Mary's birthday was on Saturday and she decided to arrange the party all by herself. At first, making a party to celebrate her (20) Fifteenth (FIFTEEN) birthday looked like an easy thing to do. But when Mary started planning the event, a lot of questions came up. And the main problem was that she (21) (NOT KNOW) what to start with! Mary called her cousin Vicki and asked if she (22) (CAN) help with the arrangements. Vicki was a year (23) (OLD) and more experienced in arranging parties, Vicki agreed and went to Mary's house at once. When Vicki arrived, Mary (24) (DESIGN) a menu for the party. Vicki looked at the draft of the menu and (25) (TELL) Mary that her approach was totally wrong. "We shouldn't start with the menu," she said, "We should start with the list of guests and with the programme for the event. You (26) (DECIDE) who you want to invite to your party, haven't you?" "No," answered Mary, "I haven't." It took the girls half an hour to make a list of guests. Each name (27) (WRITE) carefully on glossy paper. "It looks fine," said Vicki, "But there are too many of (28) (THEY). Don't you think so?"

Ответ (EN):

1. Mary's birthday was on Saturday and she decided to arrange the party all by herself. At first, making a party to celebrate her fifteenth fifteenth birthday looked like an easy thing to do.
2. But when Mary started planning the event, a lot of questions came up. And the main problem was that she didn't know what to start with!
3. Mary called her cousin Vicki and asked if she could help with the arrangements.
4. Vicki was a year older and more experienced in arranging parties, Vicki agreed and went to Mary's house at once.
5. When Vicki arrived, Mary was designing a menu for the party.
6. Vicki looked at the draft of the menu and told Mary that her approach was totally wrong.
7. "We shouldn't start with the menu," she said, "We should start with the list of guests and with the programme for the event. You have to decide who you want to invite to your party, haven't you?"
8. "No," answered Mary, "I haven't."
9. It took the girls half an hour to make a list of guests. Each name was written carefully on glossy paper.
10. "It looks fine," said Vicki, "But there are too many of them. Don't you think so?"

Перевод (RU):

1. У Мэри день рождения был в субботу, и она решила организовать вечеринку самостоятельно. Сначала организация вечеринки в честь ее пятнадцатого пятнадцатилетнего дня рождения казалась легким делом.
2. Но когда Мэри начала планировать мероприятие, возникло много вопросов. И главная проблема заключалась в том, что она не знала, с чего начать!
3. Мэри позвонила своей двоюродной сестре Вики и спросила, может ли она помочь с организацией.
4. Вики была на год старше и опытнее в организации вечеринок, Вики согласилась и сразу же пошла к Мэри.
5. Когда Вики приехала, Мэри занималась разработкой меню для вечеринки.
6. Вики посмотрела на черновик меню и сказала Мэри, что ее подход был совершенно неправильным.
7. «Нам не следует начинать с меню, — сказала она, — нам следует начать со списка гостей и с программы для мероприятия. Ты должна решить, кого ты хочешь пригласить на свою вечеринку, не так ли?»
8. «Нет», — ответила Мэри, — «Я еще нет».
9. Девушкам потребовалось полчаса, чтобы составить список гостей. Каждое имя было написано аккуратно на глянцевой бумаге.
10. «Выглядит неплохо», — сказала Вики, — «Но их слишком много. Тебе не кажется?»