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In the old days it was necessary for all... parts

0 Г... city to be close together, in order that... de-

ive wall might surround it, and... streets, there-, were made as narrow as possible. Many... Eu-i”i>can cities began with... walls round them. But in... America there was little need for... defensive wnlIs, and that's why many... American cities have i built on... regular plan, modified a little ac­cording to... natural surroundings.... streets in... American cities, instead of having... names, are numbered, and so when one has once understood... l>l;iiv of... American city, it is very easy to find one's way from one part of it to... other.... old part of... New York lies in... southern half of... Manhattan

1 land, and there... streets are narrow and twisted,

in... towns of... old world. But... rest of...

cts, with but few exceptions, all run in...

ight lines. There is one street in... city, how-

, that does not follow... straight line. And that

roadway,... New York's most famous street. It

Is within sight of... dancing waters of... har-

l ни i г and runs between... tall skyscrapers in...

i liwestern direction. This great street is... long-

!i... world.

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... Africa is... very large continent lying to...

и hi 1,11 of... Europe and to... southwest of... Asia

<) which it is joined by... Isthmus of Suez. Less than

me hundred years ago... men knew almost nothing

i. middle of... continent.... travellers from... Europe made... long journeys into... centre but they met with... terrible difficulties, for... continent i:> covered with... forests full of... fearful wild ani­mals. Some travellers died of... hunger or... thirst or... strange illnesses,... others were killed by... lions, still... others by... natives; but nevertheless bold men were found ready to go along... rivers into... heart of... Africa. The merchants who came from... European countries had much to sell, and her*-were... millions of... people ready to buy; here wan... country,... richness of which was unimaginable.

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Robert Burns,... son of... small farmer in Ayr­shire, was born on... 25th of... January, 1759. His parents were poor, so that Burns could not get a good education. He worked hard as... ploughboy. He was fond of reading and always had... ballad book be­fore him at... dinner. After... death of his father Robert and his brother and sisters took over... farm together. Working in... fields Burns wrote many wonderful songs. However, things became so bad on... farm, that... poet decided to go to... Jamaica hoping to get... job on... plantation there. Luckily some friends helped Burns to publish... book of po­ems.... book was noticed and praised highly. In 1780 Burns went to... Edinburgh, and his book of poems unlocked... doors of... rich Edinburgh houses to a peasant with such a wonderful talent. In 1788 ho married Jean Armour and spent... peaceful and happy year.... rest of his life story is... tale of... poet's hardships.... hard life ruined... poet's health, and on... 21st of... July, 1796 he died at... age of thirty-seven. Запомните следующие застывшие словосочетания:

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