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1 Match the correct parts of the sentences. 3 Choose the correct adverb from the box and fill in the gaps.

a Columbus Day is slowly silently quickly happily b Guy Fawkes Night is 1 The soldiers were hungry and ate ...... c Only Christians celebrate 2 The children played ...... d Americans remember Abraham Lincoln 3 The boys were tired and walked ...... e America’s birthday is 4 They were sleeping so we worked ...... f Thanksgiving is score __ / 4 1 Christmas and Easter. 2 on Presidents’ Day. 3 an American festivity. 4 Write 30-40 words to answer the following questions. 4 on Independence Day. Which is your favourite festivity? Why? 5 a British festivity...... 6 in November. score __ / 6 ...... 2 Put the verb in brackets into the Past Simple...... 1 The English ...... (take) their traditions to the New World. 2 The Irish ...... (make) jack-o’-lanterns from turnips. 3 Abraham Lincoln ...... (be) President of the United States score ___ / 10 during the Civil War. TOTAL ___ / 30 4 George Washington ...... (own) a plantation in Virginia. 5 St Valentine ...... (die) on February 14. 6 Martin Luther King, Jr...... (speak) to the people in Washington DC in August 1963. 7 Father Christmas ...... (bring) many presents to the children. 8 In ancient civilizations the new year ...... (begin) on the first day of Spring. KEY TO THE EXIT TEST 9 The English master ...... (give) his servants a Christmas box on December 26. 1 a 3 b 5 c 1 d 2 e 4 f 6 3 1 quickly 2 happily 3 slowly 10 The Norwegian people ...... (send) a Christmas tree to 4 silently 2 1 took 2 made 3 was 4 owned the British. 5 died 6 spoke 7 brought score __ / 10 8 began 9 gave 10 sent