Это язык 8 класс. надо до ! 1. open the brackets and complete the text. too late to stop andrew smith liked the novels of a writer (1. call) lambourn. andrew's wife sarah, the manager of a big bookshop, always (2. bring) the (3. late) by his favourite writer. then one day sarah (4. her husband, "david lambourn (5. come) (6. we) bookshop (7. of his new book for his admirers. (8. be, not) good news? a big party (9. organize) him at the grand hotel and you (10. invite) my husband." andrew (11. get) happy and (12. look) forward to the day when he (13. meet) lambourn. on the great day at 6 p.m. andrew (14. stand) the door of the hotel room where the party just (15. begin) he (16. hope) (17. recognize) writer whose photograph he (18. have) for a long time. and he really (19. do) the great writer (20. talk) to his wife sarah! what luck! andrew (21. introduce) the writer (immediate) he wanted the great man (22. tell) about his (23. early) as a writer and (24. learn) the writer's real name was david lamb but his agent (25. advise) to change it. then andrew saw david lambourn (26. smile) "you (27. like) (28. know) little secret? " he asked, "when i (29. write) for twelve years already, i (30. find) that i (31. have) talent as a writer! " andrew was surprised and asked why he (32. give, not) writing. «by that time i (33. become) too famous to stop," answered the writer.

Andrew smith liked the novels of a writer (1. called) david lambourn. andrew's wife sarah, the manager of a big bookshop, always (2. brought) andrew the (3. latest) works by his favourite writer. then one day sarah (4. said) to her husband, "david lambourn (5. will come) to (6. our)  bookshop (7. to sign) copies of his new book for his admirers. (8. isn't) that good news? a big party (9. is organized) for him at the grand hotel and you (10. are invited) as my husband." andrew (11. got) very happy and (12. was looking) forward to the day when he (13. would meet) david lambourn. on the great day at 6 p.m. andrew (14. was standing) at the door of the hotel room where the party had just (15. begun). he (16. hoped) he (17. would recognize) the writer whose photograph he (18. had had) for a long time. and he really (19. did). the great writer (20. was talking) to his wife sarah! what luck! andrew (21. was introduced) to the writer (immediately). he wanted the great man (22. to tell) him about his (23. earlier) days as a writer and (24. learnt) that the writer's real name was david lamb but his agent (25. advised) him to change it. then andrew saw david lambourn (26. smile). "would you (27. like) (28. to know) my little secret? " he asked, "when i (29. had been writing) for twelve years already, i (30. found) out that i (31. had) no talent as a writer! " andrew was surprised and asked why he (32. had not given) up writing. «by that time i (33. had become) too famous to stop," answered the writer.

A. he's been here _since__ ten o'clock. b. i've known her __for__ a long time c. i've lived here __since__ 1995. d. she's been ill__for__ years. e. i've had this job_for__ a week. f. i haven't slept two nights