Read the text. Then choose the correct answers. (5 marks) A SUCCESSFUL WRITER Agatha Christie is one of the most successful writers ever. She was born in England in 1890 and during her lifetime wrote 66 detective novels and six romantic novels. She died in 1976. She created two famous characters, the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot and the British character Miss Marple. Agatha Christie has sold over two billion books. Her stories have been popular around the world and people have read them in over 103 different languages. Agatha Christie was very imaginative and wrote many exciting stories about murders and mysteries. Some of the books have become films including Murder on the Orient Express. There was also a mystery about the real Agatha Christie. In December 1926 she disappeared. Over a thousand police officers looked for her and a newspaper offered a reward of £100. She appeared again after 10 days. 1 What sort of books did Agatha Christie write? a non-fiction b fiction 2 How many detective novels did she write? a 66 b 72 3 What was the name of her Belgian detective character? a Miss Marple b Hercule Poirot 4 How many books has she sold? a over 1 billion b over 2 billion 5 What happened in 1926? a She wrote about a real woman who disappeared for 10 days. b She disappeared for 10 days.
1.Tony says, he doesn't want to eat this soup,it is too hot.
Tony said,he didn't want to eat this soup,it was too hot.
2. mandy remarks, that yesturday happened a serious accident.
mandy remarked, that yesturday had happened a serious accident.
3.my friends tell,we are going to the seaside next month.
my friends told,we were going to the seaside next month.
4.The radio comments, that our team has scored three goals today.
The radio commented, that our team had scored three goals that day.
5.My mum says,I have to phone as soon as I come.
My mum said,I had to phone as soon as I came.
6.Paul say, my postcard hasn't come yet.
Paul said, my postcard hadn't came yet.
7. The nurse points out, the pharmacist will not come till the next week.
The nurse pointed out, the pharmacist would not come till the next week.
8. girls informs,that yesterdays party was very bored.
girls informed,that yesterdays party had been very bored.
9.Bob complains,he doesn't like commercial at the time of the film.
Bob complained,he didn't like commercial at the time of the film.
10.Granny comments, that she always read the morning newspaper.
Granny commented, that she always read the morning newspaper.
The же в свою очередь произошел от this, то есть этот. Он используется в отношении уже упомянутых ранее в беседе объектов. Можно использовать как с единственным, так и с множественным числом.
Существует еще куча случаев, когда надо выбирать (например, the используется, когда разговор идет о чем-то, что существует единственное на свете или о частях света), но в случае с яблоком это не важно.
Разница в том, что an apple(если слово начинается с гласной, то a меняется на an) только что упомянули в диалоге, это просто какое-то яблоко, а the apple - это о конкретном яблоке.