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a. Tragic Episode in Planet's History
b. Historic Fortification
c. Lost in History
d. History Giving Answers
e. Curious Episode in History
f. Historic Emblem
1. Almost everybody has heard of the ancient Maya, a mysterious people who lived in Central
America in 1500 BC — AD 900 and then suddenly disappeared. But very few of us know that
the Maya were not the earliest civilization on the American continent. The first great group of
people there were the mysterious Olmecs.
2. During the English Civil War, King Charles II fought against Oliver Cromwell. One battle
took place at Worcester in 1651. Charles and his men were defeated and had to escape. As night
fell they lost their way and stayed for the night at Boscombel House. There Charles put on a
common man's clothes, cut his hair short and blackened his face with soot. Then Charles set off
north.
3. Hadrian's Wall is an ancient wall across England from Carlisle in the west to Newcastle in the
east. The Roman Emperor Hadrian wanted to protect Roman Britain from attacks by Scottish
tribes. So he told his soldiers to build a wall. It took them nearly six years to complete it. The
Roman soldiers guarded the wall, which was 117 kilometres long and 4 metres high. Now there
are only ruins left of Hadrian's Wall.
4. The largest development in the debate among scientists about what killed the prehistoric
dinosaurs is the idea that acid rain was the cause. Some geologists suggest that a large meteor
hitting the earth at the speed of 65 kilometres per second was able to lead to strongly acidic rain
falling all over the world
5. In 1871, the newly formed Rugby Football Union selected an English team to play the first
ever international match against Scotland. The committee chose a red rose as the team's badge.
Though England lost the match, which took place in Edinburgh, the country's rugby teams have
worn red roses ever since.
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Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley[a] (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977) was an American singer and actor. Regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century, he is often referred to as "the King of Rock and Roll", or simply, "the King". Born in Tupelo, Mississippi, Presley and his family moved to Memphis, Tennessee, when he was 13 years old. His music career began there in 1954, when he started to work with Sam Phillips, the owner of Sun Records. Accompanied by guitarist Scotty Moore and bassist Bill Black, Presley was an early popularizer of rockabilly, an uptempo, backbeat-driven fusion of country music and rhythm and blues. RCA Victor acquired his contract in a deal arranged by Colonel Tom Parker, who was to manage the singer for more than two decades. Presley's first RCA single, "Heartbreak Hotel", released in January 1956, was a number-one hit in the US. He became the leading figure of rock and roll after a series of network television appearances and chart-topping records. His energized interpretations of songs and sexually provocative performance style, combined with a singularly potent mix of influences across color lines that coincided with the dawn of the Civil Rights Movement, made him enormously popular—and controversial. In November 1956, he made his film debut in Love Me Tender. In 1958, he was drafted into military service: He resumed his recording career two years later, producing some of his most commercially successful work before devoting much of the 1960s to making Hollywood movies and their accompanying soundtrack albums, most of which were critically derided. In 1968, following a seven-year break from live performances, he returned to the stage in the acclaimed televised comeback special Elvis, which led to an extended Las Vegas concert residency and a string of highly profitable tours. In 1973, Presley was featured in the first globally broadcast concert via satellite, Aloha from Hawaii. Several years of prescription drug abuse severely damaged his health, and he died in 1977 at the age of 42. Presley is one of the most celebrated and influential musicians of the 20th century. Commercially successful in many genres, including pop, blues and gospel, he is the best-selling solo artist in the history of recorded music, with estimated album sales of around 600 million units worldwide.He was nominated for 14 competitive Grammys and won three, also receiving the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award at age 36, and has been inducted into multiple music halls of fame.

1). This is my(вместо етой натписи в дужках напишы цыфру в каком ты классе) year of schooling and I work hard to pass my final exams successfully in a year. 2). As I am very busy I can't help my parents much in keeping house.
3). But still I have some household duties. 4). Every day I do my room and my bed, wash up dishes, dust the furniture and take out the rubbish. 5). It is also my duty to buy bread and milk. 6). The shop is not far from our house and it doesn't take me long to do everyday shopping.
7). Once a week I help my mother to do all other work about the house. 8). We wash our linen, iron and mend it, clean the flat.
9). It's not difficult to keep the flat if you do your rooms regularly. 10). This is my usual round of duties.
11). When my mother is ill or away from home I do the cooking. 12). I am especially good at making vegetable soup and salads.
13). Sometimes I have to visit everyday services: hairdresser's, shoemakers', tailor's, dry cleaners', photographer's. 14). At the hairdresser's I have my hair cut and waved. 15). At the shoemakers' I have my shoes and boots repaired, at the photographer's I have my photo taken. 16). Service is generally good, but in some cases it leaves much to be desired.
17). My brother has his own duties at home. 18). He does the carpets with our electric-cleaner, and repairs electrical appliances when they are out of order.
19). Last year I was at my grandparents' in the village. 20). They are elderly people and need our care and attention. 21). During my stay there I swept the floors and washed them, fed the chickens, collected the eggs and weeded the vegetable-beds. 22). I didn't learn to milk the cow but I helped to feed the other animals lambs, sheep and pigs. 23). I enjoyed this work very much.