2
Fill in the blanks with time adverbs or expressions from the list below:
so far, how long, just, for, since, how long ago, yet, this week, ago, just now, already
1. They got married a month ago
have you been in Rome?
2. He hasn't called us
8. The boss came
3. I've had this car
a year. 9. Carol has been to the cinema twice
4. He has
left. 10.
did he move house?
5. She's typed three letters
11. I've studied Maths
1991.
6. She's
cooked dinner. 12. Peter has been here
5 o'clock.​

Easter is one of the most important christian holidays. the exact date of the holiday changes from year to year but it usually falls on april. preparation for easter starts seven weeks before the actual holiday. it’s called the advent of lent. many christian people don’t eat meat and animal products during this period. the week before easter is quite busy because people start thoroughly preparing for the holiday. the traditions of easter celebration vary from country to country. for example, in our country the sunday before easter is called a willow sunday. on this day people bring home some willow branches which have been blessed in church. thursday before easter is called clean thursday. traditionally people should bathe before sunrise on this day. houses and flats should be cleaned too. there is also a good friday. it’s the day when women bake easter bread called “paska” or “paskha”. on saturday children dye easter eggs, which are called “pysankas”. in the evening people go to church for the easter mass, which lasts all night. sunday is the actual day of easter. people visit each other on this day and exchange colourful “pysankas”. in english-speaking countries the official symbol of this holiday is easter bunny. children are especially fond of this day because they get lots of chocolate and fluffy bunnies as a present.

1 I have heard both reports. The first was much more interesting than the second.
2 This text is even more difficult than the one we translated recently.
3 It is an extremely important issue.
4 Every day the weather is getting worse.
5 Today it is hotter than it was yesterday.
6 I did not think that my new work would be so difficult.
7 This problem is not as serious as you think.
8 The language of this article is easier. Start with this one.
9 We need smaller cabinet as the room cis small.
10 Your brother is a very capable man; he is the most capable of our young scientists.
11 I advise you to go this way because this is the way to go.
12 The coat is not worse after it has been cleaned.
13 The more you are in the open air, the better your health will be.
14 Who is the best athlete in the team?
15 This time I have fewer mistakes than I had in my last essay.