Прочитайте текст. заполните пропуски 1-7 частями предложений, обозначенные буквами a - h. одна из частей лишняя. the golden duck a.не always helped poor people because he knew the meaning of happiness. b. in the evening, though, he still had lots of money left. c. one day he complained about his poverty to an old man. d. the princess made a magic spell and gave him a hundred gold coins. e. he bought a lot of expensive things and spent all the money. f. there he searched the dungeons. g. hard work and good health bring happiness, not money. h. the shoemaker felt sorry for him and gave him some money. once upon a time there was an unhappy shoemaker. he wanted to be rich because he thought this was the only way to be happy. (1) the old man told him what to do. "go to the castle and look for the golden duck. it's really a princess, and she will tell you what to do." the shoemaker was excited and went to the castle. (2) when he saw the duck, she turned into a beautiful princess. "i want to be rich and happy, " he said. (3) "spend all this money tomorrow, " the princess said, "but only on yourself, not on other people. then when you have nothing i will make you rich." "this is easy, " thought the shoemaker, and the next day he started spending the money. (4) then he met an old soldier, a beggar, with one leg. "i'm hungry, help me, " he said. (5) the magic spell stopped working, and the princess appeared. "you gave some money to another person, " she said. "i cannot make you rich." then the old soldier said to the shoemaker, "don't be unhappy. (6)" at last the shoemaker understood. he .worked hard, saved money and started his own shop. in time he got married and had a family. (7) and he lived happily ever after.

Once upon a time there was an unhappy shoemaker. he wanted to be rich because he thought this was the only way to be happy. (1) c. one day he complained about his poverty to an old man. the old man told him what to do. "go to the castle and look for the golden duck. it's really a princess, and she will tell you what to do." the shoemaker was excited and went to the castle. (2) f. there he searched the dungeons. when he saw the duck, she turned into a beautiful princess. "i want to be rich and happy," he said. (3) d. the princess made a magic spell and gave him a hundred gold coins. "spend all this money tomorrow," the princess said, "but only on yourself, not on other people. then when you have nothing i will make you rich." "this is easy," thought the shoemaker, and the next day he started spending the money. (4) b. in the evening, though, he still had lots of money left. then he met an old soldier, a beggar, with one leg. "i'm hungry, help me," he said. (5) h. the shoemaker felt sorry for him and gave him some money. the magic spell stopped working, and the princess appeared. "you gave some money to another person," she said. "i cannot make you rich." then the old soldier said to the shoemaker, "don't be unhappy. (6) g. hard work and good health bring happiness, not money." at last theshoemaker understood. he .worked hard, saved money and started his own shop. in time he got married and had a family. (7) a. не always helped poor people because he knew the meaning of happiness. and he lived happily ever after.   e. he bought a lot of expensive things and spent all the money.

Icheck into small hotel a few kilometers from kiev. it is late. i am tired. i tell woman at desk i want a room. she tells me room number and give key. “but one more thing comrade; there is one room without number and always lock. don’t even peek in there.” i take key and go to room to sleep. night comes and i hear trickling of water. it comes from the room across. i cannot sleep so i open door. it is coming from room with no number. i pound on door. no response. i look in keyhole. i see nothing except red. water still trickling. i go down to front desk to complain. “by the way who is in that room? ” she look at me and begin to tell story. there was woman in there. murdered by her husband. skin all white, except her eyes, which were red.text from:

Stormy Black Sea

Sochi is often called the unofficial 'Summer Capital' of Russia, or the Black Sea Pearl. This is the country's biggest and busiest summer sea resort, attracting more than four million visitors annually with its amazing mountainous coastline, endless shingle beaches, warm sunny days, and bustling nightlife. From May to September Sochi's population at least doubles with tourists, including celebrities and the political elite of the country.

Strangely, only three percent of this visitors' crowd are international travellers, and even the frontier location of the city doesn't help to change the situation. Maybe the most famous non-politician foreign visitor of Sochi was Bono, who was invited to spend some time at President Medvedev's residence in 2010. But, in general, the city remains a very domestic destination, somewhat lacking in appropriate international infrastructure and having the same language barrier most regional centres of Russia do.

View of Sochi from the Black Sea

2014 Winter Olympics

Sochi became world-known in 2007, when it won the bid to host the 2014 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. The XXII Winter Olympics took place 7-23 Feb 2014 and were followed two weeks later by the Winter Paralympic Games, 7-18 Mar 2014. The Olympic and Paralympic Games were held in Sochi and the nearby ski resort of Roza Khutor at Krasnaya Polyana. It was the first time Russia had hosted Olympics since the breakup of the USSR in 1991.

Sochi has always been associated in Russia's national mentality with the south, palms and a hot climate, that's why it was quite a bit of a surprise for many that the city won the 2014 Winter Olympic bid. This phenomenon will be probably never be understood by Russians completely: every place in the country has a real winter, but Sochi? The answers are an absence of harsh frost and the very promising Alpine resort of Krasnaya Polyana in the city area. A less pragmatic explanation is the lucky destiny of Sochi. The most famous Russian saying about the city is "If I could read the cards, I would live in Sochi" ("Знал бы прикуп - жил бы в Сочи"). Initially coming from the Preference card game, this saying shows the association of Sochi and its inhabitants with luck, moreover, with an accidental and unpredictable fortune.