Task 2. Choose the necessary word. 12. Mathematics ___ hard. I don’t understand it. 13. Last summer we wanted a relaxing holiday, so we ___ to stay on a small island. 14. Excuse me, do you speak English? I ___ for a hotel. 15. There is going to be a big art exhibition. It ___ a lot of visitors. 16. The police officer said that every house in that street ___ already by the police. 17. While we ___ for the train, it started to rain. 18. The result of his investigation ___ in the newspaper soon. 19. We ___ a new computer not long ago. Now the job will be done much more quickly. 20. When they arrived home, their children ___ outside the door waiting for them. 21. He was sorry that he ___ to me for so long. 22. Everybody in our team played ___ except the captain. 23. Small shops are not as ___ as supermarkets.