Завдання до білету №4

For many British 1) _____ (with the exception of Scotsmen), Christmas is the favourite holiday. It is celebrated much 2) _____ than in our country, 3) _____ December, 25. Preparation for the holiday begins several weeks before it with sending cards, buying presents and food, decorating 4) _____ Christmas tree and the house. Christmas is 5) _____ family holiday.

The cities and towns are decorated with thousands of coloured lights, and the biggest Christmas tree in Britain 6) _____ put up in Trafalgar square. It is brightly decorated with shining balls and brilliant stars that sparkle in the light. Imitation snow 7) _____ soft and silvery white 8) _____ the dark green branches.

Mothers of the family 9) _____ busy in the kitchen getting ready for the next day’s dinner of turkey, pudding and other tasty things. Before going to bed children may hang Christmas stockings on their beds in the hope of getting presents 10) _____ Santa Claus.

	A	B	C	D
	men	women	mans	people
	early	earlier	earli	the aerliest
	in	at	on	of
	the	a	an	–
	the important	more important	the most important	importer
	is	are	were	was
	lie	lies	lye	lay
	in	at	of	on
	were	are	is	been
	on	with	of	from

Завдання до білету №5

New Year 1) _____ Great Britain (with the exception of Scotland) is not celebrated as widely as in 2) _____ country. Some people may even completely ignore it and go 3) _____ bed at the usual time without waiting for the clock to strike twelve.

In Scotland New Year is called Hogmanay and is 4) _____ holiday of the year. It 5) _____ with a thorough cleaning of the house and cooking plenty of tasty food. On New Year Eve 6) _____ sit round the fire and 7) _____ the hands of the clock approach twelve, the head 8) _____ the house opens the front door of the house and holds it open wide till the last stroke of the bell, to let the Old Year out and the New Year in.

Though February 9) _____ a winter month, many British people start feeling spring on February, 14 when they 10) _____ Valentine cards and symbolic love gifts.

	A	B	C	D
	on	in	at	to
	our	her	your	their
	at	in	to	on
	more favourite	the most favourite	favouriter	the favouritest
	began	begun	begin	begins
	the families	the family	the famili	the familys
	what	who	when	why
	on	at	in	of
	are	is	be	was
	got	gets	get	getting

Завдання до білету №6

Pancake Day 1) _____ the popular name for Shrove Tuesday, the eve of the Lenten fast. Some regions 2) _____ Britain celebrate this holiday with pancake races during which a pancake 3) _____ be tossed in the frying pan at least three times.

Easter in Britain is the time of giving and receiving presents 4) _____ traditionally take the form of Easter eggs and hot cross buns. Nowadays eggs are usually made of chocolate 5) _____ surprises in them. Other emblems of Easter are fluffy little chicks, 6) _____ Easter Bunny and spring flowers.

April Fools’ Day is not 7) _____ official holiday but everyone who has a sense of humour likes 8) _____ jokes on their friends and neighbours.

Bank Holidays 9) _____ public holidays called so because the banks, 10) _____ offices and shops are closed. There are winter, spring and summer Bank Holidays.

	A	B	C	D
	are	were	was	is
	at	in	on	from
	can	could	should	may
	which	who	when	where
	in	by	at	with
	a	the	an	–
	the	–	an	a
	to play	played	plays	to playing
	is	are	was	were
	more	much	such	most

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