Assignments for the

1 G.	2 A.	3 F.	4 B.	5 D.	6 E.
7 C.

1. 
   The photographers clustered round the actress like bees round a honeypot.
   
2. 
   They treated me very kindly, just like one of the family.
   
3. 
   He avoids family holidays like the plague.
   
4. 
   In a very short time the rumour spread like wildfire.
   
5. 
   Jeff’s new board game is selling like hot cakes.
   
6. 
   I’ve got absolutely soaked, I look like a drowned rat!
   
7. 
   He can’t put a foot wrong, or Janet comes down on him like a ton of bricks.
   

IV. Match these dates with the events in the history of Russia, the UK, and the USA.
1066 – The Normans invade Britain.
1840 – The first postage stamp (Penny Post) came into use.
1534 – England breaks away from the Catholic church
1776 – The USA declares independence from Britain.
1969 - An American man walks on the Moon.
988 – Grand Prince Vladimir I converts to Eastern Orthodox Church.
1961 - The first flight of a man into space.
1773 - The Boston Tea Party.
1914 – The First World War begins.
1867 – Alaska purchase from Russia.
1957 – The USSR launches the first sputnik.
1837 – Queen Victoria becomes Queen at the age of 18.
1929 – The beginning of the Great Depression in the USA.
1945 – The Second World War ends.
1863 – London underground opens.
1986 – The nuclear accident in Chernobyl.