The Taj Mahal is in Agra, India. It is one of the *Eight Wonders of the Modern World. The palace is made of white marble and precious stones. In the sunshine the marble **shines with different colours, like pink, yellow and grey. There is the main dome in the centre that looks like a large pearl and there are four minarets at each corner. Inside, there are two floors each with eight rooms. Outside, there is a very beautiful garden with four pools. The Taj Mahal is a fantastic building.
1) …The worry about …the state of his finances drove him to … despair. 2) Would you like to study at … Oxford University? 3) …The Shishkin I bought yesterday was …a copy. 1) Alice does well with… drawing, but she isn't very good at… reading. 2) Shall we do the translation in… class? – No, you needn't. You can do it at… home. 3) Did you join … us? 4) ...At nine o'clock the lecturer entered ... the hall, walked up to... the table, put his bag onto... it, looked at... everybody and began his lecture. 1) The room is (cleaner) than it used to be. 1) Now she (is reading) the book which I ( gave) her yesterday. 2) Hardly had he (asked) his questions when she (answered) them. 3) She said she (had been teaching) at that school for 20 years. 1) I asked her where she had passed her holidays. 2) Tabret said to Stella that he was deeply grateful for all she had done for Mary. 3) He said that they would not do that.
1. I don’t usually like staying at _hotels, but last summer we spent a few days at a very nice hotel by _ sea. 2. A government without a strong leader will not produce _ good policies. 3. It isn’t easy, but I think we’re making a progress. 4. Make _ love, not _ war. 5. «No, I’ve heard _ stories about, _ Englishmen, _ Irishmen and _ Scotsmen before and they are all the same.» 6. _ temperature varies with _ pressure. 7. _ English of the 14th century differs from _ Modern English. 8. _ London train were on the point of _ departure. It was yet _ early morning, an hour of _ milkmen and _ postmen. The station had a chill, unused, deserted look; The passengers were few. 9. It’s the novel our teacher mentioned at the last lesson. 10. _ Language is means of _ communication.
