Daniel and diana were good friends. they had majored in economics at bristol university in the early 1980s. then daniel met rachel, who had arrived a year after them, and fell in love with her at first . in rachel he found everything he was looking in a wife. they married the day he graduated, and after they returned from their honeymoon, david took over the management of his father’s farm in bedfordshire. three children followed in quick succession, and diana was proud when she was asked to be godmother to sophie, the eldest. daniel and rachel had been married for twelve years; they ever quarelled. married couples were so happy. diane was regularly asked to spend the weekend with them in the country, she only accepted one invitation out of three. she would have liked to join them more often, but since her divorce she had no desire to take advantage of their hospitality. diane felt tired. she her work, but it had been an awful week. two contracts had fallen through, her son had been dropped from the school soccer team, and her daughter had never stopped her that her father didn’t mind her watching television when she ought to be doing her homework. “i will survive.” diana smiled and thought about daniel’s birthday. she had forgotten to get him a present.

No doubt that school is our second home. We spend a lot of time at school acquiring deep knowledge, which can help us to understand our lives better. It plays an important role in our life.

I had never thought that the 11 form would be so had for me. By this time I always thought that studying in this form was simple. I thought that all of the teachers help us to finish school well. But I was wrong. We have one teacher who doesn't like us. She has some of the pupils, which she likes. I am not of this pupils and I can't find a common language with her. Therefore she doesn't like me and I don't like her. So I am very happy that I am finishing school and I shall not see this teacher. And she will not destroy my nerves! And I have the good thins and teachers in a school which I will remember with pleasure.

I think school gave me not only knowledge but also a confidence in my strengths. And school taught me not to appear before problems even somebody says to me that I am not very clever and I could not study at university and my parents always should pay for me.

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Big Ben is the nickname for the Great Bell of the striking clock at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London and is usually extended to refer to both the clock and the clock tower. The official name of the tower in which Big Ben is located was originally the Clock Tower, but it was renamed Elizabeth Tower in 2012 to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II.

The tower was designed by Augustus Pugin in a neo-Gothic style. When completed in 1859, its clock was the largest and most accurate four-faced striking and chiming clock in the world.The tower stands 315 feet (96 m) tall, and the climb from ground level to the belfry is 334 steps. Its base is square, measuring 39 feet (12 m) on each side. Dials of the clock are 23 feet (7.0 m) in diameter. On 31 May 2009, celebrations were held to mark the tower's 150th anniversary.

Big Ben is the largest of the tower's five bells and weighs 13.5 long tons (13.7 tonnes; 15.1 short tons). It was the largest bell in the United Kingdom for 23 years. The origin of the bell's nickname is open to question; it may be named after Sir Benjamin Hall, who oversaw its installation, or heavyweight boxing champion Benjamin Caunt. Four quarter bells chime at 15, 30 and 45 minutes past the hour and just before Big Ben tolls on the hour. The clock uses its original Victorian mechanism, but an electric motor can be used as a backup.

The tower is a British cultural icon recognised all over the world. It is one of the most prominent symbols of the United Kingdom and parliamentary democracy, and it is often used in the establishing shot of films set in London.The clock tower has been part of a Grade I listed building since 1970 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987.

On 21 August 2017, a four-year schedule of renovation works began on the tower, which are to include the addition of a lift. There are also plans to re-glaze and repaint the clock dials. With a few exceptions, such as New Year's Eve and Remembrance Sunday, the bells are to be silent until the work is completed in 2022.