READING/WRITING
Read and answer the question. (20 marks)
Which fact do you think is the most interesting? Why?
Do you know
...that there once was another animal like kangaroo or koala on Earth? It was a wolf
which also carried its baby in a bag of skin. It lived on the island of Tasmania, near
Australia. It was a strong and frightening animal. All the wolves of this kind were killed.
However some people believe that a few of them are still living in the thick forests of
Tasmania.
...that Singapore is probably the cleanest place on Earth? Its streets are washed with
special shampoo every day. The thing that makes streets in other places untidy is
chewing gum, There is a rule which says that in Singapore people must not use
chewing gum, and tourists who bring it there must be punished,
... which bird has the longest neck and legs? It is the flamingo. Pink flamingoes in
nature are pink because of certain ingredients in the food they eat, If in some zoos pink
flamingoes get wrong food, they can lose their colour and become dirty-white.​

1. it is colder today than yesterday.  сегодня холоднее чем вчера.

2. he is taller than his father.  он выше чем его отец.

3.  my sister is older than me. моя сесра старше чем я.

4.this room is more comfortable than that one. эта комната более комфортабельная чем та.

5.this task is more difficult than that one.  это труднее чем то.

6. jack is more pleasant than his brother. джек приятнее чем его брат.7. peter is the most pleasant person in the family. питер самый приятный человек в семье. 8. john is my best friend. джон мой лучший друг. 9. she is the prettiest girl in the world.      она самая хорошенькая девочка в мире. 10. it was the happiest day in my life. это был самый счастливый день в моей жизни. 11. my father is the smartest person in my family. мой папа самый умный человек в моей семье. 12. the british museum  is the most interesting place in london.

британский музей самое интересное место в лондоне.

1. by the time i woke up, it was quite light, as the sun rose and was high in the sky. 2. when she came, the children were already asleep. she was told that they fell asleep at nine. 3. by february 20 all students had submitted essays. 4. we have not seen each other since the new year's ball. 5. i did not see her at the new year's ball. 6. do not go out into the street, the rain has not stopped. 7. the rain did not stop when we went outside. 8. i can not give you a book, i have not read it yet. 9. on sunday i read a very interesting book. if you want, i can let you read it. 10. much has been written about this film before we saw it. 11. by five o'clock she cooked dinner and was waiting for us. 12. we were still far from the station when we saw that the train was coming. 13. they have not yet reached the forest, as the storm began. 14. he told us that he went on vacation to the sea. 15. we asked which countries he visited. 16. we were very surprised to learn that she had left school at the age of 14.