Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense

1. I’m lost. I (drive) ________________________around here for an hour.

2. They (stand) _________________on the platform for an hour when the train came.

3. Let’s go to the cinema. They (show) ______________________a new comedy this week.

4. Lilian (seldom / be) _____________________________late for work.

5. The mechanic (repair) _______________________my car at the moment.

6. My parents (just / move) _____________________to a beautiful house in the country.

7. Mr Johnson (open) _____________________a new shop in the village next month.

8. By the time I arrived, the lessons (already/start)_____________________________________.

9. We (play) ______________________on the beach when it started to rain.

10. Sam and Fred (often / go) _________________________fishing together.

b) Write a personal profile (35–45 words) of a member of your family / your classmate.

Include the following:

• his / her name, when and where he / she was born;

• his / her appearance and character;

• his / her interests and activities;

• his / her achievements and future hopes.

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EXAMINATION CARD № 29

I. Reading

Read the brief newspaper articles. Match the headlines (A–E) with the articles (1–5).

A) Television star in politics

B) Torrential rain and storm blast again

C) Debate to settle stock issues

D) Former champion beaten

E) Violence threatens expected pullout

1 ____________

Hurricane Jeanne blasted ashore in Florida with drenching rains and 120 mph wind, tearing off rooftops, hurling debris through the air and sending huge waves crashing into buildings on Sunday as it hit the same area battered by Frances three weeks ago.

2____________

The first U.S. presidential debate this week and a load of data on consumer spending will settle some questions that have been hanging over U.S. stocks, and equity strategists, and traders say the decreased uncertainty could draw buyers back to the market.

3____________

Israeli helicopter gunships destroyed a metal workshop in a Gaza Strip refugee camp on Sunday, the latest attack in a cycle of violence threatening to complicate Israel’s planned pullout from the territory.

4____________

Actor Martin Sheen did some reallife politicking for a congressional candidate who used to work on his television series “The West Wing.”

5____________

Serena Williams erased a match point in the second set and came all the way back to beat U.S. Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova 4­-6, 7­-5, 6­-4 Sunday at the China Open for her first title in six months.

II. Writing