1. For Christmas, I was hoping to get a new doll, but my parents gave me a book about animals. 2. That day, Meg returned early from school. 3. When we met at the corner of Moncery Street, she was wearing a T-shirt and jeans. 4. When we were children, we usually got on very well. 5. The only thing I remember about my stepmother is that she was a rather kind and attractive middle-aged woman. 6. I hardly remember my father. I just know that they divorced from my mother when I was a baby. 7. I found her in the store trying on a hat. It was funny to watch how she put on that one and then another. One did not fit her in size, another - to the color of her eyes, the third did not harmonize with her coat. We spent an hour in the store and were very tired, but she could not make up her mind. 8. Jack was too young to be a witness at their wedding. 9. Before, when I was a teenager, I often behaved indecently. I liked to shock the public, especially the British, because they are so prim. The horror on their faces was for me the best praise. 10. At the interview he asked me what the boss should be like. I was absolutely not ready for such a question. What could I say? - Responsible, smart, honest .... The last quality impressed him. So I got this job. 11. When my nephew was small, he listened to my tales for hours.