It happened while Mr Harris and his wife sitting on the tandem behind him (0) __were cycling__ (to cycle) through Holland. As the roads (1) (to be) stony, Harris (2) (to ask) his wife to sit tight. She (3) (not/ can) explain later why she (4) (to think) her husband (5) (to order) her to jump down. And she did so. Harris (6) (to go on) without turning his head. He (7) (to believe) his wife (8) (to sit) behind him.
Mrs Harris (9) (to find) herself on the road alone.
At first she (10) (to suppose) her husband (11) (to want) simply to show his skill and he (12) (to return) soon when he (13) (to reach) the hill. But her husband (14) (to disappear) in the wood.
She (15) (to begin) to cry as she (16) (to have) no money, and she (17) (not know) Dutch.
People (18) (to think) she (19) (to lose) something so they (20) (to take) her to the police station.
Meanwhile, Harris (21) (to cycle) with great pleasure. But soon he (22) (to feel) wrong. He (23) (to look back) but (24) (to see) nobody there.
While thinking how to find his wife he (25) (to meet) some local people. They (26) (to be sure) he (27) (to find) his wife at the police station. There he (28) (to ask) when, where and why he (29) (to lose) his wife.
The meeting of Mr Harris and his wife (30) (to be) not a tender one.

1) When we (arrived) at the hotel there (were) no rooms available. The conference of ecologists (opened) that day.
2) When i (entered) the dining room Kitty (was sitting) at table. Not being hungry she (was picking) at her food.
3) We (were walking) along the street when suddenly we (saw) Graham. He (was driving) a brand-new Mitsubishi.
4) Jane (was sitting) in the armchair for a quarter of an hour and then (fell) asleep.
5) John was an obedient child as a rule but that day he (was) extremely naughty.
6) The boys (were playing) football all day long.
7) We all (were staying) in the sitting room during the ceremony.
8) The whole day all members of the family (were preparing) their cottage for the occasion.
9) The old gentleman (was strolling) along the path for a while, then abruptly (turned) back and (started) for the house.
10) Jack (told) me that his elderly aunt (was feeling) much better at the moment.
11) I (phoned) you several times in the morning but nobody (answered).
12) I wonder what he (was doing) at nine o'clock in the evening.
13) While Jenny (was cleaning) the floors her little sister (was playing) on the computer.
14) It (was) early autumn. The sun (was shining) in the blue sky but the trees (were getting) yellow and the birds (were flying) to warm countries.
15) Mrs Evans (was standing) on the edge of a cliff admiring the view.

1. Are there any letters for Ann?
2. Is there any noise (шум) in the corridor?
3. Are there any children in the garden?
4. Are there any cars in the street?
5. Is there any fish in the fridge?
6. Is there any ice-cream on the table?
7. Are there any books on the shelf?
8. Are there any old shoes under the bed?

Упр. 1.15.
1. There is no coffee in the cup.
2. There are no students in the class-room.
3. There are no cars in the street.
4. He has no friends.
5. They have no money.
6. We have no meat for supper.
7. That country has no coffee to export.

Упр. 1.16.
1. There are SOME students in the library.
2. There isn't ANY light in the room.
3. Mary has got two sisters but she hasn't got ANY brothers.
4. I don't like popular music but SOME people like it.
5. Has Mother ANY meat for dinner? – Yes, she has SOME.
6. Are there ANY mistakes in Nick's dictation? – No, there are not ANY.
7. Has Max ANY friends here? – Yes, he has SOME.
8. Has Bess ANY interesting books to read? – No, she hasn't ANY.
9. Would you like SOME coffee?
10. Can I have SOME tea, please?