Read the text. say if the following sentences are true or false. it is not known when the ravens first have come to the tower of london, but their presence is surrounded by the legend. according to the legend, at least six ravens must remain to prevent the fall of the tower and monarchy. the story tells that there was john flamsteed, an astronomer, who worked at the royal observatory (1646-1719). he complained to the king charles ii that the birds were disturbing him. they prevented to work. at first the king ordered to kill the birds but later he changed his mind and proclaimed that at least six ravens should be kept at the tower at all times to prevent the fall of the tower and monarchy. the ravens’ master derrick coyle is a beefeater, whose job is to look after birds and to preserve the uniqueness of the legend. максимальное количество

1. Paul shook the bottle of soda so hard that it sprayed all over his clothes.
2. Carol didn’t want to go on vocation with us, so she stayed home alone all week.
3. Since I hurt my knee, I can’t go jogging. Yesterday I swam in the pool for an hour instead.
4. I was terrified just standing over the pool on the high diving board. Finally, I took a deep breath, held my nose, and jumped into the water.
5. The climber, who was fearful of falling, held the rope tightly with both hands.
6. Johnny pushed Alan, and the two boys fought for a few minutes. Neither of them was hurt.
7. Before Caroline started her own company, she taught chemistry at the university.
8. It was extremely cold last night, and the water we put out for the cat froze solid.
9. Before I made my decision, I thought about it for a long, long time.
10. Peter called your house three times to ask you to go to the movie with us, but there was no answer, so we went ahead without you.
11. My car wouldn’t start this morning, so I rode my bicycle to work.
12. I needed money to pay tuition at the university, so I sold my motorcycle to my cousin

To my mind life in a large city is more comfortable than in the country or in a small town. Cities have good transportation facilities with many buses, trains, taxes or even subways.  In cities, we can go and watch a play performed in a theatre or a film in a cinema or we can watch operas or musicals, go to a cafe or a club. In cities you  can find a job easier than it can do country people because the cities have more diverse professions. So in cities, people have more various job opportunities. Living in the metropolis also provides plentiful opportunities, not only in career but also in studies.
There are a lot of different kinds of educational establishments. In the country, it is hard to find the book they want to read, or the film they want to watch. They do not have luxurious shops to buy different clothes but there are many big shopping centers in  large cities.  If you are ill you can go to a hospital with modern technological devices. To conclude, the city provides people with more optimal living conditions than the village. That's why most people live in cities and with every passing year more and more people living in the country leave their villages and move to cities.