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1, 000 space ships. Will his company be successful? “I think he will be able to put humans on Mars because he wants to do it,” says Robert Zubrin, the president of the Mars Society. “Right now NASA can’t do it because they don’t want to.”
How much do you understand?

According to the article, write “T” (True) or “F” (False) next to each statement.
1. People have already been travelling to Mars for several years.
2. It costs a lot of money, now, to send people to Mars.
3. Elon Mask bought Space X for only US$ 200,000.
4. Space X wants to send people to Mars within the next 10 years.
5. Space X wants to send people to Mars who are between 40 and 100 years old.
6. NASA doesn’t seem very interested in sending people to Mars.

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II.Writing (6 marks)
Write a short essay for your English teacher (60-80 words). In your essay discuss the problem of endangered species and offer solutions to it. Follow the plan below.
​​​Paragraph 1: Describe the problem
hunting, deforestation and pollution are causing more and more animals to become endangered
​​​Paragraph 2: Effects
​​​endangered animals become extinct
​​​lose a part of nature
​​​lose a source of food
​​​Paragraph 3: Solutions
​​​keep endangered animals in zoos or wildlife parks
​​​protect the natural habitats of endangered animals
​​​Paragraph 4: Conclusion
endangered species need more help

Halloween is a festival that takes place on October 31. In the United States children wear costumes and masks and go trick-or-treating. Many of them carve jack-o'-lantens out of pumpkins. Fortunetelling and storytelling about ghosts and witches are popular activities.

Halloween developed from new year festivals and festivals of the dead. Christian church established a festival on November 1 called All Saints' Day so that people could continue to celebrate their festivals.

The Mass said on All Saints' Day was called Allhallowmass. The day before All Saints' Day was known all hallows' Eve or All Hallow e'en.

The main Halloween activity for children is trick-or-treating. Children dress in costumes and masks and go from door to door saying "trick or treat". The neighbours give children such treats as candy, fruit and pennies so that children do not play tricks on them.

Jack-o'-lanterns are hallowed-out pumpkins with face carved into one side. Most jack-o'-lanterns contain a candle inside. An Irish legend says that jack-o'-lanterns are named after the man called Jack.

Хэллоуин — это праздник, который отмечается 31 октября. В Соединенных Штатах дети переодеваются в маскарадные костюмы и маски и ходят по домам, выпрашивая сладости. Многие из них вырезают фонари из тыкв. Популярными развлечениями являются гадание и истории о ведьмах и привидениях.

Хэллоуин развился из праздника Нового года и празднеств в честь мертвых. Христианская церковь основала праздник 1 ноября, который называется День всех святых, чтобы люди могли продолжать отмечать свои праздники.

Месса, которую служили в День всех святых, называлась "Оллхэллоумэс". День перед Днем всех святых назывался кануном Дня всех святых или "Олл хэллоуин".

Главное развлечение детей на Хэллоуин — это выпрашивание сладостей. Дети переодеваются в маскарадные костюмы и маски, ходят от дома к дому и говорят: "Угощайте, а не то подшутим". Соседи дают детям такие угощения, как конфеты, фрукты, и мелочь, чтобы дети не сыграли с ними злую шутку.

Фонари на Хэллоуин — это пустые внутри тыквы с вырезанным с одной стороны лицом. В большинстве фонарей внутри находится свеча. В ирландской легенде говорится, что фонари на Хэллоуин (по-английски jack-o'-lanterns) названы так в честь человека по имени Джек.

Он не мог попасть в рай, потому что он был скрягой, и не мог попасть в ад, потому что играл злые шутки над дьяволом. В результате Джек вынужден бродить по земле со своим фонарем до Судного дня

1. I (went) to the cinema yesterday. 2.1 (was going) to the cinema at four o'clock yesterday. 3. I (was going) to the cinema when you met me. 4. I (was doing) my homework the whole evening yesterday. 5. I (was doing) my homework when mother came home. 6. I (did) my homework yesterday. 7.1 (was doing) my homework from five till eight yesterday. 8. I (was doing) my homework at six o'clock yesterday. 9. I (did not play) the piano yesterday. I (was writing) a letter to my friend. 10. I (was not  playing) the piano at four o'clock yesterday. I (was reading) a book. 11. He (was not  sleeping) when father came home. He (was doing) his homework. 12. When we were in the country last summer, I (went) to the wood one day. In the wood I ( found) a little fox cub. I ( brought) it home. I ( decided) to tame the cub. Every day I ( fed) it and ( took) care of it. I (was taming) it the whole summer. Now the fox cub is quite tame. It lives in my house. 13. When I (was going) to school the day before yesterday, I met Mike and Pete. They (were talking) and ( laughing). They told me a funny story. Soon I (was laughing), too. I still (was laughing) when we came to school. After school I ( told) this story at home. My father and mother ( liked) it very much.