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Choose the correct word. A _______ is a place which deals with money.

Choose the correct word. A ________ is a place where people go to learn in a class.

Choose the correct word. The thing in the middle of a road that cars drive around is called a ________ .

Choose the correct word. A _______ is a large, heavy vehicle with wheels. It is used for moving goods.

Fill in the gap with feed or are feeding. We_____________the chickens every morning at 6:30.

Fill in the gap with writes or is writing. He ________ a book about the high cost of living in Moscow now.

Fill in the gap with leaves, has left or is leaving. I really have to go now. My plane ________ at 10:30.

Fill in the gap with travels or is travelling. He always _____ to school by tube.

Read the text and choose the right option. I live in a suburban district. I have lived there with the same neighbours for ten years. People don’t socialise much but when they see each other in the street they greet each other and smile. You can go around and find people outside waving and smiling at you, doing anything from biking to walking with someone or a pet, and gardening. Our neighbourhood is big and has wonderful gardens. All the families in the street take time in using part of their lawn as a garden, putting their plants there. They have roses, lilacs, hydrangeas, and phlox all over our street. It’s a fantastic place to walk by and just look around at the scenery when the flowers are in bloom. Just to the south of our neighbourhood, there is a golf course. In the winter, peo­ple go to the slopes of the golf course to ski and play in the snow while the snow lasts. After winter, it becomes the zone for golfers. Local outdoor en­tertainment is concentrated in the Community Park. With a parking lot, a playground, two picnic areas, a football field and a basketball court, the park has a wide variety of entertainment. Whenever the weather is nice, you can be sure there are some people in the park, enjoying the facilities.

Read the text and mark the statements True (T) or False (F). Music in the Streets As you go home after a hard day’s work, and you get off the metro train, you sometimes have to walk a long way to the exit or to change trains. Suddenly in the noise, some music is heard. Those are street musicians. You take out a coin from your pocket and throw it into their hat or instrument case. These musicians bring colour and life to the city streets. Street musicians are aged between 17 and 30 years. Some of them are men, and some are women. They play classical music, pop or folk music, old and new songs. Many musicians are former university students or professional musicians. Andrew Hain, for example, was once a music student, but he gave up music and became a painter. Now he plays in the underground because he doesn’t want to forget how to play. His girlfriend is a painter, too. She helps him to collect the money. Another street musician, David MacNell, tells new players: “Learn new songs all the time, or else you’ll have fewer and fewer listeners. Wear bright clothes to attract attention. Make sure that the places where you choose to play are warm. The best places are bridges and certainly the underground.” On Sundays, Hyde Park is the best place, as the speakers here address the people. The street musicians are doing their business with the many tourists who visit the park. The weather is one of the worst problems. It is not so easy to play the violin or the guitar on a rainy November day in London and try to smile. A much worse problem is the police. From time to time, they come, and the musicians are moved to a different place. True, they are not often fined. One musician told me: “The policeman asked me what I was doing. I said I was just practising. Some money just fell out of my pocket into the guitar case, and I was told to leave my place. I think it’s not fair. People love street music. It makes the city more attractive.”