тесты на словообразование по темам
тест по английскому языку (9 класс)
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British cuisine is simple. Puddings, stews, pies and breads are _____TRADITION___ British dishes. Many of them are cooked and eaten on holidays. The choice of dishes has been influenced by the climate, history and ____GEOGRAPHY____ position of the country. England is ____FAME_____ for its butter and cheese. The most popular of them is, of course, cheddar. Scotland is known for its _____TASTE_____ meat dishes and cakes. Wales has a strong fishing culture. As a result, Welsh cookery includes a lot of seafood, such as shrimps and crabs. However, nowadays most British restaurants offer food from ______DIFFER____ parts of the world. The choice depends only on your pocketbook and your _____IMAGINE______.
Dublin is the capital city of the Republic of Ireland. It has an ____NATIONAL____ airport with flights from London and European capitals. Dublin is a _____BEAUTY____ and cosmopolitan city. If you walk along its different central streets, you will find a wide range of _____DIFFER____ shops, bars and restaurants. If you like sightseeing, you can also visit the famous Dublin castle, one of the most _____IMPRESS_____ buildings in the city. Dublin is a green city. It is such a pleasure to walk there on a hot ______SUN____ day. In the evening you can listen to ____TRADITION_____ Irish music played in the streets and in the pubs.
Ballroom dancing in the UK is making a comeback. For the past five years the popularity of ballroom dancing has grown thanks to the TV show 'Strictly Come Dancing'. In the show a professional ballroom ____DANCE____ has a celebrity for a partner. They learn ___DIFFER____ ballroom dances and perform them live on TV. Four judges and the public decide who stays in the ____COMPETE___ and who leaves. The show demonstrates how glamorous ballroom dancing is. The celebrities wear ____COLOUR____ dresses and suits and the show looks very ____IMPRESS____. According to the ratings, the ___PERFORM_____ is becoming more and more popular with TV audiences.
The best thing about shopping in London is that there really are hundreds of cool shops selling ____FASHION____ clothes. Only here you can find a wide choice of _____ORIGIN____ and unique shops. Sometimes you can buy _____FANTASY____ things there. You can spend a whole day in a shopping centre, have lunch in one of the European or ____ENGLAND____ restaurants, see a new film in the cinema and even enjoy a ___PERFORM____. But be ___СARE____ – London shops are expensive! Don’t leave all your money in the shopping centre.
London is famous for its history and its sights. It is also a wonderful place for shopaholics. There are lots of _____DIFFER_____ places to go. For example, you can go to Oxford Street. Sometimes it gets too ___CROWD_____ and noisy, especially during the sales. If you don’t like it, go to Covent Garden. There you can have a _____LOVE_____ cup of tea or a cappuccino in a quiet coffee house. You can also watch a street _____PERFORM___. Portobello Road is the right place to go if you want to buy unique and ____USUAL_____ things. Shopping in London is always an ___EXCITE___ experience and it’s worth trying.
The city of St Davids is situated on the south-west coast of Wales. If you're looking for an ____USUAL_____ place to go, this is your destination. It was granted city status by Queen Elizabeth II but in reality St Davids looks like an ____ATTRACT______ small village. It is actually the smallest city in Britain with a ______POPULATE____ of just over 1,600. St Davids has a ______BEAUTY_____ medieval cathedral which dates back to the 12th century. Today it is a _____CHARM_____ place with narrow streets filled with cafes, hotels and art galleries – but only one pub! St Davids is famous for its sandy beaches and clear water. Whitesands Bay is a regular ____WIN_____ of the prestigious European Blue Flag award.
The Grand National is a horse race which is held every year in Liverpool. This _____COMPETE___ involves a four-mile race, during which the horses have to go over 30 fences. The most ______FAME______ horse in the Grand National was called 'Red Rum'. He was the ___WIN____ of the race three times during the 1970s. The race is not only a sporting event but a _____FASHION____ social event too. Men and women wear beautiful clothes, and the tickets to the race are very _____EXPENSE_____. The Grand National is broadcast all over the world and around 500 to 600 million people watch it. However, though there are lots of horse racing fans, many people think it’s ______FAIR______ and cruel to make the animals race and jump for people’s entertainment.
