READING
NOVOSIBIRSK
Few cities in the world are changing faster than Novosibirsk, one of the most important industrial, cultural and scientific centers in Siberia.
Novosibirsk was built on both banks of the River Ob. A second bridge has been thrown across the Ob, and the city is growing.
Novosibirsk has an opera house - probably the biggest in Russia - and six theatres. It also is the seat (. ) of the Siberian branch of the Academy of Sciences.
A HISTORICAL ANECDOTE
George Washington, the first President of the United States, had a secretary, a young man. One morning the secretary came late and found Washington waiting. He tried to excuse himself () by saying that his watch was wrong. Washington replied quietly, "I am afraid you will have to get another watch, or I another secretary".
PROVERBS
A hungry man is an angry man. You cannot govern others unless you can govern yourself. He who scrubs (, ) every pig he sees, will not long be clean himself (Cp. , ).
QUOTATIONS
Fire is the test of gold; adversity (, ) of strong men.
Seneca (Rome, 1 st century)
Man is the only (. ) animal that laughs and weeps (); for he is the only animal that is struck with the difference between what things are and what they ought to be.
William Hazlitt (England, 1778-1830)
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III. Taking the Photograph ofa Rhina.
IV. : continue, attention, clearly, ready, sight, dead, to close, close, dust, huge, among, enemy, horn, pig, turn, straight, a fly, grass, breath, few, lie, sharp, unless, just, own, rush, train, button, point, sure, therefore, jump, shake, grey, pay, throw, kill, wait, flat, angry
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I. 1) We could see his grey skin rising and falling with his breath. , . 2) I could see his nose moving , . 3) I saw fly walk across his head. , . 4) I could see the great rhino rushing. ( ), : ... , ....
II. We must do it ourselves. I do not understand it myself. She herself told me about this mistake. I could neither se nor hear them. I did not invite either Helen or her father. I want to speak either to you or to your teacher. Neither dark nor his friend killed the rhino. I saw him press the button. I heard you shout. Are you ready? How much did you pay for the picture? Don't be angry, you are among friends. I saw the train turn southwards. I heard the children laugh (laughing). I clearly saw him throw down ( drop) his gun.
13-18, . Continuous Tenses 15 Perfect Tenses 16.
