Заполните пропуски сoответствующими формами герундия от данных глаголов. Обратите внима- что некоторые глаголы из списка, приведенного на стр. 188 имеют различие в значении при употреблении с герундиөм и инфинитивом:

1. 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. 2. Listen! Somebody is playing the piano. 3. I  like music very much. 4. When I  looked out of the window, it was raining heavily and people were hurrying along the streets. 5. What  were you doing at seven o'clock yesterday? — I was having supper. 6. When I  came home yesterday, I  saw that all my family was sitting round the table. Father was reading a letter from my uncle who  lives in Paris. 7. Where were you  yesterday? — I was at home the 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. 8. What wereyou  doing at five o'clock yesterday? — I was working in the library. — I was there, too, but I did not  see you. 9. Yesterday I was working at my English from five till seven. 10. It was raining the whole day yesterday. 11. Where is your sister  now? — She is in her room. She is doing her homework.

When you start reading any modern newspaper, you learn about many significant events happening throughout the whole world. You can read about political, economical and cultural life of the humanity. You can also read about sport, about lifestyle and about fashion. Some people prefer high-tech news. And some choose the travel column to plan their holidays. There is also an opinion column where people can speak out. Every event having impact on humanity is echoed in newspapers. Many war conflicts, disasters and crashes happen nowadays. That's why the reader is overwhelmed by the shocking news from all over the world. The world is like the ocean, and the paper is like a seashell.