Complete the sentences using the verbs in brackets. 69. A lot of new companies (open) in our city this year.
70. We didn’t know that he (not invite).
71. The construction of our new office (finish) before winter comes.
72. He went to London last year and he (not hear) of ever since.
73. I wondered why her child (not teach) any foreign language.
74. The instructions just (give).
75. He didn’t follow the advice he (give).
76. I realized that the letter (lose).
77. The answers to all business letters (write) long before the end of the working day.

There are many national holidays in russia, when people all over the country do not work and have special celebrations. the major holidays are: new year's day, women's day, may day, victory day, and independence day. the first holiday of the year is new year's day. people see the new year in at midnight on the 31st of december. they greet the new year with champagne and listen to the kremlin chimes beating 12 o'clock. non-official "men's day" is the 23d of february, it is a public holiday called "the homeland defenders day". all men in russia are liable for call-up (including reservists), so they all are celebrities. on this day women usually give men small gifts. on the 8th of march we celebrate women's day when men are supposed to do everything about the house and cook all the meals. this is pretty nice — at least once a year women can take a break and forget about all those dishes, cooking, kids, take a magazine and relax on a coach. we also celebrate easter and lots of professional holidays which are not public holidays and banks, offices and schools do not close. перевод. в россии есть много национальных праздников. люди во всей стране не работают и проводятся специальные торжества. главные государственные праздники: новый год, 8 марта, 1 мая, день победы и день независимости. первый праздник года — новый год. люди встречают новый год в полночь 31-го декабря. они встречают новый год с шампанским и слушают бой кремлевских курантов, отсчитывающих 12 ударов. неофициальным «мужским днем» является 23-е февраля, это — праздник, который называется «день защитника отечества». в этот день женщины обычно дарят мужчинам небольшие подарки. 8-го марта мы празднуем женский день, когда мужчины, как предполагается, делают все по дому и готовят всю еду. это довольно таки хорошо — по крайней мере один раз в год женщины могут отдохнуть и забыть обо всех этих тарелках, приготовлении, детях, взять журнал и расслабиться на кушетке. мы также празднуем пасху и много профессиональных праздников, которые не являются выходными днями и банки, офисы и школы не закрываются.

today healthy lifestyle is becoming more and more popular both with the old and the young. people have become more health-conscious. they say that the greatest wealth is health. and it’s so true. the healthier we are, the better we feel. the better we feel, the longer we live.

a healthy diet is an essential part of staying healthy. we know that we should not stuff ourselves with fast food, sweets, sausages, pastry and fat food. due to medical research, this type of food shortens our life, it leads to obesity, heart and blood vessels diseases, diabetes, gastric problems and lots of other serious ailments. to prevent all these problems we should enjoy well-balanced home-made meals with a lot of organic fruits, vegetables, dairy products, grains and seafood. we are what we eat.