5вопросов к тексту i saw an endless pit in front of me. the thought of jumping over it — wearing a 45-pound backpack made my legs tremble. "i thought this was supposed to be fun," i grumbled to myself. the trip had sounded great: a school-sponsored, nine-day hiking trip in arizona with a group of
students. i'd known beforehand that this trip wasn't going to be a walk in the park, but i had never expected this. it was raining, we got lost, and now i had to jump over the pit — and do so in the dark with a heavy pack! i watched a few people jump and land on the other side, and decided i might
as well do this. i got across fine, but then slipped and fell forward, and my face smashed into the knee of the person who had been trying to catch me. blood spilled from my nose as i stood up. at that time i was certain the trip could not get worse. i was nearly crying when we set up our tents that
night. as i lay in my tent, all i could think about was how miserable i felt. "want to talk? " asked lori, the girl i shared the tent with. "no, i'm trying to sleep," i replied. talking to anyone else was the last thing i wanted to do. the next day i felt exhausted. as i looked up at the clear blue
sky, though, i thought, "maybe this won't be so bad after all." but when we started hiking after breakfast, the sky changed color and turned dull gray. then it began to drizzle. as i started putting my rain gear on, the light drizzle became a downpour. i was soon soaked to the skin, and i was
getting colder and colder. we were hiking in a blinding blizzard. it had become so thick by the time we stopped that it was impossible to see even the mountains around us. all we had was a compass to guide us. my whole body was in pain. i was putting on all my dry clothes when my tent mate, lori,
crawled in. i looked at her and saw the same pain and fear in her eyes that i had been feeling. i realized how self-centered i had been: i wasn't the only one here who was feeling the freezing wind and the aching muscles. lori's sleeping bag had got soaked through, so we decided to try to squeeze
both of us into mine. we got in fine. the trouble came when we tried to zip it up. as soon as we got the zipper up to our waists, we would think about how funny this looked and we'd start laughing of course, this made the zipper go all the way down to our toes. we would have to start the whole thing
over again, but i didn't care. i was laughing. no, we were laughing together.

My Favourite Animal
I like all kinds of animals and I think that people should treat them better. I’m against any violence towards animals. Speaking about domestic animals, I have several pets at home. It’s my parrot Kesha, my cat Liza and my dog Bobby. Of course, I like all them, since I’ve had them from childhood. However, my favourite animal is dog. I simply adore dogs of various breeds. Mine is a French Bulldog of a black colour with rare white spots. It’s not tall but is fat. It has a funny face with big ears and almost no tail. Bobby is a wonderful dog and a faithful friend. I think it also likes us, because it often shows deep affection. When necessary, Bobby can become rather protective and scare the enemies away. The distinctive feature of this breed is its stubborn nature, so it’s not easy to train such dogs. They require lots of patience and repetition. In my opinion, the dogs’ role in human society is invaluable. Apart from being a good friend, they have always performed the role of a hunter, a herder, a protector, a military or police companion and most importantly a guide for the handicapped people. Some dogs are so intelligent that they are trained to look for criminals or victims of natural disasters. They can easily sniff out explosives or drugs, so the police often consider them to be the best helpers. I was surprised to know that when a police dog dies, it receives a full funeral. Sometimes, when dealing with unpleasant and traitorous people, I think that they should learn a lot from dogs. These animals never betray their friends. They can easily maintain lifelong relations, unlike many humans.

Мое любимое животное
Мне нравятся все виды животных, и я думаю, что люди должны относиться к ним лучше. Я против любого насилия в отношении животных. Говоря о домашних животных, у меня дома есть несколько питомцев. Это мой попугай Кеша, моя кошка Лиза и моя собачка Бобби. Конечно, я их всех люблю, так как они у меня с детства. Тем не менее, мое любимое животное – собака. Я просто обожаю собак различных пород. Моя собака породы Французский бульдог, черного цвета с редкими белыми пятнами. Она не высокая, но упитанная. У нее смешное лицо с большими ушами и у нее почти нет хвоста. Бобби замечательная собака и верный друг. Я думаю, что он тоже нас любит, потому что он часто выказывает глубокую привязанность. При необходимости, Бобби может быть хорошим защитником и прогнать недоброжелателей. Отличительной особенностью этой породы является ее упрямый характер, так что такие собаки нелегко поддаются дрессировке. На это требуется много терпения и тренировок. На мой взгляд, роль у собак в человеческом обществе неоценима. Помимо того, что они хорошие друзья, они всегда исполняли роль охотника, пастуха, защитника, военного или полицейского компаньона и, самое главное, они служили поводырем для людей с ограниченными возможностями. Некоторые собаки настолько умны, что их обучают искать преступников или жертв стихийных бедствий. Они могут легко почуять взрывчатые или наркотические вещества, поэтому полиция часто считает их своими лучшими Я был удивлен узнать, что, когда полицейская собака умирает, ей устраивают полноценные похороны. Иногда, когда я общаюсь с неприятными людьми или предателями, я думаю, что им нужно многому поучиться у собак. Эти животные никогда не предают своих друзей. Они могут легко поддерживать хорошие отношения на протяжении всей жизни, в отличие от многих людей.

На английском языкеПеревод на русский языкHow I Spent Winter HolidaysКак я провел зимние каникулыAll schoolchildren look forward to having long holidays and I’m no exception. My favourite holidays are in summer and winter. Perhaps, winter holidays are even better, because it’s also the time for Christmas and New Year celebrations. Everyone is in cheerful mood, houses and stores in the streets are richly decorated and you get to receive lots of presents. My winter holidays have started almost a week before the New Year. I didn’t have to attend school and I could sleep long hours. On the New Year Eve my parents decided we should visit our relatives in Voronezh, so we went there. It took approximately five hours by train. My aunt and uncle were happy to see us. They were getting ready for New Year dinner and my mum decided to help them. Meanwhile, me and my dad went shopping for presents and some decorations. Aunt Alice’s house has already been nicely decorated and had two Christmas tree. One was inside the house and one outside. Nevertheless, my dad decided to buy some more colourful toys, postcards and tinsel. When we returned, dinner was ready and everybody was waiting for us. It was a wonderful day. I got to play with my cousins and their friends. We spent three more days in Voronezh. After such a joyful trip it seemed to be boring at home. However, I wanted to spend my holidays usefully. Luckily, this winter was snowy and I could go skiing with some friends. Our teacher of literature has set special homework before the holidays, so I had to find some time to read books. Soon it was time to get back to school.