Exploring space we often see pictures in the newspapers or (1) television of astronauts in space.today, space travel is becoming more (2) more common but not very long (3) people believed that it was impossible even to fly by aeroplane. it was (4) the start of the 1960s that men started to explore space. the first man to go into space was a russian, yuri gagarin, (5) name will always be remembered for this. (6) the 1960s, the "space race" became a competition between the americans and the russians, who (7) wanted to be the first to put a man on the moon.the great moment came in 1969, when an astronaut from the usa, neil armstrong, set foot on the moon and (8 the famous words: "this is a small step for a man but a giant leap for mankind." people heard (9) words live on radios all over the world and (10) pictures thanks to satellite. ago and at both. during his on or saw spoke tell these this whose

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На : agatha christie is known all over the world as the queen of crime. she wrote 78 detective novels, 19 plays, and 6 romantic novels. her books have been translated into 103 foreign languages. they are the third best-selling books in the world (after shakespeare's works and the bible). many of her novels and short stories have been filmed. the mousetrap, her most famous play, is now the longest-running play in history of world theatre.     agatha christie was born at torquay, devonshire. she was educated at home and took singing lessons in paris. she began writing at the end of the first world war. her first novel, "the mysterious affair at styles" was published in 1920. that was the first appearance of hercule poirot, who became one of the most famous private detectives since sherlock holmes.     agatha christie became generally recognized in 1926, after the publishing of her novel "the murder of roger ackroyd". it is still considered her masterpiece.     when agatha cristie got tired of hercule poirot she invented miss mar-pie, a deceptively mild old lady with her own method of investigation.     the last poirot book, the curtain, appeared shortly before the writer's death, and the last miss marple story, the sleeping murder, and her autobiography were published after her death.     agatha christie's success with millions of readers lies in her ability to combine clever plots with excellent character drawing* and a keen sense of humour with a great observation. her plots always mislead the reader and keep him in suspense. he cannot guess who the criminal is. fortunately, evil is always conquered in her novels.     agatha christies language is simple and good and it is pleasant to read her books in the original.перевод на всякий случай: агата кристи известна во всем мире как королева детективов. она написала 78 детективных романов, 19 пьес и 6 романов. ее книги были переведены на 103 иностранных языка. они третьи в мире бестселлеры (после работ шекспира и библии). по многим из ее романов и коротких рассказов были сняты фильмы. «мышеловка», ее самая известная пьеса, является пьесой, дольше всего не сходящей со сцены в мирового театра.     агата кристи родилась в торки, девоншире. она получила образование дома и брала уроки пения в париже. она начала писать в конце первой мировой войны. в 1920 г. был издан ее первый роман, «таинственное дело в стайлсе». это было первым появлением эркюля пуаро, который стал одним из самых известных частных детективов со времен шерлока холмса.     агата кристи завоевала всеобщее признание в 1926 г., после публикации ее романа «убийство роджера акройда». его все еще считают ее шедевром.     когда агата кристи устала от эркюля пуаро, она изобрела мисс марпл, обманчиво мягкую пожилую леди со своим собственным методом расследования.     последняя книга о пуаро, «занавес», появилась незадолго до смерти автора, а последняя о мисс марпл, «спящий убийца», и ее автобиография были опубликованы после ее смерти.     успех агаты кристи у миллионов читателей заключается в ее способности соединять умные сюжеты с превосходным описанием персонажей и тонкое чувство юмора с большой наблюдательностью. ее сюжеты всегда вводят в заблуждение читателя и держат его в напряжении. он не может догадаться, кто преступник. к счастью, зло всегда побеждено в ее романах.     язык агаты кристи прост и хорош, и приятно читать ее книги в оригинале.

Dear diary, it’s sunday again. i 1) am (be) so bored. i 2) don't know (not / know) what to do. mum is in the kitchen. she 3) is cooking (cook). she 4) has been cooking (cook) since eight o’clock this morning. dad’s in the garden. he 5) has been mowing (mow) the lawn for two hours. he 6) always works (always / work) in the garden on sunday mornings. jimmy is in his room. he 7) is doing (do) his homework. he 8) has been  studying (study) for his history test for an hour. he 9) never plays (never / play) with me. grandpa 10) is reading (read) his newspaper and grandma 11) is knitting (knit). she 12) has been knitting (knit) a jumper for me for two weeks. the jumper is yellow and i 13) hate (hate) yellow. i 14) have been sitting (sit) alone in my bedroom all morning. you’re my only companion…