Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. 1. the police (go) after a robber for over an hour. 2.we ) things at the flea market. 3.the waiters (serve) steamed fish. 4.vegetables (boil) for 30 minutes. 5. (try) to find tickets for the concert for three weeks.6. my sister ) her new book for the last two months. 7.she (not/read) this book yet.8. you look tired! (work) all day? 9. i (not / eat) chinese food yet. 10. how long you ) english? 11. how many souvenirs you your sister ) in spain? 12. i (not / see) tina for ages. 13. i ) mrs brown for twenty years now. 14.can we go soon? we (walk) around this department store for about last two hours!

The story takes place during three years (1933–35) of the  great depression  in the fictional "tired old town" of maycomb, alabama, the seat of maycomb county. it focuses on six-year-old jean louise finch (scout), who lives with her older brother, jem, and their widowed father, atticus, a middle-aged lawyer. jem and scout befriend a boy named dill, who visits maycomb to stay with his aunt each summer. the three children are terrified of, and fascinated by, their neighbor, the  reclusive  arthur "boo" radley. the adults of maycomb are hesitant to talk about boo, and few of them have seen him for many years. the children feed one another's imagination with rumors about his appearance and reasons for remaining hidden, and they fantasize about how to get him out of his house. after two summers of friendship with dill, scout and jem find that someone leaves them small gifts in a tree outside the radley place. several times the mysterious boo makes gestures of affection to the children, but, to their disappointment, he never appears in person.

i’d like to tell you about a book by a russian novelist, nikolai gogol. it’s called “the government inspector”. it’s a satirical play. i’ve recently read this book in my literature lessons.

let me tell you a bit about this book. the action takes place in a small provincial town. the main character is khlestakov. he’s a young man who is silly and broke. but he’s a very self-loving man. he tells lies with pleasure. khlestakov has careless a fantasy. he arrives in the town and is mistaken for the government inspector.

as you can imagine, the plot is very interesting and funny. the comedy shows human stupidity and greed. also the problems of society are shown there.