Choose the right answer. a) although they had only told their parents about their engagement, the news soon got the village. а b c d away behind up round b) she must have made a good impression last week because she has got to the second round of interviews for the post. а b c d through back off over c) i love watching tv cookery programs but when they describe a recipe, it can be hard to get all the details in time. а b c d by to down from

A) Although they had only told their parents about their engagement, the news soon got round the village.

B) She must have made a good impression last week because she has got through to the second round of interviews for the post.

C) I love watching TV cookery programs but when they describe a recipe, it can be hard to get down all the details in time.

when the time for the next elections came, it was clear that the most important question would be slavery. there were four candidates, but a northerner called abraham lincoln won the election. in his inaugural address lincoln warned the southerners that they shouldn't destroy the union of the states, but they didn't listen. in february 1861 eleven southern states formed their own union, which was called the confederacy, but abraham lincoln wouldn't let them split up the country. and so the civil war began.  the north (their army was called the union army) was actually more powerful than the south: as you remember, they had more men, and their factories produced weapons and supplied the northern army with everything it needed. but the confederacy had one big advantage: they didn't have to invade the north, they just had to protect their own land and homes. at that time a lot of people thought that it would be possible. so at first, the  confederacy had more luck; their men were better trained and fought with more spirit. just as in the revolutionary war, americans from the south were once again fighting for their independence. the union soldiers were getting tired. after they lost some important  battles, the anti-slavery idea wasn't enough to inspire them any more. the southerners felt that just one more big victory would be enough to win the war. 

1 Spring is Japanese people’s favourite time of year. True (The Japanese celebrate this happy time with festivals and flower-viewing parties). 2. It is not easy to know the day the cherry flowers will open. True (Starting in February, weathermen try to guess when this day will be). 3. Hanami takes place a week after the cherry trees blossom. True (Cherry blossoms appear on trees for only one week before they fall to the ground and die). 4. The cherry flowers do not stay on the trees for very long. True (Cherry blossoms appear on trees for only one week before they fall to the ground and die). 5. When the cherry flowers appear, people hope for long lives. True (For the Japanese this symbolises the short nature of childhood and life).