Read the text below and fill in the gaps 1-9, putting the verbs in brackets into the correct form. My family and i live in an old house on the coast. When it (1).(build) in the 19 th century, it was over 500 metres from the sea, but now the water (2).(get) closer all the time. The sea level (3).….(rise) over the years steadily, and the soil (4).(wash) away every year. Sometimes when there is a storm, the water (5).(reach) the house. Last February, for instance, we were afraid our house (6).(flood) after a small nearby building (7).….(disappear) under water. We know that something must (8).(do) immediately, or we (9).(lose) our home.

My family and I live in an old house on the coast. When it built in the 19th century, it was over 500 metres from the sea, but now the water got closer all the time. The sea level rose over the years steadily, and the soil washes away every year. Sometimes when there is a storm, the water reaches the house. Last February, for instance, we were afraid our house flooded after a small nearby building disappeared under water. We know that something must do immediately, or we will lose our home.

Exercise 3. Rewrite the following sentences using the adverbs in brackets in their correct
place.
Model: I surf the Web after dinner. (always) → I always surf the Web after dinner.
They are late. (never) → They are never late.
1. We go out on Friday evening. (always)
2. I go to the movies. (hardly ever)
3. I smoke. (never)
4. They are late. (always)
5. I go shopping at the weekend. (usually)
6. You do the washing up. (hardly ever)
7. I read magazines. (rarely)
8. She’s in when I call. (hardly ever)
9. We have time for a nap. (sometimes)
10. I go to the movies. (often)
11. He’s on time. (seldom)
12. I’m at work at 8 a.m. (always)
13. I comb my hair in front of a mirror. (always)
14. I drink green tea. (hardly ever)

1. We always go out on Friday evening.
2. I hardly ever go to the movies.
3. I never smoke.
4. They always are late.
5. I usually go shopping at the weekend.
6. You hardly ever do the washing up.
7. I rarely read magazines.
8. She’s hardly ever in when I call.
9. We sometimes have time for a nap.
10. I often go to the movies.
11. He’s seldom on time.
12. I’m always at work at 8 a.m.
13. I always comb my hair in front of a mirror.
14. I hardly ever drink green tea.

Task 1. Read the article below and fill in the gaps (1-15), putting the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
Example: Yesterday I ___went___(go) to the park.
NEIGHBOURS
“Good walls make good neighbours” is an extremely negative way of viewing the people who live next door. We all have neighbours, and it makes life so much easier if you can manage (1) _____ (get on) well with them. In Britain, over 30,000 people a year complain about noisy neighbours – their music, parties, pets, children and cars, and many of these complaints go to court.
Take the case of Peter Knowles and his wife, Pat. They (2) ______(sit) in their garden when a cricket ball came flying over the wall, narrowly missing Pat. Peter was furious. “If it (3) __________ (hit) her, it (4) ______ (kill) her.” He went to the court, and won the case, to stop his neighbours’ children (5) _______ (play) cricket in their garden. This was just one incident in the feud between the Knowles family and their neighbours, the Cunnighams.
Ken Cunnigham used (6) _____ (park) his car outside his own home, until one day Peter put a brick through the windscreen. Peter was convinced that that was his parking space. “I didn’t know I was parking in his space,” said Ken. “He should (7) _______ (speak) to me instead of smashing my car.” The case ended up in court again, and both parties (8) _______ (order) to keep the peace; but the war still goes on. “If we could afford it, we would move,” said Ken, “but we can’t. And anyway, we like it here, apart
from the old fusspot next door, who (9) _____ (bother) us for ages. I wish he (10) _____ (learn) that being good neighbours is a matter of give and take.”
All was not easy between the occupants of number 37 and 39, Johnson’s Walk, Bolton. Mr. and Mrs. Brown are a retired couple, and live at number 37. The previous occupier of number 39 was an old lady. “She was very quiet,” said Mrs. Janet Brown. “We (11) ________(not hear) anything before The Smiths moved in with their eight children. The first night they were in, they had a party. The noise was unbelievable. They must (12) ______(have) at least forty people, all dancing and singing.” The Browns complained bitterly to their neigbours. Mrs. Smiths said, “I wish she (13) _______(tell) us we were making a lot of noise. We would have invited them round! We don’t really make much noise, it’s just that they aren’t used to (14) ______ (have) children next door.”
So what are the golden rules for harmony between neighbours? Sympathy, tolerance and honesty. Don’t think that they are making a noise just to annoy you, and don’t go round when you are in a fury. Calm down first and the problem (15) ______(solve) more easily.

