Задание 1 Прочитайте текст и вставьте вместо каждого пропуска нужную грамматическую форму, выбрав её из списка.
My Friend John
John is my closest friend. We A in touch since we were together in
Oxford. John B in the City now. He makes a lot of money. He says he
С C his student life and that very soon he D a partner in his firm. John
likes me. And I can't understand why. I don't have a career, or money, or a
flash car. But I also haven't got a boss, a suit, or a tie, which I have to wear.
So there is nothing that anyone can E me do or take away from me. I am
absolutely free. John tries to hide that he likes me but he does and I let him
do it.
Some young people prefer classical music to rock and pop music because they consider that rock and pop lost their importance nowadays. Everything is controlled by machines and technology. Ten or twenty years ago there were real artists writing real songs and now all you can get is synthesisers (4) and dance music.
But among young people there are many fans of pop music who consider that pop music is still better today than ever before. There are stars all over the world with lots of different styles and images. And it’s great! Pop is like big fun-fair (5). If you can’t have a good time it’s nobody’s fault (6) but yours. The names of the biggest stars in music of the 20th century are: Elvis Presley, the Beatles, Michael Jackson, Madonna and many others.
Best of all I like Michael Jackson who is called a living legend (7). I have many cassettes (8) with his songs and often listen to them because to my mind his music is first of all extraordinary and creative (9).
I prefer music among all arts because it speaks a universal language and makes the world brighter