Ребята а то скоро экзамен.
Vacation plans
Christopher and Margaret Roberts always spent their summer vacation as far away from England as they could possibly afford. 1 , as they both were teachers at a small preparatory school just north of Bristol, their experience of four of the five continents was largely 2 to periodicals such as National Geographic and Times. But their annual vacation each August was sacred, and they spent eleven months of the year saving, planning, and preparing for their one extravagant luxury. The following eleven months they spent 3 their pupils about their discoveries. During the long evenings when their pupils were meant to be asleep, Christopher and Margaret would examine maps, analyze expert opinion, and then finally come up with a shortlist to consider. In recent trips they had 4 to visit Norway, northern Italy, and Slovakia, ending up the previous year exploring the east coast of Greece. “It has to be Turkey this year. We can 5 afford any other trip. The prices have risen again,” said Christopher one evening. A week later, Margaret 6 to the same conclusion, and so they were able to move on to Phase Two. Every book on Turkey in the local library was borrowed and consulted. By the first day of the summer term, charter tickets were paid for and reservations were 7.
1 A) nevertheless B) although C) however D) therefore
2 A) reserved B) restricted C) restrained D) retained
3 A) speaking B) talking C) saying D) telling
4 A) fulfilled B) achieved C) managed D) succeeded
5 A) merely B) hardly C) closely D) purely
6 A) came B) went C) took D) got
7 A) held B) kept C) made D) done
Нельзя, ни с того, ни с сего, сказать всем: "Отлично, помните, что вы раньше делали на знак"уступи дорогу". Теперь нужно делать по-другому."
You couldn't suddenly tell everyone, "OK, remember what you used to do at yield signs? Now do something different."
Знак "Уступи дорогу" в 1950. Но это всё что у нас есть.
yield signs in 1950. But that's all we got.
Почему же тогда не использовать знак "уступи дорогу"?
So, why not use a yield sign?
Тяжело создать новое значение существующему знаку. Нельзя, ни с того, ни с сего, сказать всем: "Отлично, помните, что вы раньше делали на знак"уступи дорогу".
You couldn't suddenly tell everyone, "OK, remember what you used to do at yield signs?
Знак "Уступи дорогу" в 1950.
But that's all we got.
Знак "Стоп" был изобретен в 1915 году. Знак "Уступи дорогу"в 1950. Но это всё что у нас есть.
Stop signs were invented in 1915, yield signs in 1950. Butthat's all we got.
P.S.
Проявляйте уважение к людям от которых вам нужна Пишите корректнее, не забывайте о знаках пунктуации.