11. Перепишите предложения, выбрав правильный вариант, и переведите.

12. It … for three hours.
    a) was snowing
    b) snowed
    c) is snowing
    d) has been snowing

13. By the time I retire I … here for twenty years.
    a) ‘ll be working
    b) ‘ll work
    c) ‘ll have worked
    d) work

14. … we leave, … we will arrive.
    a) early, soon
    b) earlier, soon
    c) early, sooner
    d) the earlier, the sooner

15. I am going to England … English.
    a) for learning
    b) learning
    c) to learn
    d) to be learnt

16. That’s … cheese I’ve ever tasted for a long time.
    a) the best
    b) better
    c) good
    d) best

17. Next year’s congress is going … in New York.
    a) to hold
    b) holding
    c) to be held
    d) hold

18. I’m really looking forward … the exam.
    a) to take
    b) to have taken
    c) to taking
    d) taking

19. You should avoid … during the rush hour.
    a) to drive
    b) driving
    c) drive
    d) driven

20. By the time I arrive I’m just too … to work.
    a) tiring
    b) tyre
    c) tired
    d) tyres

21. The patient looks much … today.
    a) good
    b) best
    c) the best
    d) better

22. … into the room I saw John … at the window, but he appeared … in his papers. This man knew how … what he wanted.
    a) On coming, sitting, to be absorbed, got
    b) After coming, sit, to absorb, to get
    c) Having come, being sit, to be absorbed, got
    d) On coming, sitting, to be absorbed, to get

23. I was … by hearing my own name … a whisper.
    a) awoken, having spoken by
    b) awakened, spoken in
    c) awaken, speaking with
    d) waken, speak with

24. One of … games is chess, which originated in India or probably China. It is a game of … tradition and is … popular.
    a) old, the oldest, international
    b) the most ancient, old, internationally
    c) the more ancient, older, internationally
    d) ancient, the oldest, the most international

25. … her address I could not write her a letter.
    a) Not knowing
    b) Without knowing
    c) Not to know
    d) Not being known

26. What is the use … about this now? What is done is done.
    a) of arguing
    b) argument
    c) argue
    d) to argue

Вот правильные варианты ответов с переводом:

1. It has been snowing for three hours.
   → Идет снег уже три часа.

2. By the time I retire, I’ll have worked here for twenty years.
   → К тому времени, как я выйду на пенсию, я проработаю здесь двадцать лет.

3. The earlier we leave, the sooner we will arrive.
   → Чем раньше мы уедем, тем раньше приедем.

4. I am going to England to learn English.
   → Я еду в Англию, чтобы выучить английский.

5. That’s the best cheese I’ve ever tasted for a long time.
   → Это лучший сыр, который я пробовал за долгое время.

6. Next year’s congress is going to be held in New York.
   → Конгресс следующего года пройдет в Нью-Йорке.

7. I’m really looking forward to taking the exam.
   → Я с нетерпением жду сдачи экзамена.

8. You should avoid driving during the rush hour.
   → Тебе следует избегать вождения в часы пик.

9. By the time I arrive, I’m just too tired to work.
   → К тому времени, как я приезжаю, я слишком уставший, чтобы работать.

10. The patient looks much better today.
    → Пациент выглядит намного лучше сегодня.

11. On coming into the room, I saw John sitting at the window, but he appeared to be absorbed in his papers. This man knew how to get what he wanted.
    → Когда я вошел в комнату, я увидел Джона, сидящего у окна, но он, казалось, был погружен в свои бумаги. Этот человек знал, как получить то, что хотел.

12. I was awakened by hearing my own name spoken in a whisper.
    → Я проснулся, услышав, как мое имя произнесли шепотом.

13. One of the most ancient games is chess, which originated in India or probably China. It is a game of old tradition and is internationally popular.
    → Одна из самых древних игр – шахматы, которые возникли в Индии или, возможно, в Китае. Это игра с давними традициями и международной популярностью.

14. Not knowing her address, I could not write her a letter.
    → Не зная ее адреса, я не мог написать ей письмо.

15. What is the use of arguing about this now? What is done is done.
    → Какой смысл спорить об этом сейчас? Что сделано, то сделано.

Все предложения написаны в правильных грамматических формах, соответствующих контексту.