The dog is no longer top of the pet world. He is now (1) in British homes by the cat. After years of steady (2) , the dog (3) reached a peak of 7 million in 1993. Since then the (4) of dogs has declined and there has been a slow (5) in numbers. Meanwhile the number of cats has crept up almost (6) . The reason is one of economics. A cat is a much more (7) and less demanding pet for couples who are out at work all day. If you have to be a dog, it pays to be a faithful one. You could become seriously wealthy. Last week, a dog called Whisp found herself richer by £50,000 on the (8) of her master, John Jones. It was Mr Jones’ (9) that the money should be used ‘to find a (10) home with a person who will love and care for my dog Whisp for the rest of her life’.
1.numbered
Unnumbered
Outnumbered
2.growth
Growing
Grow
3 и 4( одни и те-же варианты ответа) Popularity
Populace
Population
5.reduce
Reduction
Reducing
6.noticeably
noticed
Unnoticed
7.practicable
practical
practiced
8.dying
death
dead
9.intensity
intense
intention
10.suitable
suiting
suited
2. It's important to tell him today when we are leaving.
3. It's winter. It's rather cold It often snows and sometimes.
I don't want to go out of doors at all.
4. It is difficult to get up early in winter because it's still dark in the morning
5. Boris knows German and French, so it is easy for him to learn English.
6. Is it difficult for you to walk? Let's take a taxi, shall we?
7. It isn't strange at all that Sidorov has graduated from the Institute at last,
he studied a lot.
8. Is it raining yet? - Not yet, but soon it's going to.
9. When I left home it was raining
10. How often does it rain here?
11. It was still raining this morning, and now it's snowing.
12. Last week it often snowed
На улицах ты можешь увидеть множество людей, машин, большие и короткие дома. Некоторым людям нравится жить в стране. В стране ты можешь увидеть зелёные поля и холмы, длинные реки и красивые зелёные сады с яблонями. На ферме много коров, лошадей и овец. Дома в стране маленькие. Наша страна красивая! Приезжай к нам!
Большие пожелания(?), Света Белова.