Mum has just announced that Aunt Caroline 1) (Варіанти:will come, comes, is coming, came)___ to stay with us for a few days at the end of the month. Aunt Caroline is my mum's younger sister, and they have always been quite close, despite 2) (Варіанти:have, they have, having, they had) some diffrences in tastes and lifestyle. I'm noy entirely sure how I feel about her visit. She can be fun, but she's sometimes difficult to get on with, especialy now that I 3) (Варіанти:am, am being, have been , was) older. When I was 4) ___ (Варіанти:an, a, the, one) child, used to stay with her in her country house during summer holidays. That was always a perfect time, and I look back on 5) (Варіанти:those, some, this, each) ___ visits with great pleasure. Aunt Caroline 6) (Варіанти:would let, was letting, had let, did let) ___ me climb the trees in her gardenand explore the woods on my own. We also shared a love of edibable treats of all kinds, including extravagant pastries and cakes. But she doesn't seem 7) (Варіанти:understand, to understand, understanding, understood) that I'm not a child any more, and she goes on treating me like the schoolgirl I once was. I suspect she 8) (Варіанти:will bring, is bringing, has brought, brings) me sweets again - which I no longer enjoy - and I'll have 9) (Варіанти:pretend, pretending, pretended, to pretend) that I'm thrilled in order to avoid looking ungrateful. Mum says I must meet Aunt Caroline at the station on Saturday morning. Perphaps once she 10) (Варіанти:is seeing, has seen, will see, see) my newly-acquired driving skills she'll realize that I'm all grown up now, and hopefully she willbehave accordingly.
