1) Jill was afraid she had forgotten her key at home, but she found it in her handbag. 2) Dad wasn't at home when I came back. He had gone out twenty minutes before. 3) I wasn't hungry because I had just had breakfast. 4) Peter saw an urgent message on his table. Somebody had left it the day before. 5) I apologized I had not phoned her earlier. 6) He told me that he had come back a fortnight before. 7) I knew him at once though I had met him many years before. 8) We spent the night in Klin, a town we had often heard of but had never seen. 9) They could (not(?)) believe he had given up his job in the bank. 10) Mr. Jackson said that he had already bought everything for lunch.
Что касается меня, я увлекаюсь спортом с детства. Честно говоря, я предпочитаю командные игры, так как люблю чувствовать поддержку партнеров в таких играх. Волейбол – моя любимая игра. Нужно быть быстрым и подавать неожиданные мячи своим соперникам по другую сторону сетки. В школе я был капитаном нашей волейбольной команды, и мы участвовали в городских матчах. Мне нравилась атмосфера соревнования и сладкий вкус наших побед. Иногда мы проигрывали, конечно, но старались принимать поражение с достоинством. А сейчас, когда приходит лето, мы часто играем в пляжный волейбол.
As for me, I’ve been fond of sports activities since my childhood. To tell the truth I prefer team games because I like feeling support of my partners in such games. Volleyball is my favorite. You have to be fast and give unexpected balls to your competitors on the other side of the net. At school I was the captain of our volleyball team and we took part in our city matches. I enjoyed the atmosphere of competitions and the sweet taste of our victories. Sometimes we lost, of course, but we tried to accept our defeat with dignity. And now when summer comes we often play beach volleyball.
2) Dad wasn't at home when I came back. He had gone out twenty minutes before.
3) I wasn't hungry because I had just had breakfast.
4) Peter saw an urgent message on his table. Somebody had left it the day before.
5) I apologized I had not phoned her earlier.
6) He told me that he had come back a fortnight before.
7) I knew him at once though I had met him many years before.
8) We spent the night in Klin, a town we had often heard of but had never seen.
9) They could (not(?)) believe he had given up his job in the bank.
10) Mr. Jackson said that he had already bought everything for lunch.
As for me, I’ve been fond of sports activities since my childhood. To tell the truth I prefer team games because I like feeling support of my partners in such games. Volleyball is my favorite. You have to be fast and give unexpected balls to your competitors on the other side of the net. At school I was the captain of our volleyball team and we took part in our city matches. I enjoyed the atmosphere of competitions and the sweet taste of our victories. Sometimes we lost, of course, but we tried to accept our defeat with dignity. And now when summer comes we often play beach volleyball.