Алгебра
Английский
Биология
География
Геометрия
История
Русский
Обществознание
Физика
Химия
Информатика
Литература
МатематикаВопрос:
16. Maria ... handicrafts for 3 years before she decided to open up her own pottery shop.
Ответ:
Краткое пояснение:
The sentence describes an action that continued for a duration in the past ('for 3 years') before another past action ('before she decided'). The past perfect continuous tense ('had been making') is used to emphasize the duration of an action that happened before another past event.
Варианты ответа:
- a) Was making
- b) had been making
- c) had made
Ответ: b) had been making
Похожие
- 1. One of the most exciting events in Berlin's Carnival of Cultures is its colorful, four-day street ....
- 2. It ... have been John who answered the phone last night; I know there was no one else home.
- 3. Experts say machines that will do most chores around the house will soon ... part of our everyday reality.
- 4. When Jane was a child, she ... a lot of books about sea monsters.
- 5. Can you be a little more careful, please? You ... coffee on my keyboard.
- 6. Emma is on holiday, so I ... after her cat until she returns.
- 7. The atmosphere at the carnival was fantastic; people were throwing ... and dancing in the streets all night.
- 8. Ever since I changed my ... broadband, I can get on the Net much faster.
- 9. I'll help you with your home work as soon as I ... the phone.
- 10. This time next month, the astronauts ... the Earth.
- 11. Jane isn't very ... ; she avoids meeting new people or being in public places.
- 12. There have been many reported ... of Bigfoot all over the world..
- 13. In the film, a horrifying sea monster creates a ... whirlpool and pulls three large ships to the bottom of the sea.
- 14. .... creatures such as giants, dragons and sea monsters often appear in Northern European folklore.
- 15. We can't log on to the Internet because there is a problem with our phone ....
- 17. Scientists at NASA spent over 10 years designing a special pen which can write in ... gravity.
- 18. You can't make George ... his secret if he doesn't want to.
- 19. Could you take a look at Ann's computer? She ... to fix it all morning and it still doesn't work.
- 20. Henry believes that scientists will someday build robots that will be ... to think on their own.
- 21. Cake sales are a great way to ... money for charities, as they are inexpensive and easy to organise.
- 22. David ... of dressing as a pirate for the Halloween party on Saturday.
- 23. Mark, ... cousin works on the ISS, wants to become an astronaut too someday.
- 24. After doing her chores, Mary went on ... some phone calls.
- 25. Susan ... skydiving before, and she was very excited about her first dive.
