2. Choose the correct alternative (past simple or past continuous). Lucky accidents

Is it true that Sir Isaac Newton understood gravity because an apple (1) fell / was falling on his head when he (2) lay / was lying under a tree in his garden? Probably not. However, many great and small discoveries are the result of lucky accidents...
One day in 1879 chemist Constantin Fahlberg (3) didn’t wash / wasn’t washing his hands before dinner. While he (4) ate / was eating he (5) noticed / was noticing that the bread (6) tasted / was tasting sweet. The sweetness was saccharin.
Alexander Fleming (7) became / was becoming interested in the control of bacteria while he (8) worked / was working as a doctor during the First World War. In 1928 he (9) tidied / was tidying his laboratory when he (10) saw / was seeing that one of the dirty dishes (11) didn’t have / wasn’t having any bacteria on it, but that something else (12) grew / was growing there. It was penicillin.
In 1930 dietician Ruth Wakeield (13) prepared / was preparing some cookies for guests when she (14) realised / was realising that she had no chocolate powder. She (15) decided / was deciding to use small pieces of ordinary chocolate instead. The chocolate pieces (16) didn’t melt / wasn’t melting, and the first chocolate chip cookies were a great success.
Dr Percy Spencer was a physicist in the 1940s who probably enjoyed chocolate chip cookies. He (17) walked / was walking past some equipment in the laboratory when he (18) felt / was feeling something strange in his pocket. It was his chocolate bar and it (19) melted / was melting. This accident (20) led / was leading to the invention of a new piece of cooking equipment – the microwave oven.

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mqu

13.02.2023 07:47

How does music affect a person’s mood? the fact that music helps a person to cope with difficult life situations is undeniable. music can create and maintain the right mood. it helps to relax or, conversely, recharge your batteries. it is not surprising that after work, many people, crossing the threshold of their own home, first of all include their favorite songs .in the mornings it is better to listen to peppy and rhythmic music, it will wake you up and make you jump out of bed. moreover, cheerful and energetic music affects the human psyche and helps him change sadness to joy, and sadness on optimizm.medlennaya and smooth music will help to calm down, to escape from everyday worries and problem.spokoynaya and soft music affects a person, as a sleep aid, so if you can not sleep, turn on soft music.
думаю, что верно)

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RMaGaR

24.03.2023 11:50

Мой сосед Джейсон пекарь . Он очень занят . Когда он не в пекарне , он выходит с удовольствием . Каждый день Джейсон просыпается в 5 часов утра . Он завтракает , а затем он едет на своем велосипеде в пекарню . Когда он попадает туда , он начинает делать хлеб . Его работа очень тяжелая . Он работает до 3 часов дня . Затем он возвращается домой , где у него есть обед и отдых на некоторое время . По вечерам он иногда ходит в кино или встречает своих друзей . В среду он всегда делает покупки. По воскресеньям он всегда просыпается поздно , а затем читает книгу или работает в саду. Он , как правило, ложится спать в 11 часов вечера .

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