Грамматика и лексика: задания 19 — 25

CallOur school used to have a ritual day of torture, embarrassment andhumiliation for the less athletic pupils at the school. It ___ Sports Day.

THEYAn inspired invention by a British student is being hailed as the answer to all parents’ concerns about________increasingly obese children. The device, nicknamed Square-eyes, fits into any shoe and measures the number of steps taken by a child each day.

CALLPancake Day is celebrated in many countries of the world. Unlike Russia, this celebration in Europe and America lasts only one day. It takes place on Tuesday, ______ Pancake Tuesday.

OLD Have you ever thought about it? The custom of decorating a house with tree leaves or branches in December is actually ______ than Christmas itself.

LITTLEBrad was a student in my after-school tutoring session. He was working _______ than diligently

CountryEach summer the UK welcomes children to international summer schools. They come from more than 45 different ___ and many of them come to Dean Close year after year.

TwentyFor more than 800 years the castle was a fortress against the English and rival Scottish clans. For the most part it was in a state of neglect since then. About 150 years ago it became a luxurious farm house and then in the early part of the ___ century it became a hunting and fishing lodge.

WRITEAs a boy in Illinois, Ray Bradbury had a passion for adventure stories, secret code rings, and comic strips. He started____________ fiction to create his own imaginary worlds.

Here are some interesting facts about Australia. Canberra __________________ as the capital because Sydney and Melbourne could not stop arguing which city should be the capital of Australia.CHOOSE