Вопрос № 911538 - Английский язык

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When did the McDonald’s company open hundreds restaurants all over the States?
In 1937 the McDonald brothers, Dick and Mark, opened little restaurant in California. They served hot dogs and milk shakes. In 1945 they have 20 waiters. All the teenagers in town ate hamburgers there. When the 1948 year came they got paper boxes and bags for the hamburgers. They put the price down from 20 to 15 cents. There were no more waiters – it was self-service. So it was cheaper and faster.
In 1960s the McDonald’s company opened hundreds of McDonald’s restaurants all over the States. In 1971 they opened restaurants in Japan, Germany and Australia. Now McDonald’s company opens a new restaurant every 8 hours. There are more than 14,000 restaurants in over 70 countries.

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The first McDonald’s restaurant had no seats for customers to sit on. This meant that people had to take their food away, and that no one had to clean up any tables after them.
The most successful McDonald’s business is in Hong Cong. The Hong Cong McDonald’s sells more hamburgers every day than any other McDonald’s anywhere in the world. McDonald’s restaurants are so successful because children love going to them. They like the food, and they like the toys and games they can get at McDonald’s.
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Why are McDonald’s restaurants successful?

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The Coca-Cola story began in Atlanta in 1886. 1_______. Two of the ingredients were the South American coca leaf and the African cola nut. 2_______. Finally, Dr. Pemberton's partner Frank Robinson suggested the name Coca-Cola. Thirty years later the famous Coca-Cola bottle design first appeared. For many years only Coca-Cola was made. 3_______. The recipe of Coca-Cola is a secret. Today they sell Coca-Cola in 195countries. 4_______. It has the most famous trademark in the world.

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Charles Dickens is one of the greatest novelists in the English literature. 1_______. Charles Dickens was born in London in 1812. His father was a clerk and had eight children. His father always spent more money than he received. When Charles was 10 years old, his family was put into prison for his father's debts. 2_______. He worked at the blacking factory ten hours a day. Charles hated it and never forgot the experience. He used it in many novels, especially in "David Copperfield" and "Oliver Twist".
At the age of 15 he was lucky to get a job in a London lawyer's office though he didn't like this job. When he was 16, he started to work for a newspaper. 3_______. "The Pickwick Papers" was his first great work which made him popular. His books became very popular in many countries, and he spent much time abroad. 4_______. These meetings were very successful.
He never stopped writing and travelling, and he died very suddenly in 1870.

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I earn some extra money on the weekend by cleaning cars at the local garage. The garage owner is the friend of my dad. I clean the cars which he has for sale on the forecourt. He wants them to look as smart as possible so he can get the best price. The work isn’t very interesting, but it’s quite well-paid. I can usually earn up to thirty pounds, if I work hard – I get paid for each car I clean.
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In Britain the most popular form of transport is the car. People use it everyday to get to work, go to the supermarket and take the children to and from school.
However, in a busy city centre, where there are not many parking spaces, people prefer to use public transport such as taxis, buses and trains. In London the Underground is the fastest and most convenient way of getting around.
In the countryside things are not quite the same. People travel by car everywhere as buses and trains are not very frequent.
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People prefer to use public transport in a busy city centre because …