Use the sentences on the left to complete the paragraphs on the right. These sentences are in the order in which they happened - so (a) happened before (b), (b) before (c) etc. But your paragraph
begins with the underlined sentence, so sometimes you need the past perfect.
(a) Somebody broke into the office during We arrived at work in the morning and found
the night
that somebody had broken into the office
b) We arrived at work in the morning
during the night. So we called the police.
We called the police
a) Laura went out this morning
I went to Laura's house this morning and rang
b) Langer doorbell
her doorbell, but
no answer
10 There was no answer.
Out
I met Joe a few days ago
a) loe came back from holiday a few
ays ago
Just
holiday
very well.
He looked very well
aames sent Amy lots of emails
She never replied to them
necrombe
Yesterday James
from Amy
Surprised
lots of emails

New Zealand (1)

New Zealand is an island country in the Southwest Pacific Ocean. It lies about 1600 km southeast of Australia and about 10 500 km southwest of California. New Zealand belongs to a large island group called Polynesia. The country is situated on two main islands — the North Island and the South Island — and several dozen smaller islands. Most of the smaller islands are hundreds of kilometers from the main ones.

Wellington is the capital of New Zealand and Auckland is the largest city. English is the official language of New Zealand and is spoken throughout the country. Many native people speak their own language» Maori, in addition to English.

The country once belonged to the British empire. Today it is an independent member of the Commonwealth of Nations, an association of Britain and a number of its former colonies.

New Zealand is a constitutional monarchy. The British Monarch, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, is the monarch of New Zealand. She appoints a governor general to represent her, but the governor general has little power. The legislation, prime minister, and Cabinet run the national government.

Britain gave New Zealand a constitution in 1852, when it was a British colony. But through the years the New Zealand legislature has changed almost all its provisions. Today, the nation has no written constitution.

The first people who settled in New Zealand were a brown-skinned people called Maoris. They came from Polynesian islands located northeast of New Zealand. The country was discovered by Europeans in 1642, but they did not start to settle in the islands until the late 1700's. Today, most New Zealanders are descendants of the early European settlers. Maoris make up about 12 % of the country's population

New Zealand has one of the highest standard of living in the world. For many years, the economy of the country depended largely on agriculture. Today agriculture, manufacturing, and service industries are all important to the economy. New Zealand's economy depends on trade with many countries — Australia, Britain, Japan and the United States.

Music in Our Life I love music, I think people can not live without it. The first thing I do in the morning I switch on my tape — recorder. We can hear music everywhere: in the streets, in the shops, on TV, over the radio, in the cars, in the parks, everywhere. I think it's really doesn't matter what kind of music you prefer: rock, pop, classical, jazz. A lot of people are fond of music. They buy tapes, go to the concerts, visit Concert Halls and Opera Theatres. I enjoy listening music because it reflects my moods and emotions. Very often when I'm blue, I play my favourite merry songs and feel much better. Sometimes I attend music halls and the concerts, when popular groups and singers are there. I like watching music programs on TV. I like to know more and more about popular talented groups and singers I like. One wall of my room is covered with posters of "Bon Jovi", "Scorpions", "Roxette", Russian singers Agutin, Sjutkin, Linda and others. Some people go to musics schools, they play different musical instruments, sing in the chorus, try to compose music. Unfortunately there are so many ungifted singers on the stages, that it makes me sad. To have a good producer doesn't mean to have good ears and voice. I think that only talented people can claim to be singers. 

Музыка в нашей жизниЯ люблю музыку, я думаю, что люди не могут жить без него. Первое, что я делаю утром я переключаюсь на моей ленте - магнитофон. Мы можем слышать музыку повсюду: на улицах, в магазинах, на телевидении, по радио, в автомобилях, в парках, везде. Я думаю, что это на самом деле не имеет значения, какую музыку вы предпочитаете: рок, поп, классика, джаз. Многие люди любят музыку. Они покупают кассеты, идут на концерты, посетить Концертные залы и оперных театров. Мне очень нравится слушать музыку, потому что она отражает мое настроение и эмоции. Очень часто, когда я голубой, я играю мои любимые песни веселые и чувствовать себя намного лучше. Иногда я хожу музыкальные залы и концерты, когда популярные группы и певцы там. Я люблю смотреть музыкальные программы по телевизору. Я хотел бы знать больше и больше о популярных талантливых групп и певцов, которые мне нравятся. Одна стена моей комнаты покрыта плакатами "Bon Jovi", "Scorpions", "Roxette", российские певцы Агутин, Сюткин, Линда и другие. Некоторые люди идут в Musics школы, они играют на различных музыкальных инструментах, поют в хоре, пытаются сочинять музыку. К сожалению, есть так много бездарных певцов на этапах, что это делает меня грустным. Для того, чтобы иметь хороший производитель не значит иметь хороший слух и голос. Я думаю, что только талантливые люди могут претендовать на певцов.