Read the text about the people coming to retirement. mark if the statements below are true or false. retirement – surely it’s a golden age when you can escape the daily grind of work and spend your time doing gardening, taking holidays and chatting with friends? not for everyone. some people love their work so much that they stay on into their 70s, 80s and 90s. the factory worker dorothy beckett, 93, has been working in a cake factory in yorkshire, uk for more than 56 years. she works a 40-hour week, putting cakes in boxes, together with people who are 70 years younger than her. in 1945, aged 36, dorothy set up the factory with her husband, fred. now, the business has a £4m annual turnover. “i’ve never wanted to retire, ” she says. “it would be the end of me”. the car dealer william spencer wanted to be a lawyer. but when he discovered that he didn’t have the right qualifications, he studied accountancy at night school instead and got a job in a car sales showroom. that was 72 years ago, and he is still there today! “i’m paid for my experience, ” explains william, 91. “i help the young ones to sell. i advise the staff, introduce customers, arrange special deals, deal with problems, and make sure everyone is happy.” the banker “in the past year i’ve travelled to london, paris and milan for work, ” says gerald lilley, sitting with a poetry book on his knee in his apartment in new york. “i’ve been to london three times, to japan twice and to china, well, lots of times. when i’m not travelling, i like to be in the office every day at about 9.30. and i tend to leave at around 4.00 p.m. mr lilley is 94, and is senior advisor at one of the big investment banks. he finds the flights more tiring nowadays, especially after long days in meetings. “i suppose it’s my age, ” he says, “but i have my evening to relax, have a drink and read german, french and english poetry.” 1 all people stop working after 70. 2 dorothy has been working with 70-year old men and women. 3 dorothy wants to retire and do gardening. 4 william has been working for more than 70 years. 5 william is a car dealer in a car sales showroom. 6 william likes helping young colleagues. 7 william had studied law and accountancy before he got this job.. 8 gerald is still travelling a lot. 9 gerald retired last year. 10 gerald likes reading poetry.
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1)f; 2)f; 3)f; 4)t; 5)t; 6)t; 7)f; 8) t; 9) f: 10) t.
Яхочу рассказать жуткую . однажды ночью мне показалось, что в моей комнате есть кто-то кроме меня. я открыла глаза и увидел у окна тень. она была высокая, худая и протягивала ко мне руки. мне стало страшно, и я закричала так громко как только могла. я сидела на кровати и кричала. вдруг в комнату вбежали мои родители. они были напуганы. папа включил свет, и я перестала кричать. оказывается, днем мама принесла из зала в мою комнату огромную пальму в большом горшке и поставила ее за штору. ночью была полная луна, и мне показалось, что это мне никогда не было так страшно как в ту
This summer was the most memorable summer of my life. i spent it in my hometown with my best friends. the weather was just perfect: the bright sun and warm air, there was almost no rain. during the day we used to play football, volleyball, basketball, and in the evening we ran to the river by bicycle rides. they left the street at dawn and returned only at sunset, all day spent in the fresh air. i remember very much how my parents and i went camping into the forest: there we sang songs by the fire, we caught fish, slept in tents, lived side by side with nature. for this summer i learned a lot of good guys from my yard, we became friends with them. among them was a very nice girl, i think i liked her. unfortunately, she left in the middle of summer, but promised to return. and in august my parents and i flew to st. petersburg. i first saw this wonderful city. we went on a lot of excursions, watched exhibitions of paintings, sculptures. were in the theater on the play "hamlet", i, of course, did not understand everything, but i liked the actors' play very much. we made a lot of photos with beautiful old buildings and churches. most of all to me the winter palace and peterhof, especially gardens and fountains. we also were on the ship aurora, parents said that there was once a very important event associated with this ship. this summer i did not have to get bored-i learned to ride a horse, learned to play simple guitar songs, and my father and i flew by helicopter and sailed on a boat. but in addition to entertainment, i read a lot. i read various stories: about friendship, about love, about simple life, animals. i also read about the structure of man, about countries and peoples, about the organization of cars and equipment. therefore, i think that i not only had fun this summer, but also with benefit and now i have a lot of important knowledge for me. i also had a new friend this summer. grandfather brought me a little black puppy. he, of course, is still small, but he has very intelligent eyes and he understands very much, i taught him simple commands. he gives a paw, lies down, sits down, barks. but also not the main thing. the main thing is that you are loyal and devoted to me.
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