When I was a child, I used to be afraid of dogs. Now I (not remember/don’t remember/am not remembering) who told me that dogs were dangerous; maybe it was my grandmother or (a/the/-) neighbour. But the fact was that I really suffered from this fear of (my/mine/mines) . Whenever I saw a dog, I always ran in (the other/other/others) direction. My parents tried very hard to help me get over the problem. They told me stories about dogs saving (people’s/peoples’/people) lives and said that dogs were man’s best friend, but it was no use. Once my little brother (has been walking/walked/was walking) along the street, when he found a lost puppy and my parents agreed to let him (to keep/keep/keeping) it. It took me several months to get used (to having/to have/have) a dog around the house (despite of/though/as) it was only a harmless puppy. However, it was so friendly and playful that I (can’t/shouldn’t/couldn’t) help liking it. That was how I started getting over my fear of dogs.
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Майкл Фарадей - один из великих ученых в истории человечества в области электричества. Он родился в маленькой деревне вблизи Лондона 11 сентября 1 791 года в бедной семье. Его семья жила впроголодь. В возрасте 13 лет Майкл пошел работать в переплетный магазин, потому что не получил образования. Некоторые научные работы и статьи, которые через его руки, возбудили интерес к науке, и он начал читать. Спустя некоторое время Майкл стал учеником великого ученого того времени, сэра Хамфри Дэйви. Мальчик сопровождал Дэйви в поездках по Европе. Образовательная ценность этих поездок была велика. Фарадей встретил Ампера, одного из выдающихся ученых, который уже сделал себе имя в истории электричества.
Today almost all the electricity we use generated by great machines with magnets in them, but in those days no one knew how to it. That's why the English scientist danced with delight on his table when he got what he wanted by moving the magnet near wire. This was a great moment in the history of man's electrical experiments. But Faraday didn't stop at this.