Задания 19-25
A phone call
Among the e-mails waiting for me at work one morning was one from a member of my staff. It was sent from his personal e-mail address and there was only his home phone number. Thinking something was wrong, I immediately called ___HIM___.
A sleepy female voice answered and told me he was at work and ___WOULD_COME___ home late in the evening.
The ___WORST___ moment was when I remembered that I had recently asked staff members to give me their home numbers. I went right down to the employee’s office to apologize for my call.
___LATER___, however, he thanked me. I had awakened his daughter, who had an exam that morning but had forgotten to set her alarm. Thanks to my call, she hadn’t missed the exam.
New Seven Wonders of the World: Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu, often called «The Lost City of the Incas», is probably the most famous symbol of the Incan Empire. Machu Picchu is situated 7,875 ___FEET___ above sea level in Peru.
Machu Picchu ___WAS_BUILT___ around the year 1460 by the Inca as a secret ceremonial city, very well hidden and protected.
The ruins of Machu Picchu were rediscovered in 1911 by an American archaeologist. Since then, Machu Picchu ___HAS_BECOME___ an important tourist attraction. Thousands of visitors come here every year to admire its wonders.
