Open the brackets and put the verb into correct form. (use the rule of the sequence of tenses)
1. When we came in the lesson (already/ to begin).
2. We didn‘t know that Nick (to leave) for Murmansk the next day.
3. I couldn’t sleep that night as she(to play) the piano.
4. He knew that Russia (to be) a great marine state.
5. They were informed that the merchant fleet (to be) the leading kind of transport in our country for many years.
6. We were informed that our shipping companies successfully (to compete) on the chattering market.
7. I supposed that the shop (to fly) the Russian flag.

I`d like to tell you about my family. It`s not very big . My mother doesn`t work. She is good, clever and she always waits for me from school. She can do everything and she teaches me a lot of things. I like her very much. My father is a captain of the police. He has a very interesting work. He helps people. He is seldom at home because he has a lot of work, but we know that he loves us. To my mind, my father is the best man I have ever met. I have a sister, called Ksyusha. She studies at the Medical Academy. We are having a great time together. We like to go camping and play table games. I like my family. I want to be a good daughter and make my family happy.

1. The wind is winter, blows strongly so that burns the face.

2. The sun is almost invisible, it is hidden behind thick clouds.

3. The sky is clear, the clouds on it are snow-white.

4. Today the weather was clear, quiet, and the mood was serene, warm.

5. Sunny warm weather gave way to unexpected damp blizzards.

6. The wind was cool, a little smelling of rubber breeze and swayed purple, blue, blue with red speckled leaves of trees.

7. The weather was cold, windy, so the snowdrifts were above the windows.

8. The weather today is beautiful, the wind is moderate, there is no cloud in the sky, rather warm air.

9. The clouds completely closed the sky.

10. In hot sunny weather it is better to settle in the shade of trees.