Read and underline.Then listen and check ​

A Complete each sentence so that it means the same as the sentence before.

0 My brother regrets he can’t play the violin.
My brother wishes that he could play the violin .

1 Our politicians don’t care enough about the welfare of the poor and underprivileged.
Our politicians should care more about the welfare of the poor and underprivileged.
2 I regret I told them about the incident.
I wish that I wouldn't tel them about the incident.

3 It’s a pity he can’t visit his parents to ask for help.
He wishes to visit his parents to ask for help.

4 It’s a pity I didn’t talk to her at the party.
I should have talked to her at the party.

5 I don’t like the fact that you wear high-heeled shoes to school.
You shouldn’t wear high-heeled shoes to school.

6 I’m very sorry I didn’t dress properly for the occasion. 
7 I regret I fell asleep in the middle of the film.
I shouldn’t have fallen asleep in the middle of the film.

B.
0 If the television still doesn’t work properly, try to move the aerial.
1 I regret teling Mary the whole truth about her son’s accident. It was too much for her.
2 The sightseeing tour was so tiring that we stopped to take a rest at the nearest café.
3 Did you remember to buy milk and cornflakes for the children?
4 She knows your telephone number. Have you forgotten to give it to her? 
C Match the words from two columns to form compound words.
(4 points)

0 personal stereo
1 alarm o'clock
2 coffee maker
3 key ring
4 palmtop computer
5 potter's wheel
6 marble statues
7. TV remote
8. irrigation channels

D Complete the sentences with the appropriate words. The first letter of each word is given.

0 The doctor told me to give up smoking.
1 Mark was totally bewildered and confused when his girlfriend packed her bags and left.
2 When he dies his eldest son will take over the business.
3 Her baby learnt how to crawl when he was eight months old. I’m sure he will soon start to walk.
4 We were all greatly invited by Julia Robert’s acting in this film. She was just great!
5 Local shop owners complain that too many supermarkets g up in their area.

The history is the main storage of information. All dates, events and knowledge of the last centuries are carefully collected and written down by erudite historians. Thanks to it we at any time can learn about what happened on our planet. For example, about the one who and as invented the bicycle when Moscow was founded or why America so is called. Without similar records people constantly would forget the opening, and they had to think out all over again.

Besides, the history is the also invaluable experience gained by mankind in centuries.