1)That novel was written twenty years ago. 2)I have just been offered a new job. 3)The house will be prepared for the party. 4)The boy was given a new toy car. 5)He has been sent to London. 6)The monument will be shown to the visitors. 7)A new road is being built near our house. 8)All her money was spent on books. 9)His room is cleaned every day. 10) I have been told everything. 11)Tests are written every month by students. 12)We were met at the station. 13)My sister is often taken to mjuseums. 14)The camera has been left on the table.
1.We want to tell you about thanksgiving.2.It is celebrated on the second Monday of October in Canada and on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States.3.According to ancient tradition, several generations of the same family going to the house of elders for a celebration lunch. Each speaks words of thanksgiving for all the good that happened in his life. Eat in this modern-day Americans the same thing that ate their ancestors in the distant 1621 at the first dinner in honor of thanksgiving.Many of the dishes have become not only a tradition but also a kind of symbol of the holiday: stuffed Turkey with cranberry syrup and a large sweet pumpkin pie. Bright young pumpkins, ears of "Indian" corn, apples, oranges, chestnuts, walnuts, dried leaves and bunches of grapes hanging from the dishes as if from a horn of plenty, not only serve as traditional decoration of the table, but also represent the abundance of autumn gifts of nature. Bouquets of gold, orange and red-brown chrysanthemums, supplemented with twigs and berries, complete the feeling of abundance and generosity of nature, a real celebration of a rich harvest. In new York, held a Grand parade, organized by the largest Macy's since 1927. Its main attraction — a huge inflatable toys (cartoon characters, fairy tales and television), which sneaked away from Central Park to the entrance to the store — opposite Herald square (between Sixth Avenue and Broadway). On the eve of the parade is the ceremony of blowing toys. Parade show live on television.
