Task 7. Choose the most appropriate options to fill in the gaps.
I (1) that emergency call nearly midnight. “My three kids (2)
not at home yet,” - a worried male voice informed the emergency service. The man
explained that his two sons, Allan, 15, and Johnny, 13, and their twelve-year-old cousin
Jack (3) for a bicycle ride and there was no sign of them yet. The man sounded
very nervous, as he suspected that something (4) to the boys. No doubt, they
(5) in trouble. The rescue party headed right there.
The rescuers saw the boys soon. They (6) down the hill. They were walking
very slowly. Two of them were helping the third boy – his leg (7) and he was
screaming with pain. Later he told us that they had been practicing extreme cycling.
Unfortunately, things like that (8) quite often. I (8) for the
emergency center for more than five years and have seen lots of kids suffering from
their extreme. They often ignore safety rules, and get injured or worse. They cannot
realize that without a very careful preparation any extreme sport is a (10)
activity.
1. a) receive b) received c) have received d) had received
2. a) are b) was c) were d) had been
3. a) left b) was left c) have left d) had left
4. a) happened b) had happened c) is happening d) has happened
5. a) is b) was c) were d) are
6. a) move b) are moving c) had moved d) were moving
7. a) was broken b) has been broken c) is broken d) broke
8. a) happen b) are happening c) have happened d) will happen
9. a) work b) am working c) was working d) have been working
10. a) danger b) dangerous c) dangerously d) endangered
2 He is often spoken of by them
3 This funny animal was laughed at by everybody
4 You are being looked by us right now
5 Strict discipline should be insisted on by us
6 Three foreign languages are taught at this school
7 This letter was recieved by us after his departure
8 Have you ever been attacked by dogs?
9 Honey have been gathered by bees from flowers
10 The ship was droven by the storm against a rock
11 Who was the circulation of blood discovered by?
12 Delicious fruit ice cream is being soid by them there now
13 The way out of the wood was shown to us by an old man
14 She was offered some interesting work by them
2. The man standing (одной чертой Participle l) at the door of the train carriage and saying (одной чертой Participle l) goodbye to his friend is a well-known musician.
3. A word spoken (двумя чертами Participle ll) in time may have very important results.
1. Слово, сказанное учеником, неверно.
2. Человек, стоящий у двери вагона и прощающийся со своим другом - известный музыкант.
3. Слово, сказанное вовремя, может иметь очень важные результаты.