Open the brackets and put the verbs into the correct form: Julia stood in the front hall of her house. She ……………………….. (look) out the window hoping to

You've got a letter from your pen friend, Dan. Write him a letter and answer his 3 questions.

... My dad does a very important job for a very important company but he still loves reading science fiction. He really believes that science fiction writers predict our future. I can't say I totally agree with him...
...What do you enjoy reading about?...What science, in your opinion, should become a priority in the future and why?... what hobbies do you thing people will have in 50 years' time?...

a. This machine (not/work).
b. Hurry. The bus (come). I (not/want) to miss it.
c. The river Nile (flow) into the Mediterranean.
d. The river (flow) very fast today - much faster than usual.
e. (it/ever/snow) in China?
f. We usually (grow) cucumbers and tomatoes in our garden, but this year we usually(not/grow) any.
g. You can take my umbrella. I (not/need) it at the moment.
h. I usually (enjoy) parties. But I (not/enjoy) this one very much.
i. George says he is eighty years old. But I (not/believe) him.
j. Roger is in Paris at the moment. He ( stay) at the Continental Hotel. He usually (stay) at this when he is in Paris.

history of Egypt. Sophie (to like) to travel around the country. She (to see) the great Pyramids last week. Sophie (to like) to ride camels a lot. But she (not to like) to sleep in tents. She (to meet) a lot of interesting people. Sophie (to make) many new friends. She (to buy) a lot of souvenirs and (to take) a lot of photos.

and ...(to live) with his uncle and aunt after his mother's death. His father and uncle ...(to be) merchants: they ...(to go) to Kublai Khan in China twice and on their second journey they (to take) Marco with them.

Marco Polo was 17 when they (to leave) for China. They ...(to sail) from Venice to a port in Palestine called Acre. From there they (to ride) xamels to a port in Persia called Hormuz. They ...(to want) to sail from Hormuz to China, but they (not to think) the ships ...(to be) strong enough to sail. They continued their journey by camel across the deserts and mountains of Asia. In three years they ...(to reach) Kublai Khan's palace in Shandu.

(have) breakfast when the telephone (ring). When I came back to my coffee, it (be) cold. 3. When I (finish) my letter in the hall, a tall beautiful woman with red hair (enter). A dog (follow) her. 4. Ann (drop) two cups while she (wash up) last night, but neither of the cups (break). 5.1 (walk) along the street watching what (go on) around me. Fast cars (rush) in both directions and it (be) impossible to cross the street. 6. The old man who (sit) on the bench beside me (keep) silence. Then suddenly he (turn round) to me and (begin) to speak. 7.1 (stand) near the fence when suddenly I (hear) the voices. 8. He well (remember) the day when he first (go) to school. 9. We (talk) about Jim when he (run) into the room. 10. The day was marvelous: the sun (shine), the birds (sing) so we (decide) to go for a walk. 11. Miss Brown's telephone (ring) when she (dress). 12.1 (light) my pipe and (nod) to him to show that I (listen). 13. When he (come) into the office the secretary (do) a crosswords puzzle. 14. Why you (not listen) to me while I (speak)? 15. He (wait) for her, but she never (come).