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the early evening air was cool and mild as ted wilson walked along the almost-deserted beach. he wanted to be completely alone to think about his problems.
since he had lost his job,his life seemed to be full of problems.
after what had happened, ted realised that losing a job wasn't the worst thing that could happen to someone. he was glad to be alive,and felt sure that everything would be all right in the end.
walking to the far end of the beach, ted was so deep in thought that he didn't notice the dark clouds which had gathered overhead. when the first heavy drops of rain began to fall,he looked up in surprise and hurried back towards his car. the soft dry sand of the beach slowed him down,so he started running on the hard sand at the water's edge. before he had gone fifty metres,though,he suddenly felt himself sinking into the sad. within seconds, he had sunk in up to his wait. he realised to his horror that he had stepped into quicksand. when he tried to move, the sand pulled him deeper-and the tide was coming! the water soon covered his chest, and continued to rise. "help! " he shouted desperately. "help! i'm going to drown! "
steve macdonald was looking for shells at the other end of the beach when he heard ted's cries. by the time steve reached him,the water was up to ted's chin and he was in real danger. steve grabbed his arms,pulled him out of the quicksand and helped him to safety.ted was so relieved to have escaped that he couldn't say a word. he shook steve's hand, again and again, in silent thanks.
Конструкция be going to V используется для намерения сделать что-либо в будущем: "Я собираюсь навестить брата в больнице". Вариант b не подходит грамматически, а вариант c по смыслу.
В третьем используется длительное время для обозначения действия, которое длилось определённый промежуток времени, и во время этого промежутка произошло второе действие, обозначенное временем Past Simple:
i WAS WATCHING tv when my mother CAME.
i WAS PREPARING dinner when the light GOT OFF.
Таким образом описываются действия, которые происходили определённый промежуток времени и внезапно прерывались другим, одномоментным, действием. Надеюсь, всё понятно. :)
My Favourite Writer (M. Lermontov)
One of Russia's most celebrated poets of all times, Michael Lermontov was born in Moscow in the family of a nobleman. He spent his childhood and youth in Tarckany, in the province of Penza.
In 1830 Lermontov entered the Moscow University, but very soon he had to leave it. Then he entered St. Petersburg School of Cavalry Cadets. He finished it and served in the Hussar Regiment of the Imperial Guard.
In 1837 the poet was exiled to the Caucasus for his poem "Poets Death". In 1840 Lermontov was exiled to the Caucasus for the second time. He was provoked into personal quarrel with his schoolmate. The quarrel led to a duel. On July 15th, 1841 the poet was killed. He was not even 27 at that time.
Lermontov began writing when he was very young. One of his first writings to be published was his verse tale "Hadji Arbek".
But he won fame as a poet after his poem "Poets Death" was published. Lermontov's poems "Demon" "Mtsyri" his great novel "A Hero of Our Time" and his play "Masquerade" are masterpieces of Russian literature.
Whether he wrote poetry, drama or prose, the stamp of his genius was to be found on his works. Lermontov's influence as of a poet and a thinker on all Russian writes can't be overestimated.