4. Complete the opening paragraphs of two famous stories with the Past Simple or Past Continuous form of the verbs in brackets. David Copperfield: “It was a terrible stormy night six months after my father’s death. My mother ___ (sit) alone by the fire, waiting for her baby to arrive. She ___ (feel) sad and ill. Suddenly, she ___ (hear) a noise outside. ‘There’s someone at the door, Peggotty,’ my mother ___ (call). ‘Who is it?’ ‘I’ll go and see,’ Peggotty ___ (reply). She ___ (go) and ___ (open) the door.” Dracula: “As the carriage moved quickly along the rough dry road, Jonathan Harker ___ (look out) at the changing view. Behind him was a land of small green hills and colourful fields of fruit trees. Now he ___ (drive) into the Transylvanian mountains through a thick forest. It ___ (get) dark and the other people in the carriage ___ (be) quiet and afraid. A woman opposite him ___ (reach) towards him and ___ (put) something in his hand. It ___ (be) a small, silver cross. ‘Wear it around your neck,’ she said. ‘You’ll be safe.’”

Перевод задания: Дополните начальные абзацы двух известных рассказов формами Past Simple или Past Continuous глаголов в скобках.

David Copperfield — Charles Dickens: It was a terrible stormy night six months after my father’s death. My mother was sitting alone by the fire, waiting for her baby to arrive. She felt sad and ill. Suddenly, she heard a noise outside. “There’s someone at the door, Peggotty,” my mother called. “Who is it?” “I’ll go and see,” Peggotty replied. She went and opened the door.

Перевод: Это была ужасная штормовая ночь, через шесть месяцев после смерти моего отца. Моя мать сидела у камина, ожидая появления ребёнка. Она чувствовала себя грустной и нездоровой. Вдруг она услышала шум снаружи. «У двери кто-то есть, Пегготти», — позвала моя мать. «Кто там?» «Я пойду посмотрю», — ответила Пегготти. Она подошла и открыла дверь.

Dracula — Bram Stoker: As the carriage moved quickly along the rough dry road, Jonathan Harker was looking out at the changing view. Behind him was a land of small green hills and colourful fields of fruit trees. Now he was driving into the Transylvanian mountains through a thick forest. It was getting dark and the other people in the carriage were quiet and afraid. A woman opposite him reached towards him and put something in his hand. It was a small, silver cross. “Wear it around your neck,” she said. “You’ll be safe.”

Перевод: Пока карета быстро ехала по неровной сухой дороге, Джонатан Харкер смотрел на меняющийся пейзаж. Позади него раскинулась местность с небольшими зелёными холмами и цветными полями, среди которых росли фруктовые деревья. Теперь он ехал через густой лес в Трансильванские горы. Темнело, а остальные люди в карете молчали и боялись. Женщина напротив протянула к нему руку и положила ему в ладонь какой-то предмет. Это был маленький серебряный крест. «Носи его на шее, — сказала она. — Ты будешь в безопасности».