Task 2. Choose the necessary word: 12. Mathematics _ hard. (are/is/was/were) 13. Last summer we wanted a relaxing holiday, so we _ to stay on a small island. (choose/had chosen/have chosen/chose) 14. Excuse me, do you speak English? I _ for a hotel. (look/was looking/have been looking/am looking) 15. There is going to be a big art exhibition. It _ a lot of visitors. (will attract/has attracted/attracts/attracted) 16. The police officer said that every house in that street _ already by the police. (had been searched/search/were searched/searched) 17. While we _ for the train, it started to rain. (waited/were waiting/are waiting/was waiting) 18. The result of his investigation _ in the newspaper soon. (publish/will be published/be published/is published) 19. We _ a new computer not long ago. Now the job will be done much more quickly. (bought/had bought/was bought/have bought) 20. When they arrived home, their children _ outside the door waiting for them. (sit/was sitting/were sitting/are sitting) 21. He was sorry that he _ to me for so long. (didn’t write/hadn’t been writing/haven’t been writing/hasn’t been writing) 22. Everybody in our team played _ except the captain. (the worst/worst/badly/bad) 23. Small shops are not as _ as supermarkets. (the worst/worst/badly/bad)

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Фото задания: Task 2. Choose the necessary word: 12. Mathematics ___ hard. (are/is/was/were) 13. Last summer we wanted a relaxing…

Task 2. Choose the necessary word: 12. Mathematics _ hard. (are/is/was/were) 13. Last summer we wanted a relaxing holiday, so we _ to stay on a small island. (choose/had chosen/have chosen/chose) 14. Excuse me, do you speak English? I _ for a hotel. (look/was looking/have been looking/am looking) 15. There is going to be a big art exhibition. It _ a lot of visitors. (will attract/has attracted/attracts/attracted) 16. The police officer said that every house in that street _ already by the police. (had been searched/search/were searched/searched) 17. While we _ for the train, it started to rain. (waited/were waiting/are waiting/was waiting) 18. The result of his investigation _ in the newspaper soon. (publish/will be published/be published/is published) 19. We _ a new computer not long ago. Now the job will be done much more quickly. (bought/had bought/was bought/have bought) 20. When they arrived home, their children _ outside the door waiting for them. (sit/was sitting/were sitting/are sitting) 21. He was sorry that he _ to me for so long. (didn’t write/hadn’t been writing/haven’t been writing/hasn’t been writing) 22. Everybody in our team played _ except the captain. (the worst/worst/badly/bad) 23. Small shops are not as _ as supermarkets. (the worst/worst/badly/bad)

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is. Название учебного предмета Mathematics обычно употребляется как единственное число.
chose. Действие произошло в прошлом, поэтому используется Past Simple.
am looking. Говорящий в данный момент ищет отель.
will attract. Речь идёт о будущем событии.
had been searched. Действие произошло раньше другого действия в прошлом; используется Past Perfect Passive.
were waiting. Длительное действие было прервано другим действием в прошлом.
will be published. Результат будет опубликован; используется Future Simple Passive.
bought. Выражение not long ago указывает на Past Simple.
were sitting. Подлежащее children — множественное число; действие продолжалось в момент прибытия.
hadn’t been writing. Длительное действие продолжалось до определённого момента в прошлом.
badly. Наречие характеризует, как именно играли.
bad. В конструкции not as ... as используется прилагательное: not as bad as.

Ответ: 12 — is; 13 — chose; 14 — am looking; 15 — will attract; 16 — had been searched; 17 — were waiting; 18 — will be published; 19 — bought; 20 — were sitting; 21 — hadn’t been writing; 22 — badly; 23 — bad.