Barbara (was working/worked/had been working) as a flight attendant for two years before she decided to take a holiday. She went (to/in/at) the booking office to arrange her flight and to check all the details of the trip to Florida. “We don’t have (some/any/a few) flights to Florida this weekend,” said the travel agent. “Would you like to go somewhere else? You (need/have to/can) go to London or Paris if you want. Ladies (usually choose/usually chose/choose usually) Paris. They like the city. There are more requests for flights to Paris.” Barbara looked at the agent and said, “If I were you, I (will/ would have/ would) choose this city but I spend most of my time flying to Europe. I want to stay here in the US. (Either/Both/Neither) Paris nor London appeals to me. What about flights to California?” The agent looked at the computer screen and said: “We have a few flights to Los Angeles. (How long/How much/How many) do you want to stay?” “A week is enough,” replied Barbara. In the end, Barbara spent (such/an/a) enjoyable week in Los Angeles. Even now she tells her friends that it is the best holiday that she (had ever had/has ever had/ever has had)

Maykop (Russian: Майкоп; IPA: [mɐjˈkop];Adyghe: Мыекъуапэ [məjaqʷaːpa],Məyeqwape, literally The valley of apple trees[8]) is the capital city of the Republic of Adygea,Russia, located on the right bank of theBelaya River (a tributary of the Kuban). It borders Maykopsky District, from which it is administratively and municipally separate, in the east and south; Giaginsky District in the north, and Belorechensky District ofKrasnodar Krai in the west. The discovery of extensive underground oil reserves has made Maykop a major centre for oil extraction for the Soviet Union and, subsequently, Russia. Other economically important sectors are food processing and the timber industry. The early Bronze Age Maykop culture has been named after the city after the discovery of a royal burial site there in 1897.[11]

A Russian military fort was built at Maykop in 1857.[12]

In 1911, oil deposits were discovered in the vicinity of Maykop.[citation needed]

In 1936, Maykop and the surrounding region was merged with Adyghe Autonomous Oblast, and became the administrative centerof the autonomy. Maykop was occupied by the Wehrmacht on August 9, 1942 without a fight as a result of Brandenburger commandooperation. In January 1943, it was liberated by the Transcaucasian Front of the Red Army.

Since 1991, Maykop has been the capital of the Republic of Adygea in the Russian Federation.

1. «__The_sun had set. __The_sky was green and yellow. And against this sky suddenly appeared__a__very strange little figure. It was__a__ short little man. He wore__a__cricket cap, overcoat and ___long stockings.»
2. These lines are taken from one H.G. Wells' best novels. The title of this novel is "__The__First Men in __The__Moon". Read __the__novel and you will find it to be one of _the__most interesting stories you ever read.
3. Was there __a___forest near village you lived in last year? Yes, there was__a__very good forest there. There were___ oaks, ___pines and firs in__the_forest.