I have once visited the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts and it was an unforgettable experience. There I understood that art reflects life and appeals to our hearts and minds. This museum has one of the largest collections of the ancient, oriental and classical art in the world. Apart from paintings, I saw some outstanding sculptures there. The Pushkin Museum also holds one of the biggest collections of Ancient Egyptian Art. The Gallery is also huge and it contains mainly the works of famous Russian artists. One day isn’t enough to see all of its masterpieces. The museum has seven departments with portraits, seascapes, landscapes and other genres of painting. To sum up, I’d like to say that all museums are interesting and they give us an opportunity to learn something new about different nations and countries.
Modern technology has brought about big improvements in communications, yet many people are worried (1) _B. about__ using the lates computer technology. I'm often(2) _C. surprised__ to meet people who still don't know what the "e" in e-mail stands for and they are too (3) _embrassed__ to ask. They think one has to be skilled (4) D in __ computers to send a message by e-mail but in fact, it is (5) D. the simplest __ thing in the world. It is also (6) A. cheaper__ to send an e-mail message (7) B. than __ to send a "snail" message, which takes (8)_A. much__ longer. An e-mail message is only (9)B. slightly__ more expensive than a local telephone call : on top of the call itself, you also have to pay a fee to your "server". If you send a letter (10)_D. first-class _ mail it will take two days to get there whereas an e-mail will not take (11)_D. longer _ than a few seconds. When you become (12)_ B. accustomed _ to using the system you will be
