1. today is thursday, and john (be) late twice this week; (be) late yesterday and on monday. 2. i (meet) george a month ago, and i (meet) him several times since then. 3. it is october now, and we (do) a lot of work this year; we (do) a lot last year too. 4. she (buy) a coat last winter, but (not / buy) a new dress since 2008. 5. it’s only the middle of the month, and (spend) (already) most of his salary; he (spend) $60 yesterday, 6. i (break) my leg in 1991, but i (break) (never) my arm. 7. he’s over sixty, and he’s still working. he (work) hard all his life. when he (be) a young man, he sometimes (work) all night.

1. today is thursday, and john has been late twice this week; he was late yesterday and on monday. 2. i first met george a month ago, and i have met him several times since then. 3. it is october now, and we have done a lot of work this year; we did a lot last year too. 4. she bought a coat last winter, but she hasn't bought a new dress since 2008. 5. it’s only the middle of the month, and he has already spent most of his salary; he spent $60 yesterday, 6. i broke my leg in 1991, but i have never broken my arm. 7. he’s over sixty, and he’s still working. he has worked hard all his life. when he was a young man, he sometimes worked all night.

1the uk consists    of four countries. 2 they are england, wales, scotland, and nothern ireland. 3 their capitals are london, cardiff, edinburgh and belfast respectively. 4 its population is over 60 million.   about 80% of the population live in cities. 5 british isles are separated from the continent by the north sea and the english channel. 6 the western coast of great britain is washed by the  atlantic ocean and the irish sea. 7 it has a varied countryside where you can find mountains, plains, valleys  and sandy beaches. 8 ben nevis in scotland is the highest mountain, but it is only 1343 metres high. 9 there are a lot of rivers in great  britain, but they are not very long. 10 the severn is the longest river,  while the thames is the deepest and the most important one. 11 the uk is a highly developed industrial country. it is known as one of the world's largest producers and exporters of machinery, electronics, textile, aircraft and navigation equipment. 11 one of the chief industries  of the country is shipbuilding. 12 the uk is a constitutional monarchy. 13 the head of state is the queen ( elizabeth ll) 14  the head of the government is the prime  minister. (since 2016 it is  tereza may). 1 великобритания состоит из четырех стран. 2 это , уэльс, шотландия и северная ирландия. 3 их столицы - лондон, кардифф, эдинбург и белфаст соответственно. 4 его население составляет более 60 миллионов человек.  около 80% населения проживает в городах. 5 британские острова отделены от континента северным морем и проливом ла-манш. 6 западное побережье великобритании омывается атлантическим океаном и ирландским морем. 7 оно имеет разнообразную местность, где вы можете найти горы, равнины, долины, песчаные пляжи. 8 бен-невис в шотландии - самая высокая гора, но ее высота составляет всего 1343 метра. 9 в великобритании много рек, но они не длинные.  10 северн-самая длинная река, а темза-самая глубокая и самая важная.  11 великобритания является высокоразвитой индустриальной страной. она известна, как один из крупнейших в мире производителей и экспортеров машин, электроники, текстиля, самолетов и навигационного оборудования. 11 одной из главных отраслей промышленности страны является судостроение. 12 великобритания является конституционной монархией.  13 глава государства - королева (елизавета ll) 14 главой правительства является премьер-министр.(с 2016 года -тереза мэй).