Complete the text with the following verbs:take,spend,grow,cut,leave,have,fall,become,sell,give,begin,build,find. Use the verbs
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<span> Henry Ford, the son of farmer, was born in Greenfield, Michigan on July 30th, 1863. He (a)…left …..school at 15 to work on his father’s farm, but in 1979 he moved to Detroit where he (b)…became…..an apprentice in a machine shop. He returned to Greenfield after his father (c)…gave…..him 40 acres to start his own farm. He hated farming and returned to Detroit to work as an engineer for the Edison Illuminating Company. He (d)…spent…..his spare time trying to build a petrol-driven motor car. In 1896 he (e)built……..his first car in the garden. He named the car Thin Lizzie, and it (f)…had…..no reverse gear or brakes. Ford started two companies that ended in failure. Finally, in June 1903, he (g)…found…..12 people ready to invest $28,000 in a new company. He (h)…began…..production of the Model A car. The car (i)…sold…..well, and by 1907 the profits reached $1,100,000. In 1909 Ford decided to manufacture only one type of car, the Model T. At first it (j)…took…..14 hours to assemble a Model T car. Ford reduced this to 1 hour 33 minutes. This (k)…cut…..the overall cost of each car and between 1908 and 1916 the selling price of the Model T (l)…fell…..from $1,000 to $360. In the 1920s the Ford Motor Company (m)…grew…..rapidly, and in 1925 Ford produced 60 per cent of America’s total output of cars. Henry Ford died on April 7th, 1947.</span>
Тебе нравятся небоскребы и высокие дома в городе? - Do you like skyscrapers and tall buildings in the city?Лучше получать образование в деревне или в городе? - Is it better to get education in the countryside or in the city?Где ты предпочитаешь жить: в деревне или в городе?- Where would you prefer to live in the city or in the country?Трудно ли найти работу в деревне?- Is it difficult to find a job in the countryside?Каким ты видишь идеальный город?- How do you see an ideal city?куда ты можешь сходить развлечься в городе/ в деревне? - where can you go to have fun in the city/ in the country?
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It worried me
since I didn’t remember switching it on. I looked around – there _________was_________
nobody in my room and everything was in its usual place. Suddenly I understood
– the book had gone! I had left it on the table but it wasn’t there any more. I
checked the window – it was closed. That meant that someone had come into the
room through the door. My first impulse was to call the police but I called Jim
instead. “What has happened?” Jim sounded sleepy. I explained that someone had
taken the book. “Oh, no!” Jim sounded unhappy. “Have you any idea how valuable
it is?” “There’s another thing I ________cannot__________ understand,” I
interrupted Jim. “My computer’s on but I always switch it off before leaving
home.” “Ok, stay at home. I’ll be at _________your_________ place in half an
hour,” he said and the phone went dead. Прочитайте приведённый ниже
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Learning languages
is becoming a popular hobby with children and adults. It’s not only interesting
but very _______ useful _________, too. Foreign languages improve memory and
develop imagination __________. People who are able to speak two or more languages
fluently are usually more successful than their monolingual colleagues. They
are better in making business and personal _________ contacts. They are more
_________ creative ________ and they are better in solving conflicts as they
are able to accept new ideas and different points of view. Foreign languages make
life more _________interesting _________ and colourful.
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