II. Grammar. Choose the correct answer. 1. Where are the children? They .... in the garden. a) played b) play c) are playing. 2. George .... at work last week because he .... ill. a) hasn’t been, was b) didn’t be, is c) wasn’t, was. 3. How much ... it ... to send a letter to Canada? a) does cost b) is cost c) do cost. 4. The City Museum ...... at 5 o’clock every evening. a) closed b) has closed c) closes. 5. Mozart .... from 1756 to 1791. a) has lived b) lives c) lived. 6. Do you want the newspaper? No, thanks. I .... already .... it. a) have read b) read c) am reading. 7. Put the old bread in the garden. The birds .... it. a) are eating b) will eat c) ate. 8. It’s Kate’s birthday tomorrow and I .... her a present yet. a) didn’t buy b) hasn’t bought c) haven’t bought. 9. Her aunt’s son was in Africa, ...? a) wasn’t she b) wasn’t he c) was he. 10. It ... now. a) is snow b) is snowing c) snows.

Перевод задания: Выберите правильный ответ.

1. c) are playing — Where are the children? They are playing in the garden. (Где дети? Они играют в саду.) Действие происходит сейчас, поэтому используется Present Continuous.
2. c) wasn’t, was — George wasn’t at work last week because he was ill. (Джорджа не было на работе на прошлой неделе, потому что он болел.)
3. a) does cost — How much does it cost to send a letter to Canada? (Сколько стоит отправить письмо в Канаду?)
4. c) closes — The City Museum closes at 5 o’clock every evening. (Городской музей закрывается в пять часов каждый вечер.)
5. c) lived — Mozart lived from 1756 to 1791. (Моцарт жил с 1756 по 1791 год.)
6. a) have read — No, thanks. I have already read it. (Нет, спасибо. Я уже прочитал(а) её.)
7. b) will eat — The birds will eat it. (Птицы съедят его.)
8. c) haven’t bought — It’s Kate’s birthday tomorrow and I haven’t bought her a present yet. (Завтра день рождения Кейт, а я ещё не купил(а) ей подарок.)
9. b) wasn’t he — Her aunt’s son was in Africa, wasn’t he? (Сын её тёти был в Африке, не так ли?)
10. b) is snowing — It is snowing now. (Сейчас идёт снег.)