Неличные формы глагола. Артикль. Гоголь О.В. - 13 стр.

school student. Young boys who run paper routes are required to get up       jected by the press, many Americans, especially those living in the ru-
early in 33. morning to deliver the daily news regardless of                 ral areas and the deep south, are very traditional in their approach to
34. weather. This job has no holidays and requires the newspaper to be       life, family and religion. Sundays for them still become 20. time to at-
delivered every day without 35. exception. In America there are no           tend their local church and to meet with their fellow parishioners.
newspaper holidays. If they choose to mow lawns, part of the job re-         At the church service, 21. choir composed of members from the com-
sponsibilities may require that they also periodically rid it of 36. weeds   munity sings hymns and songs and the preacher or minister delivers
and occasionally re-seed areas which have been burned by 37. sun or          22. sermon based on a passage from the Gospel. After the service,
thinned or thinned out by wear. During the winter 38. snowstorm can          which may last as long as 23. hour, the members of the congregation
become another source of income for the teenager. The young boys             along with their pastor may meet in the parish hall to enjoy coffee and
make their rounds through their neighborhood equipped with 39.               cake and to socialize together.
shovel and offer to clear sidewalks or stoops in front of homes or to dig    24. Most churches may also distribute a small bulletin containing
out 40. car buried in a meter of 41. snow. These jobs, dependent on          25. announcements of births, deaths and marriages within the commu-
the weather, require stamina, diligence, discipline and a spirit of the      nity. There may also be additional short notices of special meetings to
entrepreneur.                                                                be held in the parish, such as choir rehearsals, senior citizen group ac-
                                                                             tivities and local scouting events. Upcoming parish events sponsored
While part-time jobs for high schools students may be frowned upon in        by 26. church also get ample notice.
Japan, in American they are often seen as 42. opportunity to teach           Belonging to 27. church is important to many Americans because it
young people about work responsibility and respect for others.               helps to bring people together with others who share 28. same religious
                                                                             faith and family values. It also helps to create 29. sense of the extended
TEXT ELEVEN                              SUNDAY: A DAY OF REST               family and solidifies the community spirit and a sense of personal be-
                                                                             longing. On 30. remainder of this day of rest, families are merged into
For many Americans, Sunday is 1. day of 2. rest. After 3. busy week of       closely knit units by getting together for 31. dinner at which one’s own
4. business transactions and work routines, it is 5. day to pause and        extended family is invited.
focus on 6. faith and family. However, it is not 7. day to waste away        If one is not 32. regular churchgoer the day is still 33. chance to rest. It
by doing nothing. It is a day for many to attend 8. church and to wor-       is spent visiting 34. other relatives or friends, going to parks or attend-
ship with their local community. This notion is based on the Biblical        ing ball games, museums or concerts. It is a time to enrich one’s life
account of creation when 9. God created 10. world in six days and            through 35. leisure and to prepare one’s mind for 36. workweek to fol-
rested on 11. seventh. For this reason, one day is set aside during the      low.
week as a day of rest and worship. On Sunday 12. most department
stores and business are closed for 13. day and only places of enter-         TEXT TWELVE                        AMERICANS AND THEIR CARS
tainment and culture may be open to 14. public. Sometimes when we
read the newspapers and watch TV, we get the false impression that           Ever since Henry Ford invented the Model T, America has been ro-
American is 15. amoral society where 16. people have no respect for          manced by the automobile. Today America is very much 1. car culture
17. family and religious values. This concept is often exploited by          and 2. most people find that owning 3. car is essential to their lives.
18. tabloid papers and the foreign press but nothing could be further        Modern housing developments usually spring up in the suburbs away
from 19. truth. In spite of the apparent carefree attitude sometimes pro-    from city transportation, but close to main boulevards and interstate

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