Решение: Word Choice in Context

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Thanksgiving

The two families spent Thanksgiving together. Adam came down the grand staircase before dinner, playing the bagpipes, with his dog following him, howling. It was hard to decide which sound was worse. The entire group sat 30 ______ for him, and he walked around the table three times, with ear-shattering results. Clara, Helen’s pug, jumped into her lap and buried her head in Helen’s arms to 31 ______ the noise. It was a blessed relief when he stopped.

“Wonderful, Adam, thank you,” Helen 32 ______ her brother. Harry, Helen’s husband, walked in with an enormous turkey on a silver platter. There was stuffing, sweet and mashed potatoes, half a dozen different vegetables, cranberry jelly, and all the trimmings.

It was the Gordons’ first Thanksgiving with the Greens. They were going to spend Christmas together too, and then the Gordons were planning to go to Paris between Christmas and New Year’s. They had 33 ______ a house there. And their son Peter was coming home for three weeks. They were all looking 34 ______ to it. Their Thanksgiving meal was a long one, with warm feelings of friendship among them. It was 35 ______ that everyone enjoyed themselves, and at the end of the evening they all hugged one another. Mrs Green even embraced Helen, 36 ______ most of the time she ignored her or complained about what she wore.