8 Complete the text with the correct present perfect or past simple form of the verb in brackets.
I have had
a lovely weekend so far – and it's only
Sunday morning! Yesterday, for example, I __
(go) to
the cinema with my family. We? __(not see) the film we
wanted to, because there __
(not be) any tickets left. But
we still had a good time. And I __ (just / speak) to some
of my friends on the phone this morning, and we're going into
town together later. I __
(not check) my money yet,
though - I'd better see if I've got enough! I __(already
/ spent) a lot this month.
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Music ConcertМузыкальный концертI’m very fond of music and whenever I get a chance I attend a concert. It doesn’t happen very often, because I’m rather busy with my studies these days. Besides, our town is small and famous singers or bands rarely attend us. One music concert, that I especially liked, took place last summer. It was a jazz concert played by university students. I was amazed how talented these guys were. Although they are not famous yet, I think they will be noticed in the future. The event was held at the local Concert Hall in the afternoon. I went there with my best friend Vika, who is also fond of jazz. The tickets were rather inexpensive, so we could afford them. The concert lasted for a bit more than an hour. The hall was full of the audience. Although we are casual listeners, we could see how great was the music and performance in general. There were six people in the band. One guy was playing the saxophone, one was playing the drums, two others were playing the trumpet and the clarinet, one student was playing the double bass, and one was the pianist. At some point, each of them played solo to show their skills. At other moments they tried to improvise, which also sounded well. All in all, they performed about nine songs. The audience was willingly applauding after each song. Once again, I understood that hearing and seeing a live concert is much better than listening to music on CD or MP3 players. Vika also liked this concert. After it was finished, we went to meet the performers. Surprisingly, they were very friendly and even signed their autographs for us.

Dear Sasha,
Thank you for your letter! Sorry for haven’t written to you for so long but I was busy all this time.

Recently I was at a rock concert by American nu-metal band Limp Bizkit. It’s difficult for me to point out the brightest moment of the show, because everything, that was happening on stage and in the hall was just beyond description! Live and powerful music, musicians’ communication with the audience, phrases in Russian, flying from the mouth of Fred Durst-all these pleased me very much. The concert made masses of people a united, happy family. I was lucky enough to go to the concerts of other American bands, as Korn and 30 seconds to mars, and I’d like to say, that with every new show I got more and more fond of this kind of music. For me it’s not just an art form. It’s a hobby, philosophy, psychology.

                                                        Lots of love,

                                                        Inna