Early in her reign, Queen Victoria and her husband, Prince Albert, had a plan to hold a great world-wide exhibition of modern art and design. Sir Joseph Paxton, a botanist and landscape ___DESIGN_____, won the competition to create the central exhibition hall. The _____BUILD____ he produced is still admired by architects today. Although at that time many thought it was ________POSSIBLE_____ to realize such a project. In 1851, Paxton constructed his Crystal Palace – an ____AMAZE_____ glass and iron pavilion, over a third of a mile long, with 800,000 square feet of floor space. The construction was an ultramodern iron frame with glass panels. The exhibition was very _______SUCCESS____ – it drew over six million visitors. _____UNFORTUNATE_____, it was taken apart in 1854.
Shepherd’s pie started as an old English recipe. The pie gained _____POPULAR_____ in the middle ages. During the reign of Elizabeth I, mince meat pie became a must-have food, probably, because it was easy to cook, ____HEALTH______ and tasty. Until the 16th century potatoes were ____MAIN______ known as pig food. But later they were accepted as a ____BASE____ food in Europe. The Shepherd’s pie recipe changed to include potatoes as an ingredient. And the fame of the dish doubled. Now Shepherd’s pie is considered to be a ____TRADITION_____ British food but similar recipes can be found in other countries, although they may have different names. In Canada, for example, a ____WAIT____ in a restaurant would present it to tourists as Chinese pie.
People in Britain often talk about climate and weather. They usually complain about their ____CHANGE____ weather. However, there are parts of the world where extreme weather causes real dangers to the _____POPULATE____. Sandstorms, tornadoes and floods ____REGULAR____ cause massive destruction. Lots of people become ____HOME____. To prevent this destruction, it’s important to forecast disasters in advance. Japan is the world ____LEAD______ in using new technology for this purpose. The Japanese have also worked out an _____EFFECT_____ system of informing people: phone companies automatically notify their customers about emergencies and disasters. These warnings are very efficient, and free of charge.
Ireland is the country of myths and legends. Even the local people are not sure which of them were based on facts and which are the product of someone’s ____CREATE____ imagination. Leprechauns are ____PROBABLE____ the most famous characters from Irish mythology. They are depicted as old bearded men. Their ____RESPONSIBLE____ is to guard the treasure of the fairies. Unfortunately, rainbows always point to the _____LOCATE____ of the treasure and the Leprechaun must rehide it. And there are plenty of rainbows in Ireland! Leprechauns are always busy. They are always very ____CARE____ and try to be invisible to people. But if you manage to catch some ____LUCKY___ Leprechaun, he must either give you his treasure or grant you three wishes.
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Learning languages is becoming a popular hobby with children and adults. It’s not only interesting but very ______USE____, too. Foreign languages improve memory and develop _____IMAGINE____. People who are able to speak two or more languages ______FLUENT____ are usually more successful than their monolingual colleagues. They are better in making business and ____PERSON___ contacts. They are more _____CREATE______ and they are better in solving conflicts as they are able to accept new ideas and different points of view. Foreign languages make life more _____INTEREST_____ and colourful.
Millions of people want to learn English. There are lots of ____DIFFER___ methods and the main problem is how to choose the best one. Some people believe that the most ____EFFECT____ way is to study English in Britain or in any other English-speaking country. The advantage of going to Britain seems obvious. Everyone around you speaks English. It’s practically ____POSSIBLE____ to avoid communication, so you’ll learn English ____QUICK____. On the other hand, one can learn English at home. There are lots of possibilities there too: a good _____TEACH_____, a language school or an on-line course. There are many ways to get a good language ____EDUCATE___ now.
Last year I learnt Spanish in Barcelona. Spain is an ____AMAZE____ country and I enjoyed my time there very much. My flatmates were two girls from Germany. They were nice but ___COMMUNICATE____ was a real problem for us because I didn’t speak German and they didn’t speak English, my first language. Sometimes we felt absolutely _____HELP_____ because we were not able to understand each other. However, it gave us additional motivation to learn Spanish! Very soon my teacher told me that I was speaking it ____FLUENT____. He was happy with my progress. My flatmates’ grades were ______IMPRESS_____ too! It proved that practice is very important and if you want to speak a foreign language like a native ___SPEAK____, you should practise it a lot.
At school, writing essays was a real problem for me, and my grades were always low. _____NATURAL_____ enough, I didn’t like writing and tried to avoid writing lessons at all costs. I thought I didn’t have enough ____IMAGINE______ for any kind of writing.
I only understood what my problem was after school. In a ______SCIENCE_____ journal I saw an article about children’s writing problems. The author claimed that anyone could become a good _____WRITE______ if they learned some rules. I read and reread the article several times. Then I tried to use the information in practice. I have never become a professional journalist but from time to time I publish some pieces of my _____CREATE______ writing on my blog. My friends find these essays and stories very _____ENJOY____.
