9. Complete the following paragraph using the words given below in the correct form of gerund or infinitive (with or without to).
make*3 / solve / know / appreciate / be / write / get / publish*2 / read / work / follow / reach
The job I liked best was 1) cartoon strips for a children’s comic paper called The
Superheros, a job I did before I was 22. What I liked most was being creative all day, 2)
that young people liked 3) our stories. Using my language skills 4) something new
was very satisfying work. It let me 5) an audience of more than 1 million readers. Of
course, I didn’t have 6) any big problems or fix anything, I didn’t have 7) dirty in
our nice big office, and I didn’t have 8) important decisions or be anyone’s boss. Inside our
huge company, I liked 9) as part of a small team of artists and technicians and 10)
the production systems 11) The Superheros. After a while, I left that job 12) more
money, but I never forgot 13) a small part of the 14) industry in the UK. It made
me 15) having freedom and creativity at work.

1. The Houses of Parliament, standing (определение) on the left bank of the river Thames, are not very old buildings. -  Здание парламента, стоящее на левом берегу реки Темзы, не очень старые здания.

2. Being situated (два причастия, и настоящего и времени: будучи расположенным) (определение) on the river Thames, London is also a large port. - Расположенный на реке Темзе, Лондон еще и большой порт.

3. All around London there are plaques marking (определение) houses where famous people lived. По всему Лондону есть мемориальные доски, отмечающие здания, где жили известные люди. 

Muay Thai is known as the most brutal sport and the most deadly form of martial art. Muay Thai is one of the closest to the street fight combat. Modern Muay Thai is called "battle of eight limbs" because it strikes deal feet, shins, fists, elbows and knees. A stroke is the most violent attacks in melee. In contrast to ancient times, when the defeated leave the area or cruelly beaten or dead, modern Muay Thai is limited to five rounds of three minutes. Brutal training, rational movements, high speed, sophisticated technology and tactics do muay thai fighters among the most dangerous enemies. This is the most effective martial art, as in sports, and in the real battle.