XII. Use prepositions or adverbs:A Once upon a time there lived

XII. Use prepositions or adverbs:
A Once upon a time there lived mice ... the house. Their
life was very happy because there was always a lot...food... the
house. But one day there appeared a fat cat...the same house.
That was the end ... their happy life. The mice decided to do
something about it and held a conference*. They discussed the
problem ... a long time but didnt come to any agreement**....
last a young beautiful mouse stood ... and said, I know what
we shall do, we shall hang a bell around the cats neck. All the
mice liked the plan very much and were very happy, they laughed and praised the young mouse. Suddenly an old wise
mouse rose and asked, And who willhang the bell...the cats
neck? Silence was the only answer.


I was bom ... a small town ... the north ... England
There is a big castle (замок)... thecentre ... the town and a
few fine churches (церкви). Here most...the streets are dark
and narrow; the houses are...both sides...the streets and they
are not much different...each other.... the suburbs (в приго
роде) the houses are bigger and never, ... all modem conve
niences, and the streets are wider. There are three cinemas ...
the town. One...them is not far...our house. I go there once
a week; but when the film is good we all go ... the cinema
together. The town itself is a quiet place now, ... very few peo
ple ... the streets during the day and very small traffic. But there
was a time a few hundred years ago when the town was quite
famous. It has really a long and interesting history. The coun
tryside ... it is very beautiful. There is a river nearby where you
can bathe, or fish. There are two bridges ... the river. ... the
other side ... the riwr there are some low. green hills.