Fill in the blanks with "am", "is", "are", "was" or "were". today i 1) am at home. it 2) saturday morning and it 3) cold. it's only a month since my family and i 4) on holiday in portugal. the weather 5) fantastic; it 6) really hot and sunny. we 7) all happy then. it 8) not long ago, of course, but 19) missing the sun and the sea. well, it 10) nice to be back home with all our friends.

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 I  mention  in  the  piece  that  even  though  there  are  both  advantages  of  advanced  technology,  I  wish  a  more  developed  world,  with  great   technologies. Today,  we  can’t   imagine  ourselves  without  technological   advances  such  as  cars,  microwaves,  cell  phone,  computers  and  televisions.  However,  technology  won’t  stop  here,  but  develop  further.  As   technology  develops,  there  are  not  only  advantages,  but  disadvantages  from   them.  A  few  advantages  of upgraded  technology  are  that  one  can  save  time  and  money   and  life  will  be  made  easier  as  a  result  of  not  having  to  do  all  the  hard  labor.  In  contrast,  the  disadvantages  of  upgraded  technology  are  that  people  will  loose  their  jobs  to  machines  that  will  do  the  work  for  them. I  personality  would  want  a  developed  world  with  advanced  technologies.  My  major  reason  is  because  when  you  have  advanced  technologies,  life  is  much  easier  as  robots  and  machines  would  take  over  your  daily  life  chores.  For  example,  daily  life  chores  might   be  serving  your  breakfast,  cutting  your  lawn,  or  cleaning  your  room.  With  robots  and  machines  doing  one’s  chores  one  has  time  to  relax.Other  reasons  why  I  want  advanced   technologies  are  because  they  save  a  great  deal  of  time  and  money.  Another  example  of  benefits  from  advanced  technology  is  that  if  there  are  new,  developed  vehicles  that  will  transport  people  to anywhere  rapidly,  so  that  one  would  not  need  to  spend  all  those  boring,  long  hours  in  an  airplane  to  try  to  get  another  country. As  there  are  so  many  advantages  from  highly  developed  technology,  there  also  is  a  great  deal  of  disadvantages  from  them.  One  advantage  is  that  as  technology  develops,  robots  and  machines  will  take  over  many  jobs  and  people  will  loose  their  by  contrast.  As  people  loose  their  jobs, they  will  have  hard  time  getting  money  which  would  make  it  hard  for  them  to  continue  to  meet  living  expenses.  Another  disadvantage  of  highly  developed  technology  is  that  machines  and   robots  are  complex.  It  is  hard  to  activate  all  the  machines  you  have  unless  you  can  multitask. Even  as  there  are  as  many  advantages  and  disadvantages  of  technology,  I  personally  wish  a  more  advances  world  with  great  technologies.  In  the  future  it  would  be  more  about  using  your  brain  and  being  intelligent  that  doing  the  hard  labor  yourself.  I  hope  these  days  come  within  my  lifetime.

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NatureПриродаNature is all around us. We see it every day. It’s the sunset, the sunrise, the song of birds, the blooming оf flowers, the wind that blows, etc. These signs are an integral part of our lives. On the one hand we cherish these natural blessings, on the other hand – we don’t appreciate fully their importance. Thus, our future generations can be cut from these treasures. They might see less of natural wonders, because the humanity gradually destroys forests and kills some species of animals. It all happens due to industrial revolution and the growing number of chemical plants. Humans are the only species on our planet that consciously manipulate the environment. Unfortunately, we are poor leaders in this hierarchy, if we can’t increase the awareness of ecology. People are too self-centered to notice how badly they treat the surrounding environment. For thousands of years they lived in harmony with nature till the development of civilization. They could use the natural riches limitlessly, while today we have to use all the resources sparingly. Pollution is another threat to nature. So many cities today are trapped in air and noise pollution that comes from motor vehicles and factories. That’s why some people tend to live in the countryside, where the air is much cleaner and fresher. World industries throw about 1000 million tons of dust and harmful substances into atmosphere. As a result many rare species of animals and plants die out, lakes dry up, forests disappear. Obviously our nurtured nature is in danger. And if people don’t take serious measures to save it, our planet can soon become lifeless.