Etched with strange pictograms, lines and markings, they lay buried in the (0) dust desert earth of iraq for thousands of 0. dusty years. the clay tablets left by the ancient sumerians provide what is (1) think to be the earliest written record of ancient 1. civilisations. the stories and details they contain have stood the test of time, (2) survive through the millennia to be unearthed 2. by modern historians. however, there are fears that future archaeologists may lack the same sort of record when they come to search for evidence of our own civilisation. nowadays information is stored as lists of ones and zeros that can be edited or even completely deleted by a few (3) accident 3. strokes on a keyboard. “(4) fortunate, we live in an age 4. that will leave (5) hard any written traces,” explains martin 5. kunze. kunze’s (6) solve is the memory of mankind project, 6. a (7) collaborate between universities, newspapers and 7. libraries to create a modern version of those irst ancient tablets. the plan is to gather together the accumulated (8) know of our 8. time: oficial documents, details about our culture, (9) science 9. papers, biographies, popular novels, news, stories and images, and store it underground in a way that it is (10) read in the 10. future.

how i saw the new year in

new year is my favourite holiday.we celebrate it on the 31st of december.

this year i celebrated new year with my family. on new year eve we bought a new year tree and decorated it with coloured balls and bright lights. we bought presents for our friends and relatives. my mother and i cooked a holiday supper. we made tasty salads, chicken, potatoes and mushrooms. we made a holiday cake, too. we bought a lot of fruit and sweets. we decorated our house with flakes and toys and put beautiful candles on the fireplace. we put a nice tablecloth, place and cups on the table.

our guests came to visit us in the evening. they gave me wonderful presents. my aunt gave me a teddy bear as a present. my uncle`s present for me was a beautiful doll.

then father frost came to our place. he was so funny! he had a big bag of presents.i told him a poem about winter, and he gave me a computer game as a present.

at last new year came! we congratulated our dearest and nearest and wished them a happy new year! we enjoyed food and drinks. we danced, sang songs and played. i played the guitar. we had a good time together.

new year was a merry and a happy holiday. i liked it very much.

новый год - мой любимый праздник. мы отмечаем его 31 декабря.

в этом году я отмечала новый год со своей семьей. в канун нового года мы купили ёлку и украсили её разноцветными шарами и яркими огнями. мы купили подарки нашим друзьям и родственникам. мы с мамой приготовили праздничный ужин. мы сделали вкусные салаты, курицу с картошкой и грибами. мы также испекли праздничный торт. мы купили много фруктов и конфет. мы украсили наш дом снежинками и игрушками, и поставили красивые свечи на камин. мы постелили красивую скатерть и поставили тарелки и чашки на стол.

наши гости пришли к нам вечером. они подарили мне чудесные подарки. моя тетя подарила мне плюшевого медведя.в подарок от дяди я получила красивую куклую

потом пришел дед мороз. он был такой забавный! у него был большой мешок с подарками. я рассказала ему стишок про зиму, и он подарил мне компьютерную игру.

наконец, наступил новый год! мы поздравили наших самых близких и дорогих и пожелали им счастливого нового дома. мы наслаждались едой и напитками. мы танцевали, пели песни и играли. я играла на гитаре. мы хорошо провели время вместе.

новый год был весёлый и счастливый праздник. мне он понравился.