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2___ ___ __-to be responsible for someone or something.
3___ ___-a special official or public event.
4___ ___ ___-to have existed for a particular length of time or since a particular time.
5___ ___-be protected from somebody or something
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1. he is said to know everything about the history of railways. 2. a great number of new wagons is planned to be produced in the year to come. 3. the diesel and the electric locomotives proved to have some common features. 4. some old steam locomotives are reported to be still operational on tourist routes in russia. 5. trains happen to collide even on the best railroads. 6. long-welded rails are considered to improve the track riding qualities. 7. a new industrial siding is expected to go into operation in several months. 8. some trains are known to run only in daytime. 9. traffic capacity of railways is reported to have been increased by introducing automatic train control systems. 10.the diesel trains are likely to be more economical on the lines with light traffic.

Yname is boris. i am fourteen years old. i would like to tell you about my family.

there are five of us in the family. i have got a mother, a father, an elder brother and a younger sister. first of all, i would like to tell you about myself.

i am in the eighth grade. i like to read historical novels and listen to pop  music. my elder brother is a school-leaver, he is seventeen years old. this year he is going to enter the academy of music. he plays the piano and guitar very well.

my younger sister’s name is kate. she is five years old, she goes to the kindergarten, likes to draw and dance. i like to spend my free time with her.

my mother’s name is elena. she is a teacher of the  english language. she works at school and likes her profession very much. she is forty years old and she looks very good.

my father’s name is vladimir. he is forty-five years old. he is a  surgeon. he is a very responsible and hardworking person. he works a lot and he is busy all the time. we are proud of him, because every day he saves lives of people.

we always go to the village to our grandparents during  summer holidays. there is a lake there and we swim in it. we also play badminton, go fishing and in the evening we get together, drink tea, talk and laugh.

my family is very friendly and united. i love it and i am proud of it.