Last year I decided to take an English course in Britain. When I called the language school, the ___MANAGE_____ explained to me everything about the school and the courses. They had an _____IMPRESS_____ range of courses - for all levels and ages. As for the accommodation, there were two options: staying in a student hostel or living with a host family. Naturally enough, I wanted to choose the _____NATIONAL____ community of the hostel. However, because of my parents’ strong ______AGREEMENT______ with my choice, I had to stay with the host family. And I didn’t regret it! My host family was ____WONDER______. They told me a lot about their country and were very curious about mine. We talked a lot and when I came back home, I could speak English ____FLUENT____!
t’s obvious that language skills are essential for everyone today. Foreign languages are very _____USE_______ not only for travelling, but also for studying and building a career. There are lots of ___DIFFER_____ ways to learn a new language. However, everyone agrees that learning languages is ____POSSIBLE____ without dictionaries. The main job of any dictionary is to explain what words mean. This can be done via ____TRANSLATE_____ or the unknown word can be explained in other words. It’s also good if the dictionary contains some examples of how the word is used – it helps to understand the ____MEAN_____ much better. If you are a busy _____LEARN_______, you probably prefer online dictionaries to paper ones. Online dictionaries are very convenient to use if you have Internet access.
Learning languages is important nowadays. It is interesting and ___USE____. Language skills help people to travel, study, and establish ___PROFESSION____ links with colleagues from other countries. Some people say that learning languages is easy but others strongly ___AGREE____. They say that learning languages takes a lot of time and they are not happy with their progress anyway. Meanwhile, there are some strategies that can make you a successful language _____LEARN____ and save your time. The first idea is watching films in the original. If the films are ____INTEREST____, learning is just fun, not hard work. Online and live ___COMMUNICATE____ with people in the language you are learning also helps a lot.
Last year I decided to take an English course in Britain. When I called the language school, the ___MANAGE_____ explained to me everything about the school and the courses. They had an _____IMPRESS_____ range of courses - for all levels and ages. As for the accommodation, there were two options: staying in a student hostel or living with a host family. Naturally enough, I wanted to choose the _____NATIONAL____ community of the hostel. However, because of my parents’ strong ______AGREEMENT______ with my choice, I had to stay with the host family. And I didn’t regret it! My host family was ____WONDER______. They told me a lot about their country and were very curious about mine. We talked a lot and when I came back home, I could speak English ____FLUENT____!
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Can people live without friends? Most of us would say "no". Friends make our lives enjoyable and ___INTEREST____. Friendship is something you can't buy. It is a ____WONDER____ and valuable gift. It is ____POSSIBLE____ to live without people who care for you and who are always ready to help. However, to find a true friend is not easy. Friendship requires honesty, trust and ____KIND___. Being a friend means not only having fun together but helping each other in a difficult _____SITUATE_____. A true friend not only praises you but tells you when you are not right too. If you have already found such a person, you're ___LUCK_____.
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Many tourists find they don't like staying in city hotels. They prefer to avoid _____NOISE____ cities completely. They are attracted instead to dramatic views of mountains and _____PEACE____ valleys. If you like this sort of tourism, Mountain View Camp is for you. You’ll have an ____FORGETTABLE___ vacation there. The Camp has a view over the ____IMPRESS____ Hampson Valley. In the camp, tourists can rent either tents or bungalows. All the guests have free access to different facilities such as kitchens, bathrooms and playgrounds for children. The camp is a successful ____COMBINE____ of both comfort and a green environment. The tourists can also have lunch in one of the many restaurants and try European or ____NATION_____ cuisine.
People travel a lot nowadays. Planes are considered to be the most ____COMFORT____ means of transport but for some people airports can be a nightmare. There are ___END_____ queues when you check in and you waste lots of time if your flight is delayed. However, there are some airports where you can ____ACTUAL_____ enjoy yourself. For example, you’ll never be bored at Hong Kong’s international airport. There are thousands of people from _____DIFFER____ countries here but the passengers never experience any problems because everything is well organised. There are attendants in red coats, who help you to get from one place to another. It’s very good for people with no sense of ____DIRECT_____. The attendants are always very polite and _____HELP_____.
