Сomplete the sentences with appropriate Active or Passive tense forms of the verbs in brackets. 1)They (show) on TV that after the hurricane New Orleans' sports arena (become) shelter for 20,000 people.
2)Soon it (become) clear that the federal government's response (be) too slow/
3) Last year Chine (predict) to become the World's biggest greenhous gas polluter/
4)It (mention) at te conference that the Kyoto Protocol (not, ratify) by Australia and the USA/
5)You (have) separate rubbish bins for paper, glass and aluminium in your area?
6)This year nearly a quarter of all cars that (sell) in the USA are big cars suitable for off-road action.
7)They (complete) the new recycling factory by the end of the year.
8)Protecting the environment is not an easy problem to solve, but I'm sure it (solve) one day.Сomplete the sentences with appropriate Active or Passive tense forms of the verbs in brackets. 1)They (show) on TV that after the hurricane New Orleans' sports arena (become) shelter for 20,000 people.
2)Soon it (become) clear that the federal government's response (be) too slow/
3) Last year Chine (predict) to become the World's biggest greenhous gas polluter/
4)It (mention) at te conference that the Kyoto Protocol (not, ratify) by Australia and the USA/
5)You (have) separate rubbish bins for paper, glass and aluminium in your area?
6)This year nearly a quarter of all cars that (sell) in the USA are big cars suitable for off-road action.
7)They (complete) the new recycling factory by the end of the year.
8)Protecting the environment is not an easy problem to solve, but I'm sure it (solve) one day.

My Favourite Book (3) My favourite book is "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. I first discovered these stories when I was about twelve and I've loved them ever since. They're brilliantly written, full of bizarre crimes and they've got a terrific Victorian atmosphere. When you read them you really feel like you've been carried back to nineteenth-century London. All the twentieth century detectives like Miss Marple and Inspector Morse seem really boring compared to Sherlock Holmes. That's where Conan Doyle, really makes you believe that Holmes is unique — a genius with amazing mental powers. Normally I only read detective stories once. I mean, why read them again when you know what happens in the end? With the Sherlock Holmes stories, though, its different. Each time I re-read them I discover more and more to enjoy. Моя любимая книга (3) Моя любимая книга — «Приключения Шерлока Холмса» сэра Артура Конан Дойла. Я впервые открыл для себя эти истории, когда мне было примерно двенадцать, и с тех пор я полюбил их. Они блестяще написаны, полны приключений, пропитаны потрясающей атмосферой Викторианской эпохи. Когда вы читаете их, вы действительно чувствуете, будто переноситесь в Лондон девятнадцатого столетия. Все детективы двадцатого столетия, такие как мисс Марпл и инспектор Морзе, кажутся действительно скучными по сравнению с Шерлоком Холмсом. Вот где Конан Дойл действительно заставляет вас верить, что Холмс уникален, что он гений с удивительными умственными Обычно я читаю детективные романы один раз. Я имею в виду, зачем читать их снова, когда вы знаете все, что случается в конце? С историями Шерлока Холмса, тем не менее, все по-другому. Каждый раз, когда я перечитываю их, я

The life in this country 50 years ago.
Let's start with some good news - people live longer nowadays. Children and teenagers watch less TV than 50 years ago but spend five times longer on computers, mainly playing computer games.
On the one hand a 50 year period for the country is not very long, but on the other hand great changes have been rapidly taking place in this country since the 70s.
What are these changes? First of all I'd like to mention the development of new technologies in modern society, for example wireless connection, appearance of the mobile phones. For people from that time it was fantastic but for all of us it's quite an ordinary thing today. Then we can't stand mentioning  the Internet that is a necessary thing almost everywhere nowadays and it's difficult to imagine how people lived, worked and studied without computers at that time.
The bad news is the difference between the rich and the poor people. It was much less 50 years ago. But on average, people live now longer:  for 78 years (75 for men and 80 for women). It is because now more people try to follow a healthy lifestyle. More people see smoking as a bad health habit; only a quarter of the population smokes compared to 50 years ago. People eat more fruit and vegetables now and less fat.(But still many people are seriously overweight.) 
To my mind the life in this country  became more complicated than it was 50 years ago, but more challenging and interesting.