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2. I had been waiting for him for 20 minutes when I realised that I was in the wrong restaurant.
3. At the time the factory closed down, Sarah had been working there for five years.
4. The orchestra had been playing for ten minutes when a man in the audience suddenly began shouting. 
5. I had been walking along the road for five minutes when I saw a monster. 

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1. It was very noisy next door. Our neighbours were having a party.
2. We were good friends. We had known each other for a long time.
3. John and I went for a walk. I had difficulty keeping up with him because he was walking so fast.
4. Mary was sitting on the ground. She was out of breath. She had been running.
5. When I arrived, everybody was sitting round the table with their mouths full. They were eating.
6. When I arrived, everybody was sitting round the table and talking. Their mouths were empty but their stomachs were full. They had eaten.
7. Jim was on his hands and knees on the floor. He was looking for his contact lens.
8. When I arrived, Kate was waiting for me. She was rather annoyed with me because I was late and she had been waiting for a very long time.
9. I was sad when I sold my car. I had had it for a very long time.
10. We were extremely tired at the end of the journey. We had been travelling for more than 24 hours.

A) 1) I saw a… man in …an armchair. He was reading a… newspaper.
2) They usually have …dinner at 7 p.m.
3) Mrs. Patsy is the… last person I'd like to meet.
4) I bought a… beautiful dress on …Saturday.
5) Can you play the… guitar?
6) What a… lovely song!
7) Would you like a… cup of tea?
8) My younger brother can play … table tennis very well.
9) …the sky outside …the window was nasty.
10) Mike is going to visit his … mother … next week.
11) Simon was rather a… difficult person to get along with.
12) ... life is impossible without ...water and ...air.
13) You can't swim in the river. .the..water isn't warm enough.
14) We can’t do any work without … knowledge.
15) His favourite subject is … Mathematics.
16) …the air was fresh and cool.
1) ... Kazbek is .the.. highest peak of ..the. Caucasus.
2) ..the. Alps are covered with … snow.
3) ..the. Shetland Islands are situated to the north of ... Great Britain. 4).the.. USA is .the.. largest country in ... America.
5) .the.. Crimea is washed by .the.. Black Sea.
6)... Lake Baikal is ..the. deepest lake in .the.. world.
7)... Paris is .the.. capital of ... France.
8)..the. Nile flows across the northeastern part of ... Africa to .the.. Mediterranean Sea.
9) the… United Kingdom consists of four parts: … England, … Scotland, … Wales and … Northern Ireland.
10) … Alaska is the… largest and coldest state in the… USA.
11) …the Seine flows through … Paris to …the Atlantic Ocean.
12) …the Sahara is the… greatest desert in … North Africa, extending from
the… Atlantic Ocean to the… Nile.
1) the…Bolshoi Theatre is famous for its ballet performances.
2) When will he arrive at … Heathrow airport?
3) … Julius Caesar founded …theTower of London.
4) …the Davidsons often do shopping in …Oxford Street.
5) If you are interested in churches and historical places, you
should by no means see …Westminster Abbey, …the Houses of Parliament, …St. Paul's Cathedral and the…Tower.
6) When … father came we had … dinner and then watched TV.
7) On …Wednesday …the Financial Times published an article about the situation in … North Korea.
8) … Princess Diana stayed at …the Hilton Hotel.
9) …the London Zoo is situated in …Regent’s Park.
10) If you like art galleries you should go to …the National Gallery and …the Tate.
11) …the Smiths left town as soon as they were married.