Listen to the biography of Anton Chekhov once more and fill in the gaps. In 1892, Chekhov bought a in the village of Melikhovo, about 50 miles south of Moscow. He moved there with his parents and his sister Maria. The Melikhovo period was the most for Chekhov as a writer. During those six years, he wrote "The Butterfly", "Neighbours", "An Anonymous Story", "The Black Monk", "Murder" and "Ariadne".He worked as a doctor, charging poor people nothing for his services. He also took the of the landlord very seriously, so he built three schools, a , and a clinic. country estate fruitful short story responsibilities fire station

1)country estate

2)fruitful

3)story

4)responsibilities

5)fire station

A

1.  do

2. make

3. do

4. make

5. make

B

6 c - Make a speech

7e -  Clean up

8 f -  Join in

9 a - Toffee apple

10 b - Have a meal

11 e - Put up

12 i - Take place

13 h - Perform tricks

14 d  - Pull over

C

15. decorate

16. exchange

17. lasts

18. absolutely

19. listening

20. join in

D

21.  am writing

22. are having

23.  am working

24. Are you taking

25. isn't running

26. Are my mum and her friends drinking coffee?

E

27. We are eating a lot of sweets at the moment.

28. He is driving a car at present.

29. My friends are planting a tree in the park.

30. I am meeting my cousin on Monday.

31. They are not reading an interesting article.

F

32. Are you writing a test? Yes, I am.

33. Are two dogs playing in your school? No, they aren't.

34. Is Maria getting up now? No, she isn't.

35. Are your friends sitting on their chairs? Yes, they are.

G

36. c

37. a

38. e

39. b

40. d

He writes that he is coming to Moscow.

I know that they are at home.

When I was in Kiev, I met Petrov.

We know (that) they're doing well.

I know they are here.

When I was a student, I lived in Kiev.

Please wait for him , here till he comes back.

Please stay here until I return.

As soon as he saw us, he came towards

Please give me this book to read after you have finished it

While I'm writing this, you can read a newspaper.

You should see the doctor before you go back to work.

Can I have this book to read if it's interesting?

I couldn't go to the Institute yesterday because I was ill.

As my lessons begin at half past eight, I have to get up at seven in the morning.

My friend works hard at his English, as he wants to speak the language well.