My favourite singer is Michael Jackson. I like his songs very much because they are full of energy and very melodic. I also like the way he dances.There were nine children in Michael's family. They lived in a small fourroom house. Later he lived in a house which has seventeen rooms downstairs and sixteen rooms upstaires. It stands in 2,700 acres of ground. Besides the house there are guest houses, a golf course, a swimming pool, tennis courts, stables, gardens, lakes, forests and a zoo.A lot of strange stories are told about Jackson. It's difficult to decide whether they are true or not. Michael never gave interviews and was rarely seen in public, except on stage. Certainly his behaviour may seem eccentric. In public he often wore a face mask to protect himself from germs, he slept inside an oxygen capsule, which he believed would help him to live longer. But his manager says that Jackson wasn't eccentric. He was just shy. Michael sang in public for the first time when he was five. Since that time he had always been in the public eye. And since that time he had been working like a grown-up.There were times when he came home from school and he only had time to put his books and get ready for the studio. He often sang until late at night, even if it was past his bedtime. There was a park across the street from the studio, and Michael looked at the kids playing games. And he just stared at them in wonder — he couldn't imagine such freedom, such a carefree life.He said about himself that in the crowd he was afraid, on stage he was safe. Off stage he felt happiest with animals and children. He was well-known for his childish tastes. It's not a secret that his favourite hero was Peter Pan.Michael has been called "the child who never grew up", but I think he was a grown-up who was never allowed to be a child.Whether he was crazy, childish, eccentric or just shy, he was no fool. He created a brilliantly successful image, he made a lot of money and spent it on the things he wanted. Who wouldn't like to do the same?
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I’m exhausted I (have been working) all day, and I (have not finished или haven't finished) yet.
I
(have visited) many countries over the past few years.
Someone
(has taken) my books. I (have looked) for them for ages, but I (have not found или haven't found) them
yet.
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( have been shopping) all morning, but I (haven't bought) anything.
You
are filthy. What (have) you (done)? I (have worked) in the garden.
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streets are all wet. It (has been raining)
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(have been listening) to you for the past half an hour, but I’m afraid I (haven't
understood) a single word.
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<span>Andrew (wrote) the label when the surgery bell (rang) and presently a short man (entered). A dog (followed) him. There (was) silence while the man (was looking) Andrew up and down. “I (saw) a light in your window as I (was passing),” he (said). During dinner while Andrew (was chewing) his piece of cold meat, Mrs. Page (helped) herself to wine and a hot beefsteak. After dinner while Andrew (was trying) hard to swallow the last piece of meat she (was sitting) studying him, and by the look in her eyes Andrew (saw) that she (reflected) on something concerning him. Jim’s way (lied) along the quays. He (was walking) slowly. The multitude of ships of all sizes and nations (delighted) him. In one ship sailors (were singing) at their work; in another sailors (were hanging) to threads that (seemed) no thicker than spider’s; along the quay men (were walking) their clumsy swaggering sea-walk. Jim half (dreamed) still when he (came) to the place of his destination and (met) Squire Trelawney, who (came) out of the door of large inn. </span>
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<span>They (had completed) all the preparations for the fancy-dress ball by 5 o’clock. On leaving the hospital the man (thanked) the doctor who (cured) him of his disease. In the morning all the passengers (felt) good after the night they (had spent) in the comfortable sleeper. During my last visit to the picture gallery I (found) that I no longer (liked) the pictures which (had impressed) me when I first (saw) them. Evidently my taste (had changed). Last night he (completed) the experiment which he (begun) some months before. </span>No sooner she (had opened) the drawer than she (found) the photo which she (thought) she (lost) longer before.<span> They (were) friends for some ten years before I (met) them. </span>
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<span>It was midnight. I (had been studying) for five straight hours. No wonder I was getting tired. Jack suddenly realized that the teacher was asking him a question. He couldn’t answer because he (had been daydreaming) for the last ten minutes. At least two hundred people were waiting in line to buy tickets to the game. Some of them (had been standing) in line for more than four hours. Maria’s sister (had been studying) at the university for 8 years before she finally (passed) her exams. I (had been standing) there for a half an hour when I (realized) I (was) at the wrong bus stop. I’m really sorry I (was) so late last night. That’s OK. We (waited not) long. </span>The strange thing (was) that we just (talked) about ghosts when we (heared) the noise upstairs
Are you envious of other people’s success?