Read the paragraphs below and put them in the correct order. (Прочитай абзацы и расположи их в правильном порядке.)
[a] The lift had only gone down one floor when it made a strange noise and stopped. Tina couldn't believe it. She started shouting for help. Suddenly, she heard a man's voice. "Don't worry," he said. "I'll get help."
[b] Last Saturday morning, when Tina got out of bed she was jumping for joy. It was the first day of her holidays. She had been looking forward to her summer holiday in Hawaii all year and now she was just about to leave. So, feeling very cheerful, she quickly got dressed. "Hawaii, here I come!" she shouted as she got into the lift and pressed the button.
[c] When she finally arrived at the airport, her flight had already left. All she could do was return home, feeling angry and upset. But later, as she was watching the news on TV, she got the shock of her life! Her flight to Hawaii had crashed in the sea because of engine problems! Amazingly, none of the passengers were seriously injured, but Tina couldn't believe how lucky she had been to miss her flight.
[d] Tina had to wait a very long time before the lift repairman arrived. When she finally got out of the lift, she looked at her watch. She didn't have much time to get to the airport. She quickly jumped in a taxi. But then she found herself stuck in a traffic jam!
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Чтобы расставить абзацы, ищем в каждом, что происходит, и выстраиваем события по времени.
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Абзац b — начало истории: «Last Saturday morning» (в субботу утром) Тина встаёт, радуется началу отпуска, одевается и садится в лифт (got into the lift and pressed the button — «вошла в лифт и нажала кнопку»). Здесь героиня и обстоятельства представлены впервые.
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Абзац a — продолжение: лифт проехал только один этаж и остановился (The lift had only gone down one floor… and stopped). Это прямо следует за тем, что она нажала кнопку.
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Абзац d — ей пришлось долго ждать ремонтника (Tina had to wait a very long time before the lift repairman arrived), потом она выбралась из лифта, взяла такси и застряла в пробке. Это следует за тем, как она звала на помощь и услышала «I'll get help» (я позову на помощь).
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Абзац c — финал: она наконец доехала до аэропорта (When she finally arrived at the airport), но самолёт уже улетел; позже она узнала, что самолёт разбился, и поняла, как ей повезло.
Вывод: события идут в порядке b → a → d → c.
Правильный порядок: b — a — d — c
(в рамочках: b =
