с контрольной Fill in the gaps, using the words given. You may use some words more than once.
(ago ,sice,already ,before, still ,until, while, for ,yet ,during, in, from )
A couple of months ago Charles was in Athens on his way back to the States from a business trip. It had been ages (1) he had felt so angry. He had been at the airport (2) seven o'clock in the morning (3) now, waiting for a flight to New York. An announcement had (4) been made to say that the plane was delayed due to 'technical problems'. Half an hour (5) that. another announcement had said there was to be a delay caused by air traffic congestion. Now the plane had been sitting on the runway .. (6) at least an hour but it was . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( 7) not ready to board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( 8) this delay. Charles tried to complete his report, which he hadn't finished (9), though his boss was expecting it on his return. There was a lot of noise going on around him . . . . . . . . . . . . . (10) be was trying to put the finishing touches to his final paragraph so ... . . . . . (11) the end he gave up. It had been years (12) Charles had travelled by plane. He avoided flying if he could, ever (13) a particularly unpleasant flight years ... (14) when he was . . . . . . . . . . . . . (15) convinced flying was the worst way to get around.

A couple of months ago Charles was in Athens on his way back to the States from a business trip. It had been ages (1) since he had felt so angry. He had been at the airport (2) since seven o'clock in the morning (3) and now, he was still waiting for a flight to New York. An announcement had (4) already been made to say that the plane was delayed due to 'technical problems'. Half an hour (5) before that, another announcement had said there was to be a delay caused by air traffic congestion. Now the plane had been sitting on the runway for (6) at least an hour but it was (7) still not ready to board. (8) During this delay, Charles tried to complete his report, which he hadn't finished (9) before, though his boss was expecting it on his return. There was a lot of noise going on around him (10) while he was trying to put the finishing touches to his final paragraph so (11) in the end he gave up. It had been years (12) since Charles had traveled by plane. He avoided flying if he could, (13) preferring other means of transportation, especially after a particularly unpleasant flight years (14) ago when he was (15) firmly convinced flying was the worst way to get around.

1) ago - использовано, чтобы выразить прошедшее время с момента, когда Карлсу последний раз было так злостно.
2) since - употреблено, чтобы сказать, что он находится в аэропорту с семи часов утра.
3) now - используется для указания текущего времени
4) already - употреблено, чтобы сказать, что объявление уже было сделано ранее
5) before - указывает на прошедшее время перед другим объявлением
6) for - употребляется для указания продолжительности времени, в данном случае, сколько времени самолет находится на взлетно-посадочной полосе
7) yet - употребляется для указания, что самолет все еще не готов к посадке
8) during - указывает на продолжительность действия, в данном случае - продолжительность задержки
9) before - указывает на прошедшее время до момента, когда Карлсу должен был закончить свой отчет
10) while - указывает на то, что происходило в то время, когда вокруг было много шума.
11) in the end - указывает на финальное решение, которое он принял
12) since - указывает на прошедшее время с момента, когда Карлсу последний раз летал на самолете
13) sice - используется, чтобы сказать, что он предпочитает другие виды транспорта
14) ago - указывает на прошедшее время с момента, когда у него был неприятный полет
15) still - употреблено, чтобы выразить, что он все еще убежден, что летать - это самый плохой способ передвигаться.