J. Write one word in each gap. The night before. Jane lay awake. She had (1) ______ preparing for the next day (2) ______ a long time and now she couldn’t sleep. Her team (3) ______ playing the local champions at water polo in the final and Jane was the captain. She (4) ______ feeling the pressure. She turned over and remembered how she (5) ______ learned to swim. Her father had taught her. They (6) ______ go to the local pool every day after school and her father (7) ______ to show her what to do. She hadn’t liked the water at first, but she soon (8) ______ used to it. She learned quickly and joined the water polo team. She had (9) ______ their youngest member. She quickly got used to scoring goals and (10) ______ under pressure, but tomorrow was different. It was the biggest match of her life. She closed her eyes again and tried to get to sleep. ‘I (11) ______ used to have problems sleeping,’ she thought to herself. ‘But then again, I didn’t (12) ______ to be the captain of the team.’ She watched the clock change slowly and knew that it was going to be a long night.

Перевод задания: Впишите по одному слову в каждый пропуск.

The night before (Накануне).

Jane lay awake. She had (1) been preparing for the next day (2) for a long time and now she couldn’t sleep. Her team (3) were playing the local champions at water polo in the final and Jane was the captain. She (4) was feeling the pressure. She turned over and remembered how she (5) had learned to swim. Her father had taught her. They (6) would go to the local pool every day after school and her father (7) used to show her what to do. She hadn’t liked the water at first, but she soon (8) got used to it. She learned quickly and joined the water polo team. She had (9) been their youngest member. She quickly got used to scoring goals and (10) performing under pressure, but tomorrow was different. It was the biggest match of her life. She closed her eyes again and tried to get to sleep. ‘I (11) didn’t used to have problems sleeping,’ she thought to herself. ‘But then again, I didn’t (12) use to be the captain of the team.’ She watched the clock change slowly and knew that it was going to be a long night.

Перевод: Джейн лежала без сна. Она уже долго готовилась к следующему дню, и теперь не могла уснуть. В финале её команда играла в водное поло против местных чемпионов, а Джейн была капитаном. Она чувствовала напряжение. Она перевернулась и вспомнила, как научилась плавать. Её научил отец. Каждый день после школы они ходили в местный бассейн, и отец показывал ей, что нужно делать. Сначала вода ей не нравилась, но вскоре она к ней привыкла. Джейн быстро училась и вступила в команду по водному поло. Она была самым младшим её участником. Она быстро привыкла забивать голы и выступать под давлением, но завтрашний день был особенным. Это был самый важный матч в её жизни. Она снова закрыла глаза и попыталась уснуть. «Раньше у меня не бывало проблем со сном», — подумала она. «Но ведь раньше я и капитаном команды не была». Она смотрела, как медленно меняются цифры на часах, и понимала, что ночь будет долгой.

В пропуске 10 по смыслу подходит performing: это естественное сочетание perform under pressure («выступать/действовать под давлением»).