1. Use the correct forms of the verbs “rain” and “snow”: 1. It ___ again today. It ___ almost every day.

2. We didn’t go to the country on the weekend because it ___ all day long.

3. ___ it ___ when you left home? – Yes, it ___ heavily.

4. – When ___ it last ___? – Two weeks ago.

5. Take an umbrella. It ___.

6. It often ___ last winter, ___ it?

7. ___ it still ___? – Yes, it is.

8. ___ it ___ on Monday morning? – No, it ___.

9. It often ___ here at this time of the year, ___?

The doctor kirilova dying of diphtheria only son. the same evening it comes to his neighbour, ubogin, and begs to save the woman suddenly suffered a heart attack. the doctor is not able to go to patient, he by all means refuses. but ubogin, after much persuasion, still carries the doctor to himself. there, it appears that no heart attack was not his wife played a disease that no interference to run away from home with her lover. ubogin struck by grief and resentment, he appealed for support and sympathy to present to the doctor. the doctor, in turn, deeply offended disdain for his own grief. flares up the quarrel. neighbours parted sworn enemies.

1. 1) lighter / safer (сравнит. степень)
    2) the cheapest (превоход. степень)
    3) more convenient (сравнит. степень)
2. 1.Railways are the most important form of transport in Russia. Ж/д пути - это самый важный вид транспорта в России.
    2.The cars that are built today become more comfortable. Машины, которые создаются, сегодня становятся более комфортными.
    3. Our best diesel locomotive develops a speed of 170 km per hour. Наш лучший дизельный локомотив развивает скорость до 170 км/час.
3. 1.Ж/д пути были изобретены до эпохи паровых машин. (were invented - вс
    2.Ж/д колея (путь) - это стальные рельсы на деревянных шпалах. (is - основной, Present Simple)
    3. В наши дни разные машины заменили сложный ручной труд. (have replaced - вс
   4.Поезд №3 должен прибыть к платформе 2. (is to - модальный, Present Simple)
   5.Гражданские (штатские) инженеры пытаются узнать самую подходящую дорогу (магистраль). (are trying - вс
4. 1. В течение многих лет инженеры пытаются найти новый материал для изготовления шпал. ( tried - Past Simple Active)
   2. Некоторые изменения были проведены в оригинальном дизайне. ( were made -  Past Simple Passive)
  3.Мы находим в интернете много информации про это изобретение. (Present Simple Active)
6. 1. It is wrong. G.Stephenson was an ENGLISH civil and mechanical engineer.      
   2. It is right.
   3. It is wrong. Stephenson designed his first locomotive in 1814
   4. It is right.