Read the text and fill in the gaps. today we take many inventions for granted but one of the most useful ones is the “not so “ supermarket trolley. before the 1930s women shoppers went into grocery stores with their own baskets. they would only buy a few things because their baskets wouldn’t much. sylvan goldman of oklahoma this and decided that he had to think of a way to encourage people to buy more, especially since business was not very well. he took a folding chair, wheels to the legs and placed two baskets on top. 1 a critical b significant c meaningful d serious 2 a futhermore b in particular c however d apart from that 3 a put b keep c hold d take 4 a noticed b watched c regarded d viewed 5 a making b running c doing d heading 6 a included b added c combined d accompanied

1 C
2 C
3 C
4 A/C
5 B
6 B

16 Listen! She is practicing the piano.
17.My friend is playing the guitar every evening.
18.Maria wants to improve her English.
19.She does a language course in London at the moment.
20.She is living far from London and she must take the tube to get her language school.
21.It is only five minute walk to the nearest tube station.
22.The tube will live at half past eight.
23.The first lesson will begin at 9 o'clock.
24.In the afternoons ,the school will offer sightseeing tours in and around London.
25.Today the students of the language school will go to Windsor.

Объяснение:

1."William Shakespeare" William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright during Elizabethan times (the time of the reign of Queen Elizabeth I). He was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, a town in the centre of England. He is the greatest writer in the English language.Shakespeare wrote thirty-six plays, all of which are still studied, performed and even made into films all over the world! Shakespeare also wrote many love sonnets.Shakespeare wrote three kinds of plays: comedies (A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Much Ado About Nothing), tragedies (Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Othello) and histories (Henry V). Common themes in his comedies were mix-ups, mistaking one person for another or women who disguise themselves as men – although the actors were all men anyway! In The Merchant of Venice, a well-known comedy, a moneylender asks for a pound of flesh from a merchant who can’t pay him back some money! Life was hard during Elizabethan times and Shakespeare’s tragedies reflect this, such as Hamlet which is very bloody and is about revenge, deception and fate.Most of Shakespeare’s plays were performed at the Globe Theatre in London, which could hold about 3,000 people. Elizabethans of all social classes enjoyed going to the Globe, even though it was noisy and smelly and the common people had to watch the play standing up in front of the stage. As there was no roof, people got very wet when it rained! There was hardly any scenery, but there were fantastic costumes and even special effects such as fireworks, —– and actors’ ‘flying’. The original theatre burnt down in 1613, but a modern replica opened in 1997.