English. Соколова Е.В. - 36 стр.

       9Lesson 9

  9.1 Заполните пропуски в тексте указанными словами в соответствую-
щей форме

     declare, destroy, exactly, identity, refuse, reliable, sense.

                    Is It Really True that Man Originates from Apes?

     It was a British anthropologist and archaeologist Louis Leakey (1903-1972), who
tried to ….all old reliable theories on man's origin from apes and firmly believed that
it is not true. Louis Leakey, together with his wife Mary Leakey (1903-1996) carried
out some investigations and made many important discoveries about early humans.
He …. his theory: the remains of early human Homo Erectus have no …. to Homo
Sapiens and so Homo Sapiens or an early human cannot originate from an ape.
     Though scientists admit that there is much …. in Leakey's theory, the theory itself
cannot be adopted, because Leakey's information is not quite …. However we don't
know ….how the man originated. Perhaps, his theory will be proved in the future and
his countrymen wilt be proud of him.

  9.2 Заполните пропуски в тексте указанными словами в соответствую-
щей форме

     affect, celebrate, Christmas, congratulate, expect, follow, trade, wish (3)

                                Christmas and New Year

    Among traditional holidays in America and Europe the most popular are Christ-
mas and New Year. It is in these periods that ….. is most active. ….Day, the 25th of
December, is the day when people …. each other, saying "Merry Christmas", give
various presents and ask their guests to the traditional dinner of turkey ….by Christ-
mas pudding, peanuts and fruits.
    Parents prepare a large variety of presents for their children and tell them that
Santa Claus will come to their houses at night. Children leave long socks at the end of
their beds on the 24th of December, because they ….Santa Claus to come and bring
them small presents and, if he doesn't, it many …. their feelings.
    Later in the afternoon many families watch special Christmas TV, and children
play with their new toys.
    On New Year's Eve (December 31st) people …. the end of the old year. New
Year, like Christmas, remains a family holiday, when many people travel home ….
their families a Happy New Year.
    New Year is a more important festival in Scotland, than in other European coun-
tries. It has a special name - Hogmanay. Long ago there was a belief that the first per-
son to visit your house on this day could bring good or bad luck. The first person to

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