2. Which holiday was proclaimed a national day of observance by Congress in 1941?

a. Independence Day

b. New Year’s Day

c. Veterans Day

d. Thanksgiving Day

3. What kind of organizations send food to the needy and elderly?

A. Trade unions

B. Charitable organizations

C. Military organizations

D. Libraries

2. Выберите предложения, соответствующие тексту:

1. It is traditional to make turkey with stuffing on Thanksgiving

2. Some people like to prepare tomatoes with tuna and mayonnaise inside them.

3. You can find people from many different religions in the United States.

4. Congress decided to have a day of observance for Thanksgiving in 1941.

5. After the Indians taught the Pilgrims how to plant, they had a good harvest.

3. Выберите необходимое по смыслу слово:

l. On Thanksgiving some organizations prepare food for the needy and the … .

a. stores

b. faiths

c elderly

2. It is traditional to make turkey with … on Thanksgiving.

a. wreaths

b. feasts

c. stuffing

3. People of all … celebrate this holiday.

a. survive

b. faiths

c. harvests

4. The Pilgrims organized a … to celebrate that they were alive.

a. feast

b. wreath

c. faith

5. Thanksgiving is an … holiday celebrated by people of all faiths.

a. annual

b. observance

c. elderly

6. After the Indians taught the Pilgrims how to plant, they had a good … .

a. survival

b. harvest

c. wreath

7. Congress decided to have a day of … for Thanksgiving in 1941.

a. annual

b. survival

c. observance

8. The first year that the Pilgrims were in America many died of … .

a. starvation

b. stuffing

c. harvest

9. Thanks to the Indians, the Pilgrims learned to … .

a. feast

b. annual

c. survive

10. It is traditional to decorate stores and homes with turkeys and … of dried flowers and plants.

a. wreaths

b. stuffing

c. elderly

Лексика

1. Переведите с английского на русский:

1. to mean nothing

а. что-то означать

b. ничего не означать

c. значить все

d. ничего не иметь

2. to manufacture car engines

а. производить машины

b. производить двигатели для машин

c. производить транспорт

d. двигать производство

3. nuclear device

а. ядерное устройство

b. ядерная кнопка

c. ядерное оружие

d. атомная станция

4. a chief engineer

а. главный механик

b заместитель инженера

c. главный инженер

d. помощник инженера

5. atomic weight

а. атомные весы

b вес нетто

c. общая масса

d. атомный вес

2. Выберите правильный вариант:

1. переднее колесо

a. front wheel

b. middle wheel

c. above wheel

d. back circle.

2. расширять дорогу

a. to deepen a road

b. to dig a road

c. to widen a road

d. to stretch a road.

3. несколько слов

a. few words

b. a few words

c. little words

d. less words

4. оказаться эффективным

a. to become efficient

b. to turn efficient

c. to prove important

d. to prove efficient

5. груженная баржа

a. a loaded yacht

b. an unloaded ship

c. a loaded barge

d. an empty barge