Ex. 2. Укажите верную глагольную форму.
1. By comparison with the (a. begin/b. beginning/с. having begun) of the twentieth century the accumulation of carbon in the atmosphere has increased dozens of times. 2. Precipitation (a. fall/b. falling/с. is falling) to the earth's surface is either retained where it falls or finds its way into the surface-channel system of the basin. 3. (a. Taking/b. Taken/с. Took) England and Wales as a whole the period from May to September was drier than any of the last 200 years. 4. The more rapidly (a. move/b. moving/с. being moved) molecules escape from the water into the air. 5. Many of the fogs observed on the Grand Banks were tropical-air fogs already in existence before (a. reach/b. reaches/c. reaching) the cold waters near Newfoundland. 6. Weather radar can give useful information (a. concerned/b. concerns/ с. concerning) mesoscale systems.

1 If we  (did not spend) so much time playing computer games, we’d see our friends more often.
2 If Jess smiled at me, I  (would ask) her out on a date.
3 What would you  (do) if you ran into Taylor Lautner at a friend’s party?
4 I’d rather you  (did not tidy) up my room. I can never find anything afterwards.
5 I wish I  (knew) the lottery numbers for next week.
6 I want to go to Spain this summer. If only I  (had) more money.
7 It’s raining so we’d rather  (stay) in tonight.
8 If my girlfriend and I had a fight, I (would be) really depressed.

Walt Disney is famous as a pioneer of the American animation industry. He is the creator of Mickey Mouse, one of the world's most recognizable characters.

Disney was the first to make an animated film with sound. It was called Steamboat Willie and starred Mickey and Minnie Mouse. The film was a great success. Disney also created such characters as Donald Duck, Goofy, and Pluto. His studio started to make full-length animated films including Snow White, Pinocchio, Fantasia, Dumbo, Bambi, Alice in Wonderland, and Peter Pan. Walt planned and built Disneyland, a huge amusement park with rides and entertainment based on his movies. The park opened near Los Angeles in 1955. Disney also had the idea to build an even larger park in Florida called Walt Disney World. He worked on the plans, but died before the park opened in 1971.

Walt Disney won 26 Academy Awards ("Oscars") out of 59 nominations.

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Уолт Дисней известен как пионер американской мультипликации. Он является создателем Микки Мауса, одного из самых узнаваемых персонажей в мире.

Дисней был первым, кто выпустил анимационный фильм со звуком. Фильм назывался «Пароходик Вилли», а его главными персонажами были Микки и Минни Маус. Фильм имел большой успех. Дисней также создал таких персонажей, как утенок Дональд Дак, Гуфи и Плуто. Студия Диснея начала снимать полнометражные анимационные фильмы, включая «Белоснежку», «Пиноккио», «Фантазию», «Дамбо», «Бэмби», «Алису в стране чудес» и «Питера Пэна». Уолт придумал и построил Диснейленд, огромный парк с аттракционами и развлечениями, основанными на его фильмах. Парк открылся под Лос-Анджелесом в 1955 году. У Диснея также была идея построить еще больший парк во Флориде под названием Walt Disney World. Он работал над планами, но умер до открытия парка в 1971 году.

Уолт Дисней получил 26 премий Оскар из 59 номинаций.