Task 1. Выберите правильное окончание предложения: 1) Once upon a time there lived... a) two cats; b) three mice; c) two dogs; d) two mice. 2) One of them lived... a) in a big village; b) in a small city; c) in a big city; d) in a small village. 3) One day Maggie decided to visit... a) her mother; b) her friend; c) her teacher; d) her sister. 4) She went to the city... a) by train; b) by plane; c) by car; d) by ship. 5) Maggie got to Minnie's house... a) by car; b) by trolley-bus; c) by tram; d) by bus. 6) Minnie said it was nice to live... a) in the village; b) in the house; c) in the flat; d) in the city. 7) There was... a) a little black cat in the house; b) a big black dog in the house; c) a big black cat in the house; d) a big white cat in the house. 8) They decided to buy... a) a radio-set; b) an arm-chair; c) a TV-set; d) a sofa. 9) They went... a) to the shop; b) to the hospital; c) to school; d) to the library.

Перевод задания: Выберите правильное окончание каждого предложения.

1. Once upon a time there lived two mice. (Однажды жили-были две мышки.)
2. One of them lived in a big city. (Одна из них жила в большом городе.)
3. One day Maggie decided to visit her friend. (Однажды Мэгги решила навестить подругу.)
4. She went to the city by train. (Она поехала в город на поезде.)
5. Maggie got to Minnie’s house by bus. (Мэгги добралась до дома Минни на автобусе.)
6. Minnie said it was nice to live in the city. (Минни сказала, что жить в городе хорошо.)
7. There was a big black cat in the house. (В доме был большой чёрный кот.)
8. They decided to buy a TV-set. (Они решили купить телевизор.)
9. They went to the shop. (Они пошли в магазин.)

Варианты: 1 — d; 2 — c; 3 — b; 4 — a; 5 — d; 6 — d; 7 — c; 8 — c; 9 — a. Ответы выбраны по информации из рассказа.