NEIGHBOURS
“Good walls make good neighbours” is an extremely negative way of viewing the people who live next door. We all have neighbours, and it makes life so much easier if you can manage (1) TO GET ON (get on) well with them. In Britain, over 30,000 people a year complain about noisy neighbours – their music, parties, pets, children and cars, and many of these complaints go to court.
Take the case of Peter Knowles and his wife, Pat. They (2) WERE SITTING (sit) in their garden when a cricket ball came flying over the wall, narrowly missing Pat. Peter was furious. “If it (3) HAD HIT (hit) her, it (4) WOULD HAVE KILLED (kill) her.” He went to the court, and won the case, to stop his neighbours’ children (5) PLAYING (play) cricket in their garden. This was just one incident in the feud between the Knowles family and their neighbours, the Cunnighams.
Ken Cunnigham used (6) TO PARK (park) his car outside his own home, until one day Peter put a brick through the windscreen. Peter was convinced that that was his parking space. “I didn’t know I was parking in his space,” said Ken. “He should (7) HAVE SPOKEN (speak) to me instead of smashing my car.” The case ended up in court again, and both parties (8) WERE ORDERED (order) to keep the peace; but the war still goes on. “If we could afford it, we would move,” said Ken, “but we can’t. And anyway, we like it here, apart from the old fusspot next door, who (9) HAS BEEN BOTHERING (bother) us for ages. I wish he (10) LEARNT (learn) that being good neighbours is a matter of give and take.”
All was not easy between the occupants of number 37 and 39, Johnson’s Walk, Bolton. Mr. and Mrs. Brown are a retired couple, and live at number 37. The previous occupier of number 39 was an old lady. “She was very quiet,” said Mrs. Janet Brown. “We (11) HADN’T HEARD(not hear) anything before The Smiths moved in with their eight children. The first night they were in, they had a party. The noise was unbelievable. They must (12) HAVE HAD (have) at least forty people, all dancing and singing.” The Browns complained bitterly to their neigbours. Mrs. Smiths said, “I wish she (13) HAD TOLD (tell) us we were making a lot of noise. We would have invited them round! We don’t really make much noise, it’s just that they aren’t used to (14) HAVING (have) children next door.”
So what are the golden rules for harmony between neighbours? Sympathy, tolerance and honesty. Don’t think that they are making a noise just to annoy you, and don’t go round when you are in a fury. Calm down first and the problem (15) WILL BE SOLVED (solve) more easily.

Перевод:
После того, как я закончу школу, я бы конечно же хотела поступить в университет, с детства хотела работать в милиции, но у нас в Беларуси поступить в университет МВД очень сложно, там сложно сдавать экзамены и нужно отличное здоровье. Хотелось бы поступить в Ростовский МВД университет, потому-что там легче сдавать экзамены и вообще легче туда поступить. Но моя мама не хочет отпускать меня учиться в Россию. А в Беларуси я даже и не знаю куда поступать. Было в планах поступления в Витебский университет Машерова на начальное образование или психолога, но так как я всю жизнь занимаюсь спортом, хотелось бы свою жизнь связать со спортом, поэтому может быть если не получится поступить в Ростов, то поступлю в бгуфк, но это еще не точно, за 2 четверти надо подумать и решить, поэтому буду смотреть по баллам и определяться.

After I finish school, I would of course like to enter the university, I wanted to work in the police since my childhood, but it’s very difficult for us to enter the University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Belarus, it’s difficult to pass exams and you need excellent health. I would like to enter the Rostov University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, because it is easier to take exams there and in general it is easier to enter there. But my mother does not want to let me study in Russia. And in Belarus, I do not even know where to go. There were plans to enter Masherov’s Vitebsk University for primary education or a psychologist, but since I’ve been doing sports all my life, I would like to associate my life with sports, so maybe if I fail to enter Rostov, I’ll go to Bagufq, but it’s not yet exactly, for 2 quarters you have to think and decide, so I’ll look at the scores and be determined.

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct present forms
Dear Diary,
It’s Sunday again. I 1) …. (be) so bored. I 2) …. (not / know) what to do. Mum is in the kitchen. She 3) …. (cook). She 4) …. (cook) since eight o’clock this morning. Dad’s in the garden. He 5) …. (mow) the lawn for two hours. He 6) …. (always / work) in the garden on Sunday mornings. Jimmy is in his room. He 7) …. (do) his homework. He 8) …. (study) for his history test for an hour. He 9) …. (never / play) with me. Grandpa 10) …. (read) his newspaper and Grandma 11) …. (knit). She 12) …. (knit) a jumper for me for two weeks. The jumper is yellow and I 13) …. (hate) yellow. I 14) …. (sit) alone in my bedroom all morning. You’re my only companion…

Dear Diary,
It’s Sunday again. I 1) am (be) so bored. I 2) don’t know (not / know) what to do. Mum is in the kitchen. She 3) is cooking (cook). She 4) has been cooking (cook) since eight o’clock this morning. Dad’s in the garden. He 5) has been mowing (mow) the lawn for two hours. He 6) always works (always / work) in the garden on Sunday mornings. Jimmy is in his room. He 7) is doing (do) his homework. He 8) has been studying (study) for his history test for an hour. He 9) never plays (never / play) with me. Grandpa 10) is reading (read) his newspaper and Grandma 11) is knitting (knit). She 12) has been knitting (knit) a jumper for me for two weeks. The jumper is yellow and I 13) hate (hate) yellow. I 14) have been sitting (sit) alone in my bedroom all morning. You’re my only companion…

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct present forms.
A Dear Mr and Mrs Williams,
I 1). (write) to thank you for coming to our wedding last month. I hope you enjoyed yourselves. Sheila and I 2). (just / return) from our honeymoon in Kenia and 3). (now / look forward to) starting our new life together. We 4). (just / move) into our new house and since our honeymoon we 5). (spend) all our free time decorating. The house 6). (actually / begin) to feel like home now and we 7). (gradually / settle) into a routine. We 8). (have) breakfast together in the morning, but then we 9). (not / see) each other until late in the evening when we 10). (get) home from work. I hope both of you 11). (be) well since we last saw you.

I 1). (am writing) to thank you for coming to our wedding last month. I hope you enjoyed yourselves. Sheila and I 2) have (just returned) from our honeymoon in Kenia and 3). (are now  looking forward to) starting our new life together. We 4). (have just moved) into our new house and since our honeymoon we 5). (have been spending) all our free time decorating. The house 6). (is actually begining/ has actually begun ) to feel like home now and we 7). (are gradually settling) into a routine. We 8). (have) breakfast together in the morning, but then we 9). (do not see) each other until late in the evening when we 10). (get) home from work. I hope both of you 11). (have been  well since we last saw you.