Passive voice Approximately 100 people by choking on a pen every year? (kill)

1. hadn't called 2. had been crying 3. had switched 4. was playing 5. had just happened 6. had parked 7. were lying 8. hadn't finished 9. had been working 10. had been driving

almost all people are fond of travelling. it is very interesting to see new places, another towns and countries. people may travel either for pleasure or on business. there are various means of travelling. for me there is nothing like travel by air; it is more comfortable, more convenient and, of course, far quicker than any other means. there is none of the dust and dirt of a railway or car journey, none of the trouble of changing from train to steamer and then to another train.

with a train you have speed, comfort and pleasure combined. from the comfortable seat of a railway carriage you have a splendid view of the whole countryside. if you are hungry, you can have a meal in the dining-car; and if a journey is a long one you can have a wonderful bed in a sleeper.

travelling by ship is also very popular now. it is very pleasant to feel the deck of the ship under the feet, to see the rise and fall of the waves, to feel the fresh sea wind blowing in the face and hear the cry of the seagulls.

many people like to travel by car. it is interesting too, because you can see many sights in a short time, you can stop when and where you like, you do not have to buy tickets or carry your suitcases.

a very popular means of travelling is hiking. it is travelling on foot. walking tours are very interesting. hitch-hiking is a very popular method of travelling among young people. but it is not as popular in our country as abroad.

the hanging gardens of babylon were considered to be one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, and the only one of the wonders that may have been purely legendary. they were purportedly built in the ancient city-state of babylon, near present-day al hillah, babil province, in iraq. the hanging gardens were not the only world wonder in babylon; the city walls and obelisk attributed to queen semiramis were also featured in ancient lists of wonders.   the gardens were attributed to the neo-babylonian king nebuchadnezzar  ii, who ruled between 605 and 562  bc. he is reported to have constructed the gardens to please his homesick wife, amytis of media, who longed for the plants of her homeland. the gardens were said to have been destroyed by several earthquakes after the 2nd century bc.

the hanging gardens of babylon are documented by ancient greek and romans writers, including strabo, diodorus siculus, and quintus curtius rufus. however, no texts describing the hanging gardens were found, and no definitive archaeological evidence concerning their whereabouts were found. ancient writers describe the possible use of something similar to an archimedes screw as a process of irrigating the terraced gardens. estimates based on descriptions of the gardens in ancient sources say the hanging gardens would have required a minimum amount of 8,200 gallons of water per day. nebuchadnezzar ii is also reported to have used massive slabs of stone, a technique not otherwise attested in babylon, to prevent the water from eroding the ground.

висячие сады вавилона считались одним из семи чудес древнего мира, и единственным из чудес, которые могли быть чисто легендарными. предположительно сады были построены в древнем городе-государстве вавилоне, недалеко от современного аль-хилла, провинция вавилон, в ираке. висячие сады были не единственным чудом света в вавилоне; городские стены и обелиск, приписываемые царице семирамиде, также фигурировали в древних списках чудес.

сады были отнесены к царствованию нео-вавилонского царя навуходоносора ii, правившего между 605 и 562 году до нашей эры. он, как сообщают, построил сады, чтобы скрасить тоску по дому своей жены, аметис медиа, которая тосковала по растениям своей родины. сады были разрушены несколькими землетрясениями после 2-го века до нашей эры.

висячие сады вавилона задокументированы древнегреческими и римскими писателями, включая страбона, диодора сикула и квинта курция руфа. однако никаких текстов, описывающих висячие сады, обнаружено не было, и никаких окончательных археологических доказательств их местонахождения обнаружено не было.

древние писатели описывают возможное использование чего-то похожего, описанного в трудах архимеда, как процесс орошения террасных садов. оценки, основанные на описаниях садов в древних источниках, говорят, что висячие сады потребовали бы минимального количества 8200 галлонов воды в день. сообщается также, что навуходоносор ii использовал массивные каменные плиты, метод, не подтвержденный в вавилоне, чтобы предотвратить размывание земли водой.

we use a knife for cutting meat, vegetables, fruits.

we drink drinking water, thereby quenching our thirst.

we use the money for shopping, for some services, for the transport.

we use  mobile phone to always stay in touch.

we use a small shovel to weed plants.

snow brush designed for cleaning the roads from snow.