Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form and read the joke. Mrs Jones ... (to get) dinner ready when her little son Tim came into the kitchen with a happy smile.

«What... you ... (to do) all the morning, Timmy?» his mother asked.

«Well, I... (to play) Postman», replied little Tim.

«But how could you play without letters?» wondered his mother.

«Oh, but I had letters. I ... (to look) in your old suitcase and found a pile of letters tied round with a ribbon. I posted one letter under every door in the street».

The idea of the organization of the first World Fair belongs to the prince Albert, Queen Victoria's spouse and the president of Royal society of arts. In 1849 the prince Albert suggested to organize the International exhibition in which could accept participation many countries of the world. The list of founders was headed by Queen Victoria. The exhibition was open on May 1, 1851 in the Crystal palace of Joseph Paxton. On the first floor of the building and in its galleries more than 13 km of exhibition stands were placed. 14 thousand representatives of various countries took part in the first World Fair. The World Fair was open five and a half months, and it was visited by more than 6 million people.
The crystal palace - pavilion, revolutionary for the middle of the 19th eyelid, from glass, metal and concrete constructed in the Hyde park of London. In 1852-1854 the Crystal palace was transferred to Sidenkhem - Hill and is reconstructed, but in 1936 burned down.
For bigger transparency of the largest the then of the building was decided to refuse traditional windows. The palace was built from separate designs which easily gathered and understood. The crystal palace - a unique construction for the time - became a sample for designers of exhibition halls. During the long period the Crystal palace was used for holding mass cultural and sporting events: exhibitions, concerts, sports competitions.
КАЖЕТСЯ ТАК, МОЖЕТЕ ПРОВЕРИТЬ, Я ПЕРЕВЕЛА ЧЕРЕЗ ПЕРЕВОДЧИК

Tom asked Brian how he had got the black eye.
Brian answered that it had really been something silly.
Tom wanted to know what had happened.
Brian remembered Tom that he had wanted to try an extreme sport.
Tom answered that he remembered.
Brian said that he had finally decided to have a kitesurfing lesson.
Tom wondered if kitesurfing wasn't really risky.
Brian answered that it was a bit but he added that it had been fantastic. He said that he was actually thinking of joining the kitesurfing club and asked Tom what he thought.
Tom answered that he wouldn't if he had been Brian. He added that Brian had got a black eye, so it was obviously dangerous. Tom said that if Brian asked him, he would advise him to stick to a safer sport.
Brian told Tom that he hadn't got his black eye from kitesurfing. He explained that his friend Paul had accidentally hit him in the eye with his bag on the way home.
Tom answered that he saw.
Brian wanted to know what Tom thought about coming with him next time he went. He added that it was great fun.
Tom answered that he didn't know.