More party preparations

FIONA Hello, everybody. I'm sorry I'm late. I ……………….. (try) to find a DJ but so far ………………….. (not, find) one, though one …………………..(promise) to phone me later. ………………..(you all, get on) with what we decided?

KATE Well, Tim and I ..................................... (make) sandwiches ever since we arrived. So far, we . …….................... ..... (make) about 50.

FIONA Charlie - ... .......................... (you, manage) to set up the sound system yet?

CHARLIE Well, I……….......... ...... (work) on it all morning but there are a couple of technical problems that I …………….. (not, solve) yet.

FIONA You look very hot, Mike. I suppose that's because you .....................................(move) the chairs and tables .

MIKE That's right. But I've almost finished, and my sister ..................................... (wipe) all of them so they are ready for use.

(RING, RING)

FIONA Oh, that's my mobile. Hello ... Yes, I ….................... ............... (expect) your call ...You can? Oh, that 's great! ... See you about 9 o'clock then. Bye!

FIONA Great news, everybody. That guy I mentioned ……………….. (agree) to be our DJ.

Exercise 70. Two colleagues meet by chance on holiday in New York. Complete the conversation by choosing the right variant.

MEL Nell, fancy meeting you here. Were you /Have you been here long?

NELL No, we came / 've come the day before yesterday.

MEL I don't think you met / ' ve met my partner, Barry.

NELL Yes, we met / 've met at the Christmas party.

MEL You're not here on your own, are you?

NELL No, my sister's with me, but she stayed / 's stayed in the hotel because she didn't sleep / hasn't slept very well since we got / ' ve got here.

MEL We were / 've been here for a week and so far we really enjoyed / 've really enjoyed it.

NELL I read / 've read a couple of books about New York before we set off / 've set off ^.

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MEL Yes, we did / have too. We ate /' ve eaten at a couple of places that the books recommended / have recommended. In fact, we went / 've been to a very good restaurant last night.

NELL And did you visit/have you visited the Empire State Building yet?

^MEL Yes, but there was / has been an enormous queue so we decided / 've decided to walk up the stairs. I never climbed / ' ve never climbed ^{so many stairs in my life.}

Exercise 71. Fill in the gaps with a correct verb in a correct form.

Marco Polo.

travel (3) arrive (2) leave visit live welcome learn discuss

Marco Polo lived from 1254 to 1324. His father was a trader and often …………………….to distant countries. In 1271 Marco …………….. Venice with his father to go on a long voyage to the East. Clearly, journeys used to take longer then than they do now, and it was only after they …………………for three years that they arrived in China, at the palace of the great Kublai Khan. The Emperor remembered Marco's father from when he ……………….. before and he ………………the travellers.

While he …………………. in China, Marco ……………….. the language, and often……………….. on business for the Emperor. After several years Marco and his father decided to leave China, and they ………………… their wishes with the Emperor when a message ……………… from the King of Persia, who wanted to marry Kublai Khan's daughter . Marco and his father decided to accompany the wedding group, so, after twenty­ four years away, Marco Polo ……………back in Venice in 1295.

Exercise 72. Complete the conversation with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1. A: I need a holiday, but flights ………….(be) always expensive at this time of year.

B: That's true, but I ……………. (find) a cheap flight to Mexico on the net yesterday.

2. A: Grace …………….(win) the lottery last week!

B: That's right. She ……………….(sleep) when her brother called to tell her.

3. A: I …………….(not like) football.

B: Why ………..you …………..(not tell) me earlier? The tickets cost £70 each!

4. A:…………….you …………(hear) about the accident last week?

B: Yes, the boys…………….(drive) along Court Street when a motorbike hit the car.

5. A: …………..you …………(need) somewhere to stay? I have a spare room.

B: No, it's OK. I ………….(stay) with my sister.

6. A: I ……………(read) a novel called The Road at the moment .

B: Oh yes. I found it so boring that I ……………..(not finish) it.

7. A: I like an early start, so I …………….(get up) at six every morning.

B: Me too. I always …………….(leave) the house by seven.

9. A: John! Are you ready? We …………(wait) for you!

B: OK, here I am! Sorry about that. I ……………………(look)

for my hat! I couldn't find it anywhere.