Graham Alison, a businessman, aged 70, (1)was reported missing on Sunday. His
wife came home late and found a note that (2) was left by her husband on the bed. The
message was that he’d had to go New York on an emergency. Mrs. Alison
(3)was surprised at receiving this at a short notice and went to bed slightly annoyed.
Early in the morning she (4) was woken up by a telephone call: a male voice of a
complete stranger told her that Mr. Alison (5) was kidnapped. Mrs. Alison started to panic
because the ransom that (6) was demanded amounted to no less than a million dollars, the
huge sum could nowhere (7) be found. Moreover, she (8)was told that the money
had (9) to be paid in two days. Next day the same voice called up again and said that the
money had (10)to be left under a certain bench in the nearby park. He also added that if the 49
police (11) was told Mr. Alison (12) would be killed. Mrs. Alison consulted her
lawyer and she (13) was given a piece of advice; she came to the conclusion that the best
thing for her to do was to let the police know. So, the police (14) was informed and the hunt
began. Soon they found one of the kidnappers and the next day the gang (15) was arrested.
1. Vera answered Nina her favourite books were " Gulliver's Travels " and "Robinson Crusoe". And at that moment she was reading a novel by Walter Scott.
Когда я был молод, я (раньше/привык быть/будет/может быть) очень застенчивый, но я больше не являюсь.привык быть
1. I listened to the news last night.
- Did I listen to the news last night?
- What did I listen last night?
- Did I listen to the news or music last night?
- I listened to the news last night. didn't I?
2. He bought a new CD three days ago.
- Does he buy a new CD three days ago?
- Whar he does he buy three ays ago?
- Does he buy a new CD or books three days ago?
- He bought a new CD three days ago, doesn't he?
