7. Put the verbs into the correct form. WHANG THE MILLER (after Goldsmith)
1. Whang the Miller was very avaricious. Nobody (love)
money more than he, and he
(respect)
those who (be)
rich. 2. When people (talk)
of a rich
man, Whang always (say).
'I (know).
him very well; he and I
(be).
friends since childhood', but when people (mention).
a poor man, he
always (say)
that he not (know).
him and never (hear)
his
name before, as he not (be)
fond of many acquaintances. 3. One day as he (think)
how to increase his wealth, he (learn)
that one of his neighbors, Hunks by
name, (find)
a large pot of gold underground after he (dream)
of it three
nights running. 4. The greedy miller greatly (envy).
his neighbor's luck and (complain)
every day to his customers that he (be)
unlucky, saying, 1
(work)
from morning till night for so many years, but I never (find)
any gold.
I wish I could dream like my neighbor! 5. At last he (dream)
one night that under a certain
part of the wall of the mill there (be).
a huge pot of gold.​

Многие американцы говорят о погоде. Им есть о чем поговорить. Люди всегда пытались прогнозировать погоду. В былые времена они только предполагали или исходили из того, какая погода была в

Сегодня люди используют радары, спутниковые снимки и компьютеры. Все эти инструменты им получать метеорологические снимки. Некоторые люди пытаются прогнозировать погоду на целый год или целый сезон. Каждый ноябрь Национальная служба погоды США прогнозирует, какой будет погода. И каждый год "Альманах старого фермера" публикует прогноз на весь год.

И служба погоды, и альманах используют информацию о годах. Они объединяют ее с информацией со спутников, воздушных шаров, радиолокационных станций и кораблей в море. Затем компьютер выдает отчет. Этот отчет очень важен для многих американцев.

Американцам, возможно, не нравится их погода, но им определенно нравится говорить о ней.

A. S. Pushkin is the greatest Russian poet. But I hope no one is challenging the view that he occupies an outstanding place in Russian literature and culture.

Every summer in June, thousands of people visit the Pskov land. They come here to the village of Mikhailovskoye to the wonderful festival of poetry, to see the places where he lived and worked.

Pushkin is always alive for us, he is the man we all know and love, the greatest of poets. Generations come and go, but Pushkin still remains. We are all grateful to Pushkin for each line of his works. Pushkin is not only a great poet for us. He is the perfect man combining brilliant talent with civil courage. His name is associated with our love for the Motherland, and the best in our life.

Hundreds of new concepts, hundreds of new words have appeared in the language in the years that have passed since his death, but not a single word of his poetry has become obsolete. Everything written by Pushkin continues to live. It has not become something of the past, it does not need any corrections and hardly needs commentary. His feelings and his views still correspond to our own feelings and views.

We admire the great world of Pushkin's poetry as a whole, each of us finding some special lines for ourselves, lines showing his sympathy and respect for his people. The reader cannot imagine his inner world without him.