II. Fill in the prepositions paying attention to the text “TWELVE FLOWERS OF THE YEAR”:
1. Her uncle has lived … a large city all his life. He doesn’t know anything … plants.
2. They say there is a special flower … each month … the year. … example, the snowdrop is the flower… January. It is also a native flower … Europe.
3. Will you tell me … all these people? You can show them … me when I come … your office.
4. The snowdrop is … white … snow. It is … a drop … snow … winter gardens and forests.
5. Primroses may be … different colours, they are flowers … February, they look … stars. You can find lots of them … China.
6. The hawthorn is the flower … May. It grows … small tree and it has red fruit which look … small apples.
7. Water lilies grow … July. You can find them … the surface … a lake or quiet rivers. Frogs often use water lilies’ leaves … platforms to sit … and enjoy … the sun.
8. The morning glory is a climbing plant … purple flowers and wide leaves which look … small hearts. They open … the morning but close their flowers when the sun appears … the sky.
9. The chrysanthemum is the national flower … Japan. It may be … different colours. It appears … August … December when most flowers do not blossom as they are getting ready … the winter.
New Years Day is not such favourable in Britain than Christmas. But in Scotland Hogmanay, New Years Eve is the biggest festival of the year.Besides public holidays, there are some special festivals in Great Britain. One of them takes place on the 5th of November. On that day, in 1605, Guy Fawkes tried to blow up the Houses of Parliament and kill King James I. He didn't succeed. The King's men found the bomb, took Guy Fawkes to the Tower and cut off his head.