The way it was

Today the police (be) able to make use of all kinds of scientific and technological aids in their fight against crime. This (be) not always the case, however. In the early days of the British police force, during the nineteenth century, the police officer’s whistle (be) his main way of calling for help if he (get) into difficulty. Gradually, in the twentieth century, things (begin) to improve. Those police officers lucky enough to be given a patrol car rather than a bicycle (can) also take advantage of radio communications.

In 1903, a new system for identifying people by their fingerprints (be discover). Although it soon (prove) to be one of the most significant developments in crime investigation, a search of the national fingerprint collection (can) take days, if not weeks, until computers (be introduce) in the 1970s.

Задание № 4. Заполните пропуски в предложениях предлогами места, времени и движения:

1. …… weekends, we often go for long walks …. the country.

2. I’ve been invited …. a wedding …. 14 February.

3. My car is being repaired … the garage. It will be ready …. two hours.

4. It took me a long time to find a job. …. the end I got a job …. a hotel.

5. I wasn’t sure whether I had come …. the right office. There was no name … the door.

6. My brother lives … a small village …. the south-west of England.

7. My office is …. the top floor. It’s …. the left as you come out of the lift.

8. I wasn’t …. when you phoned. I was … my sister’s house.

9. My train arrives … 11.30. Can you meet me … the station.

10. Have you ever been … China?

Задание № 5. В предложениях вставьте правильные предлоги после глаголов и прилагательных. В некоторых случаях предлог не требуется:

1. Why are you always so rude … your parents? Can’t you be nice … them?

2. I’ve been trying to learn English, but I’m not very satisfied …. my progress.

3. Helen works hard and she’s extremely good … her job.

4. I look stupid with this haircut. Everybody will laugh … me.

5. Why didn’t you answer …. my letter?

6. I explained … everybody the reasons for my decisions.

7. I saw Sue as I was cycling along the road. I shouted … her, but she didn’t hear me.

8. Don’t listen …. what he says. He doesn’t know what he’s talking …...

9. I couldn’t find the street I was looking …, so I stopped someone to ask … directions.

10. I don’t want to discuss … what happened last night. Let’s forget it.

Задание № 6. Напишите нижеприведенные предложения в вопросительной и отрицательной форме:

1. My friend locked himself out of his house yesterday.

2. My sister wears such strange fashions that everyone stares at her when she walks down the street.

3. We used to live in a small village, but now we live in London.

4. Your friend has won some money.

5. We were going to travel by train, but then we decided to go by car instead.

6. We managed to find the restaurant you recommended.

7. He has to get up at four.

8. The bus was late again.

9. There’s a lift in the building.

10. You missed a great party last night.

Задание № 7. Заполните пропуски в предложениях, употребляя составные предлоги и составные союзы в скобках, и переведите предложения на русский язык: (although, in spite of, as long as, because, because of, instead of, thanks to, due to, according to).

1. The work is going on ….. the schedule.

2. ….. the establishment of new bus routes the passenger service in the city was improved.

3. Who can repair the car … him?

4. ….. computers we can process information millions times quicker.

5. ….. it rained a lot, we enjoyed our holiday.

6. I went home ….. I was feeling unwell.

7. She only accepted the job … the salary, which was very high.

8. I managed to get to sleep …. there was a lot of noise.

9. ….. having very little money, they are happy.

10. I don’t mind if you come home late …. you come in quietly.

Задание № 8. Выберите из данных глаголов (а-d) тот, который больше всего подходит к данному предложению:

1. They would be offended if I ….. to the party.

a) Would go b) go c) will go d) didn’t go

2. If you took more exercise, you …… better.

a) Would feel b) feel c) will feel d) felt

3) What …. you do if you won a lot of money.

a) do b) did c) would d) are

4) If you … hard at your English you will pass your exam well.

a) works b) work c) will work d) worked

5) If I were you I ……..

a) Agree b) don’t agree c) wouldn’t agree d) will agree

6) If we ….. new methods, we would have saved a lot of time.

a) Had used b) uses c) doesn’t use d) had been used

7) If you help me, I …. the engine in an hour.

a) Repair b) repaired c) will repair d) don’t repair

8) If I ….. you, I’d see a doctor.

a) Am b) are c) will be d) were

9) If you park here, you …. be find.

a) Are b) will c) was d) don’t

Задание № 9. Переведите предложения на английский язык:

1. Главный недостаток нового дизайна – его высокая, стоимость.

2. Его изобретение было признано во многих странах.

3. Если вы пойдете быстрее вы доберетесь туда через два часа.

4. Одним из главных достоинств этого самолета является его очень высокая скорость.

5. Я считал, что эта была хорошая идея, но он не согласился.

6. Если ты увидишь его сегодня вечером, скажи ему, что я хочу с ним поговорить.

7. Если ты мне одолжишь свою машину, я приеду на работу вовремя.

8. Если бы он пришел вчера, я бы попросила его помочь нам.

9. Что бы вы сделали завтра, если бы были свободны?

10. Если ты будешь шуметь, ты разбудишь ребенка.

Задание № 10. Употребите слова в скобках в необходимой по контексту грамматической форме и заполните пропуски в предложениях полученными словами: