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My name is Sergey. I’m twelve years old. I’m in the sixth grade. I have a lot of friends but I want to tell about my best friend. His name is Alexander. He’s my school-mate. Sasha is cheerful, inquisitive and kind. He is very responsive. He will help me in hour of need. I always can rely on him. Sasha goes to sports school. He is very tall that’s why he goes in for basketball. On weekends we play football or cycle. Sometimes we go fishing and fish crucians. Also he is fond of playing computer games and watching horror films. His favourite films are “Saw” and “Scream”. We often go to the cinema. Sasha is true friend. My father says that I’m lucky because I have so reliable and true friend. I value our friendship.

1)The Declaration of Independence (USA) was adopted by the 2nd Continental Congress in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776 during the War for Independence in North America.

2)Columbus's discovery of America and its conquest by European powers paved the way for the spread of Western civilization in the New World. The widespread British colonial system in the seventeenth century played an important role in the fate of North America: the emergence of colonial colonies.

3)North America was the first English colony on the Atlantic coast in the early seventeenth century. Then (XVII-XVIII centuries), from this coast to North America emerged a long 12-colony statehood.

4)How would you feel if you worked hard day and night and lost your temper? In today's market economy, it is important not only to value your work, but also to consider safety.