Read the text below. Fill in the gaps (1-7) with phrases (A-H). There is one
choice you don’t need to use.

Eating out in the USA

All restaurants in America accept cash for payment, and most (even some fast food
restaurants) also accept credit cards. You will rarely find a restaurant that accepts checks.
It is common 1) _ at a popular restaurant. There are many popular restaurants that
don’t accept reservations, or will only accept reservations for large parties (for example, six
or more people). At these restaurants, wait can be very long on a weekend night, sometimes
2) _. However, almost all upscale, or more formal, restaurants will accept reservations.
There are only a few situations 3) _. The only you will encounter most often is at
restaurants. American restaurants don’t add a service charge 4) _. Therefore it is
expected that the customer will leave a tip for the server. Common practice is to leave a tip
that is equal to 15% of the total bill for acceptable service, and about 20% 5)_. If
the service was unusually poor, then you could leave a smaller tip, about 10%.
Other professions where tipping is expected include hairdressers, taxi drivers, hotel porters,
parking valets, and bartenders. The general rule is 6) _ of the bill. In situations where
there is no bill (as with hotel porters and parking valets), the tip may range from $1 to $5,
depending on the type of establishment and on 7) _.
A) to the bill
B) which are not on the menu
C) for superior service
D) how good the service was
E) to have to wait for a table
F) up to one hour
G) where tipping is expected
H) to tip approximately 15 %

1. some old magazines are on  the floor. can't you pick them  up? -  на полу лежат старые журналы. ты не можешь их забрать?

2. lora is fond  of  devouring books. when she reads she is totally absorbed in  what she is reading. -    лора любит с жадностью читать книги. когда она читает, она полностью погружается в то, что она читает.

3. whenever she comes to visit my granny she always tries to make a good impression  on  her.-  всякий раз, когда она приезжает к бабушке, она   старается произвести на нее хорошее впечатление.

4. let me introduce mr brian  to  all of you. -  позвольте мне представитьвам   господина брайана.

5. i am tired by  some reason. -    по какой-то причине я так устал.

6. she popped a sweet to  her mouth and smiled happily to  us. -  она засунула конфету в рот и счастливо улыбнуласьнам.

7. irene was sitting near the window with kitty  on  her lap. -  ирина сидела у окна с китти на коленях.

8. the box contained  seven pounds  of  rice. - в коробке было семь фунтов риса.

9. how long had the sleeping beauty been  under  the spell before the prince woke her up? -  как долго спящая красавица была под впечатлением, прежде чем принц разбудил ее?

shop-assistant:   what can i do for you?

you: i would like to buy something for my little sister.

shop-assistant: well, how old is she?

you: tomorrow she will be 4.

shop-assistant: really? what about this pretty doll?

you:   oh, no! there are ten or fifteen dolls in our flat. they are everywhere: on the sofa, on the chair, on the

shop-assistant:   sorry, it's awful. well, what about this drum?

you: oh, no! it's so noisy!

shop-assistant:   let me see. oh, look! a teddy-bear.

you:   never! she has seven or nine taddy-bears.

shop-assistant:   well, i don't be puzzles?

you:   yes! wonderful! two no! three! how much do they cost?

shop-assistant:   three dollars.

you:   here you are.

shop-assistant:   well,   your

you:   thank you.

shop-assistant:   you are welcome!

продавец: что я могу для вас сделать? вы: я хотел бы купить что-то для моей маленькой сестры.продавец:   да, а сколько ей лет? вы: завтра она будет 4.продавец:   правда? как насчет куклы? вы: о, нет! есть десять или пятнадцать кукол в нашей квартире. они везде: на диване, на стуле, на компьютере продавец:   , это ужасно. как насчет  барабана? вы: о, нет! это так шумно! продавец:   дайте подумать. ой, смотрите! плюшевый медведь.вы: никогда! у нее их семь или девять..продавец:     ну, я не знаю может быть, пазлы? вы: да! замечательно! две нет! три! сколько они стоят? продавец:     три доллара.вы: вот, .продавец:   ваша вы: .продавец:   добро !