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The Santa Claus Wait

Christmas Eve is a special time for children. Every year they wait for their presents from Santa Claus. Magic is everywhere in Tim and Robert’s house which is decorated with greeting cards, candles and lights. The sweet smell of Mum’s homemade cookies also brings to mind the coming wonders.

Throughout the month before Christmas Tim and his brother Robert regularly made their beds, set the table and followed their parents’ instructions about the house. As usual, each of them wrote a letter to Santa to ask for a toy. They knew Santa wouldn’t visit naughty children.

The same thing happened each year until the brothers were nine. They suddenly began to doubt that Santa could decorate their tree and millions more trees in a single night. It also seemed hard for Santa to deliver all the gifts before daybreak. Besides, they kept asking Dad how Santa could get inside their house without a chimney!

Dad usually answered that Santa would surely come, but that the children should be good and go to bed early. So on Christmas Eve, after Mum had checked that there was enough food left for Santa, the boys were sent to bed as usual. Robert was soon asleep, but Tim silently lay in bed, hoping to hear Santa coming. It seemed the longest night of Tim’s life.

In the early morning, when the other members of the family were still asleep, Tim bravely went to the living room to check for presents from Santa. When he switched on the light, he cried “Wow! He’s come!” In the room the Christmas tree stood in the middle of a big platform that looked like a small town with a toy railroad. It was unbelievable; a toy wonderland!

Tim spent an hour among the toys and then decided to wake up Robert and his parents to see the presents. While running upstairs he saw that the cookies had disappeared. In excitement he went into his parents’ bedroom but didn’t notice that they seemed a little bit more tired than usual.

“Mum! Dad! Quick! Robert! It’s fantastic!” he shouted. Everybody went down. Robert immediately saw his new car. It was wonderful. Poor Robert was upset because the car wouldn’t run. Dad said he couldn't understand why the car wouldn't start. The batteries in the car had been absolutely new.

He didn’t know Tim had turned on the car and had forgotten about it when he was checking out other gifts earlier. Within that hour the batteries died, in those times they didn't last long. Tim kept silent as he didn’t want to be punished on Christmas Day.

Задание 1 

Tim was the only child in the family.

1) True

2) False

3) Not stated

Задание 2 

Tim got good marks at school before Christmas.

1) True

2) False

3) Not stated

Задание 3

Tim had never believed that Santa existed.

1) True

2) False

3) Not stated

Задание 4 

On Christmas Day, Tim’s father usually dressed up like Santa.

1) True

2) False

3) Not stated

Задание 5

Tim was the first to get up on Christmas Day.

1) True

2) False

3) Not stated

Задание 6

Some tasty things were left for Santa on that Christmas night.

1) True

2) False

3) Not stated

Задание 7

There were presents for the parents under the Christmas tree.

1) True

2) False

3) Not stated

Задание 8 

Tim told his father that he had damaged the car.

1) True

2) False

3) Not stated

Задание 9

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Once there were four children whose names were Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy. This story happened to

__________________ (THEY) when they had to leave their home city, London, during the war.

They __________________ (SEND) to the house of an old Professor who lived in the country, ten miles from the nearest railway station. He __________________ (NOT/HAVE) a wife and he lived in a very large house with a housekeeper. He himself was a very old man with white hair which grew over most of his face as well as on his head. The children liked him almost at once. Only Lucy, who was the __________________(YOUNG) of them, felt a little afraid of him. On their __________________ (ONE) evening, after dinner, they said good night to the Professor and went upstairs. It was the largest house they had ever seen, so Peter suggested exploring it in the morning. When the next morning came, there was a steady rain falling. "I wish the weather __________________(BE) more cheerful!" said Edmund. Stop complaining, Ed," said Susan. "I think the weather __________________ (IMPROVE) soon. "We were going to explore the house," Peter reminded them. He __________________ (EAT) a sandwich at the moment and was absolutely happy with the whole situation. Everyone nodded and at that point their amazing adventures __________________ (BEGIN).

Задание 10

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Lana switched off the TV. So many channels and nothing interesting on! There were several talk shows on ____________(DIFFER) channels but she liked none of them. The talk on ___________(ENVIRONMENT) problems was boring, and she wasn't in the mood to listen to a _________(POLITICS) talking about the government's social programme. She didn't like the film on the next channel either. The plot seemed to be weak and confusing and even the _____________(FAME) actors were not able to save it. The women's figure skating _____________(CHAMPION) held Lana's attention for a few minutes. However, it didn't last long — she wasn't a fan and it made her feel ___________(BORE) too. She was glad to hear the phone ringing and hurried to answer it.