1) Once, after coming home from school, I entered the lift and it suddenly stopped halfway up. There was nobody else

1) "Once, after coming home from school, I entered the lift and it suddenly stopped halfway up. There was nobody else inside with me. I felt terrified, as if I was suspended high up in the air in a box tied by strings. Unsure of what to do, I examined the buttons. I started by pressing all the numbers - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 - but it didn't work. Then, I looked at the other buttons. There was one labeled "STOP," but I decided against pressing it, fearing that the doors would open and I would fall down four floors. I called out for help but received no response. I called out again, desperately asking for someone to get me out of the stuck elevator. At the bottom of the buttons, I noticed a switch and pressed it down, but nothing happened. Next, the light went out, and in my fear and frustration, I broke down into tears and screams. I cried and screamed until I could no longer scream, but I continued crying. I sat down on the floor, pressing myself against the back wall for a sense of safety. I thought to myself, 'The doors will open soon, and I'll fall out.' If only I had some light, maybe I could attempt to escape. I wondered if that switch was actually the light-switch, even though pressing it hadn't turned off the light. I maneuvered myself and reached up with my arm to search for the buttons. I managed to find the switch and pushed it back up, but still, nothing happened. I screamed, pleading for help and banging my hand against all the buttons. Then, I heard a continuous ringing bell, like the one at my school. It didn't stop ringing and I thought, 'It's an alarm bell. The building must be on fire.' I said a desperate prayer, 'Please, God, get me out. I'll do anything. I'll be better.' The temperature inside the lift rose, and I started to sweat, knowing that soon I would smell the smoke. And then, the lift started moving. I screamed as loudly as I could, although I knew no one would hear me. The lift was in motion. The fire must have burned through the cables. I was terrified, but then I realized that the lift was descending very slowly, as if someone was carefully lowering it. We descended, the lift and I, together in darkness. Eventually, it stopped, and I pressed myself against the steel wall. The door opened, revealing a man standing there. His face was obscured by the light. He advanced toward me and said, 'Alright, love, let's get you out.'"

2) 1. False
2. True
3. False
4. False
5. True
6. True
7. True
8. False
9. True

3) Нажать на кнопку - press the button
застрять в лифте - get stuck in the lift
выбраться из лифта - get out of the lift
электрический звонок - electric bell
протянуть руки - reach out
на полпути - halfway
выпасть из лифта - fall out of the lift
выключатель - switch
опускаться вниз - descend