1. Вставьте в пропуски (1-11) буквы (a-k), соответствующие данным ниже фразам:

A - with the children ( )

B - with the history of the nation( )

C - with these holidays ( )

D - from the old colonial days( )

E - of November ( )

F - the terrible winter ( )

G - In the end of 1620 ( )

H - in their lives ( )

I - of New England ( )

J - after the first harvest ( )

K - with turkey ( )

2. Отметьте в тексте предложения, дающие ответы на данные вопросы:

1. What is trick or treat?

2. What evil spirits were through to do damage to property?

3. What is the night of December 31 called?

4. What American presidents are honoured in February?

5. When do American honour their fathers and mothers?

6. What is July 4?

Text 6. CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS

AND AMERIGO VESPUCCI

1. In the fifteenth century people knew only three continents: Europe, Asia and Africa. They knew nothing about such a big continent as America. The man who was thought to be the discoverer of America was born in 1451in Italy. His name was Christopher Columbus. He became a sailor at an early age. Knowing that the earth was round, he decided to reach India by sailing to the west. It was very diffi­cult for him to organize his expedition as nobody wanted to help him. Many years after the Spanish government gave him some money for his expedition. He was able to set sail only in 1492, on the 3rd of August.

2. The voyage was very dangerous and difficult. His men insisted on returning home, but Columbus did everything he could to make them continue their west­ward voyage. On the 12th of October his ships reached land. When they landed they saw strange trees and flowers. Men and women with olive-coloured skins gathered around them and looked at them with great surprise. It was one of the Bahama Islands. But Christopher Columbus thought it was one of the islands which lie off the coast of Asia and called it San Salvador.

3. Columbus’ second voyage to America took place in 1493. This time he dis­covered some other islands of the West Indies and made some settlements there. On the third voyage he came to South America.

4. In 1502 he made his last voyage. This time he coasted along the shores of Central America. In 1506 he died in Spain being sure that he had reached Asia and knowing nothing of his great discovery of the New World.

5. About 1498 another Italian reached America. His name was Amerigo Vespucci. He was an Italian seaman who accompanied several of the Spanish and Portuguese expeditions.

6. Some time later Amerigo Vespucci published his letters describing the lands which he had visited. He wrote that it was not India but a new continent which he called "The New World".

7. For a long time America was called "The New World", and only in 1506 it was decided to name this country after the man who had found it was not India.

1. Укажите, содержанию каких абзацев соответствуют данные ниже заголовки:

1. One more Italian at the American shores. ¨

2. The New World gets its new name. ¨

3. The new continent that remained unknown to its discoverer. ¨

4. He knew it was not India. ¨

5. The first westward voyage to India. ¨