15. Yesterday at this time, Karen (write) a letter
of application to the manager of L'Oréal.
16. I (not, pay attention to the teacher and my
friends
(not, pay attention, either.
17. When we
(go) out for a walk last Sunday
morning, the sun
(shine) and it
(be) quite warm.
18. We
(never, see) the Pyramids before our trip
to Egypt in 2005.
19.
(Simon and Alice, get) married last summer?
20. They__-
(wait) for more than an hour before Lady
Gaga
(appear) on the stage.
21. Michael and Robert
(rollerblade) in the
backyard when Sally
(phone).
22. I___ (meet) Harry at Brenda's birthday party last
month.
23. Where
(you, spend) your last winter holidays?

My favorite country is Italy.Моя любимая страна – это Италия.I visited Italy last summer when I was on holiday with my friends.Я была в Италии летом, когда ездила в отпуск с друзьями.Italy is a European country, situated on the shores of few seas including the Mediterranean Sea.Италия – это европейская страна, расположенная на берегах нескольких морей, одно из которых — Средиземное.We lived in a small family hotel on the seashore.Мы жили в маленьком семейном отеле на побережье.The weather was fine every day and we enjoyed sunbathing  and swimming in the warm sea all day long.Погода каждый день была отличной, и мы загорали и купались в теплом море все дни напролет.During my holiday in Italy I visited an ancient town Pompeii which was destroyed by awful volcano eruption.Во время моего пребывания в Италии я посетила древний город Помпеи, который был разрушен ужасным извержением вулкана.I also spent two days in the capital of Italy — Rome.Я также провела два дня в столице Италии — Риме.This magnificent city impressed me very much.Этот величественный город произвел на меня огромное впечатление.I managed to visit two museums, do some shopping, buy nice souvenirs for my relatives and eat excellent original Italian pizza and pasta.Мне удалось посетить два музея, пройтись по магазинам, приобрести милые сувениры для родственников и съесть отличную настоящую итальянскую пиццу и пасту.I threw a coin in Trevi Fountain to come back to Rome.Я бросила монетку в фонтан Треви, чтобы вернуться в Рим.I hope that soon I will visit my favorite country again.Надеюсь, что скоро я вновь посещу мою любимую страну.

Once upon the time… the shop belonging to an astute merchant called Salem , and all carpets in it, were burnt in a fire. Salem was left with nothing but his house, and since he was a trader hi decided to sell it. With the money he would be able to buy a new shop and more carpets. Salem did not ask a high price for his house. However, he had a most unusual request to make of would-be buyers:‘I'll sell you the house, except for that nail in the wall. That remains mine!' And as they all went off, shaking their heads, they wondered what he meant by this strange remark.Abraham, however, more miserely than all the others, thought the price was fair, and he even haggled it down further. A bargain was struck and the new owner took over the whole house, except the nail. A week later, Salem knocked at the door.‘I've come to hang something on my nail', he said.Abraham let him in and Salem hung up a large empty bag, said goodbye and left. A few days later, he appeared again, and this time hung an old cloak on the nail. From then on, Salem 's visits became regular; he was forever coming and going, taking things off the nail or hanging something else up.One evening, in front of the stunned eyes of Abraham and his family, Salem arrived dragging a dead donkey. With a struggle, he hoisted it up and roped it to the nail. The occupants of the house complained about the smell and the sight of the dead beast, but Salem calmly said, ‘It's my nail and I can hang anything I like on it!'Abraham, naturally, could no longer live in the house under such conditions. But Salem refused to remove the donkey.‘If you don't like it', he said, ‘you can get out of my house, but I'll not pay you back a penny!'Abraham did his persuade Salem to take the donkey down, for it smelt to high heaven. He even consulted a judge, but the terms of the bargain were clear. The house belonged to Abraham, but Salem kept the nail.In the end, Abraham was forced to leave, and Salem got his house back without paying a penny for it!