Ecotourism is getting more and more popular. It offers two things at once: ____EDUCATE____ and entertainment. Most people agree that ecotourism is the most _____HARM_____ branch of tourism. It makes profit without destroying ______NATURE_____ resources. When tourists choose eco trips, they stay in local houses with local people, not in _____EXPENSE_____ hotels. They travel on foot, by boat, bicycle or elephant to avoid pollution. However, such trips are not at all cheap. This is ____PROBABLE____ the only disadvantage. But you can apply the principles of ecotourism every time you go on a normal holiday. You should remember that you're only a ____VISIT_____ and be as careful as possible.
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What do you think is the most stressful and ___DANGER_____ job in Britain? Is it a police officer, a detective or a news ____REPORT____? Well, statistics say it is a London taxi driver. It is a ____REAL_____ hard job as traffic is getting worse. If we sit in a traffic jam for a few minutes, we start feeling ____NERVE_____ and irritated. But imagine you had to do that every day as your job! And you have to remain ____CARE_____ and attentive in spite of everything. London taxi drivers have to have a good memory to be able to take a _____TRAVEL___ from A to B without looking at the map or asking for directions.
My first job was working at a bakery. When I walked from my house to the bakery I could smell the ____WONDER___ fresh bread. I loved it. I worked ____DAY___ after school and at weekends. It made about twenty hours a week. One of the most _____FANTASY___ things about the bakery was that I could eat all I wanted there. I couldn't stop eating the fresh buns, rolls and cakes. They were so ___TASTE____. Mrs. Bradley, the _____OWN____ of the bakery, was a very nice woman. She had no children and she treated me like her own granddaughter. I liked her too and did my best to be as ___HELP____as possible.
Lots of companies do business online. They sell goods and services, or provide ____INFORM____ to the general public. Doing business online is less ____EXPENSE___ and more convenient than running a traditional business, with offices and lots of employees. Surprisingly enough, there are lots of very young people among online businessmen. In spite of their age, they are quite _____SUCCESS____ and professional. For example, Ben Collins started his own online company when he was ____REAL_____ young. He was only 17. He says, “My business is _____NATIONAL____ - we work with people from different countries. In a real office, some people would ______AGREE____ that someone of my age could be a boss, but when I work online, nobody cares how old I am.”
Choosing a career is one of the most difficult choices we have to make in our lives. There are lots of interesting and ____EXCITE_______ professions, but which of them is the right choice for you? Researchers who work in ____EDUCATE_______ and sociology asked people across the UK what their dream job would be. And the results were quite _____EXPECTED______. According to the survey, people find modest jobs like charity work or gardening the most ____EXPECTED_______. Often at the top of their list are jobs such as a nurse or a ____TEACH_______. The study also shows that people in the UK are very _____PRACTICE________ and focus on the dream jobs they have a realistic chance of getting.
I’ve worked in an office for many years. It’s a very ____STRESS_____ job and recently I’ve taken up a new hobby - gardening. My grandmother was a very good ____GARDEN_____. She never did gardening as a job but for pleasure and ______ENTERTAIN_____. She had the so-called green fingers - the flowers and fruit trees she planted grew very _____QUICK_______. I wish I were as skillful as she was. It’s a pity my family does not share my interest. My children ____LIKE____ working outdoors. They prefer using the computer indoors. I don’t argue with them. Arguing and quarrelling makes me feel ___NERVE_____ and unhappy but cannot change the situation. I hope one day they will join me in the garden.
Recently my neighbour Michael Wilkins got a job in sales. However, soon he found out that being a sales _______MANAGE______ did not make him happy. He had to work long hours, and the job was ____STRESS______ and demanding. The atmosphere in the office was very ____FRIENDLY______ and the workers often quarreled with each other. So Michael decided to look for a more ______ATTRACT_______ job. In the local newspaper, he saw an ______ADVERTISE_______ from a pizzeria. It was close to his house and they needed a waiter. Michael decided to apply and didn’t regret it. “It’s good to feed people. I enjoy seeing them smile – it’s important, isn’t it?” Michael says. Next week he’s going to take a cooking course. On completing it, he will be able to make ____TASTE________ pizzas himself!
There is a belief that some jobs suit men better than women and some other jobs are more appropriate for women than for men. Nowadays, women more and more often take jobs that ______TRADITIONAL________ were done by men. A lot of women do ___DANGER_____ and difficult jobs, becoming astronauts, pilots, and firefighters. No one is surprised when a girl wants to be a police officer or a train _____DRIVE____. In sports you can see a similar ____SITUATE____. Girls play football, ice hockey, go boxing and do other sports that seem to be ______USUAL_________ for women. But the girls say that it is ____EXCITE_____ and they cannot see any reason why they should not go into the sport they like.
