Foreign languages

Exercise 7. Complete the sentences with the verb in brackets, use Present Perfect or Simple Past.
1. I .......... never ......... this book. (to read)
2. My friend ......... much ......... to see crowds of people in Tashkent’s streets because he ............ never ......... there before. (to be surprised, to be)
3. Ann remembered she ............... to see his friend off. (to promise)
4. She wrote she ........ a good rest on the bank a month before. (to have)

United States of America

United States of America
Flag Great Seal
Capital		Washington D.C.
Largest city		New York City
Official languages		English
Demonym		American
Government		Federal presidential constitutional republic
	Declared	July 4, 1776
	Recognized	September 3, 1783
	Current constitution	June 21, 1788
Currency		United States dollar ($) (USD)

The United States is a federal republic. The federal government of the United States is set up by the Constitution. There are three branches of government. They are the executive branch, the legislative branch, and the judicial branch. State governments and the federal government work in very similar ways. Each state has its own executive, legislative, and judicial branches. The executive branch of a state government is led by a governor, instead of a president. New York City is the city that has the most people in it. Los Angeles, Chicago, Seattle, Miami, Indianapolis, Las Vegas, Houston, Philadelphia, Boston, Denver, St. Louis, Dallas, and Pittsburgh are also big cities in the United States.

The Philippines (islands) was a possession of the United States. Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia, and other Pacific island nations were governed by the United States as a United Nations "Trust Territory", but are independent; the Philippines (1946), Palau (1947), Micronesia (1986), etc...
The United States does not have an official language, the United States Congress has considered officially designating English as such for many years, since it is the most used language, and the language in which the United States Declaration of Independence and United States Constitution are written. 38 states out of 50 have English as the official language. Spanish has increased in usage in certain sectors of society, due to a flow of immigrants—especially from Mexico and Cuba. French is also a main language in parts of Louisiana because France once owned the area as a colony.