What are the reasons?

Many great cities of the world were built hundreds of years ago. During their long history some of them were destroyed several times for one reason or another, and then rebuilt.

London, for instance, was burnt down in the great fire of 1666.

When Napoleon’s army entered Moscow in 1812, the city was nearly empty and in flames. Most of the houses were soon destroyed by the fire, and many were badly damaged.

A lot of beautiful cities were left in ruins after the World Wars.

Serious damage is done to cities and villages by floods, hurricanes and earthquakes and still more by wars and industrial pollution.

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1. The mail is usually brought at 9 p.m. 2. Are the orders always fulfilled in time? 3. It’s a pity the lecture wasn’t taped. 4. All the machines have been tested, and the results have been written down and filed. 5. The telly hasn’t been switched off, I’m afraid. 6. The appointment has been called off, hasn’t it? 7. Who has been appointed head of the delegation? 8. If we use the old methods, a lot of time may be wasted, and very little will be achieved. 9. When can the new equipment be installed? 10. The experiment will be described in several journals.

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