II. Read the text again and choose the best answer

1. Mallory and Irvine

a. were the first men to climb Everest.

b. died before they reached the top of Everest.

c. disappeared when they were near the top of Everest.

2. The ice axe was almost definitely Irvine’s because

a. it was found near his body.

b. his brother identified it.

c. it had the same mark as on another of his possessions.

3. A Chinese climber found the body of an Englishman

a. who had died in 1979.

b. four years before he himself was killed.

c. in a cemetery of frozen bodies.

4. The group knew the body was Mallory’s because

a. they found his diary in his jacket.

b. his hand was holding a stick with his name on it.

c. they found a label with his name on it.

The Past Perfect Continuous Tense

(Прошедшее завершенно-длительное время)

Past Perfect Continuous указывает на действие, которое началось в прошлом, продолжалось в течение некоторого времени и либо закончилось непосредственно перед неким моментом в прошлом или все еще не закончилось к некоему моменту в прошлом.

I had been typing this text for 2 hours and then found it on the Internet.
Я набирал этот текст два часа, а потом нашел его в Интернете.

I had been waiting for his airplane for 2 hours when it was announced about delay.
Я ждал его самолет уже два часа, когда объявили об его задержке.