Shoes are stiff-soled, protective footwear that encloses the whole (1) leg / foot. Other forms of footwear include one-piece moccasins, soft
slippers, backless mules, open sandals, and boots, which extend up the
(2) leg / foot. For most of human history, fine footwear has been a(n)
(3) costly / expensively luxury worn by the upper classes as a sign ofstatus.
In the earliest times people went (4) barelegged / barefoot, a custom that
continued for centuries, especially in warm regions and indoors, Today
Muslims still (5) take off / put on their shoes on entering a mosque to
indicate respect.
The first foot coverings were probably animal (6) skins / leather, which
peoples ofthe Stone Age in northern Europe and Asia (7) tied / tried around
their ankles in cold weather. Such footwear was the likely (8) descendant /
ancestor of Bronze Age European and Native North American skin moccasins
and the leather and felt boots later worn by the Persians and Mongolians.
Related forms of foot coverings include leather slippers, which (9) origi-
nated / devised in the Middle East and are still worn there, and the traditional
fabric shoes of China, where leather was (10) scarce / abundant. The other
basic type of footwear is the sandal, which is (11) correct / appropriate to
warm countries. Carved wooden shoes, such as European peasant sabots,
and wooden clogs, and those (12) dressed / worn in Japan, give (13) aid /
protection from wet or (14) muddy / rainy ground.
1. It snowed heavily last Sunday.
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2. Ann dropped the plate.
The plate was dropped by Ann.
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4. Tommy has broken your favourite cup.
Your favourite cup has been broken by Tommy.
5. The earthquake of 2008 in China destroyed a lot of towns and villages of the country.
A lot of towns and villages of the county were destroyed by the earthquake of 2008 in China.
7. Lightning caused the fire.
The fire was caused by the lightning.
8. That incident happened long ago.
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9. I will give Tom something to eat.
Something to eat will be given to Tom by me.
10. Who brought the mail?
Who the mail was brought by?
11. Nobody is translating the article.
The article is being translated by nobody.
13. Our teacher always collects our papers at the end of the class.
Our papers are collected by our teacher at the end of the class.
14. Most people don't obey these rules.
These rules aren't obeyed by most of the people.
15. Your plan has succeeded at last.
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1) Джек очень высокомерный, слишком высокого мнения о себе.
2) Линда - девушка с легким (добродушным) характером, она обычно дружелюбна и весела со всеми.
3) Он очень упрям. Невозможно заставить его поменять свое мнение.
4) Алиса может присмотреть за детьми, ей можно доверять: она ответственная и очень надежная.
5) Джефф более зрелый, чем другие мальчики в его классе: он всегда принимает ответственные взрослые решения.
6) Моего дядю очень легко разозлить. Мама говорит, он всегда был вспыльчив.
7) Джулия хочет быть успешной, богатой, знаменитой. Она весьма амбициозная девушка.