1. Use the Past Simple, the Past Continuous, the Past Perfect Simple or the Past Perfect Continuous of the verbs in brackets. Mark Zuckerberg, creator of Facebook. The pre-Facebook years.
By the time he began (begin) classes at Harvard, Mark Zuckerberg (1) (achieve) a reputation as a programming genius. Before the end of his second year at university, he (2) (already /design) CourseMatch, a program that helped students choose classes based on the choices other students (3)(make). At the time, Mark (4)(study) psychology and computer science. A short time later, he created Facemash, a program that let students select the best-looking person from different photos. Until then, students (5)(use) books called ‘FaceBooks’, which included the names and photos of everyone who lived in the student dorms. Facemash went up over the weekend but by Monday morning, the college (6)(take) it down because its popularity (7) (flood) Harvard’s server. Before Facemash, students (8) (ask) the university to develop a similar website for months. Mark (9) (work) on a very similar idea when he heard about these requests, so he decided to do something about them - and promised to build a better site than what the university (10)(plan).
2. Ask 5 special questions about the text «Mark Zuckerberg, creator of Facebook. The pre-Facebook years.
The Central authority of volleyball as an international sport that defines a set of rules — the international volleyball Federation, FIVB (eng.). Volleyball included in the Olympic programme since 1964[3].
Volleyball — proximity, combination sport where each player has a strict specialization at the site. The most important qualities for volleyball players are jumping to be able to stand high above the net, reaction, coordination, physical strength for the effective work of attacking strokes.
For fans of volleyball — a common entertainment and a way of relaxation due to the simplicity of the rules and inventory availability.
There are numerous options for volleyball, branched off from the main form — beach volleyball (Olympic appearance since 1996), mini-volleyball, pionerbol, Park volleyball (FIVB approved by Congress in November 1998 in Tokyo)[4].
whole day. — How strange. I (rang) you up at two o'clock,
but nobody (answered). — Oh, I (was) in the garden. I (was
reading) your book and (did not hear) the telephone.
2. What were you (doing) at five o'clock yesterday? — I (was working) in the
library. — I (was) there, too, but I (did not see) you.
3. Nina (celebrated) her birthday yesterday. Her room looked
beautiful, there (were) many flowers in it. When I (came)
in, somebody (was playing) the piano, two or three pairs (were
dancing).
4. Listen! Somebody (is playing) the piano.
5. I (like) music very much.
6. When I (looked) out of the window, it (was raining) heavily and people (were hurrying) along the streets.
7. What were you (doing) at seven o'clock yesterday? — I (was having)
supper.
8. When I (came) home yesterday, I (saw) that all my family (were sitting) round the table. Father (was reading) a letter from my uncle, who (lives) in Kiev.
9. Yesterday I (was working) at my English from five till seven.
10. It (was raining) the whole day yesterday.
11. Where your sister (is) now? — She (is) in her room. She (is doing) her
homework.
12. He (is brushing) his teeth at the moment. He (cleans) them thoroughly morning and night.
13. Don't disturb her while she (is sleeping).
14. You (are talking) nonsense. You never (talk) sense.
15. My mother (is sitting) in the sunlight now and I (am setting) the table.