Заполни пропуски словами из рамки в правильной форме. secretly submarine after dark get away start the car smash the computer 0. mr big’s gang used a submarine because it’s a fast and secret way to get away from anywhere. 1. my friend a birthday party for me, so i was very surprised and pleased! 2. the meeting after classes was so boring that i started thinking of how to there. 3. the weather became cold the warmth if the day was gone. 4. the young man turned on the music. he had a long drive ahead. 5. yesterday my brother played football in the house and now i can’t work on it.

Canada occupies the northern half of the north american continent with the exception of alaska, which comprises 7 per cent of the earth's total surface. covering 9,984,670 square kilometres, it is the world's second largest country (including its waters) after russia. canada has ten provinces and three territories. the national capital is ottawa, ontario. the largest cities in canada are toronto, montreal and quebec. canada has two official languages, english and french. most native french speakers live in and around quebec. the national symbol of canada is the maple leaf. canada is surrounded by three oceans – the pacific, the arctic and the atlantic. no wonder the country's motto is ''from sea to sea''. in the south, canada borders the united states of america. nearly one-fourth of all the fresh water in the world is in canada. it has a lot of lakes. the biggest of them are the great lakes which are on the us canada border. many of the lakes were created by glaciers. there are lots of rivers in canada too. the mackenzie river is canada's longest river and the third largest in the world, after the amazon and the mississippi. the highest mountain in canada is mount logan, located in st. elias mountain range in yukon. the rocky mountains are the continuation of the great plains of the united states. there are 42 national parks in canada. they were created to protect the forests animals and plants. the oldest national park is banff, alberta. it was created in 1885 in the canadian rocky mountains. the niagara falls, situated on the border between canada and the united states, is one of the world's wonders. this place is often called ''the honeymoon capital of the world''. canada has fewer people than many other countries that are much smaller. its population is 33,574,000 people. this is because much of canada is a very cold place with long winters. most people live within 320 kilometres of the southern border and over half of the population lives in southern quebec and ontario where climate is temperate, and mild springs, hot summers and pleasant autumns prevail at least 7 months out of 12. in the extreme north, temperatures climb above 0oc for only a few months a year. that is because the canadian shield, an area of permanent ice and snow, covers half of the country. most of northern canada has subarctic or arctic climates with long cold winters, short sunny summers and little rainfall.

There are many public and bank holiday during the year, but my favourite one is certainly New Year. Each year on the 31st of December we see the old year off and the New Year in.

For most people it’s the start of something new, of the new page in their life. In this sense, I’m not an exception. I know that English people create a list of New Year resolutions and I think it’s a good tradition. Each culture has its own unique way of celebrating this holiday.

As I live in Central Russia I can tell about the traditions and customs of my region. It is usually rather cold and snowy here at this time of the year. Starting approximately from the 25th of December we have two-week school holidays. My parents also have several days off to celebrate New Year and Christmas. All families put up fir- or pine-trees at their houses. We prefer to buy a pine-tree and richly decorate it.

On the New Year’s Eve my mother cooks special tasty dishes, including my favourite salad with corn and crab sticks. It’s my father’s responsibility to prepare a chicken or turkey stuffed with rice.

On the 31st of December my grandparents visit us and all together we sit around the festive table. Sharp at midnight we listen to the President’s speech and congratulations. Then we toast to the New Year and eat as much as we like.

In the morning I check whether Father Frost brought me presents. All the presents are usually placed under the New Year tree. The next few days we visit our close relatives and friends to wish them Happy New Year and to exchange presents.

Time flies quickly. In a few days it’s again time to go to school and to get back to daily routine.