Fill in the spaces with the correct "time" words.

1. They haven't arrived

a) soon; b) yet; c) still

2. We haven't seen him

a) often; b) long ago; c) lately

3. She will be working

a) at that time tomorrow; b) often; c) always

4. It was snowing

a) usually: b) then; c) soon

5. They stay at this hotel.

a) still; b) seldom; c) for ever

6. have you been going to this school?

a) how long; b) how often; c) how soon

Dear Oleg,

I was very glad to hear from you again. Sorry, I haven't written for ages because of my school activities.

In your letter you ask me to tell you about news at school. With a pleasure. We miss you very much and looking forward to your returning. As you know my friends and I like many kinds of sports but best of all we like football. It's the game of my dream. I play for my school football club "Shkolnik". We are good players you know. We won last competition. It was great!
Tell me a few words about you and your new school and friend. Have you joined any sport club? Do you like your new teachers?

That's for me today. I have to go to the shop for some food.

Best regards to your family.
Write soon.

Andrey

Дорогой Олег,
 
Я был очень рад получить от тебя весточку. Извини, я не писал целую вечность из-за занятости в школе.
 

В своем письме ты просишь  меня рассказать тебе о новостях в школе. С удовольствием. Мы очень скучаем по тебе и с нетерпением ждем твоего возвращения. Как ты знаешь, мои друзья и я любим многие виды спорта, но больше всего мы любим футбол. Это игра моей мечты. Я играю за мой школьный футбольный клуб "Школьник". Мы хорошие игроки, ты знаешь. Mы выиграли последние соревнования. Это было здорово!
Расскажи несколько слов о себе и своей новой школе и друзьях. Ты вступил в какой-нибудь спортивный клуб? Тебе нравятся твои новые учителя?

Это все на сегодня. Мне нужно идти в магазин за продуктами.
 
Передай привет своей семье.
Пиши как можно быстрее.
 
Андрей

Technology is an important part of our lives. We use computers and other electric equipment at work and in the home. However, some people believe we rely too much on machines, and that the more technology improves, the lazier and weaker humans will become.

Technological advances are changing our lives very rapidly. Nowadays we can’t do without such gadgets as mobile phones, PCs, digital tape recorders, air conditioners, fax machines and so on. Many people feel ill at ease without their laptop computers or GPS navigation systems.

In my opinion, technology facilitates our lives and saves our time. Computers help us do the most difficult sums and investigate complicated data. People do business, communicate and do the shopping via the Internet. It is much easier to do housework nowadays, thanks to electric equipment such as microwave ovens, washing machines and so on.

However, many people say that technology makes us lazier and weaker. For example, such tech­nological developments as the telephone and the Internet have made communication much eas­ier, but they can cause the loss of social interaction. A lot of people prefer communicating through a keyboard than face to face. That is why people don’t meet as often as they did in the past. A lot of people are fond of watching TV and playing computer games. They spend hours in front of the screen. They have no time to read books or to communicate with their friends. They move less, speak less and they even think less. Of course, such way of life does much harm to their health.

To sum up, people should continue to develop technology, but they must do it wisely. Otherwise we may regret in the future.