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Test  Happy Christmas (7)

I. Answer the questions about Christmas in UK.

1. Christmas Day, December 25th, celebrates the birth of

        1. Jesus Christ;

        2. St. Andrew;

        3. St. David.

2. Christmas Day is normally seen as a time to be spent

        1. With friends;

        2. At home with one’s family;

        3. In a pub.

3. Preparations for Christmas often begin

        1. On the eve of the holiday;

        2. Three or four weeks beforehand;

        3. Three or four days beforehand.

4. Christmas presents are placed

        1. Under the pillow;

        2. Near the fireplace;

        3. Around a Christmas tree.

5. Christmas presents are opened

        1. On Christmas Day;

        2. In the evening before Christmas Day;

        3. At night of Christmas Day.

6. Christmas cards are normally sent to family and friends

        1. From the beginning of December;

        2. Two weeks before December 25th;

        3. Several days before Christmas Day.

7. Non-Christians

        1. Send cards too;

        2. Do not send cards.

8. Houses are

        1. Decorated with special Christmas garlands;

        2. Not decorated at all;

        3. Decorated with coloured balloons.

9. Christmas is celebrated by

        1. Believers;

        2. Believers and non-believers alike;

10. Many families attend … , either at midnight on Christmas Eve, or on Christmas morning

        1. A church;

        2. Westminster Abbey;

        3. St. Paul’s Cathedral.

11. Children hang up a long sock, stocking, or a pillowcase at the foot of their bed, or around the fireplace for Father Christmas to fill with

        1. Christmas cards;

        2. Presents.

12. On Christmas Day families traditionally

        1. Visit their friends;

        2. Go to the theatre or to the cinema;

        3. Sit down to a dinner.

13. Traditionally Christmas dinner consists of

        1. Fried potatoes with roasted meat;

        2. Chicken broth;

        3. Roast turkey, followed by Christmas pudding – a rich steamed pudding made from suet, dried fruit and spices.

14. The British Father Christmas is

        1. A cheerful young man, dressed in a white suit;

        2. A sad old man with a beard, dressed in a blue suit trimmed with flowers;

        3. A cheerful old man with a beard, dressed in a red suit trimmed with fur.

II. Write a postcard to your friend from another country and congratulate her/him on Christmas.