Слова поставить в нужную форму Extreme sports are nothing new. In the Middle Ages,
medieval knights 1) (risk) life and limb in a sport
called jousting.
Two knights on horseback, each carrying a lance (a
longer, heavier version of a spear) would ride towards one
another at high speed. 2) (win), a knight had to break
his lance on his opponent's shield or knock him off his
horse.
Jousting tournaments 3) (hold) to celebrate important
events or national festivals.
Jousting was seen as practice for war and 4) (be)
extremely violent. Knights were often seriously injured or
even killed.
To reduce the risk, knights supplemented 5) (they)
chain mail - small linked metal rings - with heavy armour
made of metal plates when competing. They only had
small slits in their helmets to see out of, which greatly
restricted vision, but protected them.
Tournaments attracted not only the royalty and nobility,
but also commoners, 6) (who) position right next to
the battlefield gave them an exhilarating experience.
In glamorous opening ceremonies, knights would hit the
shield of another knight they wished to challenge. It was
considered dishonourable if a knight 7) (not/accept) a
challenge.
After the last joust, prizes were awarded to the 8)
(success) knights. Feasting and dancing then closed the
event.
Today, partly thanks to TV shows and movies, jousting is
making a comeback. However, conditions are far 9)
(save) than they were in the Middle Ages.
2. Tom asked Mary where she had put his book - he could not find it.
3. Fred said that he was very happy, because he had bought a very good bicycle.
4. The man asked the boys whom they were waiting for.
5. Mary said that she shouldn't go to the party the next day because she didn't feel well.
6. Walter said that they had seen a lot of places of interest when they had been travelling around Europe the previous summer.
7. Jane supposed that they would go to the theatre the next day.
8. Lena asked me not to take the books from her table, and added that she had specially prepared them for working at her report.
9. Nick's grandfather told him not to be afraid of a dog because that dog was very clever and that it wouldn't do him any harm.
10. My aunt told me that she would gladly go to the cinema with me because she hadn't seen that film and she wanted to see it very much.
11. The teacher asked the pupils which of them could answer her question.
12. She asked the doctor if he thought that simple food was better for children than rich food.
On a cold grey morning of last week I duly turned up at Euston70 to see off an old friend who was starting for America. We were very sad.
And now we were on the platform. And in the window of the railway-carriage, was the face of our friend, so sad.
"Have you got everything?" asked one of us.
"Yes, everything," said our friend.
There was a long pause.
One of us, with a nod and a forced smile at the traveller, said:
"Well"
The nod and the smile were returned conscientiously.
Another pause was broken by one of us with a fit of coughing. It served to pass the time. There was no sign of the train's departure.
A middle-aged man was talking earnestly to a young lady at the next window. His fine profile was vaguely familiar to me.
In a flash I remembered. The man was Hubert Le Ros. But how he changed since last I saw him! That was seven or eight years ago, in the Strand.
It was strange to see him, after all these years here on the platform of Euston, looking so prosperous and solid. He looked like a banker.
"Stand back, please!"
The train was about to start and I waved farewell to my friend. Le Ros did not stand back. He stood clasping in both hands.
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On a cold grey morning of last week I duly turned up at Euston70 to see off an old friend who was starting for America. We were very sad.
And now we were on the platform. And in the window of the railway-carriage, was the face of our friend, so sad.
One of us, with a nod and a forced smile at the traveller, said:
"Well"
The nod and the smile were returned conscientiously. They served to pass the time.
A middle-aged man was talking earnestly to a young lady at the next window. His fine profile was vaguely familiar to me.
I remembered the man was Hubert Le Ros. But how he changed since last I saw him! That was seven or eight years ago, in the Strand. He looked like a banker.
"Stand back, please!"
The train was about to start and I waved farewell to my friend. Le Ros did not stand back. He stood clasping in both hands.
"Stand back, sir. please!"