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In Moscow, there are approximately 35,000 dogs living on the streets. Some of these ____HOME____ animals were born there. Others are just _____LUCKY____ pets that have been abandoned by their owners. For many dogs the city may be a ____DANGER___ place to live in. However, scientists were surprised to find out how ____EASY____ some animals can adapt to urban life. Some dogs have even learnt to use the city’s metro system! We still don't know how the dogs find out when to get off the train. One ___SUGGEST___ is that they use their excellent sense of smell to recognise the scents of their favourite destinations. Another idea is that they are able to remember the design of ___DIFFER___ stations and find the station they need.
Russia is a large country with great diversity in flora and fauna. There are several large ____NATION_________ parks in Russia. A lot of different animals live there. Wolves are probably the best known, and are very well studied animals, so we have enough ______INFORM________ about their diet and behaviour. The wolf is a good ______HUNT_________. They usually hunt wild animals like deer and hares, but sometimes they can attack sheep, goats, and cows. The wolf tries to avoid people and only goes into villages when he is _______REAL______ hungry. In some ______RUSSIA________ tales, the wolf is often represented as a clever animal that helps the main character, Ivan. The wolf is usually direct and _____CREATE________ and helps Ivan to cope with many difficult problems
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There are lots of products that help us fight bad moods and depression. If you feel down and ____SLEEP____, just get a bar of dark chocolate from the fridge. Chocolate will improve your mood and you’ll feel ______CHEER_____ and happy again. This ____INFORM____ is often used in chocolate adverts. Unfortunately, we can’t use this method too often. The positive effect does not last long. Meanwhile chocolate is not _____HARM_____ food. It contains fat and sugar which can make you overweight. Some people may also be allergic to chocolate and it can affect their _____APPEAR______, causing skin problems. The alternative and _____ABSOLUTE___ safe method to fight depression is doing sport. It can be recommended to everyone!
Kelly's family loved to watch football together. Sometimes they watched college games, but normally they watched ____PROFESSION_____ teams play. This evening was special. Two teams were playing in the final match of the ___CHAMPION____. Kelly's favourite team had actually got to the final this year, which ____RARE_____ happened. "They're going to win for sure! It will be ___FAIR_____ if they lose!" Kelly thought. Watching the football game needed the presence of the whole family and lots of tasty food. So Kelly's mum had made barbecue meatballs. Uncle Jolyon had brought a ____SPICE___ cheese sauce and chips. Aunt Katie brought some cakes. When the game started, everyone cheered. It seemed to Kelly that every ____PLAY_____ of her team was doing their best to win-win-win! And they did!
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Every year the world goes dark for one hour, the Earth Hour. The event is organised by the ___NATION____ World Wildlife Fund. At tourist destinations, in offices and private homes, lights are switched off for one hour at ____EXACT____ 8:00 pm. The idea is to show that our planet is in danger and it needs care and ____PROTECT____. It's ____POSSIBLE____ to remain indifferent to changes in the climate which go on and on. The Earth Hour is not about saving an hour’s electricity. It’s about realising that we live on a ____WONDER____ planet and need to look after it – not just for an hour a year but every day. The Earth Hour is a part of an ____ECOLOGY___ education whose aim is to make people understand their responsibility to the planet.
Sam went to the giant aquarium near his house at least three times a week. He liked the fish and crabs, but the most ____WONDER____ creatures there were sharks. Sam could watch them for hours. He took photos through the glass and collected ____INFORM_____ about them. It surprised him how fast a massive shark could be. Before the aquarium opened, Sam thought it was ___POSSIBLE____ for sharks to be so quick and graceful. He knew that sharks were _____DANGER____ but they seldom attacked people. Many people, however, had hunted them and sharks had become endangered. ____FORTUNATE___, now there were laws protecting sharks. In the future, Sam wanted to be a ____SCIENCE_____ and study sharks in the wild.
Surfers Against Sewage' (SAS) was founded in 1990 by water sports enthusiasts in the UK. They are an environmental ______ORGANIZE______ that tries to protect the UK’s oceans and beaches. They say that it may be really _____RISK______ to swim in the seas, and even sunbathe on the beaches because of the pollution. When SAS appeared, it informed people about the problem in quite an _____USUAL______ way. They went to public events with their surfboards and handed out leaflets. They _____QUICK____ attracted the attention of the media and people of Britain. They even managed to put pressure on the _____GOVERN_____ to forbid dumping waste in the sea, rivers and lakes. The campaign was indeed ______SUCCESS_____. Officials agreed to spend 8.5 billion pounds on cleaning up Britain’s seas and rivers.
