Контрольные задания > Test 11. Complete this text using the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
Long Summer Break Under Threat
The Minister for Education thinks that if the summer break were shorter, children (1)(do) much better at school. 'Imagine how you would feel,' he (2)(tell) a press conference last week, 'if you (3)(have) two months off work. You (4)(spend) a lot of time trying to get used to (5)(be) back at work. This is exactly what we ask children (6)(do) during the long summer holidays. If you ask teachers they (7)(tell) you that when kids get back from their summer break, they just (8)(not carry) on from where they stopped in June. They (9)(have) to do the same things again. If the summer holidays (10)(be) shorter, this would not happen. If our proposal (11)(go) ahead, we will introduce a system based on five terms a year. This means children (12)(have) lots of breaks with plenty of opportunities (13)(relax) during the year. If we didn't have these long summer holidays, we (14)(do) much more work in our schools, so we think it (15)(be) time for a change.'
Вопрос:
Test 11. Complete this text using the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
Long Summer Break Under Threat
The Minister for Education thinks that if the summer break were shorter, children (1)(do) much better at school. 'Imagine how you would feel,' he (2)(tell) a press conference last week, 'if you (3)(have) two months off work. You (4)(spend) a lot of time trying to get used to (5)(be) back at work. This is exactly what we ask children (6)(do) during the long summer holidays. If you ask teachers they (7)(tell) you that when kids get back from their summer break, they just (8)(not carry) on from where they stopped in June. They (9)(have) to do the same things again. If the summer holidays (10)(be) shorter, this would not happen. If our proposal (11)(go) ahead, we will introduce a system based on five terms a year. This means children (12)(have) lots of breaks with plenty of opportunities (13)(relax) during the year. If we didn't have these long summer holidays, we (14)(do) much more work in our schools, so we think it (15)(be) time for a change.'
Ответ:
The Minister for Education thinks that if the summer break were shorter, children would do much better at school. 'Imagine how you would feel,' he told a press conference last week, 'if you had had two months off work. You spend a lot of time trying to get used to being back at work. This is exactly what we ask children to do during the long summer holidays. If you ask teachers they will tell you that when kids get back from their summer break, they just do not carry on from where they stopped in June. They have to do the same things again. If the summer holidays were shorter, this would not happen. If our proposal goes ahead, we will introduce a system based on five terms a year. This means children will have lots of breaks with plenty of opportunities to relax during the year. If we didn't have these long summer holidays, we would do much more work in our schools, so we think it is time for a change.'
(Министр образования считает, что если бы летние каникулы были короче, дети учились бы намного лучше. «Представьте, как бы вы себя чувствовали, — сказал он на пресс-конференции на прошлой неделе, — если бы у вас было два месяца отпуска. Вы тратите много времени, пытаясь привыкнуть к возвращению на работу. Это именно то, что мы просим детей делать во время долгих летних каникул. Если вы спросите учителей, они скажут вам, что когда дети возвращаются с летних каникул, они просто не продолжают с того места, на котором остановились в июне. Им приходится делать то же самое снова. Если бы летние каникулы были короче, этого бы не произошло. Если наше предложение будет принято, мы введем систему, основанную на пяти семестрах в год. Это означает, что у детей будет много перерывов с множеством возможностей для отдыха в течение года. Если бы у нас не было этих долгих летних каникул, мы бы делали гораздо больше работы в наших школах, поэтому мы считаем, что пришло время для перемен.)