Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the past perfect. 0 My friend had left (leave) by the time I got to the swimming pool.
1 Ben couldn’t buy the T-shirt he wanted because he (spend) all his money.
2 I watched a great programme on TV last night. I (not see) it before.
3 (Mum/make) dinner when you arrived home last night?
4 Jack wanted to buy tickets for the concert, but they (sell out).
5 (you/meet) Sam’s friend before?
3. Read the text and complete the sentences
after it with a), b) or c).
«Telephone»
February 14, 1876 was a day that changed the history of communication forever. On that day a tall Scotsman, Alexander Graham Bell walked into the New York patent office. He was carrying the drawing of his invention. The invention was able to transmit the sound of the voice by wire over long distances. We know this invention as the telephone. Just two hours later on the same day, another man Elisha Gray came to the same patent office with “ his telephone”. But, unfortunately for him, it was too late. Bell has gone into history as the inventor of the telephone.
The first real telephone call was on March 6, 1876, when Bell, in one room, called to his assistant in another room. “ Come here, Watson, I want you.” Watson heard Bell through a receiver which Bell had connected to the transmitter.
After that Bell started his famous company: the Bell Telephone Company. The new invention quickly became popular. A month after Bell invented the telephone, his telephone company had sold only six phones! A year and a half later they had sold 778 telephones. Fifteen years after the invention there were five million phones in America.
Nowadays the Bell Telephone Company is the largest telephone company in the world.
1. February 14, 1876 was the day when
a. Morse invented his code. c) Bell invented the telephone.
b. Rowland Hill invented the first stamp.
2. Bell’s invention was able
a. to send letters. c) to code the letters of the alphabet.
b. to transmit the sound of the voice by wire over long distances.
3. Elisha Gray didn’t become the inventor of the telephone because
a. Bell’s invention was better. b) he didn’t know the address of the patent office. c) Bell arrived at the patent office two hours before him.
4. In 1891 there were
a. 778 telephones. b) 6 telephones. c) five million telephones.
2. When I get out of my bed I open cutains and do my morning exercises. It takes me about 7 to 10 minutes and then I go to the shower.
3. I have my breakfast at 7 o'clock. Usually I have a sandwich and a cup of coffee. I can't eat much in the morning. Sometimes I drink orange juice.
4. After breakfast I get dressed. It takes me about 40 minutes. And at about 8 o'clock I leave for school.
5. I live not far from school. So, I walk there. It takes me about 10 minutes to get to school.
6. I have a couple of friends at school. We spend much time together. Of course I would like to sit next to them. But our teachers make their own decision on how we should sit.
7. My classes finish at about 3 o'clock. After school I go for a walk with my friends and then go home for lunch. Usually I come home at about 4 o'clock.
8. If the weather is bad we don't walk and I go straight home. So, sometimes I come home half an hour earlier.
9. As soon as I get home I change, wash my hands and have lunch. I love eating soup for lunch. After lunch I do my homework.
10. We have many subjects at school and I have a lot of things to do. Every day I spend about 2 or 3 hours doing my homework.
11. As soon as it's done I am free and can watch television. Most of all I like different shows and serials. Usually I watch TV for an hour and a half. I can't say that I am a big fan of TV. I like reading books more.
12. My favourite programs are "Wheel of Fortune", "Voice" and "Grimm". The first two are shows and the third one is a serial.
13. After this I meet my friends. Sometimes we watch TV together and then go for a walk or just chat. We see each other every day but always have something to talk about.
14. We go for a walk to the park which is not far from my house. It's a nice and large park with a lot of trees and bushes. It's very green and the air is very fresh there.
15. When I grow up I would like to have my own business connected with health and beauty. Maybe, a gym or a beauty shop.
16. I like sleeping very much. So, I try to go to bed not too late to feel ok next day. Usually I go to bed at 10 o'clock.
17. Before going to bed I have light dinner, then go to shower and read a book. And of course I talk to my parents and we discuss everything happened today.