Задание 20. ЕГЭ-2014 - Задание B7: все задания

In the Roman world the Saturnalia (December 17) was a time of (1)TO MAKE MERRY and exchange of gifts. December 25 (2)TO REGARD also as the birth date of the Iranian mystery god Mithra, the Sun of Righteousness. On the Roman New Year (January 1), houses were decorated with (3)GREEN and lights, and gifts were given to children and the poor. To these (4)OBSERVE were added the Germanic and Celtic Yule rites. Food and good fellowship, the Yule log and Yule cakes, greenery and fir trees, and gifts and greetings all had different (5)MEAN.

(1) What do you know about holidays in the USA? (2) They can be divided into two groups: national and popular holidays. (3) There (BE)________ ten national holidays in the USA.

(4) Independence day is a public holiday. (5) It (CELEBRATE)________ since July 4, 1776 when the thirteen colonies of America declared Independence from England. (6) For many families this is the most important festival of the year.

(7) Usually on this day parades and outdoor picnics with friends and families take place. (8) Most houses (DECORATE)________ with flags and flowers.

(9) Thanksgiving is also a national holiday. (10) The (ONE)________ Thanksgiving was observed by the early settlers in Massachusetts in 1629, in gratitude for their successful harvest.

(11) They (COOK)________ wild turkey as one of the main dishes.

(12) Today people invite their relatives and families (LIVE)________ near to dinner to celebrate Thanksgiving.

(13) Most Americans consider Independence Day and Thanksgiving to be the (GOOD)________ public holidays of the year.

(1) If you love stories by Jules Verne and have always dreamt of going for a ride in a hot air balloon, England is the country for you. (2) Every August England celebrates the (BIG) ________ hot air balloon festival in Europe.

(3) The festival (TAKE) ________ place in Bristol, a world centre for ballooning and is called the Bristol Balloon Fiesta. (4) People enjoy both watching and riding balloons.

(5) The festival (FOUND) ________ 30 years ago and has an amazing history.

(6) It (BEGIN) ________ in 1978 when Don Cameron decided to create an event that would help balloonists from all over the world to get together. (7) It was a great idea.

(8) On the 7th of September a small group of balloonists got together to celebrate the (ONE) ________ Bristol Balloon Fiesta.

(9) This year the Balloon Fiesta has celebrated its 30th anniversary. (10) The show (LAST) ________ for 4 days, started on the 7th of August.

(11) Alongside traditional round shape balloons there (BE) ________ also so called “special shapes” which are balloons in the form of different objects and characters such as cartoon characters and cars.

(1) Basketball is now a major sport in the USA. (2) Basketball (INVENT) ________ by Dr. James Naismith at Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1891. (3) Basketball is a game played between two teams of five players, in which each team tries to win points by throwing a ball through a net.

(4) Basketball is a very spectator-oriented sport. (5) It is the (THREE) ________most popular game in the USA. (6) People enjoy both watching and playing it.

(7) There (BE) ________ many basketball centers in cities and towns of every state. (8) They do not often produce sportsmen or sportswomen who are successful in world basketball championships but they help young people to keep fit and look athletic.

(9) Basketball (PLAY) ________ by men and women at all levels, from the professional level to high schools and clubs.

(10) One of the (OLD) ________ and the most famous basketball teams is the Harlem Globetrotters, formed in 1926. (11) It has a lot of fans in the USA, Canada, Great Britain, Australia, and New Zealand.

(12) This team (ATTRACT) ________ crowds of fans especially for final or championship matches. (13) One can see photos of its members in newspapers and magazines all over the USA.

(14) The name of the team (BECOME) ________ a symbol of a fast and furious play.

(1) Certainly, one of the pleasures of an open fire is to sit and watch the red and yellow flames (CHANGE) ________ shape as they burn the coal.

(2) In the country people burn wood also, which (DO) ________ not cost so much as coal, and has a pleasant smell.

(3) Sometimes it is hard to get the fire to start. (4) The flame burns unsteadily and then dies out, and you must relay the fire and start again. (5) But when the wind (HEAR) ________ outside and darkness slowly comes, the English love (THEY) ________ blazing fire.