Message in a bottle / Послание в бутылке

   Nobody likes junk mail...
   But this pile of rubbish might contain just what Nicola White is looking for.
   She hunts for messages in bottles on the banks of the River Thames in England.
   Nicola's found over 30 in three years, including a declaration of love and an appeal for a job.
   It seems, in this case, bottling up your emotions is a good way of sharing them.

Ключевые слова (определение на английском языке)

junk mail – letters or emails, usually advertising something, which are sent to people who have not asked for them
hunts – tries to find (something or someone)
banks – raised land along the sides of a river
declaration of love – announcement of love
bottling up – hiding (negative feelings and emotions)

Упражнение

Вставьте слова в нужном месте (в правильной форме):

a) junk mail
b) hunts
c) banks
d) declaration of love
e) bottling up

   1. So a typical ___ might be: "Older brother loves younger sister." If, however the woman was older, it would be: "Older sister loves younger brother."
   2. Officials say people should complain to the Direct Marketing Association or the Office of Fair Trading if they continue to receive ___ after requesting not to.
   3. Tens of thousands of people have lined the ___ of the Qiantang River in China to watch the world-famous annual tidal bore.
   4.Police are ___ for vandals who slashed 13 tyres on vehicles in Grouville belonging to a St Martin-based used car dealer.
   5. "___ these harmful emotions is the worst thing that we can do and invariably makes matters worse," he said.

Ответы

1) d
2) a
3) c
4) b (hunting)
5) e