Put the verbs in brackets into the correct present form.

The householder can use the small shop when he or she
runs short of small items of grocery, etc.

The small shop will often be open early in the morning
and late at night. The shopkeeper will also allow some of the best customers to
have credit and pay their bill at the end of the week. Special likes and
dislikes of the customers are catered for by the small shop and they will often
carry a wide variety of stock to cover individual needs of many customers. The
shopkeeper will spend a lot of time and trouble to make sure that regular
customers get exactly what they want.

Because the small shopkeeper buys his goods in small
quantities, he does not have the price advantages offered by bulk purchase. The
small shopkeeper may buy, say, 10 or 20 tins of food and has to pay a much
higher price per tin to the wholesaler than the owner of a larger shop, who
would buy the tins of food by the hundred or even by the thousand. For a big
order like this the price per tin would, of course, be much less. The
supermarket can therefore offer its goods at a much lower price than the small
shop because it buys in bulk.



Because the
small shop gives good personal service, customers may have to wait whilst the
shopkeeper is serving an earlier customer, and this can sometimes be a
disadvantage. Because the small shop is small, it cannot carry a large stock
and it may be difficult to see the stock because of poor display.

1. Не translates very many letters into English.
2. The teacher gives us a lot of homework.
3. Your friends read. a lot.
4. She gets a lot of telegrams every day.
5. They work too much

Muriel's husband. 2 A: Are you doing anything tomorrow evening? B: Yes. I ...........................................(see) Jack at nine o'clock. 3 A: I..............................(see) you're feeling better. B: Yes, I am, thank you. 4 A: What's that noise? B: The people next door............................(have) a party. 5 A: Graham........................(have) a new computer. B: I know. I've already seen it. 6 A: This dress.......................................(not/fit) me any more. B: Why don't you buy a new one? 7 A: Your perfume ...............................(smell) nice. What is it? B: It's a new perfume called Sunshine. 8 A: What is Jane doing? B: She .................................(smell) the flowers in the garden. 9 A: What...........................................(you/look) at? B: Some photos I took during my holidays. They aren't very good, though. 10 A: You ............................(look) very pretty today. B: Thank you. I've just had my hair cut. 11 A: I ..........................(think) we're being followed. B: Don't be silly! It's just your imagination. 12 A: Is anything wrong? B: No. I ................................(just/think) about the party tonight. 13 A: This fabric ..................................(feel) like silk. B: It is silk, and it was very expensive. 14 A: What are you doing? B: I ..............................(feel) the radiator to see if it's getting warm. 15 A: She............................(be) generous, isn't she? B: Yes, she has never been a mean person. 16 A: He..................................(be) very quiet today, isn't he? B: Yes, I think he has some problems. 17 A: Would you like some cherries? B: Yes, please. I ...........................(love) cherries. They're my favourite fruit. 11 18 A: I'm sorry, but I ................................................... (not understand) what you mean. B: Shall I explain it again? 19 A: The children are making lots of noise today. B: I know, but they................................(have) fun. 20 A: This cake...................................(taste) awful. B: I think I forgot to put the sugar in it!

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3. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense

1.The film “War and Peace” … (direct) by Sergey Bondarchuk.

2.Who … Crime and Punishment … (write) by?

3.Over 1,000 languages … (speak) in India.

4.About half of the world’s gold … (produce) in Russia.

5.A new theatre … (build) in three years time.

6.Ten people … (injure) in the accident.

When it is warm, I … (take) off my coat.

It is a funny situation but she … (look) very unhappy.

An interpreter … (translate) from one language into another.

I … (recommend) you to go to this new restaurant.

City Museum … (close) at 5 o’clock in the evening.

Water … (boil) at 100 degrees Celsius.

Julia is a teacher. She … (teach) Maths to young children.

Wool … (come) from sheep.

In Britain the banks usually … (open) at 9.30 in the morning.

Nick usually … (sleep) eight hours a night.

The sun … (set) in the west.

Ann and I are good friends. We … (have) lots in common.

Sue always … (arrive) at work early.

The Earth … (go) round the Sun.

Food is very expensive in this country. It … (cost) a lot of money.

Plants … (need) water to grow.

Caterpillars … (turn) into butterflies.

My job is very interesting. I … (meet) a lot of people.

Tony is 34 and he … (have) 73 prizes from skateboarding competitions.

Shoes are very expensive. They … (cost) a lot of money.

Muriel's husband. 2 A: Are you doing anything tomorrow evening? B: Yes. I ...........................................(see) Jack at nine o'clock. 3 A: I..............................(see) you're feeling better. B: Yes, I am, thank you. 4 A: What's that noise? B: The people next door............................(have) a party. 5 A: Graham........................(have) a new computer. B: I know. I've already seen it. 6 A: This dress.......................................(not/fit) me any more. B: Why don't you buy a new one? 7 A: Your perfume ...............................(smell) nice. What is it? B: It's a new perfume called Sunshine. 8 A: What is Jane doing? B: She .................................(smell) the flowers in the garden. 9 A: What...........................................(you/look) at? B: Some photos I took during my holidays. They aren't very good, though. 10 A: You ............................(look) very pretty today. B: Thank you. I've just had my hair cut. 11 A: I ..........................(think) we're being followed. B: Don't be silly! It's just your imagination. 12 A: Is anything wrong? B: No. I ................................(just/think) about the party tonight. 13 A: This fabric ..................................(feel) like silk. B: It is silk, and it was very expensive. 14 A: What are you doing? B: I ..............................(feel) the radiator to see if it's getting warm. 15 A: She............................(be) generous, isn't she? B: Yes, she has never been a mean person. 16 A: He..................................(be) very quiet today, isn't he? B: Yes, I think he has some problems. 17 A: Would you like some cherries? B: Yes, please. I ...........................(love) cherries. They're my favourite fruit. 11 18 A: I'm sorry, but I ................................................... (not understand) what you mean. B: Shall I explain it again? 19 A: The children are making lots of noise today. B: I know, but they................................(have) fun. 20 A: This cake...................................(taste) awful. B: I think I forgot to put the sugar in it!