Заполнить пропуски on 31st march 2002 i had my only (0) first-hand experience of a fairly small natural disaster, when, within four hours, about 224 liters of water per square meter (1) on the city of santa cruz de tenerife, where i live. the evening before we noticed some unusual (2) formations that looked as if they were carrying a huge (3) water. it didn’t rain during the night but in the morning we noticed that the air was hot and ( at around midday it began to (5) but this quickly developed into quite a ( downpour. it didn’t stop. the rain continued to (7) down until about five o’clock when there was a brief pause. we didn’t go outside as we were too busy (8) all the water that had come in through small cracks in the (9) . the people who did, soon discovered that they were mistaken if they thought the storm had ( . instead there was thunder and lightning and more torrential rain. cars were swept (11) houses flooded and seven people ( their lives. after storm, many people spent days without either electricity or water and others were ( in temporary shelters until the roads could be ( of the mud and fallen trees. it seems strange that in a place where there is a volcano that could (15) and where there are occasional earth tremors, the first real natural disaster i experienced was flood! 0 a first-hand b first-rate c first-class d first-borne 1 a dropped b felt c fell d showered 2 a wind b rain c fog cloud 3 a bunch b number c volume d bundle 4 a humid b damp c wet d moist 5 a spot b drizzle c drop d drip 6 a strong b dense c heavy d large 7 a spill b go c pour d put 8 a mopping up b getting out c making up d going through 9 a top b roof c attic d room 10 a gone out b moved through c blown over d passed up 11 a off b away c over d down 12 a lost b missed c mislaid d finished 13 a put out b put up c put in d put down 14 a cleared b cleaned c freed d tidied 15 a explode b light c burn d erupt
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New Year’s DayНовый годMy name is Catherine. I am fourteen years old. New Year is considered the most popular holiday in our family. At the beginning of December everybody has a festive mood. In the city the streets and shop windows are decorated with bright and motley garlands. A huge Christmas tree is put at the main square. We begin to prepare for the holiday. We buy Christmas-tree decorations, tinsel and gifts for each other at New Year’s fairs. At the end of December we put artificial Christmas tree and decorate it for the holiday. I help my mother to prepare a festive table on December 31. New Year’s Eve always seems to me magical and unforgettable. At midnight after president’s appearance on television chiming clock begins to strike. We wish each other a happy New Year and make a wish and then exchange gifts. When I was a child I found the gifts under the Christmas tree and I thought that Santa Claus had brought them. Although I’m already adult and I don’t believe that Santa Claus exists, on New Year’s Eve I want to find myself in the dream and to believe in a miracle.Меня зовут Екатерина. Мне 14 лет. В нашей семье самым любимым праздником считается Новый год. В начале декабря у всех появляется праздничное настроение. В городе украшают улицы и витрины магазинов яркими, разноцветными гирляндами. А на главной площади устанавливают огромную ёлку. Мы начинаем готовиться к празднику. На новогодних ярмарках покупаем друг другу подарки, ёлочные игрушки и мишуру. В конце декабря дома устанавливаем искусственную ёлку и наряжаем её к празднику. 31 декабря я маме приготовить праздничный стол. Новогодняя ночь кажется мне всегда волшебной и незабываемой. В полночь, после выступления президента по телевизору, начинают бить куранты. Мы поздравляем друг друга с новым годом и загадываем желание, а потом обмениваемся подарками. Когда я была маленькая, то подарки находила под ёлкой и думала, что их мне принёс Дед Мороз. И хоть я уже взрослая, и не верю, что существует Дед Мороз, но в новогоднюю ночь хочется оказаться в сказке и поверить в чудо