He told me … dinner was at twelve and … supper at six. You really must stay to ... supper. You'll get …very nice wine from Sicily. … fat brown goose lay at one end of ... table, and at the other end lay ... great ham, stripped of its outer skin and beside this was a round of ... spiced beet. Ever since they had come she had taken … cream and … fruit to them twice a week. "I must go home now", she said. "... tea was lovely, and thank you!" "You haven't finished ... toast."-"I'm due to eat... large and substantial dinner in an hour". There was ... tea in a great silver urn, and ... coffee, too and on ... heater, piping hot, ... dishes of scrambled eggs, of ... bacon, and another of ... fish. There was ... little clutch of ... boiled eggs as well and ... porridge in ... silver porringer. On another side-board was ... ham, and ... great piece of ... cold bacon. There were ... scones, too, on ... table, and ... toast, and ... various pots of ... jam, ... marmalade, and ... honey, while ... dessert dishes, piled high with ... fruit, stood at either end.

11. He wasn't sleeping when father came home. He was doing his homework.

Он не спал, когда папа пришёл домой. Он делал свою домашнюю работу.

wasn't sleeping (не спал) - не спал в тот конкретный момент. Возможно, он спал почти всё время до прихода отца и даже лёг сразу после, но вот в конкретный момент прихода папы домой - не спал (и делал свою домашнюю работу).

12. When I was going to school the day before yesterday, I met Mike and Pete. The were talking and laughing. They told me a funny story. Soon I was laughing, too. I was still laughing when we came to school. After school I told this story at home. My father and mother liked it very much.

told - рассказал. Тут не описано, сколько времени занял процесс рассказа этой смешной истории, но известно, что история была рассказана.

13. When we were in the country last summer, I went to the wood one day. In the wood I found a little fox cub. It could not run. It injured its leg. I decided to help the cub. I brought it home. Every day I fed it and took care of it. I was doing it the whole summer. Now the fox cub is quite well. It left my house. It lives in the woods again.

1. His brother is cleverer than his sister.

His sister is more stupid than his brother.

2. My aunt is more optimistic than my mother.

My mother is more pessimistic than my aunt.

3. She is meaner than her brother.

He is more generous than his sister.

4. Her granny is kinder than her father.

Her father is more strict than her granny.

5. Coffee has a stronger taste than tea.

Tea has a more mild taste than coffee.

6. Online banking is more convenient than cash machines.

Cash machones are more inconvenient than online banking.

7. A dolphin is more beautiful than a crocodile.

A crocodile is more ugly than a dolphin.

8. A lemon is sourer than an orange.

An orange is more sweet than a lemon.

9. It is wetter in October than in March.

In March is more dry than in Octoberm