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exercise 14. put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or the past simple tense.
1) our maths teacher usually (to give) us a lot of homework to do, but yesterday we (to have) a test and he (not to give) us any homework. 2) vicky always (to have) tea with sandwiches for breakfast but yesterday she (to decide) to eat some porridge. 3) your brother often (to surf) the internet in the evening? — oh, yes, he (to surf) the net almost every evening. but yesterday he (to be) busy preparing for the biology exam and (not to switch on) the computer. 4) you never (to miss) the lectures, sheila. why you (not to come) to the lecture on ancient history last thursday? — you see, alison, i (to oversleep) because my alarm clock (not to go) off. 5) (to be) den always so hungry after cycling? – yes, he . when he (to return) from the ride last time, he (to eat) two bowls of soup, three roast beefs, a plate of mashed potato, a bowl of vegetable salad and two pieces of cake. 6) your mother told me you (not to be) very well yesterday, jean. how (to be) you now? – i (to be) all right now, thanks. i just (to have) a horrible headache yesterday and (to go) to bed earlier than usual. i sometimes (to have) headaches. 7) look! your room (to be) a mess, brian! when you (to tidy) it last time? – well, i (not to remember), sue. usually i (to clean) my room once a week, but last week i (to be) very busy preparing a report for my boss. 8) there (to be) a good documentary on tv yesterday. you (to see) it, alice? – no, i . i never (to watch) documentary films. i (to think) they (to be) too boring. – i (not to agree) with you. that film (to be) very interesting and educative. 9) who sam (to buy) the disc with the songs of «back street boys» for yesterday? sam usually (to listen) to another kind of music. – perhaps he (to buy) it for his younger sister. she (to be) fond of music of this kind. 10) who (usually to organize) seminars for the staff in your office? – the manager of the personnel department (to be) usually responsible for things like seminars and trainings. but last month he (to be) ill so i (to arrange) one.
Vincent Van Gogh was an outstanding painter of the I9th century. He was born in 1853 in Holland, but he lived much of his life in France. He was a very emotional man, and there was much suffering in his life. Van Gogh did not start painting until he was twenty-seven, ten years before he died. Before becoming a painter, he was a teacher, an art dealer and a church preacher. However, Van Gogh was mentally ill. During one of his fits of madness he attacked his friend, the artist Paul Gauguin. In another fit of madness, Van Gogh cut off part of his own ear. Eventually he went into a mental hospital but he did not get any better. Finally, in 1890 Vincent Van Gogh shot himself. His last words were 'La tristesse durera'. (The sadness will continue.)
His style of painting was very different from classical art. He painted pictures of the sunny, hot regions of France. Nobody has ever painted cornfields or sunflowers like Van Gogh. His paintings are full of color and sunlight. He looked for interesting shapes and exciting colors. He liked to work freely and quickly. There is fast movement in many of his paintings. Sometimes the trees look like fire. The sun, the moon, and stars move rapidly in the sky. He also painted pictures of people. Today his paintings are worth millions of pounds but in his lifetime he only sold one. Like his life, his art was always unusual and very emotional.
Винсент Ван ГогВинсент Ван Гог был выдающимся художником 19-го века. Он родился в 1853 году в Голландии, но он прожил большую часть своей жизни во Франции. Он был очень эмоциональным человеком, и в его жизни было много страданий. Ван Гог не рисовал до двадцати семи лет, он начал рисовать за десять лет до своей смерти. Прежде чем стать художником, он был учителем, арт-дилером и церковным проповедником. Но Ван Гог был психически болен. Во время одного из приступов безумия он напал на своего друга, художника Поля Гогена. В другом припадке безумия, Ван Гог отрезал часть своего собственного уха. В конце концов, он был госпитализирован в психиатрическую больницу, но ему не стало лучше. Наконец, в 1890 году Винсент Ван Гог застрелился. Его последние слова были "La Tristesse durera» (Печаль будет продолжаться.)
Его стиль живописи очень отличается от классического искусства. Он писал солнечные, теплые регионы Франции. Никто никогда не писал нивы или подсолнухи так, как Ван Гог. Его картины полны цвета и солнечного света. Он искал интересные формы и яркие цвета. Он любил свободно и быстро работать. Движение присутствует во многих его картинах. Иногда деревья выглядят как огонь. Солнце, луна и звезды быстро движутся в небе. Он также рисовал портреты. Сегодня его картины стоят миллионы фунтов, но в жизни он продал всего одну из них. Как и его жизнь, его искусство всегда было необычно и очень эмоционально.