Use the american english words and expressions in the box to replace the british english words and expressions which are deleted in the text. first, elevator, downtown, closet, apartment, vacation, truck, subway, garbage, yard, washroom when i come back from my holiday (0) i’m going to move into my new flat (1) it’s not in the centre of town (2) but it’s near the underground (3) station. it’s on the ground (4) floor of an old building so it doesn’t matter that there’s no lift (5) i’m very lucky because it is at the back of the house and i have a small garden ( with flowers and trees. it’s got a living room, kitchen, bathroom ( and a bedroom with a big wardrobe (8) the only problem is the lorry ( which arrives at 6 o’clock every morning to collect the rubbish ( it always wakes me up!

(1) apartment (2) downtown (3) subway (4) first (5) elevator (6)
yard (7) washroom (8) closet (9 ) truck (10) garbage

1. Nina celebrated her birthday yesterday. Her room looked beautiful, there were many flowers in it. When I came in, somebody was playing the piano, two or three pairs were dancing.
2. Listen! Somebody is playing the piano.
3. I  like music very much.
4. When I  looked out of the window, it was raining heavily and people were hurrying along the streets.
5. What  were you doing at seven o'clock yesterday? — I was having supper.
6. When I  came home yesterday, I  saw that all my family was sitting round the table. Father was reading a letter from my uncle who  lives in London.
7. Where were you  yesterday? — I was at home the whole day. — How strange. I rang you up at two o'clock, but nobody  answered. — Oh, I was in the garden. I was reading your book and did not hear the telephone.
8. What were you  doing at five o'clock yesterday? — I was working in the library. — I was there, too, but I did not  see you.
9. Yesterday I was working at my English from five till seven.
10. It was raining the whole day yesterday.
11. Where is your sister  now? — She is in her room. She is doing her homework.

George Washington was the first president of the United States. He lived in a beautiful home in Virginia. His mother had a special garden with a beautiful little cherry tree. Everyone loved that cherry tree. One day George got a hatchet as a present. He decided to try the hatchet. He went to the cherry tree and chopped it down. As soon as he saw the tree on the ground, he felt terrible. He walked sadly back to the house and went to his room. He didn\t play that afternoon. He didn't eat hat evening. That night George’s father said, “Someone chopped down our cherry tree.” George decided to tell his father. He walked toward his father and said, “I did it. I chopped it down with my new hatchet. I cannot tell a lie.” “Thank you for telling the truth,” his father said … .