A. A. Milne A word for autumn

Last night the waiter put the celery on with the _____, and I knew that summer was indeed dead.

• pasta

• cheese

• bread

• butter

What signs of upcoming autumn are mentioned in the text?

•  reddening leaf, the chill in the early-morning air, the misty evenings

• rainy weather, yellowing leaves, gloomy mood

There may be cool mornings in July; in a year of drought the leaves may change before their time; it is only with the first _____ that summer is over.

• mellow fruitfulness

• nuts

• apples

• grapes

• celery

 What does it mean: “come into its own”  ?       

• прийти без приглашения

• вступить в сои права

• прийти в себя

What is essential for celery in October?

• greenish

• sweet taste

• mellow

• crispness

Moreover it is excellent, I am told, for the _________.

One is always hearing of things which are good for the _________, but there is no doubt that celery stands high on the list

• Immune system

• health

• complexion

• mood

What  did the author  grieves about?

• about not fresh celery

• high price of the celery

• long winter

• dying summer

"Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness," said Keats, not actually picking out celery in so many words, but plainly including it in the general blessings of the autumn.

 Keats, how do you think, who is it?

• poet

• friend

• son

• waiter

кусочек масла

• A pat of butter

• a wedge of butter

кусочек сыра

• A loaf of cheese

• a wedge of cheese

• a pat of cheese

• a piece pf cheese