Переделать текст в past ! prodigy child kevin was a prodigy child. by the age of two he had learned to read and write. before his fifth birthday his parents had taught him to speak french and german and he played the piano rather well. kevin was a great lover of books and by the age of ten he had already read all the books in his father's library. when all his friends were still in the second form, he had already left school. after he had finished college, he went to university to become a microbiologist. at sixteen he was ready for his final exams and soon became the youngest scientist in the history of his country. he was happy because he hadn't wasted his time and got a good profession that he loved. the only problem with kevin was that he had never played football or basketball with his friends and had no idea of sports, games or children's parties: he hadn't had time for them.

Prodigy Child
Kevin was a prodigy child. By the age of two he learned to read and write. Before his fifth birthday his parents taught him to speak French and German and he played the piano rather well. Kevin was a great lover of books and by the age of ten he read all the books in his father's library. When all his friends were still in the second form, he left school. After he finished college,he went to University to become a microbiologist. At sixteen he was ready for his final exams and soon became the youngest scientist in the history of his country. He was happy because he didn't waste(терять , здармувать ) his time and got a good profession that he loved. The only problem with Kevin was that he never played football or basketball with his friends and had no idea of sports, games or children's parties: he didn't have time for them.

1.Yes they are. They use polite words.

2.The British are reserved. They don't like displaying their emotions even in dangerous and tragic situations.

3.Englishmen are conservative, they love familiar things.

4. There are  a lot of traditional ceremonies such as the "Changing of the Guard" at Buckingham Palace, "Trooping the Colour", which is performed on the Queen's official birthday, or the "Ceremony of the Keys", that takes place every night at the Tower of London.

5. Traditional British dishes are porridge, pudding, toasts. They like to drink tea.

6.Yes, they do. For example, Everything is orderly: the lawns and the trees are neatly trimmed.

7.Yes they do.Englishman is said to be a countryman at heart. The Eng¬lish countryside is many things to many people. It means peace and quiet, beauty, good health and no crime. Most Englishmen love gardens.

8The British love animals very much.

9.The British are polite, conservative and reserved.

10Irespect the British, because they keep their traditions and love their country.

11The Russians are not so reserved and don;t drink much tea.

1.b - определенное, говорится именно о море, по которому идут

2.b - группа островов, а не 1 (1- без артикля)

3.a -  один из многих существующих

4.b - именно тот, на котором находятся

5.c - несколько, некоторые из

6.c - все - по смыслу текста

7.a - только после plenty будет артикль а, а после plenty -of

8.a - по смыслу - мало хлеба. Перед неисчисляемым существ. - little

9.a -  после few, little нужно писать of, в тексте его нет, а только   в варианте a lot of.

10.c - по смыслу-с  - достаточно еды, а- много еды,  в- слишком + прилагательное, которого там нет.

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