Раскройте скобки, употребляя требующуюся форму причастия.
1. (to write) in very bad handwriting, the letter was difficult to read.
2. (to write) his first book, he could not help worrying about the reaction of the critics.
3. (to be) so far away from home, he still felt himself part of the family.
4. (not to wish) to discuss that difficult and painful problem, he changed the subject.
5. (to translate) by a good specialist, the story preserved all the sparkling humour of the original.
6. (to wait) in the hall, he thought over the problem he was planning to discuss with the old lady.
7. (to lie) down on the soft couch, the exhausted child fell asleep at once.
8. She went to work, (to leave) the child with the nurse.