Task 7. Choose the most appropriate options to fill in the gaps.
I (1) that emergency call nearly midnight. “My three kids (2)
not at home yet,” - a worried male voice informed the emergency service. The man
explained that his two sons, Allan, 15, and Johnny, 13, and their twelve-year-old cousin
Jack (3) for a bicycle ride and there was no sign of them yet. The man sounded
very nervous, as he suspected that something (4) to the boys. No doubt, they
(5) in trouble. The rescue party headed right there.
The rescuers saw the boys soon. They (6) down the hill. They were walking
very slowly. Two of them were helping the third boy – his leg (7) and he was
screaming with pain. Later he told us that they had been practicing extreme cycling.
Unfortunately, things like that (8) quite often. I (8) for the
emergency center for more than five years and have seen lots of kids suffering from
their extreme. They often ignore safety rules, and get injured or worse. They cannot
realize that without a very careful preparation any extreme sport is a (10)
activity.
1. a) receive b) received c) have received d) had received
2. a) are b) was c) were d) had been
3. a) left b) was left c) have left d) had left
4. a) happened b) had happened c) is happening d) has happened
5. a) is b) was c) were d) are
6. a) move b) are moving c) had moved d) were moving
7. a) was broken b) has been broken c) is broken d) broke
8. a) happen b) are happening c) have happened d) will happen
9. a) work b) am working c) was working d) have been working
10. a) danger b) dangerous c) dangerously d) endangered
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Who said that “West is West, East is East, and they will never come together”? Young Kazakhstan capital has debunked this myth. With its beautiful and high buildings our capital competes with Tokyo, New York and Dubai.
In 1999 Astana was awarded the UNESCO "City of Peace" prize. More than 10 years went by, and young Kazakhstan capital continues to grow and transform, to become more attractive to people of Kazakhstan and foreign guests.
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