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2 Заполните пропуски
Complete the text глаголами
with the past simple formвofPast
Simple.
the verbs in the box. Заполните
5 Complete пропуски,
the text используя
with the past Past
simple or past
Simple или
continuous form Past
of the Continuous.
verbs in the box.
appear • be • become • change
die • love • not kill believe • come across • find • hear
kill • not help • sleep • travel
Manuel Vázquez Montalbán was the creator of
Spain’s most famous detective, José ‘Pepe’ Carvalho. One of Agatha Christie’s most famous novels is Murder
Montalbán (a) a novelist, poet and on the Orient Express. Private detective Hercule
journalist from Spain. He was born in Barcelona and Poirot, (a) from Istanbul to London on
(b) the city very much. a luxurious train called the Orient Express when he
Detective Pepe Carvalho is a very funny man with a (b) an American businessman called Mr
passion for Barcelona’s food and football club. The Ratchett. Ratchett (c) that his life was
character of Pepe (c) for the first time in danger but Poirot (d) him. On the
in a novel in 1972, but he (d) a lot over second night of the journey, Poirot (e)
the years. Montalbán (e) never tired of in his bed when he (f) a cry from
his character and so (f) him in his stories. Ratchett’s compartment. The next morning, the train
Instead, Detective Pepe Carvalho sadly (g) staff (g) Mr Ratchett was dead. Poirot
with his creator in 2003. (h) the evidence and discovered that
Заполните пропуски, используя Past Ratchett had killed someone in the US and that all the
3 Complete the sentences with the past simple or
Simple
past илиform
continuous Pastof Continuous.
the verbs given. people in the coach had a connection to that person’s
family. So, who (i) Ratchett?
1 When the inspector (arrive) on the crime
scene the police (collect) evidence.
2 They (investigate) the case when the
robbers (turn up) at the police station
and confessed.