1. He got the job because he had learnt to type.
2. Sabby had never seen snow until she came to Russia.
3. She said that her brother had passed his exam.
4. Robin was not at home when I arrived. He had just gone to his office.
5. Boris invited Mary to the party, but she was unable to come. She had promised to spend the evening with David.
6. Sandy offered breakfast to John but he refused. He said he had had breakfast already.
7. No sooner had he entered the room than the telephone rang.
8. She felt very hungry when she came home so she went to the kitchen.
10. Hardly had he heard Caroline's voice when he decided to tell her the truth.
Евгений Плющенко – знаменитый российский фигурист. Он уже больше пятнадцати лет занимается этим видом спорта и до сих пор считается одним из фаворитов соревнований и лучшим фигуристом мира.
Evgeny Plushenko is the famous Russian figure skater. He does more than fifteen years this sport and still it is considered one of the favourite competitions and the best figure skater of the world.
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Андрей Кириленко – баскетболист. Уже почти 20 лет занимается профессиональным баскетболом, и больше половины из неё играет в Национальной Баскетбольной ассоциации. Там тоже зарекомендовал себя как отличный игрок и завоевал своё крепкое место в стартовом составе.
В нашей необъятной стране тоже много таких людей, которые могут обратить на себя внимание и очаровать многих. Этого они смогли добиться трудолюбием, долгими и упорными тренировками, крепкими нервами и честными играми.
Andrei Kirilenko is a basketball player. Nearly 20 years plays professional basketball, and more than a half of it plays in the National Basketball Association. There too I proved as the excellent player and I won the strong place in starting lineup.
In our immense country too there are a lot of such people who can attract attention and fascinate many. They could achieve it diligence, long and persistent trainings, strong nerves and fair play.