VOCABULARY a Word groups. Underline the word that is different. Say why.
1 vain stubborn possessive wise
2 cheerful loyal insincere conscientious
3 flu blister cola asthma
4 GP A&E specialist doctor

b Complete the sentences with a preposition.
1 Who were you talking ___ on the phone?
2 She's very good ___ listening to people.
3 Sam is a real pain ___ the neck.
4 She's allergic ___ milk.
5 What are you waiting ___ ?

c Complete the sentences with an adjective made from the word in bold.
1 Damien is very ___ . He never remembers our anniversary. (forget)
2 I'm ___ — I want to go far in my profession. (ambition)
3 My brother is very ___ . I can always depend on him for anything. (rely)
4 Luke is very ___ — happy one moment and sad the next. (mood)
5 Madeleine is very ___ . It's very easy to hurt her feelings. (sense)

Emperor Nicholas II

Name: Nicholas

Date of birth: 18 may 1868

the birth rate is seven children

young years: Nicholas was born in may 1868 in Tsarskoye Selo. He received excellent education: first he was taught the program of an extended gymnasium course, then added lectures on Economics, politics, law. Father carefully chose his mentors and tried to give his son a vast knowledge, knowing that Tom will have to solve a variety of issues, staying on top of state power. Nicholas traveled extensively, been to Japan, China, Greece, India, travelled all over Siberia.

subsequent years: during the reign of Nicholas 2 was an active economic development of Russia. At the same time, the state lost in the Russian-Japanese war of 1904-1905, which served as one of the reasons for the revolutionary events of 1905-1907, in particular the adoption of the Manifesto on October 17, 1905, according to which it was allowed the creation of various political parties, as well as the state Duma. On the same Manifesto agrarian reform of Stolypin began to be carried out. In 1907, Russia became a member of the Entente and participated in the first world war. In August 1915 Nicholas 2 Romanov becomes the Supreme commander. During The February revolution on March 2, 1917, the Emperor abdicated. He and his whole family were shot. The Russian Orthodox Church canonized them in 2000.

famous: Russia soon entered the period of the civil war. Nicholas was sent by the Provisional government to Siberia, then the Bolsheviks to the Urals and shot with his family in Yekaterinburg.

date of death: July 17, 1918 (50 years)

The 2018 Winter Olympics took place in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

The opening ceremony was held on February 9th, and the closing ceremony took place on February 25th.

It was the second time the Olympics were held in South Korea; Seoul was the host city for the Summer Olympics in 1988.

The 2018 Winter Olympic Games featured 102 events in 15 sport disciplines in seven sports that included bobsleigh, curling, figure skating, luge, snowboard and ski jumping.

There were about three thousand athletes competing in Pyeongchang.

The mascot of the 2018 Winter Olympics was a white tiger named Soohorang.

Russia was banned from the Games because of the doping problem. Some Russian athletes were still allowed to participate in the Games by competing individually under a neutral Olympic flag. They won 17 medals: 2 gold medals, 6 silver medals and 9 bronze ones.