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My father wants me to become a (8) but I am not good at History. I am going to leave school in 4 years and I have enough time to choose what I want to be. My mother and father (9) that they will help me to make a good choice. My elder brother is very (10) she always tries to control me but never gives a piece of advice. I am (11) to asking my parents for advice but I am afraid they won’t like my idea. I don’t draw very good but I love pictures and I love and (12) people with a art talent and my dream is to (13) exhibitions. I am going to be a (14) .

8. 1) operator 2) lawyer 3) accountant

9. 1) promise 2) accept 3) advise

10. 1) polite 2) boastful 3) bossy

11. 1) ready 2) used 3) interested

12. 1) help 2) trust 3) respect

13. 1) play 2) organize 3) perform

14. 1) manager 2) businessman 3) painter

1.I think that New Year*s Day is a family holiday

2. Every year all our relatives come to us to celebrate it.

3. In the morning we begin to cook a lot of tasty and special dishes.

4. I clean our flat and decorate the rooms.

5. There is a tradition in our family to decorate a New Year tree together:my parents. my sister and I.

6. It*s a very interesting process with wonderful result.

7. If the weather is fine we try to go skiing or skating.

8. In the evening we begin to lay the table/

9. Usually we turn on the TV set and watch popular films or listen to the concerts.

10. When our guests come to us we meet the holiday happily and give presents to each other.

11. We always prepare different competitions with surprises.

12. We like tio sing karaoke. because it*s our hobby/

13. The New Year is the best holiday for all my family!

12. All the day

Once a philosopher was traveling down a river in a small boat. While he  was crossing the river he asked the boatman:”  Have you ever  heard about Philosophy?” “No”, I haven*t " said the boatman. “I * ve never heard about it. What  is it ?” “I am sorry for you, indeed,” replied the learned man, “you have lost a quarter of your life as it’s a very interesting science!” Several minutes later the philosopher asked the boatman another question: “Did  you  hear about Astronomy, when you were at school?” “No, I  left school many years ago and I forgot all about it.,” was the answer. To this the philosopher answered that he was  really sorry for the man, and he thought that the boatman lost a second quarter of his life.

            Some minutes passed and the passenger again wondered if the man had ever heard about Algebra. And the man had to admit that he had never known anything about it. “In that case you certainly lost a third quarter of your life!” said the scientist.

            At that very moment the boat struck on a big stone. The boatman jumped and cried: “ Have you ever learnt  swimming ( to swim)?” “No,” was the answer. The boatman explained sadly to the philosopher that he was sure the scientist  had lost his whole life as the boat  was sinking