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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.
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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.
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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.
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