Перевод слова mates с на (я в переводчике смотрел там- соседи по квартире, но это не то, потому что там рассказ про школу)

Mates это товарищи, плохо перевел

Здесь пишу вопросы и сразу ответы, чтобы Вы не запутались:
1.Поставьте следующие предложения в Past и Future Indefinite Tense: 
a)People want raw materials.  
   People wanted raw materials. 
   People will want raw materials.
б)Civization increases man`s wants to surprising extent.
Я считаю, что в исходном тексте опечатка. Слова Civization нет в словаре.       Civilization increased man`s wants to surprising extent. 
   Civilization will increase man`s wants to surprising extent.
2.Преобразуйте предложения в отрицательные и вопросительные: 
а)He goes to the library in the evenings.  
   He don't go to the library in the evenings. 
   When does he go to the library?
б)The boy is a very good volley-ball player.  
   The boy is not a very good volley-ball player. 
   Is the boy a very good volley-ball player?
3.Образуйте общие вопросы: 
а)They live not far from this house.  
    Do they live not far from this house. 
б)You go to bed at eleven.  
    Do you go to bed at eleven.
4.Местоимения стоящие в скобках,употребите в соответствующей форме: 
а)I don`t know (they).  
   I don`t know them.
б)Come to see (we) in the evening.
   Come to see us in the evening.

Russian families are large and friendly. The meaning of the family in Russia is not limited to the husband, wife and children. It stretches to include grandparents, aunts and uncles, brothers, sisters, nephews and nieces. The members of the Russian family closely communicate with each other and frequently get together, especially on such family occasions as birthdays and anniversaries.
ButA group of people who have the same name  and sit together in front of TV set is not yet a family. Here are some family statistics in Russia. About 40% of couples live together before getting married. Now people marry later, usually by the age of 25. Since the law made it easier to get divorce, the number of divorces has increased. At present, more than 40 out of every 100 marriages end in divorce. Every year about one million families break up. This means, that there are a lot of one-parent families.
At present, more than 40 out of every 100 marriages end in divorce. Every year about one million families break up. This means, that there are a lot of one-parent families. Many young families have material difficulties. As a result, young couples have to rely on the assistance of their parents.. Most people do not wish to live together with their parents after they get married but about half of them have to do this.

One more problem is that people spend almost all their time at their works, so they see their families very seldom and as a result they donТt know what they can speak about when they are with their families.