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Destroyed (3 times)
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earthquake
earthquakes (twice)
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(1) hazards have been important in Central American history. Guatemela’s capital has been moved twice because of natural(2). Ciudad Vieja, the first capital, was(3) in 1541 by a giant landslide. Many people were(4), including the governor and his servants.

The capital was moved to Antigua, about 10 miles away. That city was(5) many times by earthquakes and(6) by a severe(7) in 1773. A few years later the capital was moved to Guatemala City.

The new capital had many(8), too. Today, however, buildings can be built in ways that help them withstand(9). In the Guatemalan earthquake of 1976, no large modern buildings were(10). Most of the serious(11) was to the houses of poor people. Their houses are not strong enough to (12) earthquakes.

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I live in a comfortable city flat in a 9-stored block of flats not far from the centre of Samara. It is not a very green place, but still there are many trees around the house and in summer the yard looks very beautiful and cozy. The house is located comfortably because there a few supermarkets, pharmacies around and a cinema.

My flat is on the fourth floor. It’s very comfortable and well-planned. There are three rooms, a kitchen, a bathroom and a balcony overlooking the yard.

We have all modern conveniences, such as central heating, electricity, cold and hot running water and a telephone. The largest room in our flat is the living room. My family uses it as a sitting room. There is a sofa, two armchairs, a small glass coffee table, a TV set on the wall and a DVD player in it. We use this room to meet the guests and to celebrate all holidays and important family occasions.

Two other rooms are a bedroom of my parents and my bedroom. My room is rather small but it is very cozy. I like it so much, because this is my own place, my own corner.

I have all the things that I need there – a soft bed at the right corner, a table near the window with a computer and a wardrobe near the wall.

Our kitchen is not very large but it’s light. It’s very well-equipped. We have got a refrigerator, a microwave oven, an electric teapot, a coffee maker and a toaster and a lot of other household stuff. My mum likes cooking very much and in the evenings my family likes having dinner together in the kitchen – it’s our family tradition.

Лонгфелло(1807 -1882)Лонгфелло выдающийся американский поэт и гуманист 19-го века. Он родился в Портленде в семье богатого адвоката. Предки поэта пришли в Америку на Mayflower в 1620 году и построили первую деревню в Новой Англии. Семейные традиции поэту понять историю своей страны.Когда Лонгфелло было 19 лет, отец отправил его в Европу. Молодой человек жил во Франции, Италии, Испании и Германии, где он изучал иностранные языки и литературу. Он готовился стать профессором в колледже иностранных языков.Когда Лонгфелло вернулся из Европы, он стал учителем в колледже, который он окончил. Лонгфелло читал лекции по литературе, писал стихи и статьи. Он перевел произведения европейских поэтов на английском языке.В 1836 году Лонгфелло был приглашен читать лекции по литературе в Гарвардском, старейший университет Соединенных Штатов. В 1838 году опубликовал свою первую книгу стихов. Следующая книга стихов "Голоса ночи", опубликованной в 1839 году, сделал его знаменитым. Его лучшая работа это длинное стихотворение под названием "Песнь о Гайавате" (1855), которая основана на старых индийских легендах.