to spend a few weeks there and then she's coming home. She's having a really good time. Jason (i) in love with a lovely girl called Rosene! He (j) her at a party last week, and he thinks she's the most beautiful girl he (k) ever . I don't know how long the romance will last - we'll see! Maggie has some good news, too! She (I) first prize in a ballet exam. The exam was last week. She (m) go to the Royal Bal-let School in London for the whole day, and this morning we (n) a letter saying that she had won, so we're all delighted. The last bit of news is that Pickles (the dog) (o) puppies! Three of them. They're gorgeous, but we don't know what to do with them! I hope you’re all well. Write soon. Love James

Answer 1

Use one of the verbs in the box to fill each gap. Put the verb in the Present Perfect or the Past Simple. Use each verb once.

meet hear be go (x 2) find leave try have agree win fall see get have to

Dear Mary

How are you? I (a) haven't heard from you for a while, so I thought I'd drop you a line and give you some of our news. The most important thing to tell you is that we (b) have found a new house to buy! We (c) went to see it last week, and we think it's wonderful. We (d) agreed on a price last night, and with a bit of luck, we might be in it in a couple of months' time. We (e) haven't tried to sell our house yet, but I don't think it will be difficult. I'm going to this afternoon.

Did you know that Joanna, our eldest daughter, (f) has been in the Far East for the past six months? She was in Melbourne for a while, but now she (g) has left Australia and (h) gone to Indonesia. She's going to spend a few weeks there and then she's coming home. She's having a really good time. Jason (i) has fallen in love with a lovely girl called Rosene! He (j) met her at a party last week, and he thinks she's the most beautiful girl he (k) has ever seen. I don't know how long the romance will last - we'll see!

Maggie has some good news, too! She (I) has won first prize in a ballet exam. The exam was last week. She (m) had go to the Royal Ballet School in London for the whole day, and this morning we (n) got a letter saying that she had won, so we're all delighted.

The last bit of news is that Pickles (the dog) (o) has had puppies! Three of them. They're gorgeous, but we don't know what to do with them!

I hope you’re all well. Write soon.

Love James

Then translate the text.

Дорогая Мэри

Как твои дела? Я уже давно не получал от тебя вестей, поэтому решил написать тебе пару строк и поделиться нашими новостями. Самое главное, что сказать тебе - мы (б) нашли новый дом, чтобы купить! Мы (с) ходили посмотреть его на прошлой неделе, и мы думаем, что он замечательный. Мы (d) договорились о цене вчера вечером, и если нам немного повезет, мы можем быть в нём через пару месяцев. Мы еще не пытались продать наш дом, но я не думаю, что это будет трудно. Я собираюсь сегодня днем в...

Знаешь ли ты, что Джоанна, наша старшая дочь, была на Дальнем Востоке в течение последних шести месяцев? Она была в Мельбурне некоторое время, но теперь она (Г) покинула Австралию и (Н) отправилась в Индонезию. Она проведет там несколько недель, а потом вернется домой. Она действительно хорошо проводит время. Джейсон (я) влюбился в прекрасную девушку по имени Розен! Он (Джей) встретил ее на вечеринке на прошлой неделе, и думает, что она самая красивая девушка, которую он (к) когда-либо видел. Я не знаю, как долго продлится этот роман - посмотрим!

У Мэгги тоже есть хорошие новости! Она (я) получила первую премию на балетном конкурсе. Конкурс был на прошлой неделе. Она (М) ходила в Королевскую школу балета в Лондоне на целый день, и сегодня утром мы (Н) получили письмо, в котором говорилось, что она выиграла, так что мы все в восторге.

Последняя новость заключается в том, что у Пиклза (собаки) (о) появились щенки! Их было трое. Они великолепны, но мы не знаем, что с ними делать!

Надеюсь, у тебя все в порядке. Пиши скорее.

Люблю

Джеймс

Answer 2

Dear Mary,

How are you? I (a) haven't heard from you for a while, so I thought I'd drop you a line and give you some of our news. The most important thing to tell you is that we (b) have found a new house to buy! We (c) went to see it last week, and we think it's wonderful. We (d) agreed on a price last night, and with a bit of luck, we might be in it in a couple of months' time. We (e) haven't had to sell our house yet, but I don't think it will be difficult. I'm going to try this afternoon.

Did you know that Joanna, our eldest daughter, (f) has been in the Far East for the past six months? She was in Melbourne for a while, but now she (g) has left Australia and (h) gone to Indonesia. She's going to spend a few weeks there and then she's coming home. She's having a really good time.

Jason (i) fell in love with a lovely girl called Rosene! He (j) met her at a party last week, and he thinks she's the most beautiful girl he (k) has ever seen. I don't know how long the romance will last - we'll see!

Maggie has some good news, too! She (l) won first prize in a ballet exam. The exam was last week. She (m) had to go to the Royal Ballet School in London for the whole day, and this morning we (n) received a letter saying that she had won, so we're all delighted.

The last bit of news is that Pickles (the dog) (o) has had puppies! Three of them. They're gorgeous, but we don't know what to do with them!

I hope you're all well. Write soon.

Love, James

Translation:

Cara Mary,

Como você está? Eu (a) não tenho notícias suas há um tempo, então pensei em escrever e dar algumas notícias nossas. A coisa mais importante para te contar é que nós (b) encontramos uma nova casa para comprar! Nós (c) fomos vê-la na semana passada e achamos maravilhosa. Nós (d) chegamos a um acordo sobre o preço ontem à noite e, com um pouco de sorte, talvez possamos nos mudar daqui a alguns meses. Nós (e) ainda não precisamos vender nossa casa, mas acredito que não será difícil. Vou tentar fazer isso hoje à tarde.

Você sabia que Joanna, nossa filha mais velha, (f) tem estado no Extremo Oriente nos últimos seis meses? Ela esteve em Melbourne por um tempo, mas agora (g) deixou a Austrália e (h) foi para a Indonésia. Ela vai passar algumas semanas lá e depois voltará para casa. Ela está se divertindo muito.

Jason (i) se apaixonou por uma garota adorável chamada Rosene! Ele (j) a conheceu em uma festa na semana passada e acha que ela é a garota mais bonita que ele (k) já viu. Não sei quanto tempo esse romance vai durar - vamos ver!

Maggie também tem boas notícias! Ela (l) ganhou o primeiro lugar em um exame de balé. O exame foi na semana passada. Ela (m) teve que ir para a Royal Ballet School em Londres durante o dia todo, e hoje de manhã (n) recebemos uma carta dizendo que ela venceu, então estamos todos encantados.

A última notícia é que Pickles (o cachorro) (o) teve filhotes! Três deles. São lindos, mas não sabemos o que fazer com eles!

Espero que todos estejam bem. Escreva em breve.

Com amor, James