once upon a time, there was a very fast hare and slow tortoise. the hare always laughed at the tortoise because he was so slow.all the animals were tired of listening to the hare. then one day the tortoise surprised them all: `let`s have a race tomorrow then! `the next day, when they started the race, the hare jumped forward. very soon he was fas ahead of the tortoise.it was a very sunny day and the hare was very hot. `there`s a tree. i can rest under it! `a few hours later, the tortoise passed the sleeping suddenly, the hare opened his eyes and looked around. he saw the tortoise at the finish line! the tortoise was the winner! the hare learned his lesson that day: ` keep on going and don`t stop until you cross the finish line! `
1. "Is it possible to get in touch with him before I leave?" — "Certainly. I can get him on the telephone with you in no time." 2. We did our best to talk him into taking on this job. It's the only one he's really fit in. 3. The telephone exchange warned them that their telephone would be disconnected if they didn't pay off it for three days. 4. I like solving crossword puzzles. I don't do it for prizes. I enjoy puzzling them out, just for the fun of it. 5. You would have found your name in the list if you had looked carefully. 6. The students are still under the impression of the graduation ceremony they attended last month. 7. He insisted on going into details of the accident. 8. True, there were a few interesting pictures at the exhibition, but I wasn't impressed by anything in particular. 9. Before you go into details tell me what it is all for . 10. We first met him on shipboard, when we were coming back from our first trip over Europe. 11. When he ran into me in the street he caught me at the arm and began to explain something. 12. He arrived on the noon train and we met him ar the station. 13. We arrived at their place early in the morning. 14. In his turn he thanked me for all my help. 15. When on the third day my friend came over I took on the subject of our approaching vacation.
