Вопрос № 911537 - Английский язык

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Everyone knows that tea is the most popular drink in Britain. It’s even more popular than 1_______, which is favoured throughout Europe and America. The Dutch brought the first tea to Europe in 1610. But it was not until 1658 that the first 2_______ for tea appeared in a London newspaper. At that time a pound of the cheapest tea cost about one-third of a skilled worker’s weekly 3_______. Tea was guarded by the lady of the house and kept in special containers, often with a lock and carefully doled out by the teaspoon. By 1750 tea had become the principal 4_______ of all the classes in Britain. Later, tea-drinking developed into a fashionable social ritual. Tea parties were popular at home and soon the ritual of “afternoon tea” was firmly established.

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1_______. Highland Britain is in the north and in the west.
The agricultural area of England is towards the English Channel and the Continent of Europe. 2_______. Lowland Britain is a rich area with fertile soil.
Rivers in Britain are narrow, but the Thames. Most of the farms are less than 50 acres each. 3_______. In the eastern part of Britain most farms are arable. The farmers grow different crops here. 4_______. Small farms in Britain are usually mixed farms on which farmers both grow crops and keep farm animals.

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In 1937 the McDonnald brothers, Dick and Mark, opened a little restaurant in California. 1_______. In 1945 they had 20 waiters. All the teenagers of the town ate hamburgers there. 2_______. They put the price down from 30 to 15 cents. There were no more waiters — it was self-service. 3_______.
In the 1960s the McDonald's company opened hundreds of McDonald's restaurants all over the States.
4_______. Now the McDonald's company opens a new restaurant every 8 hours. There are more than 14,000 restaurants in over 70 countries.

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The Coca-Cola story began in Atlanta in 1886. 1_______. Two of the ingredients were the South American coca leaf and the African cola nut. 2_______. Finally, Dr. Pemberton's partner Frank Robinson suggested the name Coca-Cola. Thirty years later the famous Coca-Cola bottle design first appeared. For many years only Coca-Cola was made. 3_______. The recipe of Coca-Cola is a secret. Today they sell Coca-Cola in 195countries. 4_______. It has the most famous trademark in the world.

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Charles Dickens is one of the greatest novelists in the English literature. 1_______. Charles Dickens was born in London in 1812. His father was a clerk and had eight children. His father always spent more money than he received. When Charles was 10 years old, his family was put into prison for his father's debts. 2_______. He worked at the blacking factory ten hours a day. Charles hated it and never forgot the experience. He used it in many novels, especially in "David Copperfield" and "Oliver Twist".
At the age of 15 he was lucky to get a job in a London lawyer's office though he didn't like this job. When he was 16, he started to work for a newspaper. 3_______. "The Pickwick Papers" was his first great work which made him popular. His books became very popular in many countries, and he spent much time abroad. 4_______. These meetings were very successful.
He never stopped writing and travelling, and he died very suddenly in 1870.

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I earn some extra money on the weekend by cleaning cars at the local garage. The garage owner is the friend of my dad. I clean the cars which he has for sale on the forecourt. He wants them to look as smart as possible so he can get the best price. The work isn’t very interesting, but it’s quite well-paid. I can usually earn up to thirty pounds, if I work hard – I get paid for each car I clean.
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