9. Complete the gaps with the verbs in brackets in their correct past forms. Eleanor Seagrave and her dog Rusty 1) ___ (walk) along the beach one Sunday afternoon. Rusty 2) ___ (enjoy) himself running along the sand and barking happily. Suddenly, he and Eleanor 3) ___ (freeze). As they looked up, a strange round metallic object like a giant football 4) ___ (appear) in the sky. It was travelling very fast and coming straight for them. Eleanor 5) ___ never ___ (experience) anything like it before. Terrified, she and Rusty fell down in the sand. The ‘football’ hovered near them for a moment and then 6) ___ (disappear) over the horizon. Eleanor was sure she 7) ___ (see) an Unidentified Flying Object!

Перевод задания: Заполните пропуски глаголами в правильных формах прошедшего времени.

1. Eleanor Seagrave and her dog Rusty were walking along the beach one Sunday afternoon. (Однажды в воскресенье днём Элеонора Сигрейв и её собака Расти шли по пляжу.)
2. Rusty was enjoying himself running along the sand and barking happily. (Расти с удовольствием бегал по песку и радостно лаял.)
3. Suddenly, he and Eleanor froze. (Внезапно они с Элеонорой замерли.)
4. A strange round metallic object like a giant football appeared in the sky. (В небе появился странный круглый металлический объект.)
5. Eleanor had never experienced anything like it before. (Элеонора никогда раньше не сталкивалась с чем-либо подобным.)
6. The ‘football’ hovered near them for a moment and then disappeared over the horizon. (Затем «футбольный мяч» исчез за горизонтом.)
7. Eleanor was sure she had seen an Unidentified Flying Object! (Элеонора была уверена, что видела неопознанный летающий объект.)

Ответ: 1 were walking; 2 was enjoying; 3 froze; 4 appeared; 5 had never experienced; 6 disappeared; 7 had seen.