Exercise 8. Поставьте глаголы в скобках в правильную форму и прочитайте шутку. One day a man stopped at a Detroit hotel. He … (just to cash) a check, but he didn’t want to carry too much money with him. So he asked the desk clerk to put a hundred-dollar bill in the safe for him. The next morning the clerk said that he … (not to take) any money from the man. The man had nothing to do but to go to the nearest lawyer. The lawyer advised the man to return to the hotel with him and to give another hundred-dollar bill to the clerk. That was what they did. An hour later the man went back and claimed his money. As the man had a lawyer as an eyewitness to the second hundred-dollar bill, the clerk couldn’t say he … (not to take) it. Another hour later the man and the lawyer came up to the clerk and asked for a hundred-dollar bill. This time the clerk said he … (already to give) the bill to the man. But the lawyer insisted that he … (to see) the man giving the money to the clerk, but he … (not to see) the clerk returning the money. The lawyer promised to call the police if the clerk … (to forget) about the bill. The clerk realized that he could do nothing but return the money. «I don’t know how to thank you for getting my money back», said the man happily. «Oh, don’t thank me», answered the lawyer. «My help will cost you one hundred dollars».

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One day a man stopped at a Detroit hotel. He just cashed a check, but he didn't want to carry too much money with him. So he asked the desk clerk to put a hundred-dollar bill in the safe for him. The next morning the clerk said that he did not take any money from the man. The man had nothing to do but to go to the nearest lawyer. The lawyer advised the man to return to the hotel with him and to give another hundred-dollar bill to the clerk. That was what they did. An hour later the man went back and claimed his money. As the man had a lawyer as an eyewitness to the second hundred-dollar bill, the clerk couldn't say he didn't take it. Another hour later the man and the lawyer came up to the clerk and asked for a hundred-dollar bill. This time the clerk said he had already given the bill to the man. But the lawyer insisted that he saw the man giving the money to the clerk, but he did not see the clerk returning the money. The lawyer promised to call the police if the clerk forgot about the bill. The clerk realized that he could do nothing but return the money. "I don't know how to thank you for getting my money back," said the man happily. "Oh, don't thank me," answered the lawyer. "My help will cost you one hundred dollars."

The legend of the "grove of dancing birches" and surprises with its pristine creations of the nature of kazakhstan. it is in this country almost every attraction harmoniously legend. one of such wonderful places is the "grove of dancing birches" in the national park borovoye. about the appearance of this grove there are many different legends. one of them says that once, in ancient times at the foot of the mountains from the living people, which often were crowded festival with various competitions involving singing and dancing. to look at such a cheerful people wanted and khan. but to appear in his own form, he could not, because he knew that as soon as they see it, will be confused and will not behave directly. so on the occasion he went with only one guard, dressed in ordinary clothes. when the party was in full swing, the clearing ran out the girls one more beautiful than the other. han was so carried away such an awesome sight that was forgotten, and ran out with the cry: "long years of your beauty! ". girls having a ruler, so were confused and scared, what stands at the same place, turning into white birch. and fulfill the wish of the khan. to this day, the beauty of the girls in the form of graceful birches attracts both locals and tourists. "grove of dancing birches" in borovoe is a unique place, once in that, if you come into contact with the mysterious world of nature and mysterious legends.