2. open the brackets using the proper tense forms. alice jones is one of the most interesting people i ever (to meet). she (to be) only 23, but she has already travelled to over 18 different countries. four years ago, she (to be) a teacher in birmingham, but she (to decide) to give up her job and see the world. the first time she (to go) abroad was eight years ago when she (to be) just ninteen.she (to take) a boat to france and then (to hitch-hike) around europe for six weeks. afterwards she (to visit) europe many times but that first trip was special – it (to make) her start travelling. she (can’t) forget the excitement of those six weeks – although it (to be) not all enjoyable. when she was in leipzig, for example, somebody (to steal) her purse, she (to lose) all her money and (to have) to work in a restaurant for a month. she (to make) some good friends there however and (to return) several times to see them afterwards.

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Человек, прославивший нашу родину, как первую страну, запустившую человека в космос - юрий алексеевич гагарин, родился в городе гжатске смоленской области (ныне он переименован в гагарин) в семье колхозника алексея ивановича. „семья, в которой я родился“, - писал гагарин, - „самая обыкновенная; она ничем не отличается от миллионов трудовых семей нашей родины“. отец гагарина был мастером на все руки, он все умел делать в крестьянском хозяйстве, но больше всего плотничал и столярничал; мать работала в колхозе дояркой. в 1941 году пошел в школу, но учебу прервала война. окончив в гжатске шесть классов средней школы, поступил в ремесленное училище n110 г. москвы московской области. одновременно с постижением специальности литейщика-формовщика, учился в школе рабочей молодежи, закончив которую с похвальной грамотой, получил направление на учебу в саратовский индустриальный техникум. и здесь, по словам юрия, «крепкими корнями врос в землю саратовского аэродрома» . далее учеба в 1-м чкаловском военном авиационном училище, служба в частях истребительной авиации северного флота. 1960 год. юрий гагарин зачислен в отряд космонавтов. 12 апреля, 1961 год. ликование всего мира - впервые в человечества человек совершил космический полет вокруг земного шара, длившийся 108 минут. гагарин стал гражданином вселенной. the person who has glorified our native land as the first country which has started the person in space - jury alekseevich gagarin, was born in the city of gzhatske of smolensk area (nowadays it{he} is renamed into gagarin) in family of collective farmer alexey ivanovicha. „ family in which i was born “, - wrote gagarin, - „ the ordinariest; she{it} differs nothing from millions labour families of our native land “. father of gagarin was the master on all hands, it{he} is skilful to do{make} all in a country facilities{economy}, but most of all carpentered and a carpenter; mother worked in collective farm as the milkmaid. in 1941 has gone to school, but study was interrupted with war. having ended{stopped} in гжатске six classes of high school, has acted{arrived} in vocational school n110 of of moscow of the moscow area. simultaneously with comprehension of a speciality of the founder - former, went to school young workers, having finished{stopped} which with the creditable letter, has received a direction on study in the saratov industrial technical school. here again, according to jury, « strong roots has grown in the ground of the saratov air station ». further study in 1-st chkalovsk military aviation school, service in parts истребительной aircraft of northern fleet. 1960. jury gagarin is enlisted in group of cosmonauts. on april, 12, 1961. triumph of all world - for the first time in a history of mankind the person has made space flight around of the globe, continued 108 minutes. gagarin became the citizen of the universe. - немного отредактируй и готово!