8 Complete the text with the correct present perfect or past simple form of the verb in brackets.
I have had
a lovely weekend so far – and it's only
Sunday morning! Yesterday, for example, I __
(go) to
the cinema with my family. We? __(not see) the film we
wanted to, because there __
(not be) any tickets left. But
we still had a good time. And I __ (just / speak) to some
of my friends on the phone this morning, and we're going into
town together later. I __
(not check) my money yet,
though - I'd better see if I've got enough! I __(already
/ spent) a lot this month.
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Defects in vision, hearing, speech, or inability to move is limited by many people to communicate, learn, work and influence their environment.Personal computers, supplemented by special devices, and have the appropriate software, can reduce the impact of these defects.For disabled people's computers provide a good replacement for the lost capacity; allow more flexibility for special education; provide access to information not available to them in another way; provide new opportunities for education, work, communicate with people and leisure activities.Blind people can use computers with programs and devices to play it. With the help of computer speech synthesizer pronounces any words appearing on the screen. It provides access to the blind use computers most of the opportunities.In addition, the device and the pattern recognition software in combination with special devices allow computers to display printed text converted into tactile form Braille or speech. Thanks to these systems may blind yourself to read any book, magazine or newspaper without recourse to outside assistance.People with speech disabilities can also benefit from a computer synthesized speech. Keyboard input to the computer the messages you want to say, the dumb man can communicate by phone with a person who can not read.In addition, computerized messaging system is a means of rapid communication over long distances, especially valuable for those with speech or hearing damage, which is not possible using conventional phones.Computers largely also help people with reduced ability to move.Information systems provide people who are unable to go to the library, access to large banks of information.Computer-controlled manipulators (ie, the "hand" of the robot) can be programmed so that they perform the movement for a given program, and feel when in contact with objects. This allows lyudam with impaired motor ability to manipulate objects to perform actions such as eating, flipping pages in books and change a disc into the computer.Many people though do not lose the mobility of the hands or arms can not, operate on a standard computer keyboard. Special keyboard with large touch sensitive keys at the disposal of the people all of your computer.And people who can not work at all; neither coca keyboard voice can control your computer using a speech recognition device. For people with serious violations of voice and motor functions, developed special input device to enable, use a computer for communication and other purposes.Other systems, as has already been created and are in the stage of development and testing, include portable terminals that allow deaf people to send messages from any phone and take them.

Friendship is a very important part of people's lives.  

If you want to be a good friend, you should understand and respect other people, be sociable and kind. And because of this, it is rather difficult to have a lot of friends.

You can have fun and interesting time with your friends. You can study, play, go for a walk and just talk with them; spend free (and not only free) time differently.

I have got five best friends. They are Masha, Sasha, Dasha, Vanya and Julia.

But people can't live without friends, because in this situation life become very boring and lonely.

True friends will always help you in a problem situation, and you can rely on them!

Trust, respect and kindness are the most important thigs for true friends.

Дружба играет важную роль в жизни людей.

Если ты хочешь быть хорошим другом, ты должен понимать и уважать других людей, быть общительным и добрым. И поэтому не очень просто иметь много друзей.

Ты можешь весело и интересно провести время с твоими друзьями. Ты можешь учиться, играть, гулять и просто разговаривать с ними; проводить свободное (и не только свободное) время.

У меня есть пять лучших друзей. Это Маша, Саша, Даша, Ваня и Юля.

Люди не могут жить без друзей. Без них их жизнь становится скучной и одинокой.

Настоящие друзья всегда тебе в сложной ситуации, ты можешь надеяться на них!

Доверие, уважение и доброта - самые важные качества для настоящих друзей.