7 Read the text. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)? The Loch Ness Monster
In 1933 a man called George Spicer and his wife travelled to Scotland. They were driving on a road near Loch Ness, which is the largest lake in the UK. They described seeing a huge animal that ran in front of them and across the road with a smaller animal in its mouth. A few weeks later, a journalist called Alex Campbell published a story about this ‘monster’. Other people started to tell stories about the ‘Loch Ness Monster’ in the newspapers.
In December 1993 a man called Hugh Gray photographed the ‘monster’ and the photo appeared in a London newspaper. The photo showed a huge creature with a long tail. People asked – was the photo real or was it fake? But it wasn’t important – the Loch Ness Monster, or ‘Nessie’, was the most famous creature in the country!
Many people still believe that there is a sea monster that lives in the very deep water in Loch Ness. The place is popular with tourists, who come to look for the monster. They take photos, but scientists always say that they are fake. The scientists explain that the images on the photos are really elephants or water snakes or trees.
Jeremy Wade is a professional fisherman and is now famous for his TV programme called River Monsters. In 2013 he travelled to Loch Ness to look for the creature. He decided that it was actually a shark, similar to those in Antarctica that have dark coloured skin.
No one knows the truth. However, Nessie continues to be a modern-day myth and tourists continue to try to take the first authentic photograph of the ‘Loch Ness Monster’.
1. The Spicers were in a car when they saw the animal. ___
2. Hugh Gray published a story about the Loch Ness Monster. ___
3. The opinion of the scientists is that the photos are not real. ___
4. Jeremy Wade is a journalist. ___
5. Wade believes that the Loch Ness Monster is a shark. ___

New Year is the main calendar holiday, coming at the moment of transition from the last day of the year to the first day of the next year. It is celebrated by many nations in accordance with the adopted calendar. The beginning of the year from January 1 was established by the Roman ruler Julius Caesar in 46 BC. In ancient Rome, this day was dedicated to Janus - the god of choice, doors and all beginnings. The month of January got its name in honor of the god Janus, who was depicted with two faces: one looked forward, and the other - back.

Most countries celebrate the New Year on January 1, the first day of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. The new year, taking into account the standard time, begins in the Pacific Ocean, and the Republic of Kiribati on the Line Islands (UTC + 14) meets it first. Later, the population of American Samoa, Midway and Niue Islands (UTC − 11 time zone) meets New Year in Kiribati on the Line Islands at this time already on January 2 and 1 hour after midnight [4]. Some countries celebrate the New Year by the lunar calendar.

On January 1, the New Year is celebrated for the first time in 153 BC. e., since from this day took office Roman consuls. In 46 BC e. Roman commander and high priest Guy Julius Caesar introduced his new calendar ("Julian") and finally approved the beginning of the year from January 1, 45 BC. e. It was under Caesar under the influence of astrology that the New Year holiday acquired the independent meaning of the time stamp of the beginning of the year and, thus, marked the beginning of the civil year.

January 1 - New Year according to the Gregorian, Julian and New Julian calendars.

Between January 21 and February 21 (one of the days) - Chinese New Year (China).

March 21 or 22 - Iranian New Year (Iran).

April 14 - Bengali New Year (Bangladesh).

163 days after Pesach (no earlier than September 5 and no later than October 5) - Jewish holiday Rosh Hashanah (Israel).

Transport
Transport has always played an important role in people’s life. It’s a way of travelling from one place to another. Modern transportation system is rather well developed thanks to rapid scientific and technological progress. There are lots of busses, mini-vans, taxis, personal cars, bicycles, trains, airplanes, even ships and ferries in every developed country. However, a couple of centuries ago, there were only carts carried by horses and old-fashioned boats. Perhaps, the oldest type of transport is the water one. People constructed primitive boats for river navigation since the stone ages. The first land transport was presented by the carriages, which were later carried by domestic animals. The first animal-drawn vehicles were traced in Europe in the 4th millennium BC. Rail transport appeared much later, to be precise nearly 500 years ago. Modern railroad was introduced in the 19th century England. Aviation had several forms throughout the history. If we speak about the kites, they appeared in ancient China around before 200 BC. Then, there were the hot air balloons invented in the 18th century. The first aircraft flight was made by the Wright brothers at the very beginning of the 20th century. Perhaps, the discoveries made in the field of transportation in the 20th century were the most important. Thus, in 1961 the first human spaceflight was launched. In 1969, the first astronaut stepped on the Moon. Nobody knows exactly where else is scientific progress taking us, but it’s most likely that soon we will travel by spaceships more often