1)Тест "Another, other, others, the others" Выберите ваш вариант ответа вместо пропусков.

1.Some people go to bed early, go to bed late.
a)the other b)others c)another d)the others

2.This is not a very good camera. Will you show me one?
a) anotherb) other c)the others d)others

3.The twins are so much alike that I find it difficult to tell one from .
a) the others b) the other c)another d)others

4.I won't say word about it.
a) another b)the other c)others d)the others

5.Gary lost his book and borrowed one from boy.
a)another b)others c)the others d)the other

6.David is not very intelligent, but on hand he is the most hard-working guy I have ever met.
a)the others b)others c)the other d)another

7.There are twenty photos in the album; six of them are mine and are Pat's.
a) another b)the others c)others d)the other

8.Will you have cup of tea?
a) other b) the others c)another d)others

9.We took a test, and only two of the students received excellent marks; got good marks.
a) another b)others c)the others d)the other

10.Adam is not a bad fellow, but he never thinks of .
a) the others b)the other c)another d)others

11.Do you know these boys? - Yes. One of them is my brother and are his friends.
a) anotherb)the other c)others d)the others

12."What is our head-cook doing?" - "He is thinking up name for the cutlets left over from lunch."
a) the otherb)the others c)another d)others

13."I was only in love once and that love had an unhappy ending." - "Did she marry man?" - "No, she married me."
a) others b) another c)the others d)the other

14.That's a horse of colour. (proverb)
a) the other b) another c)others d)the others

15.I can see only one glove on the shelf. Where is ?
a) another b) others c) the other d)the others

In England the New Year is not as widely or as enthusiastically observed as Christmas. Some people ignore it completely and go to bed at the same time as usual on New Year's Eve. Many others, however, do celebrate it in one way or another, the type of celebration varying very much according to the local custom, family tradition and personal taste.

The most common type of celebration is a New Year party, either a family party or one arranged by a group of young people. This usually begins at about eight o'clock and goes on until the early hours of the morning. There is a lot of drinking, mainly beer, wine, gin and whisky; sometimes the hosts make a big bowl of punch which consists of wine, spirits, fruit juice and water in varying proportions. There is usually a buffet supper of cold meat, pies, sandwiches, savouries, cakes and biscuits. At midnight the wireless is turned on, so that everyone can hear the chimes of Big Ben, and on the hour a toasts and Auld Lang Syne (a song by Robert Burns) is sung. Then the party goes on.

Another popular way of celebrating the New Year is to go to a New Year's dance. Most hotels and dance halls hold a special dance on New Year's Eve. The hall is decorated, there are several different bands and the atmosphere is very gay.

The most famous celebration is in London round the statue of Eros in Piccadilly Circus where crowds gather and sing and welcome the New Year. In Trafalgar Square there is also a big crowd and someone usually falls into the fountain.

Those who have no desire or no opportunity to celebrate the New Year themselves can sit and watch other people celebrating on television. It is an indication of the relative unimportance of the New Year in England that the television producers seem unable to find any traditional English festivities for their programmes and usually show Scottish ones.

January 1st, New Year's Day, is now a public holiday, fortunately for those who like to celebrate most of the night. Some people send New Year cards and give presents but this is not a widespread custom. This is the traditional time for making "New Year resolutions", for example, to give up smoking, or to get up earlier. However, these are generally more talked about than put into practice.

Also on New Year's Day the "New Year Honours List" is published in the newspapers, i.e. a list of those who are to be given honours of various types — knighthoods, etc.

My favorite writer is Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin. I can reread his work again and again. His tales, poems, heroes create a special world in which everything surprises and captures. No one could make me love reading, but when I touched on Pushkin's work, I realized the beauty of the books. I like that every work carries a deep meaning, but at the same time, good always wins in the end, and I close the book with a smile. Pushkin is the writer who was able to interest his works not only by children, but also by adults. It is very important that he always wrote about important things - Motherland, love, nature, people. I admire this poet, because he was able to convey the meaning of life in one word.