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1.The flat my sister is large.
2.The work of these students is interesting.
3.Where is the office of the manager?
4.The house of my brother-in-law is very big.
5.What is the name of the man who lent us the money?

pend) your holidays in the Crimea.

Once, while I 1__________ (walk) in a park in London, I 2_________ (see) an old strange-looking man. He 3_______ (sit) on a bench 4________ (hold) a closed book in his hands. I 5_______ (sit) down on the bench and 6________ (look) at the book. I 7 (see) that the book 8_______ (be) of great interest. It 9________ (be) a very old copy of early Byron's works. I 10_________ (look) at the old man in surprise and 11__________ (understand) that he 12_________ (know) I 13_____________ (sit) on the bench because of him and the book he 14__________ (hold) in his hands. I 15______ (smile). "It is the last I 16_______ (have)," he said and 17________ (stretch) it out to me. I 18_______ (take) with the words, "I 19________ (be) a lover of old books."

I 20_____ (open) this small book and 21_______ (look) at the date. "Oh," I said. "It 22_________ (be) a remarkable book." "Yes," he 23________ (sigh). "I 24________ (have) to sell it to buy the necessities of life. I 25__________ (have) a hard life and this book 26________always_______________________ (be) a comfort to me."

I 27_______ (nod) and 28________ (think) that I 29_______never______ (see) such a remarkable book.

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).

see her taxi pull up. She …………………………….. (can \ not \ drive), so she ……………………………. (call) one to take her to the airport. She was very excited. Julia …………………………….. (go) on her very first business trip. Her boss, a strict woman named Ms Dryer, ………………….. (choose) her from all the other salespeople in the office. Julia ……………………………….. (prepare) for her trip all week. All her clothes ………………………………. (pack), also she ………………………… (get) all her papers in order, bought her ticket, ordered a taxi for 7 o’clock that morning. The only problem now was, where was the taxi? While she …………………….. (stand) at the window nobody passed her house. Julia ………………………. (tell) herself not to panic, the taxi would arrive, she just had to be patient. She thought, “I …………………………….. (give) the taxi another five minutes and then I will call my friend Bill, and ask him to take me to the airport”. Ten minutes ………………………… (pass) and Julia ………………….. (call) Bill. He ………………………………… (probably \ wake up) by her telephone ring, as he murmured, “Hello, Bill ………………………… (speak)”. In a nervous voice, she ……………………. (say), “ Bill, I’m sorry to bother you but I ………………….. (wait) for a taxi to take me to the airport for over an hour now and I think I …………………………… (miss) my plane. It ………………………… (leave) at 10am.” Julia’s calm returned as she heard Bill …………………. (say) that he would take her to the airport.