Now look at the whole text. choose the correct answer. 1) line 6: pip was afraid because … a he was alone in the dark. b he knew there was something frightening behind the door. c he was a nervous child. 2) lines 18-19: the white things had changed their colour because … a they were dirty. b they were very old. c they had been in the sunlight. 3)lines when miss havisham fi rst wore the dress … a it belonged to someone else. b she was young. c she was very thin. 4) line she said her heart was broken, she meant that … a she had a serious illness. b she was feeling angry about something. c something terrible had hurt her in the past. 5) line word ‘it’ refers to … a the room. b the darkness. c the wall. 6) lines pip couldn’t see the shape of the thing on the table because … a it was under a yellow tablecloth. b it was hidden by cobwebs. c the room was too dark.
2. She ( got) a bad mark at the exam because she (had not learnt) the material well enough.
3. I (had known) Sam for about two years when he (got) married.
4. I (had already known) Sam and Rachel when they (got) married.
5. We (gave) the children their presents and they (opened) the parcels at once.
6. We had (hardly exchanged) our New Year presents when the first guests (arrived).
7. When the first guests (arrived) we (had already given) the children their presents and they were opening the parcels. They were eager to see what was inside.
8. I walked in the park for about an hour the other day.
9. I saw a fight when I was walking in the park the other day.
10. I had walked in the park and was going home when I saw a fight.
If we are attentive, we may find out, that there are a lot of things that we can do all around. The following activities could make our neighbourhood better and people’s life easier.
Carrying bags is a good way to help elderly people. It will be even better if you ask them what they need and go shopping yourself. There are some lonely pensioners in our neighbourhood.
They will also be happy if somebody helps them about the house. Cleaning the flat, washing up or repairing something is a good way to help them, too.
Sometimes there is a lot of snow in winter. If so, younger people can help clean the snow in the yard. Everyone will thank them for it, especially car owners.
It’s a good idea to clean the territory in the neighbourhood together with the friends. It’s not difficult, but if you pick up the rubbish in the yard once a month, it will be very effective.
There is so much waste paper everywhere, even in the postboxes. If we collectit and take to the recycling stations, it will save trees and make the neighbou
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