They ... a few minutes ago a

Ex.1.Rewrite the sentences using the Present Perfect or Past Indefinite.
Examples:I am writing a letter to my cousin.(already;yesterday)
I have already written a letter to my cousin.
I wrote a letter to my cousin yesterday.
1)the waitress is bringing our tea(a few minutes ago;not yet)
2)the bell is ringing (just;some minutes ago)
3)He is going to London in a few days(already;last week)
4)The boys are playing football in the yard now(yesterday;many times)
5)Mother is reading a new novel by Aitmatov(this month;last year)
6)Students are cleaning their classrooms(already;last Saturday)
7)The teacher is explaining a new rule(just;at the pervious lesson)
8)Ann is doing her home work(just;on Friday)
9)They are discussing this problem again(many times; a few days ago)
10)Granny is making a birthday cake(just;yesterday)
11)The birds are flying to the South.(already;at the end of August)
12)the train is coming(just;an hour ago)
13)Who is your friend speaking to?(yesterday;just)
14)We are writing the words of Lesson 7(already;at the last lesson)

1.Put the verb in the present perfect or past simple.
1)-....(you/have) a good time?
-Yes,he....(be) great.
2)-Where,s Alan?.....(you/see) him?
-Yes,he....(go) out a few minutes ago.
-And Julia?
-I don,t know.I......(not/see) her.
3)Rose works in a factory.She....(work) there for six months.Before that she....(be) a waitress in a restaurant.She....(work) there for two years but she......(not/enjoy) it very much.
4)-Do you know Martin`s sister?
-I...(see) her a few times but she...(never/speak) to her. ...(you/ever/speak)to her?
-yes. i ...(meet) her at a party last week.She`s very nice.

2)"You may take as____books as you like",the librarian said.

3)Growing children need____food,sleep and exercise.

4)Everyone should eat_____vegetables and fruit,especially in spring and summer when they are fresh.

5)I had_____time to think over what I was going to do.

6)You`ve made too_____mistakes in the test.

№2

Few?A few?Little?A little?

Choose the correct word.

1)I have(little/a little)money,not much,but enough.

2)I`m going shopping-I`d like to buy(few/a few)things.

3)I`d like to ask you(few/a few)questions.

4)The girl will be ready in(few/a few)minutes.

5)Very(few/a few)compositions are really very good.

6)The climate is so severe in this part of the country that very(few/a few)people would like to live there.

money?”

“How did you learn to type so fast?”

“She’s a lawyer and she doesn’t want money?”

“So how did you become a secretary?”

"Where did you meet Reggie?"

"You have to go to law school to be a secretary in a law office?"

“How’s the money?”

“Where does Momma Love live?”

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At eleven, Mark sat down at Clint's desk and looked at the dictating machine. Reggie had a client and they needed to plan strategy for an hour. Clint typed on long paper and took the phone every five minutes.

Mark got bored asked, "How did you become a secretary?" Clint turned and smiled at him. "It was an accident." 1)________________________________?

"No. I wanted to build swimming pools." "What happened?" "I don't know. I almost failed my exams school, then went to college, then went to law school." 2)______________________________________?

"No. I failed the exams in law school, and Reggie gave me a job. It's fun, most of the time."

3)______________________?

"It's a long story. We were friends in law school. We've been friends for a long time. She'll probably tell you about it when you meet Momma Love, Reggie's mother. They live together, and she loves to cook for the kids Reggie represents. She makes all kinds of delicious Italian food. Everyone loves it. Reggie takes most of her clients home, especially the younger ones."

The phone rang. Clint took the message and returned to his typewriter. Mark watched carefully.

4)_________________________________ ?

The typing stopped, and he slowly turned and looked at Mark. He smiled, and said,”In high school. I had this teacher who was like a sergeant. We hated her, but she made us learn. Can you type?”

“A little. I’ve had three years of computer at school.”

Clint pointed to his Apple next to the typewriter. “We’ve got all sorts of computers around here.” Mar looked at it, but was not impressed. Everybody had computers.

5)_________________________?

“It wasn’t planned. When Reggie finished law school, she didn’t want to work for anybody, so she opened this office. It was about four years ago. She needed a secretary, and I volunteered. Have you seen a male secretary before?”

“No. Didn’t know men could be secretaries. 6)________________________________?”

Clint laughed at this. “It’s okay. If Reggie has a good month, then I have a good month. We’re like partners.”

7)_______________________?

“Not really. She doesn’t want a lot of money. A few years ago she was married to a doctor, and they had a big house and lots of money. Everything was lost, and she blames the money for most of it. She’ll probably tell you about it. She’s very honest about her life.”

8)________________?

“Unusual, isn’t it?”

“I’ll say. I mean, I’ve seen a lot of lawyer shows on television, and all they do is talk about money.”