11 That is Mr Minus, who teaches me mathematics, but he has not have time to teach me much. I haveonly been in his class for a week. 12 Did you (hear) his speech on the radio last night? -Yes, I did. - What did you (think) of it? 13 I di not know that you were here. Have you (been here long?-Yes, I've been here for two months. — Have you (been to the Cathedral? ~ Yes, I went there last Sunday. 14 Have you ever (tried to give up smoking? - Yes, I (tried last year, but then I (found) that I was getting fat so I (started) again. 15 Have you (seen today's paper? - No, has anything interesting (happened)? - Yes, two convicted murderers have escaped from the prison down the road. 16 Has Mary (fed) the cat ?- Yes, she (fed) him before lunch. ~ What did she (give) him? -She (gave) him some fish. 17 How long have you (known your new assistant? - I have known him for two years. — What did he (do) before he (came) here? - I think he was in prison. 18 I have not seen your aunt recently. - No. She has not been out of her house since she (bought her colour TV. 19 Has the plumber (been here yet? - Yes, but he only (stayed for an hour. - What did he (do in that time? - He (turned off the water and (emptied the tank. 20 Where have you (been? I was out in a yacht. - Did you (enjoy) it? - Yes, very much. We (took) part in a race. Did you (win)?~ No, we (came) in last. 21 How long has that horrible monument (been there?- It has been there six months. Lots of people have written) to the Town Council asking them to take it away but so far nothinghas been done. 22 I have just (been to the film War and Peace. Have you (seen it? - No, I haven't Is it like the book? - I (did not read) the book. - I (read) it when I was at school. - When did Tolstoy (write) it? - He (wrote) it in 1868. - Did he (write) anything else? 23 Hannibal (broght elephants across the Alps. - Why did he (do) that? - He (wanted to use them in battle. 24 Where have you (been?- I have been to the dentist. ~ Did he (take) out your bad tooth? - Yes, he did. - Did it (hurt)?- Yes, horribly. 25 She (said that she'd phone me this morning, but it is now 12.30 and she has not phoned yet. 26 I have just (received a letter saying that we have not paid this quarter's electricity bill. Didn't I give) you the money for that last week? ~ Yes, you did. but I'm afraid I have spent it on something else. 27 How long have you (been out of work? - I'm not out of work now. I have just (started a new job. - How did you (find) the job? - I (answered an advertisement in the paper. 28 Have you (finished checking the accounts? -No, not quite. I have done about half so far. 29 I have cut my hand rather badly. Have you a bandage?- I'll get you one. How did it (happen)? - I was chopping some wood and the axe (slipped. 30 How did you (get) that scar? - I (got) it in a car accident a year ago. 31 Did you (meet) my brother at the lecture yesterday? -Yes, I did We (had coffee together afterwards. 32 He (lost his job last month and since then he has been out of work. - Why did he (lose) his job? - He was very rude to Mr Pitt.
Sound of the new year! How many were they , these Christmas holidays ! They were all different - some held me in a completely stupor , merry company with songs, dances , barbecues , snowmen , sauna , vodka and subsequent amnesia , some - somewhere in the house with children camping in the woods , climbing the caves , travel tours; any on trips to old friends you have not seen , and there were sports and soft with skiing , skating , swimming pool and only a half glasses of champagne Christmas ; workers were half - from a business trip at the banquet table , and back then - the cities and villages , were , in the end , those who foolishly slept ... This new year promises to be first is this: after spending New Year's midnight sedately at the table with the classic set : Olivier, champagne , tangerines and other little ventilated children in the park , with absolutely no plans for the near future , the first of the morning sprawled on their beds . Then came " the next day " - gloomy , but snow . We sat in the kitchen and talked slowly , when I rang the phone suddenly - " Andrei Ivanov " is displayed on its screen . " Well, it ceases to be a weary day " - I thought , although still did not know for what reason . And he was right 100% ! Andrew 's voice was cheerful and energetic , and intentions as always specific : "I want to go flying tomorrow Konakovo , what do you say ? " Well, what could I say? Looking out the window at the low-hanging clouds and nice and slowly falling snowflakes , I said, "Sure , let's go! " He added: " It is always better to go and not to fly than to go and not regret ! " перевод: И грянул новый год! Сколько было их, этих новогодних праздников! Все они были разными - какие-то проводились мной в совершеннейшем угаре, развеселой компанией с песнями, плясками, шашлыками, снеговиками, баней, водкой и последующей амнезией; какие-то - где-то в доме отдыха с детьми в походах в лес, лазании по пещерам, поездках на экскурсии; какие-то в поездках по старым друзьям, которых давно не видел; были спортивно-безалкогольные с лыжами, коньками, бассейном и всего лишь половиной новогодней рюмки шампанского; были наполовину рабочие - из командировки за праздничный стол, а потом обратно - по городам и весям; были, в конце-концов, такие, которые бездарно проспал... Этот новый год сначала обещал быть именно таким: чинно просидев новогоднюю полночь за столом с классическим набором: оливье, шампанское, мандарины и прочее, немного проветрившись с детьми в парке, абсолютно без планов на ближайшее будущее, первого числа утром разлеглись по койкам. Настал "следующий день" - хмурый, но снежный. Мы сидели на кухне и неторопливо беседовали, когда у меня зазвонил вдруг телефон - "Андрей Иванов" высвечивалось на его экране. "Ну что ж, день перестает быть томным", - подумал я, хотя еще не знал, по какому поводу. И оказался прав на 100%! Голос Андрея был бодр и энергичен, а намерения как всегда конкретны: "Я хочу завтра поехать полетать в Конаково! Что ты на это скажешь?" Ну что я мог сказать? Посмотрев в окно на низко висящую облачность и красиво и медленно падающие снежинки, я ответил: "Конечно, поехали!" И добавил: "Всегда лучше поехать и не полетать, чем не поехать и "
