Complete the text about the Grameen Bank using the correct form of the verbs in brackets: past simple or past continuous. The Grameen Bank Professor Muhammad Yunus founded the bank in 1977 while he was working at the University of Chittagong. Along with his students he (1) (launch) a research project into property in rural villages in Bangladesh. While he (2)(work) on the research project Professor Yunus (3)(discover) that many of the villagers (4)(live) bellow poverty line. Professor Yunus (5)(meet) some women who made bamboo furniture while he(6)(visit) a village called Jobra. The women told him that in order to buy the materials they needed, they borrowed money from leaders who charged a huge amount of interest. Professor Yunus (7)(lend) $27 of his own money to a group of 42 poor villagers so that they could escape the vicious circle of poverty. What made this scheme different, was that unlike other money leaders he (8)(not ask) for any security or collateral and only charged a small amount of interest. The project was successful and (9)(change) the lives of million of women in Bangladesh. With the help of small loan, and they (10)(be) able to buy enough food and they could send all their children to school. Today the bank has lent more than $6billion dollars to more than 7 million borrowers. In 2006, Professor Yunus (11)(receive) the Nobel Peace Prize for his work.

1. launched

2. he was working

3. discovered

4. were living

5. met

6. he was visiting

7. lent

8. didn't ask

9. changed

10. were able to

11. received

Дайан Фоссі народилася 16 січня 1932 року в Каліфорнії. Вона була зоологом, який досліджував піддаються небезпеки горил. Так само, була відома тим, що боролася за права горил. Виявляла інтерес до тварин з раннього віку. Після закінчення Сан-Хосе в 1954, Фоссі провела кілька місяців, працюючи молодим фахівцем лікарні в Каліфорнії. Незабаром, вона прагнула побачити інші частини світу і вибрала Африку. Працюючи професійним лікарем, Фоссі зацікавили примати під час поїздки в Африку. Вона вивчала горил руандійського гірського лісу протягом двох десятиліть. Вона розглядала цих тварин як дуже  соціальних істот з сильними сімейними відносинами. Фоссі боролася за горил не тільки через ЗМІ, але також і знищуючи пастки браконьєрів. Дайан розповіла свою історію в книзі 'Горили в тумані' (1983). Але 26 грудня 1985 Дайан Фоссі була знайдена зарубаний, швидше за все, браконьєрами, в її Руандійський лісовому таборі.

Объяснение:

1. True

2. Began in the 6th century and finished in the 9th.

3. False

4. True ( Grounds: The seas around the UK are shallow and the villages on the coast are engaged in fishing. The offshore North sea is part of the Atlantic ocean and washes the shores of Western continental Europe and Great Britain. It is considered shallow — its deepest point is only 725 meters. The Irish sea itself is shallow - the most impressive depth is only 175 meters.)

5. True

6. True

7. False (In January, 1265, Simon de Monfort decided to convene a new Parliament, to participate in which for the first time in history were invited not only representatives of the nobility and the Church elite, but also delegates from the urban population. Thus, Monfort became the founder of the English house of Commons.

8. True (Since the XIV century the Parliament has two houses)

9. False (The Promenade concerts were first held in 1895 in the Royal Hall, later directed by Sir Henry Wood and still continuing today at the Royal Albert Hall for about three months mostly in the summer.)

10. True

II. Выберите правильный ответ (a, b или c).

11. - a

12. - a

13. - a

14. - c

15. - b

16. - c

17. - b

18. - c

19. - a

20.- b

III. Выполните следующие предложения с 3-5 словами:

21. William Shakespere's wife

22. Buckingham Palace is the official London residence of the British monarchs. (currently Queen Elizabeth II)

23. Holyrood Abbey (Holy cross - Святой крест)

24. Church of the Diocese of London (Лондонская Епархия)

25."A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step" - ancient Chinese saying. Having made the first step, you start to walk on the road, and the further you go, the harder it becomes. It is impossible to turn back, because it is impossible to return 'yesterday'.

This phrase is attributed to the Chinese sage Lao Tzu and the moral is that any complex matter begins with the first small step.