1 Раскройте скобки, поставив один из глаголов в форму Past Simple, а другой – с использованием конструкции used to.
1) I used to earn enough money, but then I lost my job.
2) Bob didn't use to like football, but then he changed his mind.
3) My mum used to drive a lot before she had that accident.
4) This telephone used to work well before my son dropped it.
5) Mary used to work in a hotel, but then she got married.
6) He used to play basketball before he broke his leg.
2 Выберите верный вариант и переведите.
1) Jack is used to cooking for himself when he comes home from work. - Джек привык готовить сам, когда приходит домой с работы.
2) I remember how we used to listen to rock-n-roll music all the time. - Я помню, как мы когда-то все время слушали рок-н-ролл.
3) Pam used to spend hours in front of the mirror when she was a teenager. - Пэм, бывало, проводила часы перед зеркалом, когда была подростком.
4) They are not used to eating Japanese food. - Они не привыкли есть японскую еду.
5) Our town used to be an industrial centre. - Наш город раньше был промышленным центром.
6) My son isn’t used to going to bed so early. - Мой сын не привык ложиться спать так рано.
7) We used to meet him every day. - Когда-то мы встречались с ним каждый день.
8) I am not used to driving on the left. - Я не привык к вождению по левой стороне дороги.
3. Выберите из скобок подходящий оборот:
1) After his football match, Bob would often come home exhausted.
2) You used to like him. – Yes, but now I hate him!
3) She used to live in London before the war, and then she moved to New York.
4) I remember we used to go fishing every morning when I was a child.
5) The children would often help me make a cake. They still do sometimes.
6) He used to be a very good tennis player, until he broke his ankle.
7) My grandfather used to swim in the river. Unfortunately, now it’s forbidden.
1. The train journey from Moscow to St. Petersburg has improved 1) greatly since the line was first opened in 1951.
2. You get to your 2) destination in less than four hours.
3. The airport commute is avoided, and you get on and off the train at a central station, saving 3) valuable time.
4. Sapsan caters to the 4) requirements of the modern business traveler...
5. But even the economy classes are extremely 5) comfortable.
6. Traveling between these two Russian cities has never been more 6) luxury.
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