Peer-to-peer file sharing (P2P) is a process that allows

files (1) to be downloaded (download) from other

connected computers (called peers). Similarly, your

computer (2) (search) by other computers

on the network by peers looking for files.

File sharing (3) (begin) in 1999 when

Napster (4) (introduce) a file sharing

program and central server that linked people who had

files with those who wanted files. When you

(5)  (search) for a file, the server would find

all of the available copies of that file. Then the files

(6) (transfer) between the two private

computers. Unlike P2P programs today, it was only

possible for people (7) (share) music files.

Napster (8) (prosecute) for copyright

reasons and they (9) (shut down) in July

2001. They (10) (reopen) as a pay service

some time later. After Napster shut down, new ways of

sharing files (11) (develop) that did not

require a central server. The most popular of these are

based on a system called BitTorrent. ​

I'd like to describe this picture. In it we can see a huge spacious hall with columns. In the foreground, we can see people. There's probably a family at the front and a young man at the front. People are dressed festively. Women are wearing scarlet dresses and men are wearing robes. The general color gamut of red shades, suggestive of the mystery watching the picture. I like the picture. I'd love to show it to my best friend. I liked the color scheme and the overall picture. That's all I'd like to say.

Мне бы хотелось описать данную картинку. На ней мы можем видеть огромный просторный зал, уставленный колоннами. На переднем плане мы видим людей. Чуть подале, вероятно, семья, а спереди - молодой человек. Люди одеты празднично. На женщинах алые платья, а на мужчинах фрак. Общая цветовая гамма красных оттенков наводит на смотрящего картину таинственность. Мне нравится полотно. Я бы с удовольствием показал его моему лучшему другу. Мне понравилась цветовая гамма и общий план картины. Это все, что мне бы хотелось сказать.

1. December was as cold as January last year.

2. The bus was as crowded as ever.

3. You are as good at karate as your father.

4. She is not so good at swimming as her mother.

5. He is not so hard-working as his friend.

6. You are as kind as your father.

7. I am almost as good at English as my classmates.

8. My composition is not so long as yours.

9. It isn't as warm today as it was yesterday.

10. The house his aunt lives in is as old as the one his uncle lives in.

11. Johnny isn't so rich as Don but he is younger and much happier.  

12. My dog isn't so friendly as your dog .  

13 . You can eat as much as you like.

14. A football match isn't so exciting as a hockey match. ​