Ecotourism is getting more and more popular. It offers two things at once: ____EDUCATE____ and entertainment. Most people agree that ecotourism is the most _____HARM_____ branch of tourism. It makes profit without destroying ______NATURE_____ resources. When tourists choose eco trips, they stay in local houses with local people, not in _____EXPENSE_____ hotels. They travel on foot, by boat, bicycle or elephant to avoid pollution. However, such trips are not at all cheap. This is ____PROBABLE____ the only disadvantage. But you can apply the principles of ecotourism every time you go on a normal holiday. You should remember that you're only a ____VISIT_____ and be as careful as possible.
What is the most eco-friendly transport? I believe it’s the bicycle. There are a lot of bicycles on the streets of our town and that is probably why it looks so green and ____BEAUTY___. There are cycle lanes all over the town so using your bike to get to school or to the office is safe and convenient. ___FORTUNATELY____, some people still prefer driving cars even for short distances. They make the environment less _____HEALTH_____. As for me, I enjoy riding my bike very much and all my friends say that I’m a good ____RIDE____. Next month I’m going to take part in a regional cycling _____COMPETE_____ and I hope to win it. I don't think I will stop riding my bicycle till I’m ____REAL____ old.
Koalas are cute animals. _____FORTUNATELY_______, it causes them lots of problems. There are people who want to keep the cute exotic animal as a pet which may put the koala in a really ____DANGER_____ situation. The problem is that the koala’s diet is very specific. To stay ______HEALTH______ they should only eat eucalyptus leaves. The leaves need to be young and fresh, which means a person who keeps a koala should also have a lot of eucalyptus trees. Andrew Page, a ___SCIENCE_______ who has been studying koalas for years, says that it’s a bad idea to keep this animal as a pet. According to him, people who try to do it usually have very little _____INFORM________ about koala’s lifestyle. And their ignorance can often cost the ___BEAUTY______ animal its life.
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St Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland. St Patrick is _____FAME_____ for his heroic deeds. People gladly believe in ______AMAZE____ tales about St Patrick and don’t look for any historical evidence to prove them. And the facts often _____AGREE______ with the tales. For example, an old legend says that St Patrick drove all the snakes out of Ireland. This myth is actually untrue. At the time snakes appeared on the planet, Ireland was _____COMPLETE_____ covered by water. Now it is an island which means it is surrounded by water. The water makes it ____POSSIBLE____ for snakes to get to the island. The same _____SITUATE____ is true for New Zealand, Greenland, and many other islands.
The festival of Halloween has its roots in Celtic traditions.
Over 2,000 years ago the Celts in Britain had a special holiday in late October to mark the _____BEGIN_____ of winter. Another autumn _____CELEBRATE____ was connected with the passing of the dead. These two events later became Halloween. On Halloween children often dress up as ghosts, witches and monsters and go around people's houses, asking for sweets. In most cases the ghosts and witches are not frightening at all, they are even _____FUN______! But remember that if the children don’t get the sweets, they may play some ____PLEASANT_____ joke, for example splash some water on you. Pumpkins also ______SYMBOL_____ Halloween. People ____USUAL____ make lanterns from them.
The 5th of November is Guy Fawkes Night. This holiday is also known as Bonfire Night as lighting bonfires is an essential part of the ____CELEBRATE___. _____NATURAL____, it’s one of the favourite holidays for children – they simply can’t miss the firework display. Most parents allow their children to stay outdoors till late at night. It would be ____FAIR______ to make them stay at home when the sky is lit up with colours. However, children should never be left on their own - bonfires and fireworks are potentially ____DANGER___. Emergency reports say the number of people needing medical care increases on this night. Some of them are ____CARE______ with fire. In spite of the excitement, the children may also catch a cold on this November night. Warm jumpers, coats and gloves are more ______USE____ than ever.
Father's Day in the UK is on the third Sunday in June. We enjoy this day very much and always arrange a _____CELEBRATE_______ at home. Our dad deserves it – he is the most _____AMAZE________ person I’ve ever met. He works as a train ___DRIVE______ and he loves his job, though it takes time and energy. He cannot spend lots of time with us, but when he is at home, we have a ____FANTASY_______ time all together. Dad is a very ____CREATE______ person and often invents new games for us. There are three children in our family and we always prepare a present for our dad together. Last time it was a large, ______COLOUR_______ book about the history of trains. The book starts with the invention of the first train and tells the whole story of the railway up to the present day.
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