A. put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or present continuous. 1. nicky …… (think) of giving up her job. 2. this sauce is great. it …… (taste) really good. 3. i can't understand why he …… (be) so selfish. he isn't usually like that. 4. these gloves …… (not / fit) me. they're too small. 5. she …… (not / seem) very happy today. 6. john is very excited because he …… (appear) in a new film soon. 7. …… (you / see) that man over there? why …… (he / look) at us? 8. i usually …… (enjoy) parties, but i …… (not / enjoy) this one very much. 9. …… (you / think) these curtains will match my furniture? 10. what …… (you / do) tonight? – i …… (see) my friends at 8 o'clock. 11. why …… (you / smell) the soup? …… (it / smell) sour? 12. she …… (taste) the apple pie to see if it is sweet enough. 13. don't bother the child, he …… ( have) a nap. 14. tom …… (appear) to be very rude. 15. my mum …… (have) short curly hair

ответ: 1) is thinking 2 )tastes 3)is 4)doesnt fit 5)doesnt seem6)is appearing 7)are you seeing 8) enjoy,arent enjoeing 9)dont think

объяснение:

Beatrice is a retired librarian and a (0)……B……. of The Storytellers, a group of people who (1)D go to schools to read with children. The Storytellers are volunteers, so they are not (2)B paid for their work. There are now almost 3,000 storytellers of all (3)A ages across Great Britain, from young students to people in their seventies. (4)C No qualifications at all are needed to be a storyteller, but all storytellers (5)C must be patient and kind.

Beatrice applied to (6)D become a storyteller when she saw an advertisement on TV. She had never (7)A heard of The Storytellers before. She says, “Many children do not have books at home and this (8)B makes it harder for them to do well at school. They are delighted when they get all my attention. People should not do this sort of work (9)C unless they really like children. I look forward to it so much that I really (10)D miss the children during the holidays.