A time to remember

My name's Maurizio Celi. I         from Bologna, a city in the north of Italy. I'm a student at the University of Bologna. I         modern languages - English and Russian. I also know a little Spanish, so I         four languages. I         the course a lot, but it's difficult hard work. The course         three years ago.

I         at home with my parents and my sister. My brother         to work in the United States last year. After I graduate, I         as a translator. I hope so anyway.

Here are the answers !

• am enjoying
• am studying
• am going to work
• come
• live
• can speak
• started
• went

Joy Darling started working as a postwoman (when?). She drives a van because she delivers letters to a lot of small villages. She gets up at (what time?) and starts work at 5. Every day she drives about (how many miles?). She finishes work at 2 in the afternoon.

After work she goes (where?) and has lunch with her husband, Jim. He has a part-time job. He works (where?). They like gardening, so they spend the afternoon outside in their garden. They have (how many?) children, who both live in California. Last year Joy and Jim went (where?) and visited their children and four grandchildren. They stayed for (how long?).

They're going to Australia next month because (why?). it's their friends' wedding anniversary, and they want to everyone to be there.

To complete the sentence, here are the answers !

• Los Angeles
• a month
• some friends are having big party
• 150
• 3.30 in the morning
• 30 years ago
• in a shop 
• home
• 2

The Short Story of Christoper Columbus

Christopher Columbus was born in Genoa, Italy in 1451. While spending most of his early years at sea, Columbus began to believe that he could find a shortcut to the indies by sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean. Unfortunately, the King of Portugal refused to finance such a trip, and Columbus was forced to present his idea to the King and Queen of Spain. In 1492, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella agreed to pay for his trip. They gave him a crew and three ships, the Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria. Columbus sailed aboard the Santa Maria.

The trip was long and hard. Many sailors grew restless and wanted to turn around. After two months at sea, land was finally sighted. The ships docked on the island of Hispaniola. Columbus named the native people he saw 'Indians', because he believed he had found the shortcut he was looking for. In actuality, Columbus found North America, a brand new continent at that time. Columbus, however, couldn't be convinced. He died with the belief he had found the shortcut to the Indies. Soon, however, other explorers and nations understood the importance of his discoveries. Columbus' discoveries set the stage for the Age of Exploration, one of the most fascinating and exciting times in world history.