Неличные формы глагола. Артикль. Гоголь О.В. - 22 стр.

It is, of course, considered polite on the tour (comment) favorably on        eyes on the flag itself. (mumble) the words or (slouch) casually would
each room (pick) out its most salient, important feature, such as the         register an attitude of disrespect. There is no classroom in which the
special view from the window, the vaulted ceiling in the foyer or the         flag is not displayed. Likewise, most school assemblies begin with the
exotic choice of wallpaper in the bathroom. The finished basement is a        same pledge. This pride in the flag is further recognized by (celebrate)
special cause for pride for the family with its exercise room, video          Flag Day every year on June 14th. On this day the flag is prominently
games, carpenter shop and eject          tte. In most homes it is here that   displayed from the porches of homes and from most public Federal
the family entertains itself in the evening while the rest of the house       buildings but it is not a legal holiday.
becomes more of a showcase. On your tour you may (remind) of the              This respect for the flag as a symbol of our nation is further enhanced
hours the owners had spent “(fix up) the house” so it would be “nice          by the special care which is required in (handle) it whenever it is
for the kids (bring) over their friends.” You may even sense a feeling        folded and stored away. There are many rituals (surround) the manner
of competition in (know) that they have not only “kept up with the            in which the flag is handled and displayed. Even the (fold) of the flag
Jones” but have far surpassed them.                                           follows a certain pattern. The flag is folded in such a way that it results
The tour will terminate after an hour or so somewhere on the back lawn        in a triangle with the stars (expose) in the blue background.
next to the two-car air-conditioned garage where you may (treat) to a         When (remove) the flag from its pole, it is important that the flag
snack and light refreshment. (Show) off one’s home is more than an            should not (permit) (touch) the ground. There is such a reverence in
exercise in vanity. It is a tribute to one’s accomplishments. It is a way     the handling of the flag that a controversy arose several years ago con-
of (say) that a man has been a good provider for his family and that he       cerning the willful (burn) of the flag as a form of protest. Some felt
has realized one of his dreams.                                               that (burn) the flag in certain instances was permissible as a symbol of
                                                                              one’s freedom, but most believed that such an act was an offense which
TEXT SEVEN                                    SALUTING THE FLAG               violated this sacred symbol of American. Most recently a Bill was
                                                                              submitted to Congress (make) it a crime (desecrate) the flag in any
For most Americans the flag is a cause for national pride and admira-         way. The flag is such a (revere) symbol of the country’s identity that
tion. The “Stars and Stripes,” as the flag is commonly called, helps          every year when resident immigrants become naturalized Americans,
(unify) the country and (unite) many different people from many dif-          they are required (recite) the pledge and (salute) the flag as part of the
ferent cultures into one united country. It is a source of national iden-     ceremony before (grant) citizenship.
tity.
The design of the American flag has gone through several changes but          TEXT EIGHT                               FACES CARVED IN STONE
the one which is used today is highly symbolic and cannot (confuse)
with that of any other nation. The red and white stripes on the flag rep-     Throughout all ages man has always carved colossal figures out of
resent the original thirteen colonies and each white star set in a field of   stone. This can (see) in the ancient ruins of Egypt, Persia and Babylon.
blue stands for a state.                                                      In modern times America has also taken up the same challenge and has
In schools today around the country an average class day officially be-       carved huge sculptures into her mountains. On the East Coast of Amer-
gins with the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. This is often proclaimed      ica not far from Atlanta, Georgia stands Stone Mountain, the largest
while the student faces the flag and places his right hand over his heart.    mass of (expose) granite in the world. (Carve) into the side of this
The pledge must (recite) with reverence and respect and from memory.          mountain are three tremendous figures. They are sculptures of Jeffer-
The student must stand at attention as if he were a soldier and focus his

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