Неличные формы глагола. Артикль. Гоголь О.В. - 39 стр.

to 26. a convenient destination. Although in most cases the rides are
free, some motorists may accept some money contributed to the cost of
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tolls and gas. For those motorists traveling alone 27. a fellow rider will
help pass the time on 28. the journey. Some hitchhikers may even go           •   Some texts in the keys section may contain sentences omitted in
so far as to paint 29. a poster with the name of the city of their destina-       the exercise version, so do not be surprised if find them looking a
tion written on it. In 30. -- large letters they print the name of the city       bit longer than the exercise text.
where they want to go, stand by the side of the road and hope that some
motorist who is going in that direction will stop to give them 31. a ride.    TEXT ONE                       FIREARMS AND GUN CONTROLS
Another popular way to get a ride is to hang out around 32. -- highway
rest stops and ask people in the dining area if they are going your way.      When foreigners are sometimes asked what seems most strange about
If a hitchhiker is patient, someone will surely make themselves avail-        American society, somewhere on the top of the list will be the fact that
able and offer 33. a ride. Hitching 34. a ride with 35. a family is al-       the average citizen is allowed to possess guns. Although it is true that
ways safer than getting a ride from someone who is alone. 36. -- Truck        many people carry guns legally in the United States, it is also known
drivers transporting 37. -- goods across the country are also safer that      that many who possess guns carry them illegally. Others, who don’t
the lone driver and may have extra room in the cabin of their truck for       have guns, feel that guns can be acquired quite easily. A recent survey
38. a passenger. As 39. a rule heeding to one’s intuition and inner           indicated that many high school students, especially in the inner cities,
common sense is 40. a good measure to judge if 41. a driver is honest         can acquire a gun with little difficulty. Some schools require students
and the ride is safe. There is always 42. a risk, however, for both the       to pass through a metal detector similar to those found at airports be-
driver and the hitchhiker. Both are totally unknown to each other and it      fore entering the school building.
takes 43. an act of 44. -- faith to trust whether intentions are sincere on   Police statistics also show that death by firearms is one of the leading
45. -- both sides.                                                            causes of death among children under twenty and many citizens feel
                                                                              that owning one is a necessary for self-protection. In a campaign to get
                                                                              children to give up their weapons, guns were once exchanged for toys
                                                                              at Christmas. Several years ago thousands of children handed in their
                                                                              firearms for coupons redeemable at Toys “R” Us. This was a bizarre
                                                                              and ironic indication of the full extend of the problem. Although most
                                                                              people would never want to own a gun, others have taken up hunting as
                                                                              a sport and enjoy hunting wild game in season. Hunting for deer,
                                                                              pheasants and duck in fall and winter is very much a part of the Ameri-
                                                                              can culture. Also, some ranchers in rural areas who raise cattle and
                                                                              sheep feel they need to protect their animals against the mountain lions
                                                                              and wolves which attack their herds and flocks at night. To defend and
                                                                              support their rights to posses firearms The National Rifle Association
                                                                              (NRA) was founded in 1871 by National Guard officers. Their purpose
                                                                              was to help rifle owners to increase the accuracy of their marks-
                                                                              manship. The organization has close ties with the Defense department
                                                                              which has helped to support the organization and even sponsor a rifle

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