Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past perfect. when swiss millionaires justine klaus(a) (die) in geneva at the age of seventy-nine, most of her family(b) (come) to hear the details of her will hoping the old lady(c) (remember) them. instead they(d) (get) a real shock. justine(e) (live) alone for many years and most of her family(f) (not/see) her for several years. her relatives(g) (be) amazed when they(h) (hear) that the old lady(i) (leave) £370 000 to her favourite house plant! justine said that for all those years the plant(j) (be) her best and only friend. in contrast her family only(k) (receive) £100 each.

When Swiss millionaires Justine Klaus(a) (died) in Geneva at the age of seventy-nine, most of her family(b) (came) to hear the details of her will hoping the old lady(c) (had remembered) them. Instead they(d) (got) a real shock. Justine(e) (had lived) alone for many years and most of her family(f) (had not seen) her for several years. Her relatives(g) (were) amazed when they(h) (heard) that the old lady(i) (had left) £370 000 to her favourite house plant! Justine said that for all those years the plant(j) (had been) her best and only friend. In contrast her family only(k) (received) £100 each.

When I’m thinking about my future I cannot say for sure what it will be like. Many of teenagers do not know what they want to become.  But I am sure that the most important things for me in future will be my profession and family. My opinion is that good education is necessary to get a good job. Profession is a very important choice that will define all of my future life. I am glad that my parents support me.

I’m going to enter university after graduation from school. I want to become an economist and to work in bank. I know that nowadays there are many economists who cannot get a job. But as for me, I really have great interest and talent for Mathematics and economics; also I am a hard-working and responsible person that’s why I hope I will manage to succeed. High-qualified specialists are always needed.

What’s more I want to have my own family in future. You cannot go far without true close person you love beside you. I’m planning to have kids and to live in my own apartments. As for our family now is rather big but our flat is small enough and also it’s on the eighth floor I cannot have a pet. But I love dogs very much. So, in my future life I will surely have one, because a dog is like a real friend.

Of course I hope I’ll have possibility to travel and to meet interesting people in future. I want to drive a car. Now it sounds like a dream but these are things I want to have and to do. I am sure that plans begin from dreams. And I hope that my future holds a lot of nice surprises for me!

Перевод «Мое будущее»Когда я размышляю о своем будущем, я не могу сказать наверняка, каким оно будет. Многие подростки не знают, кем они хотят стать. Но я уверен, что самыми важными вещами для меня в будущем будут семья и работа. Мое мнение – хорошее образование необходимо для того, чтобы устроиться на хорошую работу. Профессия – это очень важный выбор, который определяет всю будущую жизнь. Я рад, что мои родители поддерживают меня.Я собираюсь поступить в университет после окончания школы. Я хочу стать экономистом и работать в банке. Я знаю, что многие экономисты сейчас не могут найти работу. Однако, у меня действительно есть огромный интерес и к математики и экономике. Кроме того, я трудолюбивый и ответственный человек, поэтому я надеюсь, что добьюсь успеха. Высококвалифицированные специалисты всегда нужны.Более того, я хочу иметь свою семью в будущем. Далеко не уйдешь без верного и близкого человека, которого ты любишь, рядом. Я планирую иметь детей и жить в собственном доме. Так как сейчас наша семья довольно большая ,а наша квартира маленькая и находится на 8 этаже, я не могу завести домашнее животное. А я очень люблю собак. В будущем у меня обязательно будет собака – ведь она настоящий друг.Конечно, я надеюсь, что у меня будет возможность путешествовать и знакомится с интересными людьми в будущем. Я хочу водить машину. Сейчас это звучит, как мечта, но это то, чем я хочу заниматься и что иметь. Я уверен, что планы начинаются с мечтаний. А еще я надеюсь, что мое будущее приготовило мне много приятных сюрпризов!

It is interesting and ___USEFUL. Language skills help people to travel, study, and establish ___PROFESSIONAL links with colleagues from other countries. Some people say that learning languages is easy but others strongly ___DISAGREE. They say that learning languages takes a lot of time and they are not happy with their progress anyway. Meanwhile, there are some strategies that can make you a successful language LEARNER and save your time. The first idea is watching films in the original. If the films are INTERESTING, learning is just fun, not hard work. Online and live ___COMMUNICATING with people in the language you are learning also helps a lot. I’m not a child but I still like cartoons and animated films. ___RECENTLY, I enrolled in an animation course in our university. The TEACHER of the course explained to us how animated films are made. Basically, animation is just a series of pictures with a character. Each picture is a little DIFFERENT. When you show the pictures really fast, it looks like they are moving. Some people say animation is not a serious thing. I strongly ___DISAGREE. Animated films may be ___FUNNY but clever and useful to learn new skills. I believe they can be used in many spheres, and most importantly of all in ___EDUCATION. Not everyone likes street art. USUALLY__ nobody asks owners’ permission before drawing graffiti on their houses. Sometimes the drawings may be ___INTERESTING and nice but sometimes messy and ugly. What is graffiti – a form of art or vandalism? It depends on the drawing, I think. A friend of mine, John, is a street __ARTIST. He says that street art is a form of __COMMUNICATION__. A person can tell you nice or rude things, can’t he? As for John, he is a really nice and ___CREATIVE person. He enjoys drawing _VARIOUS___ characters from animated films. When my neighbours saw his drawings, they asked him to paint some pictures on the wall of their house. Just to make it look brighter and more positive.  What is the most eco-friendly transport? I believe it’s the bicycle. There are a lot of bicycles on the streets of our town and that is probably why it looks so green and BEAUTIFUL_. There are cycle lanes all over the town so using your bike to get to school or to the office is safe and convenient. ___UNFORTUNATELY, some people still prefer driving cars even for short distances. They make the environment less HEALTHY___. As for me, I enjoy riding my bike very much and all my friends say that I’m a good RIDER__. Next month I’m going to take part in a regional cycling COMPETITION__ and I hope to win it. I don't think I will stop riding my bicycle till I’m REALLY___ old.
Koalas are cute animals. UNFORTUNATELY___, it causes them lots of problems. There are people who want to keep the cute exotic animal as a pet which may put the koala in a really DANGEROUS___ situation. The problem is that the koala’s diet is very specific. To stay ___HEALTHY_ they should only eat eucalyptus leaves. The leaves need to be young and fresh, which means a person who keeps a koala should also have a lot of eucalyptus trees. Andrew Page, a ___SCIENTIST__ who has been studying koalas for years, says that it’s a bad idea to keep this animal as a pet. According to him, people who try to do it usually have very little INFORMATION__ about koala’s lifestyle. And their ignorance can often cost the ___BEAUTIFUL__ animal its life.