…eans of an ordinary telescope extremely difficult. This is why Venus is sometimes called the "Planet of Mystery".

The atmosphere on Venus was discovered in 1761 by Mikhail Lomonosov. Lomonosov's discovery played an important role in the study of Venus and, as a matter of fact, laid the beginning for research into the physical properties of the planets of the solar system. The study of Venus through optical telescopes which gave a visual picture has led to a number of fundamental discoveries.

How to Guess Your Age

Everything was better when we were younger. It seems to me that they are building staircases steeper than they used to be. May be this is because it is so much farther today from the fust to the second floor, but I've noticed it is getting harder to make two steps at a time any more.

Another thing I've noticed is the small print they are using lately. Newspapers are getting farther and farther away when I hold them .... Everything is farther than it used to be. It's twice the distance from my house to the station now. The trains leave sooner, too. I've given up running for them because they start faster these days when I try catch them.

A lot of other things are different lately. Revolving doors re­volve much faster than they used to. I let a couple of openings go past me before I jump in. It's the same with golf, I'm giving it up because these modern golf balls they sell are so hard to pick up.

Even the weather is changing. It's colder in winter and the summers are hotter than they used to be. Snow is heavier when I try to shovel it, and I put on rubbers whenever I go out, because rain today is wetter than the rain we used to get. Draughts are more severe, too. It must be the way they build windows now.

People are changing too. They seem to be more polite than in my time. They call me "Sir" and help me cross streets.

While I was shaving this morning, I stopped for a moment and looked at my own reflection in the mirror. They don't seem to use the same kind of glass in mirrors any more.

28. Give the Russian equivalents to the following proverbs. Use them in the situations of your own.

1.    Among the blind the one-eyed man is a king.

2.    Appearances are deceptive.

3.    Best defense is attack.

4.    The devil is not so black as he is painted.

5.    Dry bread at home is better then roast meat abroad.

6.    False friends are worse than open enemies.

7.    Fortune favours the brave.

8.    Fortune favours the fool.

9.    Gifts from enemies are dangerous.

10.  Great talkers are little doers.

11.  A good face is a letter of recommendation.

12.  New Lords - new laws.

13.  Of two evils choose the least.

14.  Two heads are better than one.

15.  Still waters run deep.

16.  A man is as old as he feels, and a woman is as old as she looks.