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a. 1. why do you avoid (speak) to me?
2. she tried to avoid (speak) to.
3. the doctor insisted on (send) the sick man to hospital.
4. the child insisted on (send) home at once.
5. he showed no sign of (recognize) me.
6. he had a strange habit of (interfere) in other people’s business.
7. i was angry at (interrupt) every other moment.
8. he was always ready for (help) people.
9. he was very glad of (help) in the difficulty.
10. the results of the experiment must be checked and re-checked before (publish).
b. 1. excuse me for (break) your beautiful vase.
2. you never mentioned (be) to greece.
3. she was proud of (award) the cup of a champion.
4. i don’t remember ever (meet) your sister.
5. i don’t remember (ask) this question by anybody.
6. the cat was punished for (break) the cup.
7. the cat was afraid of (punish) and hid itself under the sofa.
8. i’m quite serious in (say) that i don’t want to go abroad.
9. he seemed sorry for (be) inattentive to his child.
10. jane eyre remembered (lock) up in the red room for (contradict) mrs. reed.
1 Read the text and answer the following questions.
1 How old was Arthur Conan Doyle when he started studying at a Jesuit school? he was nine years old
2 Who was the inspiration for the character of Sherlock Holmes? Professor Dr. Joseph Bell
3 What was Arthur Conan Doyle's first job? he worked as a doctor aboard Mayumba, a ship travelling from Liverpool to Africa
4 How many books about Sherlock Holmes did Arthur Conan Doyle write? about sixty
5 How many daughters did Arthur Conan Doyle have? two (one with Louisa Hawkins and one with Jean Leckie)
6 What does Professor Challenger find in South America? living prehistoric animals
7 What was the last book about Sherlock Holmes? The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes
2) Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?
1 Arthur Conan Doyle came from a poor family. F (his parents were rich)
2 Doyle's father had some problems with drinking. T
3 Doyle's mother liked books and told her son interesting stories. T
4 Doyle went to university with other famous writers. T
5 The Sign of Four was the first book about Sherlock Holmes. F (A Study in Scarlet was the first Sherlock Holmes book)
6 Doyle's second wife died of tuberculosis. F (his first wife died of tuberculosis)
7 Arthur Conan Doyle wrote some books about spiritualism. T
our brain, improve our memory and help us to feel less stress. I am a fan of rock music and so I'm very interested in its history.
Rock's origins date back to the late 1940s, when country music and blues transformed into a new sound with the help of electric guitars and a drumbeat. In 1950s and 1960s rock music was becoming more and more popular in the USA and the UK. Rock has a lot of different types: rock-n-roll, pop rock, hard rock, glam rock, punk rock, etc.
Though I'm a big fan of rock music of US and UK of 1960s-1980s, live concerts that I've been to were made by Russian rock bands: "Aria", "Agatha Christie", "Picnic" and others. I try to visit concerts of my favorite artists at least once a year or two. But my biggest dream still remains unfullfilled - I would love to visit a concert of Pink Floyd, my favorite band of all times. Everybody knows their album "The wall" which was one of the most commercially successful albums of all times. But I personally love "The Final Cut" - album dedicated to the memories of World War II and postwar dreams.
Another favorite band of mine is Queen. I know all their works, I've read a lot of books about this great band, especially I love the bestseller "We are the Champions" by Laura Jackson. When I was a student, the walls of my room in the university campus were pasted over with pictures of Freddie Mercury. Show must go on!