20

The house was large and gloomy. Neither I nor my brother, Tom, was sure we wanted to live in it. But our parents liked it because it was much closer to the airport than our previous flat.

(much closer - намного ближе. Степени сравнения прилагательных)

CLOSE

21

Yes, our dad worked in the airport as an air-traffic controller and it used to take him ages to get to work from the centre of the city.

(him - его. Местоимения) 

HE

22

Moving house was not an easy thing for our family, but mum said that we would get used to our new home very soon.

(he said we would get - он сказал, что мы получим  Reported Speech)

GET

23

While mum and dad were unpacking the numerous boxes on the ground floor, we decided to explore the house. We started with the attic.

(were unpacking - распаковывали. Past Continuous)

UNPACK

24

It was hot in the attic and it smelled of dust. No wonder — everything there was covered with a thick layer of dust.

(was covered - было покрыто Past Simple Passive пассивный залог в прошедшем времени)

COVER

25

The sun hardly reached through the small smoky window and it made the attic look mysterious.

(it made - это делало. Past Simple, Неправильные глаголы)

MAKE

26

There were lots of old books and newspapers on the floor, and a few pieces of broken furniture.

(were - было. Past Simple, Неправильные глаголы)

BE

27

Here and there we could see spider webs and there were probably mice there too.

(mice - мышИ. Ед. и мн.ч. существительных)

MOUSE

28

Both Tom and I felt a little bit scared but we did not want to admit it to each other.
“Look here,” Tom Pointed to some object in the corner.
‘Tt was an old grand piano. It looked shiny and there was no dust on it...

(we did not want - мы не хотели. Past Simple)

NOT WANT