1 Benjamin Franklin's first idea about electricity was published in 1752. Первая идея Бенджамина Франклина об электричестве была опубликована в 1752. 2 A pencil was connected to an electric wire. Карандаш был присоединён к электрическому проводу. 3 A lot of telegraph companies had been set up by 1861. К 1861 году было основано(создано, открыто) много телеграфных компаний. 4 More and more money had to be raised to lay a cable at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. Приходилось собирать всё больше и больше денег, чтобы проложить кабель по дну Атлантического океана. 5 Nowadays news and business information can be sent instantly to almost every part of the world. В наши дни новости и деловая информация может быть отправлена незамедлительно практически в любую часть мира.
1. She's ... university teacher. A. a C. the (именно она является преподавателем университета). 2. I like ... small animals. A. the B. _ (nothing) D. all 3. Is this coat ...? A. yours 4. Is Diana ...? A. a friend of yours C. your friend 5. Who are ... people over there? B. the D. those 6. ... is your phone number? A. Which B. What 7. Could I have ... drink? C. another 8. There aren't ... for everybody. B. enough chairs 9. They're ... young to get married. B. too 10. Most ... like travelling. B. of the people C. people 11. Ann and Peter phone ... every day. A. them D. each other 12. It's ... weather. B. a terrible 13. The plural of car is cars. Which of these are correct plurals? A. journeys E. babies 14. Which of these is correct? A. happier 15. This is ... winter for 20 years. E. the worst 16. She's much taller … me. A. than 17. He lives in the same street ... me. C. as 18. Her eyes ... a very light blue. A. are 19. ... help me? C. Can you 20. You ... worry about it. C. must not D. mustn't 21. It ... again. It ... all the time here in the winter. D. 's raining, rains 22. I ... she ... you. A. think, likes 23. Who ... the window? B. opened 24. Why ...? C. are those men laughing 25. What...? A. does she want 26. I didn't ... he was at home. B. think 27. ... a hole in my sock. A. There's B. There is 28. I'll see you ... Tuesday afternoon. B. on 29. What time did you arrive ... the station? A. at 30. We're going ... the opera tomorrow night. D. to
1. A: Have the walls been painted yet?
B: No, they will be painted tomorrow.