A Secret Seven Meeting It was summer. The Secret Seven Society (1. have) its usual weekly
meeting. Peter and Janet (2. be) in the room, waiting. Janet (3. squeeze)
lemons into a big jug, making lemonade for the meeting. On a plate
14. lie) seven ginger biscuits and one big dog biscuit. That was for
Scamper, their golden spaniel. He (5. sit) with his eyes on the plate
thinking, “If only I (6. can) eat my biscuit now!"

1 Computing is ( Present Simple Active)a concept embracing not only arithmetics, but also computer literacy.
2. We can ( Modal verb Present Simple Active)make the computer do what we want ( Present Simple Active) by inputting signals without turning switches on and off.
3. Computers have ( Present Simple Active)a means of communicating with the user.
4. Computers work ( Present Simple Active) according to the instructions given to it by users.
5. The transistor invented in 1948 completely changed ( Past Simple Active)the vacuum tubes.

1) You should divide your essay into clear paragraphs. 2) It is a good idea to use indirect speech when writing the summary of a text. 3) She thought that she saw seen that boy somewhere before. 4) I was having a shower when she called. 5) Th ey had been waiting for nearly two hours when she fi nally had arrived. 6) Th e majority of his classmates passed the exam with good results. He thought they well prepared for the exam. 7) If you want to say something is easy in English, you can say “It’s a piece of bread”.