I. Write sentences with the cue words, using the past progressive tense. They/ play/ tennis/ 10.30 yesterday morning. Ann/ do/ homework/ 5 o’clock this afternoon. My father/ wash/ car/ from/ five to six. This time last year/ we/ live/ France. The students/ offer/ flowers/ the visitors. I/ cook/ dinner/ half an hour ago. She/ work/ the studio/ that time. What/ you/ do/ from 3 to 6 yesterday afternoon? I/ write/ my report/ 8 o’clock last night. II. Put the verbs into correct form: past progressive or past simple. The doorbell (ring) ______ while Tom (watch) _______ television. How fast _______ you _______ (drive) when the accident (happen) ______ ? Anna and Susan (make) ______ dinner when Martin (arrive) ______ home. The light (go) ______ out while we (have) ______ dinner. But it (come) ______ again after about ten minutes. “What _______ you (do) ______ this time yesterday?” – I (work) ______ on the computer.” It suddenly (begin) ______ rain while Laura (sit) ______ in the garden. It (be) ______ cold when we (leave) ______ the house that day, and a light snow (fall) _______. When I last (see) ______ them, they (try) ______ to find a new house near their work. I (walk) _______ along the street when I suddenly (feel) ______ something hit me in the back. I (not/ know) _______ what it was. When we (drive) _______ down the hill, a strange object (appear) _______ in the sky. III. Complete the passage with the most suitable words. Torquay is one of the (1) ______ popular holiday resorts in Britain. (2) ______ provides entertainment, sports of every kind, etc. You can (3) ______ at the hotels by the sea, or at a comfortable expensive (4) ______ houses. There (5) ______ camping sites, too. Torquay has large sandy beaches (6) ______ you can buy refreshments and hire (7) ______ to sit on. There are large areas of grass land and miles of cliff paths (8) ______ walkers. IV. Read the passage, then answer the questions. New York City is located in the southeastern part of New York State just east of New Jersey. The city was found by the Dutch in 1624. At first is called Fort Amsterdam, and then New Amsterdam. In 1664, the English took over the city and renamed it New York. With the population of more than 7 millions in the city and 19 million in the metropolitan region, New York is the largest city in the United States. It is divided into five parts, which are Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island. The total area of these parts is 946 square kilometers. Visitors to New York are all attracted by places such as the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building, Wall Street, and Broadway theater district. New York is also where tourists can visit some world famous art galleries and museums. Where is New York City? Why was New York originally called New Amsterdam? When was it found? What is its population? How many parts are there in the city? How big is it? What are visitors to New York attracted by?