Jack's cafe Hamburger and chips £1.40 Fish and chips £1.20 Chicken and chips £1.80 Sausage and chips £1.00 Egg and chips 99 p Ham sandwich 75 p Cheese sandwich 65 p Glass of lemonade 38 p Glass of milk 15 p Cup of tea 20 p ... Читать дальше »
1. It is not often that we make a hero of a robber, but Robin Hood somehow seems to be different. Everybody knows it is wrong to steal, yet Robin Hood is admired. The reason for this, of course, is that he stole from the ri
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You are going to read a newspaper article about exploring the oceans. Choose the most suitable heading from the list A - H for each part (1-6) of the article. There is one extra heading which you do not need to use. There is an example at the beginning (0).
Read the text «Elvis Presley» 1. Elvis Presley, who died at the age of 42 on August 16, 1977, will be remembered as one of the earliest and the greatest rock and roll singers. His recordings of «Blue Suede Shoes», «Hound Dog» and «Heartbreak Hotel» will always be classics.
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Match the etiquette phrases 1—10 and responses A—J to them.
How are you getting on? Thanks. Would you like to come along? How do you do? Do you have the time? I have a little something for you. How do you find
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A certain king was in the habit of writing verses. He thought highly of them. Since he was a king the people to whom he showed them tried to praise them too. Once he showed his verses to a wise man. The wise man didn't like
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Last night I had a strange dream. It was a world where all the colours were different. The grass was orange, the trees were white. There was a purple sun and a moon the colour of blood in the sky. I was a child again, eight years old, and I was lost. I was very frightened and un
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Task I. For questions 1-12, fill in the blanks using the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits the space in the same line.
The British have been known as great tea drinkers since the early time. They drink tea all the time in the morning and in the evening. They drink tea in cold winter and in sunny days. Tea was first brought t
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MUSICAL CHEERS
We met first in a wine bar off Oxford Street. I'd just been to a disastrous concert at the Wigmore Hall – a little-known Korean soprano in a Hugo Wolf song cycle. You can ima
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