Вопрос № 604885 - Английский язык

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Why is my mother able to be more varied in her lunches?
My mother has a lighter breakfast of just yoghurt and a grapefruit. As for me, a cup of tea is enough for breakfast. And my mother sometimes scolds me for it, because it’s important to have a really good breakfast.
We don’t have our main meal at lunchtime. My father takes sandwiches with him to work. To be healthy, he also eats fruit. My mother is able to be more varied in her lunches, because she is a housewife. It means that she can prepare what she likes. Her favourite dish is roast meat. As she likes to bake, there is always something tasty at home.
Our evening meal is usually eaten at 7 o’clock. The main course is often meat with vegetables. Sometimes we eat pizza or spaghetti with delicious sauce. We try to eat our main meal together,

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Mother: Help yourself to the porridge, Sam.
Sam: 1_______.
Mother: You must have a proper meal, dear, 2_______.
Sam: Is there any cheese left, Mum? 3_______.
Mother: Will you have a cup of tea?
Sam: No, thank you. 4_______.

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In 1605 King James I was on the throne. As a Protestant, he was very unpopular with Roman Catholic. Some of them planned to blow up the Houses of Parliament on 5th November of that year, when the King was going to open Parliament. Under the House of Lords they stored thirty-six barrels of gunpowder, which were to be exploded by a man called Guy Fawkes. However, one of the plotters spoke about these plans and Guy Fawkes was discovered, arrested, later hanged. Since that day the English traditionally celebrate 5th November by burning a dummy, made of straw and old clothes, on a bonfire, at the same time letting of fireworks. This dummy is called a “guy” (like Guy Fawkes) and children can often be seen on the pavements before 5th November saying, “Penny for guy”. If they collect enough money, they can buy some fireworks.
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1. old
2. enough
3. open
4. buy

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It was believed that the first person to visit one’s house on New Year’s Day could bring good or bad luck. Therefore, people tried to arrange for the person of their own choice to be standing outside their houses ready to be let in the moment midnight had come. Usually a dark-complexioned man was chosen, and never a woman, for she would bring bad luck. The first footer was required to carry three articles: a piece of coal to wish warmth, a piece of bread to wish food, and a silver coin to wish wealth. In parts of northern England this pleasing custom is still observed.
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1. bad
2. dark-complexioned
3. pleasing
4. first

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Many modern Easter symbols come from pagan times. The egg, for instance, was a fertility symbol long before the Christian era. The ancient Persians, Greeks and Chinese exchanged eggs at their spring festivals. In Christian times the egg took on a new meaning symbolizing the tomb from which Christ rose. The ancient custom of dying eggs at Easter time is still very popular.
The Easter bunny also originated in pre-Christian fertility lore. The rabbit was the most fertile animal our ancestors knew, so they selected it as a symbol of new life. Today, children enjoy candy bunnies and listening to stories about the Easter bunny, who supposedly brings Easter eggs in a fancy basket.
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1. Easter
2. Christian
3. spring
4. fertile

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In the matter of holidays the British is less well-off than other Europeans. Most people have only three weeks paid holiday per year, and the bank holidays put Britain at the bottom of the list of Common Market countries as far as public holidays are concerned. British “bank holidays” are New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, May Day, Spring Bank Holiday, Summer Bank Holiday, Christmas Day and Boxing Day. Only when the UK joined the EEC did New Year’s Day become a public holiday.
The patron saints days are not celebrated with a holiday. They are St. David’s Day (March 1st) in Wales, St. George’s Day (April 23rd) in England and St. Andrew’s Day (November 30th) in Scotland. Only Ireland, both North and South, has a holiday on St. Patrick’s Day (March 17th).
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1. bank
2. Easter
3. Boxing
4. three