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+ I will work
— I will (won’t) work
1. I (to be) very busy at the beginning of January. We (to have) our exams.
2. This day (to come) soon.
3. Who (to join) me? Perhaps I (to drive) to Moscow this weekend.
4. You (to help) me or not?
5. He (to come) to see me next year.
6. How long you (to be) away? We (to miss) you.
7. She (to have) lunch in fifteen minutes.
8. I think I (to get up) earlier tomorrow.
9. Alex (to help) Maria to pass her exam, I’m sure.
10. They (to write) a test tomorrow at their English lesson.
The current shape of the North American continent (the present-day territory of the United
States of America and Canada) was formed 25,000 years ago. At that time the great northern
icecap flowed over the North American continent. This ice flow determined the size and
drainage of the Great Lakes. They changed the direction of the Missouri River and carved the
channel of the Hudson River. They created the northern part of the Central Agricultural Basin,
which is one of the richest farming areas in the world.
On the Atlantic shore of the United States, much of the northern coast is rocky. But the middle
and southern Atlantic coasts rise gently from the sea. The Appalachians, which run almost
parallel to the east coast, are old mountains with many coal rich valleys between them To the
west of the Appalachians, lie plateaus built up over the centuries from bits of stone that were
washed down from the mountains and then cut into small hills by streams. Beyond is the great
Central Lowland which resembles the plains of Eastern Europe.
North of the Central Lowland, extending for almost 1,600 kilometers, are the five Great Lakes,
which the United States shares with Canada. The lakes are considered to contain about half of
the world’s fresh water. West of the Central Lowland are the Great Plains. They are stopped by
the Rocky Mountains. The Rockies are young mountains. They are the same age as the Alps in
Europe.
The land of the Rockies is made up of quite distinct and separate regions that are shaped by
different geological events. One region was formed of material, which was washed down from
the Rockies and pressed into rock. This now encompasses the high Colorado Plateaus, where
the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River is cut (1.6 km in depth). The Mississippi flows over
6,400 km from its northern sources in the Rocky Mountains to the Gulf Mexico. This makes it
one of the world’s longest waterways. Another region, the high Columbia table land to the
north was created by lava that poured from inside the earth and buried old mountains.
Volcanoes also built the Cascade Mountains. The Sierra Nevada range and the ridges of the
Great Basin were formed by a strained portion of the earth’s crust. At the border of the Pacific
Ocean lie the Coast Ranges. They are relatively low mountains, because they are in the region
where occasional earthquakes from time to time build new mountains.
Словарь
an ice cap — ледниковый покров, ледник he size and drainage — размер и дренаж
a plateau (s) — плато
to resemble smth — иметь сходство, походить
to extend — простираться
fresh water — пресная вода
to encompass smth — охватывать что-то, заключать что-то
to pour from inside the earth — выливаться из недр (середины) земли
a range and a ridge — горная цепь и горный хребет
the earth’s crust — земная кора