2 Each of the words in bold is in the wrong place. Write the correct words on the lines. I haven't got a (1) quarter
but I've got a clock on
my wall and it says it's 12 o'clock. I have lunch at one (2) seconds
That's in one hour, or 60 (3) o'clock
And there are 60 (4) watch
in a minute, so that's 3,600
seconds from now. And (5) hour
an hour after lunch,
at half (6) to
one, I have a sleep, so that's another 1,800
seconds. I usually sleep for two hours. That's 120 minutes or 7,200
seconds. A (7) half
of an hour later, at about quarter
(8) minutes
four, I often have an apple. One of the
visitors gives it to me. A quarter of an (9) past
is 15
minutes. That's 900 seconds. So, if my maths is right, I get my apple in
about 13,500 seconds. It's true I'm just an old donkey called Ned, but
my brain still works well!​

1.) As a young woman, Mercédès is kind of one-dimensional character. She's beautiful, exotic, and faithful. She has a kind heart. She's happy for Edmond when he returns and she cries for him when he's taken away. She tolerates Fernand, despite his threatening demeanor, and lets him know that she's willing to sacrifice her life if he should try to hurt Edmond. What more could you ask for in a woman? Well, maybe a little more character development. But then we meet older Mercédès, Fernand's wife. What's the deal with her? How could she have abandoned Edmond? He was only gone for like, fourteen years right? What an ungrateful…wait, what's that? FOURTEEN YEARS? OK, sure, she married a big jerk, but on the plus side she raised a pretty cool, if cocky, son. She's one of the first characters to recognize Monte Cristo as Edmond; she accepts her fate and leaves quickly after Fernand is exposed, and she's suitably chastened by the experience. So, looking at all that you'd think she might deserve a break, right? Heck, she even has to send her only son away to war. Mercédès ends up being her own harshest critic: "You did have faith," she tells Edmond, "you had strength, you trusted in God, and God sustained you. I was a coward, I denied Him, so God abandoned me; and here I am!" (112.105). This is the last we hear of Mercédès. The Count moves on, finds love with Haydée, and rides off into the sunset. Meanwhile, Mercédès left to live in the old Dantès apartment in Marseille, left to cry herself to sleep, just as she was left to cry when Edmond was taken away to prison. Unwilling to "hope" and "wait" – the two things the Count tells Valentine and Maximillian they must do – she suffers as a result. But, really, hasn't she suffered enough? Is this punishment really called for?

My Favourite Fairy Tale
Моя любимая сказка Books have always interested and attracted me. From the very childhood I like listening to my mum’s stories. She normally told me some popular fairy tales, including Cinderella, Pinocchio, Beauty and the Beast. However, my favourite book was about Alice in Wonderland, which was written by a well-known English author Lewis Carroll. It’s a story about a curious little girl, named Alice, who falls down a rabbit hole and meets lots of strange creatures there. When it comes to this fairy tale, I’m ready to hear, read or watch it many times. I liked every moment of it, for example, when Alice drinks the magic syrup and becomes small enough to sneak into an attractive garden. Later, she eats a piece of cookie and becomes of a tremendous size. She cries so much that her tears flood the hallway. When she becomes small again, she has to swim through her own tears. The tale is full of such abstract incidents, but they are setting wonderful atmosphere. During her journey she meets many friends in this imaginary world. One of them is the White Rabbit, who is always in a hurry. Another noteworthy character is the Cheshire Cat, who has a distinctive mischievous grin. Perhaps, the worst character of the fairy tale is the Queen of Hearts. Her favourite phrase is: “Off with their heads!” She nearly killed Alice for being disobedient. One of my favourite parts from the book “Alice in Wonderland” is “A Mad Tea-Party” with the Hatter and the March Hare. They seemed to be having such a good time. Each time I heard this tale, I imagined being in this fantasy world and walking the same routes Alice did.