Вставьте Few, A few, little, a little 1. There was very… rain that autumn. 2. When she sold her house she only took … furniture with her and … personal possessions. 3. of his songs were popular and eventually he gave up his music career. 4. John has too much money and too … sense. 5. Stephen King has been writing horror stories since he was seven years old, but in his early years he had … success. 6. He's sure he will save … thousand pounds by the end of the year. 7. He worked hard but achieved … 8. He is not sociable. He has friends.Styro 9. enjoy my life here. have … friends and we have lot of fun together. 10. It'll take … time, but I'm sure you'll learn the rules of cricket eventually. 11. There's been a shortage of water because there has been very. rain recently. 12. Pass me the jug please. There's … milk in my coffee.

1. Ответ: b. изобрел баскетбол.

Объяснение: James Naismith действительно изобрел баскетбол. Он был физическим инструктором в Международной ассоциации молодежи христианской ассоциации (YMCA) в США. В 1891 году ему было поручено придумать новую игру для своего класса в зимние месяцы, когда не было возможности играть на открытом воздухе. Он придумал игру, в которой нужно было бросать мяч в корзину, чтобы забить очки. Это и стало основой для создания баскетбола.

Пояснение: Ответ "а. изобрел тренажерный зал" неверен, потому что James Naismith изобрел баскетбол, а не тренажерный зал. Ответ "c. любил персики" является неверным и не имеет отношения к биографии James Naismith.

2. Ответ: a. была с использованием персиковых корзин.

Объяснение: Первая игра по баскетболу была сыграна на 21 декабря 1891 года в спортивном зале YMCA в городе Спрингфилд, штат Массачусетс, США. Первоначально, чтобы использовать корзины для игры, James Naismith повесил две обычные персиковые корзины на противоположные стороны спортивного зала. Команда, которая забивала игровой мяч в корзину, получала очки.

Пояснение: Ответ "b. походила на футбол" является неверным, потому что игра баскетбол совсем не похожа на футбол. Ответ "c. продоли в Канаде" также неверен, потому что первая игра по баскетболу была сыграна в США, а не в Канаде.

3. Ответ: c. международным видом спорта.

Объяснение: Баскетбол стал популярным во многих странах и сегодня является международным видом спорта. Многие страны имеют свои национальные баскетбольные соревнования и сборные команды участвуют в Олимпийских играх, мировых и региональных чемпионатах.

Пояснение: Ответ "a. не является олимпийским видом спорта" является неверным, потому что баскетбол является олимпийским видом спорта. Ответ "b. играется только в Соединенных Штатах" также неверен, потому что баскетбол популярен по всему миру, а не только в США.

1. It is cold in autumn. It often rains. A cold wind often blows.
Explanation: In this sentence, we use the present simple tense to talk about general facts or habits. "It is" shows the general state of being cold in autumn. "It often rains" and "a cold wind often blows" describe regular actions that happen in autumn.

2. The weather is fine today. It is warm. The sun is shining brightly. A soft wind is blowing. Small white clouds are sailing in the sky.
Explanation: In this sentence, we use various verb tenses to describe the current weather. "The weather is fine today" indicates the present simple tense. "It is warm" and "The sun is shining brightly" use the present continuous tense to describe ongoing actions. "A soft wind is blowing" and "Small white clouds are sailing in the sky" also use the present continuous tense to describe ongoing actions.

3. Don't go out: it is raining heavily.
Explanation: In this sentence, we use the present continuous tense to describe an ongoing action of heavy rain.

4. Take your raincoat with you. I am afraid it will rain in the evening, and you will get wet through if you don't put it on.
Explanation: In this sentence, we use the future simple tense to talk about a future event. "It will rain in the evening" indicates the future action of rain. "You will get wet through if you don't put it on" also uses the future simple tense to describe a possible outcome in the future.

5. Every spring, birds come to our garden and sing in the trees.
Explanation: In this sentence, we use the present simple tense to talk about a regular occurrence. "Every spring, birds come to our garden" describes the annual event of birds visiting the garden. "And sing in the trees" indicates the general habit of birds singing in the trees.

6. Listen! Somebody is singing in the next room.
Explanation: In this sentence, we use the present continuous tense to describe an ongoing action. "Somebody is singing in the next room" indicates that someone is currently singing in the next room.

7. It usually does not snow at this time of the year.
Explanation: In this sentence, we use the present simple tense to talk about a general habit. "It usually does not snow" describes the usual weather condition at this time of the year.

8. What is the weather like now? Is it snowing? - No, it isn't.
Explanation: In this dialogue, we use the present simple tense to ask about the current weather condition. "Is it snowing?" asks if snow is currently falling. "No, it isn't" indicates that snow is not currently falling.

9. Are we going out of town to ski on Sunday? - Yes, we are if it snows this week, and if there is a lot of snow everywhere.
Explanation: In this dialogue, we use the present continuous tense to talk about a planned future action. "Are we going out of town to ski on Sunday?" asks about the future plan. "If it snows this week" and "if there is a lot of snow everywhere" use the present simple tense to express conditionals for the future action.

10. What are you doing tomorrow? - We are going out of town if the weather doesn't change for the worse. Are you coming with us? - With pleasure if only I don't have too much work to do at home. If we have televisions at our supermarket, they will inform customers about things in the store. If we play music, it will produce the right atmosphere.
Explanation: In this dialogue, we use the present continuous tense to talk about planned future actions. "What are you doing tomorrow?" asks about the future plan. "We are going out of town if the weather doesn't change for the worse" indicates the conditional plan for the future. "Are you coming with us?" uses the present continuous tense to ask about the future action. "With pleasure if only I don't have too much work to do at home" expresses a condition for the future action. The second part of the dialogue introduces two conditional statements using the present simple tense and the future simple tense. "If we have televisions at our supermarket, they will inform customers about things in the store" indicates that having televisions is a condition for the future action of informing customers. "If we play music, it will produce the right atmosphere" indicates that playing music is a condition for the future action of creating the right atmosphere.

13. If we put in cameras, they will stop people stealing things.
Explanation: In this sentence, we use the present simple tense and the future simple tense to describe a conditional situation. "If we put in cameras" presents a condition, and "they will stop people stealing things" indicates the future outcome if the condition is met.

14. If we employ more assistants, they will help our customers.
Explanation: In this sentence, we use the present simple tense and the future simple tense to describe a conditional situation. "If we employ more assistants" presents a condition, and "they will help our customers" indicates the future outcome if the condition is met.