1. The main meal of the day in Great Britain is called a)dinner; b) lunch; c) high tea; d) snack. 2. If dinner is eaten in the evening(about 7 p.m.), the midday meal is called... a)dinner; b) lunch; c) high tea; d) snack. 3. It is well-known that every nationalhas got its famous specialties.a)tradition; b) culture; c) history; d) cuisine. 4. The Christmas pudding is always full of a)raisins; b) nuts; c) chocolate; d) surprises.means to cook something slowly in liquid. a)to fry; b) to slice; c) to stew; d) to bake. 6. Food which is kept very cold isa)raw; b) cold; c) wet; d) frozen.​

Seventeen years ago Tom Clancy was an obscure Maryland insurance broker with a passion for naval history and only a letter to the editor and a brief article on the MX missile to his credit. Years before he had been an English major at Baltimores Loyola College and had always dreamed of writing a novel. His first effort, The Hunt for Red Octoberthe story of a Russian submarine captain who defects to the United Statessold briskly as a result of rave reviews, then catapulted onto the New York Times bestseller list after President Reagan pronounced it the perfect yarn and non-put-downable. Since then Clancy has established himself as an undisputed master at blending exceptional realism and authenticity, intricate plotting, and razor-sharp suspense.