1The Harry Potter books were written (write) by J.K.Rowling. 2Two men was arrested (arrest) for theft last night. 3The girl (help) the lady cross the road. 4Their plane (delay) for three hours yesterday. 5The thieves (steal) five paintings from the National Art Gallery. 6I was telling (tell) yesterday to call back today. 7Ten tons of litter (leave) on our streets every day. 8His salary (pay) into his bank account every month. 9My company (give) us all a bonus of £100 last Christmas. 10Two hundred shoplifters (catch) in this shop every week. 11The victim (show) photos of people who could be the thieves.

a) Canada is the second largest 1) country in the world. It 2) is situated in the northern part of the North American continent. Its total 3) area is 9,975,000 square kilometers. Canada 4) is washed by three oceans – the Pacific, the Arctic and the Atlantic. Canada's 5) name comes from an Indian word kanata, which means "village". When the area came under the British rule in 1897, the new country 6) was called the Dominion of Canada, or simply Canada. This country has a small 7) population, only about 27,300,000 people. There are two official 8) languages in the country: English and French. The 9) capital of Canada is Ottawa. Canada's 10) motto "From Sea to Sea" is appropriate because it's surrounded by three
oceans.
b) The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1) is situated on the British Isles. The British Isles 2) are two islands, Great Britain and Ireland. The western coast of Great Britain 3) is washed by the Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea. Their total 4) area is over 244 000 square kilometers. The United Kingdom is one of the world's smaller 5) countries. Its 6) population is over 57 million people. London is the 7) capital of the United Kingdom