1. Complete these sentences using the past simple form of one of the verbs below: teach, break, choose, become, lie, ride, steal, fall, feel, lay. 1) The athlete ___ the world record for the 100 metres in 1996. 2) He ___ to study medicine because he wanted to help people. 3) After eating three pies and two ice creams he ___ sick. 4) We were so poor we ___ food to survive. 5) He ___ a millionaire when he was just 21. 6) She ___ maths and physics until she retired in 1998. 7) He got on his horse and ___ off into the distance. 8) While she made the food, her husband ___ the table. 9) He was so tired he ___ on the bed and went straight to sleep. 10) The building ___ down during the earthquake.

Перевод задания: Дополните предложения формой Past Simple одного из данных глаголов.

1. The athlete broke the world record for the 100 metres in 1996. (Спортсмен побил мировой рекорд на дистанции 100 метров в 1996 году.)
2. He chose to study medicine because he wanted to help people. (Он выбрал изучение медицины, потому что хотел помогать людям.)
3. After eating three pies and two ice creams he felt sick. (После того как он съел три пирога и два мороженых, ему стало плохо.)
4. We were so poor we stole food to survive. (Мы были так бедны, что крали еду, чтобы выжить.)
5. He became a millionaire when he was just 21. (Он стал миллионером, когда ему был всего 21 год.)
6. She taught maths and physics until she retired in 1998. (Она преподавала математику и физику, пока не вышла на пенсию в 1998 году.)
7. He got on his horse and rode off into the distance. (Он сел на лошадь и ускакал вдаль.)
8. While she made the food, her husband laid the table. (Пока она готовила еду, её муж накрывал на стол.)
9. He was so tired he lay on the bed and went straight to sleep. (Он так устал, что лёг на кровать и сразу заснул.)
10. The building fell down during the earthquake. (Здание обрушилось во время землетрясения.)

Формы неправильных глаголов: break—broke, choose—chose, feel—felt, steal—stole, become—became, teach—taught, ride—rode, lay—laid, lie—lay, fall—fell.