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05.11.2021 15:56 •  Английский язык

Лексико-граматичний тест. I. Grammar Practice. Неозначені займенники.
Choose the necessary pronouns (some, any, no). Translate into Ukrainian:
1. I bought … books yesterday.
2. Are there … books on the shelf?
3. I have … good news for you.
4. Would you like … tea?
5. Are there … plates on the table? – Yes, there are …
6. I want … bread, please.
7. He has … information for us.
8. She sent me … postcards from England.
9. Are there … new students in your group?
10. Only … students came in time.
11. Have you met … of your friends yesterday?
12. She bought … books but she did not buy … magazines.
13. There are … people in the street, because it is very cold.
14. Can you give me … sugar?
15. Do you know … foreign language?
II. Fill in the pronouns (some, any, no), if necessary. Translate into Ukrainian.
1. There is … water in my glass. I want to drink.
2. There are … beautiful pictures on the wall. Look at them!
3. Are there … fruit trees in your garden?
4. Have you found … mushrooms in the wood?
5. Do not forget to buy … sugar.
6. She does not like …apples.
7. Have you made … mistakes in your dictation?
8. She went to the shop but she did not buy … meat.
9. There are … new shops in this street.
10. I do not think I have got … free time today.
11. I do not see … mistakes in this work.
12. Have you … books about animals?
III. Read and translate the text “American Traditions”.
Every nation has different customs and traditions, its own way of life.
In Europe, there are people who have lived in the same house and been in the same
job for 20, 30 or more years. That is not the American way of life. The Americans
love change, they call it the spirit of adventure, a spirit that they think is more
characteristic of America than of Europe. They like to move away, to change
houses and jobs.

While the Englishman thinks it is ill mannered to ask private questions, the
American does not feel that at all. He will tell you all about himself, his wife and
family, and ask where you have come from, what your job is, how you like
America and how long you are staying. The American prefers sociability. In his
home, he does not object to being seen by everyone — he actually likes it.
With this sociability goes overwhelming hospitality. The Thanksgiving Day is the
only holiday, spent by the Americans at home. Table decorations follow a
traditional pattern — a harvest of Indian corn, apples, oranges, walnuts and grapes.
Flowers also bring the fall scene indoors. The central piece is the traditional roast
turkey.
Still another American tradition concerns Halloween. Its origin dates back
hundreds of years to the Druid festival. The Druid New Year began on November
1, marking the beginning of winter and the reign of the Lord of Death. The custom
of telling ghost stories on Halloween comes from the Druids. On this occasion,
children usually wear ghost costumes or false faces. They also carve out rounded
eyes in pumpkins and put burning candles inside them to make them visible from
far away.
In Texas, where the West begins, the biggest annual festival — the Fat Stock Show
— is held. Its rodeo, hold together with the stock show, is the biggest indoor rodeo
on the earth.
Of course, no nation can exist without humor. As they themselves say, an
American must have one wife, two cars, three children, four pets, five suits, six
acres, seven credit cards — and is lucky to have eight cents in his pocket.