Write each pair of sentences in your notebook, one sentenee uding the past perfect and because. 1.they ran out of food. paul had a party the night before. they ran out of food because paul had had a party the night before. 2. the class was empty. everybody went home early. 3. she found the book. marat told them where it was. 4. we got up early. my aunt told us she was coming to see us at ten. 5. he had an argument with mary. she didn't send him the money. 6. she couldn't go to the canteen. she left her pocket-money at home.

2. the class was empty  because  everybody had gone  home early. 3. she found the book  because  marat had told them where it was. 4. we got up early  because  my aunt had  told us she was coming to see us at ten. 5. he had an argument with mary  because  she hadn`t  sent him the money. 6. she couldn't go to the canteen  because  she had  left her pocket-money at home.

Education in the usaeducation in the usa drastically differs from many other countries. there are 50 states in the country and each of them has its own peculiarities. so the national system varies from state to state. nevertheless, there is a certain pattern of education in the usa, which comprises into three types of schools: public school, private elementary school and private secondary school. only public schools are free and they have their own system in each state. private schools, depending on the area, require a certain fee. elementary education is available from the age of six or seven. the main school subjects at this stage are english, arithmetic, natural sciences, history of the usa, geography, physical training and several others. besides learning english, many schoolchildren choose to study different foreign languages, such as french, german, spanish, russian, italian etc. children study at elementary school till they are 16. after that, they can go to secondary school, which is also known as high school. many high schools offer selective subjects for those students who want to enter a specific college or university after school graduation. the majority of american pupils continue their studies after school. some go to the college, some to the university. studying at college lasts for four years, and after that the student gets a bachelor’s degree. studying at university may take four or more years. after four years the students also get the bachelor’s degree in arts or science. some students, who wish to continue studying, go on for a master’s degree. studying at american colleges and universities requires certain tuition fees.

"my  goodness,''  said  mary  poppins,  "i  am  having  a  day  out! "  mary  poppins  and  her  friendmatch-man  walked  together  in  the  little  wood.  suddenly  they  came  upon  a  little  open  spacefilled  with  sunlight.  and  there  on  a  green  table  was  afternoon-tea!   a  pile  of  raspberry-jam-cakes  as  high  as  mary  poppins's  waist  stood  in  the  centre.  "won'tyou  sit  down,  madam? "  -  asked  a  voice.  they  turned  and  found  a  tall  man  in  a  black  coatcoming  out  of  the  wood  with  a  table-napkin  over  his  arm.  "i  '  m  the  waiter,  you  know! "  -  explained  the  man  in  the  black  coat.  "won't  you  sit  down? "  said  mary  poppins,  politely.  "waiters  never  sit  down,  madam; '  said  the  man.  but  he  was  very  pleased  that  marypoppins  had  asked  him  to  join  them.  they  began  their  afternoon-tea,  and  the  waiter  stood  beside  them  to  see  that  they  hadeverything  they  needed.  they  drank  their  tea  and  two  more  cups,  and  then  they  finished  the  pile  of  raspberry-jam-cakes.  after  that  they  got  up.  "there  is  nothing  to  pay"  said  the  waiter  before  they  had  time  to  ask  for  the  bill  .  "it  is  apleasure.  you  will  find  the  merry-go-round  just  over  there! "