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He said that the letter ___ (to write) before they arrived in London.
New marketing strategy ___ (develop) now.
Payment ___ (make) in the local bank last week.
We know that this article ___ (to publish) next month.
Maize ___ (use) by many peoples of the world to make their bread.
Special training ___ (give) to new employees in our company.
When he entered the house, he saw that everything ___ (to pack) already.
Most of the top managers (fire) after the takeover in 2021.
I had a most unpleasant feeling that I ___ (watch).
This magazine just ___ (to read) by my sister.
Nothing ___ (do) since we left the office.
Texts typically ___ (print) in black.
You can't use the office at the moment, it ___ (redecorate).
She is so kind, that’s why she (to like) by everybody.
A pointer-based system called Sketchpad ___ (develop) by Ivan Sutherland in 1963.
You can't go in. She ___ (interview) for the TV.
This information ___ (to give) to us some days ago.
The first branch of our bank ___ (open) in 2000.
While the rooms ___ (to decorate), they were listening to music.
It is common knowledge that in the nearest future computers ___ (to use) in all spheres of life.

After my hard and busy school year my summer holidays began. I felt happy and began to plan a lot of wonderful things to do during my summer vacation.

I was dreaming about far South countries I always wanted to visit but I had to go to the Azove seaside with my relatives. The water was very warm there because you know Azove Sea isn’t deep. What I liked there - a lot of different kinds of entertainment there: "water mountains", water scooters and discos.

There was nothing to do all day except lying in the sun and getting a wonderful tan. I was playing with my little sister on the sand and in the waves teaching her to swim. Later I returned to Kherson and spent some time in town going out with my friends, reading, listening to music, watching TV, playing computer games. After that I went to the sports camp where I spent seven days.

It was very useful experience because I had to get up very early, to train a lot, and to rest very little. But it made me stronger and healthier.

I was very happy to return home and I spent several days in my summer cottage, I helped my grandpa to dig the garden, to water plants, and to gather fruit and vegetables. I was fishing with my grandpa and we were cooking fish together. Only insects were spoiling my good mood. I enjoyed floating by boat, swimming in the river and helping my grandparents.

During my summer holidays I made many new friends, read a lot of interesting books, got to know a lot of useful things. Now I feel ready to get back to school.

I am happy to meet my friends and teachers.

A hobby is a favourite pastime of a person. Hobbies differ like tastes. If you have chosen a hobby to your liking, lucky you are: you have made your life more interesting.

Numerous hobbies can be subdivided into four large classes: doing things, making things, collecting things, and learning things.

The most popular of all hobby groups is doing things. It includes a wide variety of activities, everything from gardening to travelling and from chess to volleyball. Gardening is one of the oldest man’s hobbies, especially in some countries (Britain, for example). A relatively new hobby which is becoming more popular is computer games.

Making things includes drawing, painting, making sculpture, designing costumes, and handicrafts. Some hobbyists write music. Two of the most famous hobby painters were President Eisenhower and Sir Winston Churchill.

Almost everyone collects something at some period in his life: stamps, coins, matchboxes, books, records, postcards,, toys, watches. Some collections have no real value. Others become so large and so valuable that they are housed in museums and galleries. Many world-famous collections started in a small way with one or two items. People with a good deal of money often collect paintings, rare books and other art objects. Often such private collections are given to museums, libraries and public galleries so that others might take pleasure in seeing them.

No matter what kind of hobby a person has, he always has the opportunity of learning from it. By reading about the things he is interested in, he is adding to what he knows. Learning things can be the most exciting aspect of a hobby.