The other day while I 1.
(walk) downtown, I 2.
mine who I 3.
(meet) an old friend of
(not see) for years. The last time: 4.
him he 5.
(speak) to
(work) as the manager of a big shoe factory he 6.
from his father who 7.
(inherit)
-(work) there all his life. His father 8.
- (be) a great
man who 9.
(use) his knowledge very well.
Well, we 10.
(go) to the next cafe and 11.
(order) some coffee. 'How 12.
(you / do), Carl? I 13.
(not see) you for quite a long time. I 14.
(think) you 15.
(move away) years ago.'
You're right. Actually, I. 16.
(move away) six years ago, but then: 17
(return) because of my business.' 'Oh yes, the shoe business! 18.
-(it / go) well?'
No, not very well, I'm afraid. We 19.
(have to close down the factory and we 20.
(give) a sack to all our workers. We 21,
(not be able to) export any
shoes last year as the prices of other shoe manufacturers 22.
(be) much more competitive
than ours. So we 23.
- (not can) sell our products any more. Besides, we 24.
(have) some financial difficulties. I 25.
(be) out of my job for six
months now.'
What 26.
(you/ do) since it 27.
- (happen)?
'I 28.
(look) for a good job which 29.-
- (not be) so stressful as the
previous one.'
What 30.
(you/do) if you 31. _
(not find) it?'
"I think I 32.
_(start) another private business. This time it 33.
(be) a
computer business. I hope this time next year I 34.
(work) in my own company as a
manager, of course.
'Oh, I 35.
(completely / forget) I 36.
(have to) buy some food at
the supermarket. I 37.
(leave) immediately. It 38.
(be) really nice to see
you again.' It 39.
(be)nice to see you, too. Bye!'​

Привет, я Рэй. Мой отец не известный человек и не национальный герой. Но он - мой герой! С ним всегда весело. Я могу играючи подраться с ним, и он не возражает. Он не тот человек, который выиграл чемпионат или ходил по Луне, или людей в беде, но он добрый и умный, и с ним никогда не бывает скучно. Мои лучшие дни - это дни, которые я провожу с отцом. Он много знает об освоении космоса и достижениях ученых. Мне нравятся его рассказы о космических экспедициях и о космонавтах.  Иногда мои друзья присоединяются к нам, чтобы послушать его истории, и я горжусь своим отцом.

1 d) Matilda was a very unusual child. Her mind was powerful and she was very quick to learn. Unfortunately, her parents, Mr and Mrs Wornwood were so busy with their own lives that they hardly noticed anything unusual about their daughter.

2 a) Matilda's brother Michael was a perfectly normal boy, but the sister, as I said, was a real prodigy. By the age of one and a half her speech was perfect and she knew as many words as many grown-ups. But the parents called her a noisy child and told her to be quiet.

3 e) By the time she was three, Matilda had taught herself to read by studying newspapers and magazines that lay around the house.

4 c) At the age of four, she could read fast and well and she naturally needed some books. The only book in the house was something called "Easy Cooking" belonging to her mother, and when she had read this from cover to cover, and had practically learned it by heart, she decided she wanted something more interesting.

5 b)"Daddy," she said," do you think you could buy me a book?"

 "A book?" he said."What do you want a book for?"

 "To read, daddy."

 "What's wrong with the telly? We've got a lovely telly with a twelve-inch screen and now you come asking for a book!"