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VII. Complete the text using the correct tense and form of the verb
on the right.

         Many hundred years ago (about the 4th
 century before our era) the country now called
 England was ________ as Britain and the people              know
 who ______ there were the Britons. They _______          live belong
 to the Celtic race. The language they ______ was            speak
 Celtic. Their culture, way of thinking and
 understanding were primitive. In the first century
 before our era Britain was _______ by the powerful        conquer
 State of Rome. The Romans ______ on the                     live
 peninsula which is now ____ Italy and their language        call
 was Latin. They were practical men. They were very
 clever at making hard roads and building bridges and
 many-storeyed houses.
         The Romans had _______ very much about              hear
 Britain from travellers, and among other things, they
 were greatly interested to ____ that valuable metals       learn
 were to be _________ in Britain. Finally, they              find
 decided to occupy the island. The Romans ____                sail
 across the sea in galleys and the general who ______     command
 them was Julius Caesar. It was not easy to conquer
 the Britons, and the Romans had to encamp troops
 all over the country. It is from these camps that the
 English cities later ______. But the Romans and the        arise
 natives of Britain did not ______ one nation. The        become,
 Romans _______ to make the Britons work for                want
 them.
         Soon the fall of the Roman Empire ______           follow
 As soon as the Britons were __________ to                  leave,
 themselves they ______ very little peace for many           have
 years. The next invaders were some Germanic tribes
 _________ Angles, Saxons and Jutes who ______ in          call live
 the northern and central parts of Europe.
         Britain split up into 7 kingdoms: Kent, Sussex
 Essex, Wessex, Mercia, East Anglia and Northumbria
 which were at war all the time.
         The Angles, Saxons, Jutes ______ for the            fight
 supreme power. In some time they _________ îne            become
 nation. The first king to rule was Egbert. He was
 made king at the beginning of the 9th century.




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