Вопрос № 604881 - Английский язык

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Easter comes on a Sunday between March 22 and April 25. Just before Easter, schools and colleges usually close. The students have a week or ten days of spring vacation.
Easter is a church holiday and many churches have an outdoor sunrise service.
Easter marks the end of winter and the beginning of spring.
There is a popular belief that wearing three new things on Easter will bring good luck throughout the year. A custom generally observed at Easter time is decoration of eggs and preparing baskets of eggs and candy eggs for the children. Eggs are the symbol of new life.
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Easter marks the end of winter and _________________.

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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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Memorial Day, May 30, is a national holiday. Schools, offices and banks close for the day. On that day, Americans honor the servicemen who gave their lives in past wars. Schools, clubs and churches decorate the cemeteries. They put up flags on the graves of army, navy and airmen. They hold memorial services in churches, halls, parks and cemeteries. They hang American flags on the main streets of the towns.
On that day, you may hear many patriotic songs, especially songs of the Civil War. You may also hear a famous speech of that war, the Gettysburg Address. The speech is only ten sentences long. But the last sentence of it, “the government of the people, by the people, for the people”, is known to all Americans.
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1. national
2. memorial
3. patriotic
4. famous

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Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday on the fourth Thursday in November. It was first celebrated in 1621 by the Pilgrim Fathers after their first harvest. Ever since the Pilgrims gave thanks for their survival in the new land in 1621, Americans have flocked to their churches, “to add their own prayers for their country”. Most churches hold Thanksgiving services.
Thanksgiving is a family day, for it is customary for all members of the family to gather at home of their parents. The family eats a large traditional dinner which includes turkey with cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie. Many people go to football games. Some play games at home.
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1. national
2. first
3. new
4. traditional

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One the best way to celebrate Mother’s Day is to give your mom the day off. Let her take it easy and relax while the rest of the family does the work.
Many families begin Mother’s Day with breakfast in bed. Usually Dad and the kids will let mom sleep late as they go into the kitchen and prepare her favourite meal. A Mother’s Day breakfast can consist of anything your mom likes.
After the food is cooked arrange everything nicely on a tray. Don’t forget a vase with a single flower. When everything is ready, carefully carry her tray to her bedroom. Cards and small presents from the children can be placed on the tray before it is presented to mom in bed.
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1. favourite
2. single
3. small
4. Mother’s

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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