Fill in the blanks with the correct tense of the verbs given in brackets. 1. I … never … this book (to read). 2. My brother … this book last summer (to read). 3. He … his report at last (to finish). 4. Mary … Karagandy many times (to visit). 5.Arman … as he was crossing the street (to fall down). 6. When the bell rang, Dan … from his seat and … out of the room (to jump, to run). 7. The day before yesterday we … a bad storm (to have). 8.The rain … but a cold wind is still blowing (to stop). 9. I … this exercise over and over, still I don’t understand it (to study). 10. Zhanat …not … his parents since autumn(to see).

This is a story of a girl, who was my friend. She was born in the same town with me. At the age of 8 she became more interested in English language.
Later she met John. John was an American guy with curly hair and shiny eyes. He helped her to learn English. Now she can speak English fluently.
And she started to work as a translator in Parliament. Most of her friends say that she is very intelligent. She made perfect career. But it's not surprising that she found rich senator there and they started to live together. Finally they got married. This is how English can be useful.
  

1. He (did not  waste) time with foolish questions like why, when and where. He did as he was told.
2. Always a punctual woman, she (comes) downstairs as the front door (is being opened) for Charles.
3. Some kind of public demonstration (is being planned) to take place at the airport tonight.
4. The flight (had not been announced) yet. It (would not be announced) for another half-hour, at least.
5. The message, as Tanya (was dictating) it, (was being typed) by a girl clerk in New York.
6. She could tell by the inclination of his head that he (had been listening) intently to everything that (had been said).
7. It (is) an old house that (is divided) into flats.
8. Julia can’t know what (is being said) about her, and someone must tell her.
9. Each apartment was usually ( shared) by two or three girls. They (were known) as stewardess’ nests.
10. Inez (occupied) a chair in the room’s centre to which she (had been/was guided) on arrival.
11. He ( saw) that the doors of Trans America Flight Two (had not been closed) yet, and a few remaining passengers were still ( checking) in.