4. Read the text and circle the correct words. In 1962 the writer P. D. James (1) created / was creating one of the most popular Scotland Yard detectives, Adam Dalgliesh. Dalgliesh (2) became / was becoming famous for his intelligence and for the poems he wrote. The stories P. D. James (3) wrote / was writing were about mysterious crimes — and Dalgliesh (4) solved / was solving every one of them. Detective Sergeant Martin was in some of the Dalgliesh stories. He was his trusted partner. While Dalgliesh (5) analysed / was analysing evidence or while he (6) followed / was following his suspects, Martin was usually (7) thought / thinking about the mystery himself and he (8) tried / was trying to solve the crime. Some of the most famous stories are now a popular television series. Death of an Expert Witness is one of the best known ones.

Перевод задания: Прочитай текст и обведи правильные слова.

1. created — речь о завершённом событии в 1962 году.
2. became — переход в состояние известности.
3. wrote — завершённое действие, написание рассказов.
4. solved — повторяющийся завершённый результат: он раскрыл каждое преступление.
5. was analysing — действие происходило в это время.
6. was following — действие происходило в это время.
7. thinking — после was требуется форма глагола с окончанием -ing.
8. was trying — длительное действие в описываемой ситуации.

Текст с ответами:

In 1962 the writer P. D. James created one of the most popular Scotland Yard detectives, Adam Dalgliesh. Dalgliesh became famous for his intelligence and for the poems he wrote. The stories P. D. James wrote were about mysterious crimes — and Dalgliesh solved every one of them. Detective Sergeant Martin was in some of the Dalgliesh stories. He was his trusted partner. While Dalgliesh was analysing evidence or while he was following his suspects, Martin was usually thinking about the mystery himself and he was trying to solve the crime. Some of the most famous stories are now a popular television series. Death of an Expert Witness is one of the best known ones.

Перевод текста:

В 1962 году писательница П. Д. Джеймс создала одного из самых известных детективов Скотленд-Ярда — Адама Дэлглиша. Дэлглиш прославился своим умом и стихами, которые он писал. Рассказы П. Д. Джеймс были о загадочных преступлениях, и Дэлглиш раскрыл каждое из них. Сержант полиции Мартин был в некоторых рассказах о Дэлглише. Он был его надёжным напарником. Пока Дэлглиш анализировал улики или следил за подозреваемыми, Мартин обычно сам размышлял над загадкой и пытался раскрыть преступление. Некоторые из самых известных рассказов теперь стали популярным телесериалом. «Смерть эксперта-свидетеля» — одно из самых известных произведений.