A) complete the text with was or were.
pablo picasso (1881-1973)
picasso 1) one of the
most famous artists of the
20th century. he 2) born
in malaga, spain. his father,
jose ruiz 3) a painter
and a professor of art by the
time he 4 __ 13, he 5) -
a better painter than his
father.
in 1895, the picassos
6 - in barcelona. this 7).
young pablo. barcelona 8) a big city even then.
there 9) _ a lot of good art schools there. at
school, picasso 10) -- a great student his teachers
11) very happy with him.
his favourite painters 12). velásquez and el
greco, guernica (1937) is one of his greatest works.​

One day in the morning newspaper. I saw my photo . There was big title under the photo with such words : "Wanted ".I was shocked.<br />The article was in our local newspaper. And every citizent of our town could buy and read it .<br />So , I pulled myself together and decided to go to the nearest police department. As I noticed the name of wanted man was Mathew Anderson. It was not my name but his face and mine were absolutely alike .I took my passport with me and went by bus to the police office. People in the bus were looking at me carefully and with some suspect. So I got to the police department. When I entered and they saw me they were also puzzled.<br />They examined my documents and I had to stay there 5 hours. After staying there 5 hours they found out that it the wanted guy was a dangerous criminal.They caught him and I could go home .When I was coming home by bus , people were staring at me .I felt strange myself .<br />Next day there was the article with new title:" Dangerous crimal was caught and imprisoned ". After it I could breathe easily .

Dear (имя друга),
Etiquette rules are very important in Russia. Men usually greet each other with a handshake. When women meet, they kiss on the cheek three times. When I meet my friends and relatives, I always greet women with kissing their hands and I greet men with a handshake.
If foreigner visits a Russian family, male guests are expected to bring flowers for women. A little gift or souvenirs are welcomed too. Russians often protest when they are offered a gift. Reply that it is a little something and offer the gift again. I am sure it will generally be accepted. Russians are great hosts and love entertaining guests in their homes. They will often put more food on the table than can be eaten to indicate there is an abundance of food. Guests who leave food on their plates honor their host. It means they have eaten well.
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