1 – When I was about 12, I (1 - ) the chance to go to western China, looking for rare plants in an extraordinary area of the mountains and forests.
a) got
2 – I wasn’t all that (2 - ) in plants.
c) interested
3 – But my dad’s a botanist by (3 - ) and he was going as assistant to Professor Beall, who was leading the expedition.
b) profession
4 – It was an important international expedition and my name was (4 -) not on the list of the participants.
b) definitely
5 – But at the (5 - ) moment, one of the experts broke his ankle.
c) last
6 – Of course, he had to (6 - ) out.
a) drop
7 – It was impossible to get anyone else to go at such (7 - ) notice, so my dad suggested taking me, for experience.
d) short
8 – The professor was so surprised that he agreed without thinking, but he obviously began to (8 - ) doubts as soon as the plane was in the air.
a) have
9 – I remember him (9 - ) that he hoped I was not going to run around.
d) saying
10 – He also hoped I wouldn’t (10 - ) on rare specimens, as if I was a little kid!
a) tread
11 – My dad didn’t say anything as bad as that but he did say he hoped he wasn’t going to (11 - ) bringing me.
b) regret
12 – They didn’t realize it at that time that my only ambition was to get a photo of a wild panda; and in the end that was (12 - ) what I did!
c) exactly
i live in ukraine. ukraine is a sovereign state. it has its own territory, government, national emblem, state flag and anthem. kiev is the capital of ukraine.the official language of the country is ukrainian. ukraine washed by the black sea and the sea of azov. the major rivers are the dnieper, the dniester, the donets and others. the biggest cities are kyiv, kharkiv, dnipropetrovsk , odesa, lviv, mykolaiv and others.
я живу в украине. украина суверенное государство. у нее есть своя территория, правительство, государственный герб, государственный флаг и гимн. столица украины киев . официальным языком в стране является украинский. украина омывается черного моря и азовского моря. главные реки-днепр, днестр, донец и другие самыми большими являются киев, харьков, днепропетровск, одесса, львов, николаев и другие.
1 Gulnara was tidying her room while
Damir had a bath.
2 When did he call? An hour ago.
3 She was sunbathing when her
mobile ringed
4 We swam at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
5 They finished breakfast
and then went out.
6 Aidar was palying tennis when
it started raining.
7 The kids were watching TV while
Mum was reading a magazine.
8 Akbota was making dinner
when the lights went out.
9 They were driving to Astana when
their car broke down.
10 He put on his coat,
grabbed his bag and left
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