1. economics is/are the study how people me their resources to produce, distribute and consume goods. 2. the news that he was enable to earn a living was/were quite surprising. 3. two weeks isn't/aren't a very long time to become used up, is it/are they? 4. money isn’t/aren’t the most important thing in life, is it/are they? 5. politics is/are professor brown’s speciality. 6. the knowledge gained from the experience was/were invaluable. 7. several japanese was/were reported to complain that

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Robin the Bobbin the big-bellied Ben, (ˈрабэн) (зэ) (ˈбабэн) (зэ) (биг)-(ˈбелид) (бен),
He ate more meat than four score men; (хи) (ейт) (мор) (мит) (зэн) (фор) (скор) (мен);
He ate a cow, he ate a calf, (хи) (ейт) (э) (кaу), (хи) (ейт) (э) (кэф),
He ate a butcher and a half, (хи) (ейт) (э) (ˈбучэр) (энд) (э) (хэф),
He ate a church, he ate a steeple, (хи) (ейт) (э) (чёрч), (хи) (ейт) (э) (ˈстипэл),
He ate a priest and all the people! (хи) (ейт) (э) (прист) (энд) (ол) (зэ) (ˈпипэл)!
A cow and a calf, (э) (кaу) (энд) (э) (кэф),
An ox and a half, (эн) (акс) (энд) (э) (хэф),
A church and a steeple, (э) (чёрч) (энд) (э) (ˈстипэл),
And all good people, (энд) (ол) (гуд) (ˈпипэл),
And yet he complained (энд) (йет) (хи) (кэмˈплейнд)
that his stomach wasn't full.(зэт) (из) (ˈстамэк) (ˈуазэнт) (фул).

1. Various kinds of sports are popular in England.
2. Both children and grown-ups are fond of sports.
3. What is the matter with her? She is so excited. - I don't know.
4. Where are you going? - - I am going to the to see the match which takes place there today.
5. Did you know that a very interesting match took place last Sunday?
6. He went to the south a week ago.
7. When I was about fifteen years old, I enjoyed playing football.
8. Our football team won many games last year.
9. Where is Barry? - He is playing chess with his friend.
10. I am sorry I missed the match yesterday. But Iknow the score. It is 4 to 2 in favour of the NTP team.
11. Nellie is leaving for Jacksonville tomorrow.
12. I am in a hurry. My friends are waiting for me.
13. You were at the theatre yesterday. Did you like the opera? — Oh yes, I enjoyed it greatly.
14. Will you go to London next summer?