Task 1. Read the text and choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D). (10 points) A Day to Remember. Last Saturday, Tom and his friends (0) decided to spend the day outdoors. The weather was perfect, so they (1) ____ to a lake near their town. While they (2) ____ along the shore, they found an old wooden box hidden under some rocks. At first, they didn’t know what to do with it. Tom suggested (3) ____ it immediately, but Sarah thought they (4) ____ an adult for advice. In the end, curiosity won, and they carefully opened the box. To their surprise, there were several old photographs and letters inside. The letters seemed (5) ____ many years ago. As they (6) ____ them, they realized that the box had belonged to a local family who (7) ____ in the area decades earlier. The friends decided to take the box to the town museum. The museum director was delighted and said that the discovery (8) ____ people learn more about the history of the town. By the time they returned home, they (9) ____ an unforgettable day and learned that even ordinary adventures can lead to extraordinary discoveries. If they (10) ____ the box, they would never have discovered its history. Options: (1) A going, B went, C have gone, D go; (2) A walked, B were walking, C had walked, D walk; (3) A opening, B opened, C to open, D open; (4) A should ask, B asked, C have asked, D asking; (5) A write, B writing, C to write, D to have been written; (6) A read, B were reading, C had read, D have read; (7) A had lived, B lived, C have lived, D live; (8) A helps, B helped, C would help, D helping; (9) A spent, B have spent, C had spent, D were spending; (10) A ignored, B had ignored, C ignore, D were ignoring.

Перевод задания: Прочитайте текст и выберите правильный ответ (A, B, C или D).

A Day to Remember (День, который запомнится)

Last Saturday, Tom and his friends decided to spend the day outdoors. The weather was perfect, so they went to a lake near their town. While they were walking along the shore, they found an old wooden box hidden under some rocks. At first, they didn’t know what to do with it. Tom suggested opening it immediately, but Sarah thought they should ask an adult for advice. In the end, curiosity won, and they carefully opened the box. To their surprise, there were several old photographs and letters inside. The letters seemed to have been written many years ago. As they were reading them, they realized that the box had belonged to a local family who had lived in the area decades earlier. The friends decided to take the box to the town museum. The museum director was delighted and said that the discovery would help people learn more about the history of the town. By the time they returned home, they had spent an unforgettable day and learned that even ordinary adventures can lead to extraordinary discoveries. If they had ignored the box, they would never have discovered its history.

Last Saturday — определённое время в прошлом, поэтому используется Past Simple. Действие, происходившее в момент находки, ставится в Past Continuous. После suggest употребляется герундий; совет выражается should ask. Письма, вероятно, были написаны раньше, поэтому используется перфектный пассивный инфинитив. Для прошлого до другого прошлого подходит Past Perfect; третье условное предложение требует If + Past Perfect и would have + причастие.

Ответ: 1 — B; 2 — B; 3 — A; 4 — A; 5 — D; 6 — B; 7 — A; 8 — C; 9 — C; 10 — B.

Перевод выполненного текста:

В прошлую субботу Том и его друзья решили провести день на свежем воздухе. Погода была прекрасная, поэтому они отправились к озеру неподалёку от своего города. Пока они шли вдоль берега, они нашли старую деревянную коробку, спрятанную под камнями. Сначала они не знали, что с ней делать. Том предложил немедленно открыть её, но Сара подумала, что им следует спросить совета у взрослого. В конце концов любопытство победило, и они осторожно открыли коробку. К своему удивлению, внутри они обнаружили несколько старых фотографий и писем. Казалось, письма были написаны много лет назад. Читая их, друзья поняли, что коробка принадлежала местной семье, которая жила в этом районе за несколько десятилетий до того. Друзья решили отнести коробку в городской музей. Директор музея был очень рад и сказал, что эта находка помогла бы людям больше узнать об истории города. К тому времени, как они вернулись домой, они провели незабываемый день и поняли, что даже обычные приключения могут привести к необыкновенным открытиям. Если бы они проигнорировали коробку, то никогда бы не узнали её историю.