Lexico-grammatical test.I. Open the brackets, using the correct tense form:
Sally Deedes 1)(walk) home late one night. She 2)(be) to dinner party at her friend’s house. The city streets 3)(be) empty and 4) (rain) slightly. She 5)(look forward) to getting safely home to bed because at dinner her friends 6)(talk) about a dangerous murderer who 7)(escape) from prison the week before. Her friend Mark 8)(offer) to walk home with her but, as she 9)(live) a mile away, she 10)(tell) him that she would be ok. She was about halfway home when she 11)(hear) footsteps behind her. She 12)(stop) and 13)(turn) around, but she couldn’t see anyone and the footsteps 14)(stop) as well. When she continued on her way the footsteps 15)(start) again. She 16)(begin) to feel again. She started to run. The footsteps 17)(get) closer. Suddenly she 18)(feel) a hand on her shoulder and she 19)(scream) in terror. ‘Sally! Sally! It’s me, Mark!’ He tried to explain that he 20)(be) worried about her and 21)(decide) to follow her home. But Sally 22)(can/not) hear a word because she 23) (already/faint).
A lot of tourists come from all over the world to visit its many hictorical buildings , such as Champs Elysses , Palais Royal Palace , Are de Triomphe , the Eiffel Tower and old Notre Dame . Any people also come to visit its much theatres , museums , nice parks , gardens , numerous shops , such as Galeries Lafatette , H&M , Zara , Luis Vuitton , Gucci , Dolce Gabbana , Chanel , Dior , etc , where some people can buy famous clothing , footwear , decorations .
Like many big cities , Paris has few problems with traffic and pollution . The best thing about Paris is the little and beg parks and gardens . Paris is the unmatche city .
Вот только не с «I am Vasya». В конце концов, вы личность или где? Внесем интригу.
Let me introduce myself. Позвольте представиться.
What about me? Well… Что бы рассказать о себе? Ну… (а дальше свою коронную характеристику)
It is difficult to describe myself. I think I am… Сложно описать себя. Я думаю, что я…(и опять коронная фраза).
To tell many good words about yourself is not very modest, but I am… Вообще-то говорить о себе много хороших слов не слишком-то скромно, но все же я (и продолжаете себя нахваливать).
The most difficult thing is to tell something objective about myself, but I will try. Самое сложное – это рассказать о себе что-то объективное, но я постараюсь.
It is hard to speak about myself as only people surrounding me can see me objectively. - Непросто говорить о себе, поскольку только люди со стороны могут видеть меня объективно.
Если вы будете толкать речь в неформальном окружении, то можно изощряться по-любому:
Once upon a time a nice blonde was born in Moscow. And that was me, of course. В некотором царстве, в некотором государстве родилась в Москве хорошенькая блондинка. Иэто, конечно, былая.
Is there anybody going to listen to my story? Кто-нибудь собирается послушать мою историю (строчка из песни «Битлз»)
It’s time to throw off the mask and tell something important about myself. Пришло время сбросить маску и рассказать нечто важное о себе.