Вопрос № 115997 - Английский язык

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New Year’s Day, January 1. It is customary for people to remain awake until after midnight on December 31st so that you may “watch the old year out and the new year in”. Many parties are given on this night. The theatres, night clubs, and restaurants are crowded.
When midnight comes, everyone at a party stops whatever they are doing to greet the New Year. The favorite song for a New Year’s Eve party is “Auld Lang Syne”. The title of the song means “Time Long Past”.
The traditional words of the song were written down by the eighteenth century Scottish poet Robert Burns.
The people gather in the streets of the big cities. They ring bells. They blow whistles and automobile horns. Some shoot off guns and firecrackers.
After celebrating the New Year’s arrival, many people spend this day visiting friends.
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The traditional words of the song were written down by the eighteenth century _____________.

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At midnight on 31st December throughout Great Britain people celebrate the coming of the new year, by holding hands in a large circle and singing the song: “For auld lang syne”. “For auld lang syne” means “in memory of past times” and the words were written by Scotland’s most famous poet, Robert Burns. New Year’s Eve is more important festival in Scotland than it is in England, and it even has a special name. It is not clear where the word “Hogmanay” comes from, but it is connected with provision of food and drink for all visitors to your home on 31st December.
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1. large
2. famous
3. important
4. special

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This is a workshop. Two students are here. They are Sveta and Oleg. They are electricians. A toolboard is in the middle of the workshop. Many tools are on the toolboard. They are chisels, screwdrivers, a pair of pliers, a set of spanners, etc.
A safety-notice is above the toolboard. A bench is on left and a shelf is on the right. There are many nails, nuts and screws on the shelf. A hammer is not on the shelf, it is on the bench. Sveta is to the right of the bench. Oleg is on the other side of the workshop just opposite the toolboard.

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After the check, switch the station to ___________.

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The official residence of Queen Elizabeth II is _____.