Barbara Cartland

Barbara Cartland is a famous love-story writer. According to the Guiness Book of Records she (be).................................................. the best-selling author in the world.

Barbara Cartland (be born).................................................. at the beginning of the century. She (write).................................................. her first book when she (be)..................................... twenty-one and it sold out as soon as it (reach).................................................. the shops.

Since then she (write).................................................. over 450 books, and all of them (be).................................................. about love.

This is what Barbara says about herself: “I (be).................................................. very organised. I (have).................................................. 5 secretaries. I (lie).................................................. on my sofa, (shut)..................................................my eyes and just (tell).................................................. the story. I (make).................................................. very few corrections, actually. I only (cut)......................................

the paragraphs if they (be).................................................. too long. When I (want)..................................

.................. a plot, I (say).................................................. a prayer.”

At the moment Barbara Cartland (hold).................................................. the world record for the amount of books she (sell)...................................................

Задание 9. Раскройте скобки, употребив глаголы в нужном времени:

Conversation

Ann: Do you like travelling?

Bill: Yes, I (like).................................................. travelling very much. It (be)............................................... my hobby. I always (take).................................................. my camera with me and (take)......................... pictures of everything that (interest).................................................. me: the ruins of ancient buildings, the sights of cities, views of mountains, lakes, valleys, waterfalls and even animals and birds.

Ann: What countries (visit, you)..................................................?

Bill: Well, I (be).................................................. to Italy, Greece, Russia and India. Some day I (go)............ to the United States. My cousin (live).................................................. there. She (invite)........................... me several times already. When I (have).................................................. enough money, I (go)................ to the States.

Ann: I (be, never).................................................. to any of these countries. When (be, you).....................

..................................... in Russia?

Bill: Two years ago.

Ann: Did you go there alone?

Bill: No, I (go).................................................. there with my father. We (visit)...........................................

Moscow and St. Petersburg, the most beautiful cities of Russia.

Ann: I (want, always).................................................. to travel to other countries, but I (have, not)..........

............................... the opportunity. I (go).................................................. to Germany in my childhood, but I (be, not).................................................. anywhere since then.