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medical student's working day
i am a student. my dream has come true. a new life begins. i guess it is not easy to study at the medical college. every day i have much work to do. i remember that the lost time is never gained so i don't waste time. my week-days don't differ much one from another. my working day begins early. english people say: «early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise». i am not an early riser, but i have to get up at 7 a.m. it is well known that good health is better than wealth so i try to do my morning exercises. it doesn't take me much time. then i wash, make my bed and have a light breakfast. at a quarter past 8 a.m. i leave the họstel for the college. i go to the college on foot as it is not far from the hostel where i live. it takes me little time to get there. many of our students live at home. they go to the college by bus or trolley bus. i always come to the college in time. i am never late. our classes usually begin at 8.30 a.m. between elasses we have short breaks and one long break for dinner. as a rule we have practical classes, lectures and seminars in numerous theoretical and special subjects. like most of our students i attend all the lectures as they are delivered by qualified professors and teachers, and are very interesting and important. we work much in class, at our laboratories and library to get deep knowledge. as the students want to become not ordinary but good specialists they must study not only their text-books but read special medical literature in russian and foreign languages. so english and german are taught at the college. to know some foreign language is necessary for every person because its knowledge also helps to learn more about culture, science, life and other events abroad. there is a students' scientific society at our college. the students may join it and work on the subjects they care for. they carry out research work and then make reports at the conferences. my classes are over either at 12.10 or 5.50 p.m. right after classes i go straight to the hostel. sometimes i go to the library to take some books or articles necessary for my studies. when i come home i have a short rest, then i do my homework. it takes me not less than 3 hours. in the evening i have supper, read books, listen to music or watch tv. if i have time i go to the cinema or theatre. on my week-days i usually go to bed at about 12 o'clock.
New Zealand (1)
New Zealand is an island country in the Southwest Pacific Ocean. It lies about 1600 km southeast of Australia and about 10 500 km southwest of California. New Zealand belongs to a large island group called Polynesia. The country is situated on two main islands — the North Island and the South Island — and several dozen smaller islands. Most of the smaller islands are hundreds of kilometers from the main ones.
Wellington is the capital of New Zealand and Auckland is the largest city. English is the official language of New Zealand and is spoken throughout the country. Many native people speak their own language» Maori, in addition to English.
The country once belonged to the British empire. Today it is an independent member of the Commonwealth of Nations, an association of Britain and a number of its former colonies.
New Zealand is a constitutional monarchy. The British Monarch, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, is the monarch of New Zealand. She appoints a governor general to represent her, but the governor general has little power. The legislation, prime minister, and Cabinet run the national government.
Britain gave New Zealand a constitution in 1852, when it was a British colony. But through the years the New Zealand legislature has changed almost all its provisions. Today, the nation has no written constitution.
The first people who settled in New Zealand were a brown-skinned people called Maoris. They came from Polynesian islands located northeast of New Zealand. The country was discovered by Europeans in 1642, but they did not start to settle in the islands until the late 1700's. Today, most New Zealanders are descendants of the early European settlers. Maoris make up about 12 % of the country's population
New Zealand has one of the highest standard of living in the world. For many years, the economy of the country depended largely on agriculture. Today agriculture, manufacturing, and service industries are all important to the economy. New Zealand's economy depends on trade with many countries — Australia, Britain, Japan and the United States.