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Travelling

Like most people I am. fond of travelling. I like to travel by plane, by train and by car. I don't like to travel by sea, because in stormy weather I feel sea-sick. When I
am in a hurry, I usually travel by air. It saves a lot of time. But best of all I like to travel by train. Last summer I went to the sea-side for my holiday. I had booked a ticket beforehand and on the day of my departure I phoned for a taxi and went to the station. I
didn't have much luggage with me: only one suit-case. My journey (trip) lasted about 7 hours. I looked through the window and talked with my fellow-travelers. When I
reached my destination, I went to the boarding house where I had booked accommodation. The house was not far from the beach. The weather was fine. The meals were quite
good, and the company was gay. I had a very good time.

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Flying to New York

Professor Belov and his colleagues were flying to New York to take part in a conference on ecology. The flight was quite comfortable and the passengers felt quite safe.
When they reached their destination and the plane landed, they were asked to fill in declaration forms. Then their visas and passports were checked and they went through the
customs. The customs officer asked his usual question: "Have you anything to declare?" They answered: All (that) we have is for personal use." Soon all the formalities were
over.

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Shopping

Last Saturday I went to a department store which is situated not far from my house. I wanted to buy a rain coat. There were many rain coats on sale and I chose one
of them. I liked the style, the stuff and the cut. And it was not very expensive. I went to the fitting-room to try it on, but it was too tight in the shoulders, so I
asked the shop assistant to show me another. She brought me another rain coat and it was just my size. It fitted me perfectly and it was very becoming. I paid at the desk and
took my purchase. When I came home and showed it to my wife, she said she liked it very much.

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