Niagara Falls At Niagara Falls, on the border between the USA and Canada, the River Niagara suddenly falls more than fifty metres. Niagara Falls is popular with tourists and in the past it was also popular with daredevils. Three of the most famous were The Great Blondin, Signor Farini and Annie Taylor. In 1859, Blondin walked across Niagara Falls eight times. Once he cooked eggs while he was standing on the tightrope. Another time, he nearly fell into the river while he was carrying a man on his back. That day a man called William Hunt was at Niagara with his girlfriend. As they were watching Blondin, Hunt decided to invent stunts which were more spectacular and daring than Blondin's. He changed his name to Signor Farini and began to practise. 1. What is the Niagara Falls?

A) Falls

B) Desert

C) Valley D) Sea

2. Where is the Niagara Falls?

A) In America

B) In Australia

C) In France

D) In Spain

3. How many metres the river Niagara falls?

A) 15

B) 50

C) 70

D) 80

4. Is Niagara Falls popular with what?

A) with Daredevils

B) with tourists

C) with tourists and in the past with daredevils:

5. Who were the Great Blondin, Signor Farini and Annie Taylor?

A) Photographers

B) Pilots

C) Daredevils

D) Actors

D) in the past with tourists and in the present with daredevils.

6) In the 1859 who did walk across Niagara Falls 18 times?

A) No one

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1. Helen asked Pete if he had played chess with his father the day before
 2. Kate said to her grandmother to help her to cook the soup.
 3. Mike said to the teacher that his sister knew two foreign languages.
4. The teacher asked children what they had prepared for that day.
5. Tom said to his sister he had seen her friend at the library the day before.
6. The teacher said to the pupils not to open their books.
7. She asked him if he could borrow her his textbook
8. My mother said to me that I would go to the cinema the next day
9. Mother said to Tom to go to bed
10. Nellie said to Pete that she had never seen his toys
11. He asked her if she had bought the dictionary
12. Grandfather asked Mary if she had got some marks at school
 13.  Our grandmother said to us we would go to the zoo the next day. 14. Mother said to Pete not to forget to wash his hands.
15. Nick said to his mother he was doing his homework.
16. Tom asked her if she knew the name of the man
17. Mike said to the teacher he had learnt a long poem
18. The man said to the boys not to play in the street.
19. My mother asked  me why I don't  drink my tea.
20. My friend asked me when I had received that letter.
21. Johnny said to his mother he had seen his friend at the stadium the day before.
 22.  The boys asked to Pete if he would play football with them.
23. The teacher said to the 8BIA grade they had already understood the theme speech and she was so happy then.
24. Ada asked me where I had seen such trees.

                                                  THE DHOLE  

The dhole /doʊl/ (also called Asian wild dog, red dog or mountain wolf) can be confused with the fox, and this is one of the main reasons for its extinction. It attracts people's attention with its fluffy fur, which has a beautiful bright red colour. It is worth noting that its tail is slightly different from the fox's, as dholes have a tail with a black tip.

The habitat of this species is the Far East, China and Mongolia.

The dhole is listed in the IUCN Red List with the status of endangered species, as well as in the Red Book of Russia. In Russia, this rare predator was taken under full protection from the moment it was listed in the Red Book of the former USSR.

It is necessary to identify areas where the dhole is still preserved, with the subsequent organization of wildlife reserves here in order to protect this predator and the wild cloven-hoofed animals that it feeds on. It is desirable to reduce the number of grey wolves.

The dhole is a rather large animal with a body length of 76–110 cm, a tail length of 45–50 cm and weight of 17–21 kg. It has a combination of  features of the wolf, the fox and the jackal. The dhole differs from the ordinary wolf in colour, fluffy hair and a longer tail that almost reaches the ground. Dholes have  a shortened, pointed muzzle. Their ears are large, upright. The reproduction of these wolves is rather poorly studied, due to the small population of the species and the fact that they cannot be tamed at all. But it is a known fact that small wolf cubs appear most often in January-February. Females of this species give birth to 5 to 9 cubs.