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Use of English exercise №2
Complete the passages using the words.
A) draft
B) sunrise
C) notches
D) parts
E) lasted
F) tell time
G) burn down
H) passed
I) animal
Long ago in England, candles were used to
. Each candle was divided into twelve parts by colours or by
. People knew how long it took for the candle to
to a notch or to a hew colour. When three
of the candle had burned down, an hour had
by. Each candle
four hours. Six candles lasted from one
until the next.When there was a
, the candles burned faster than usual. Some people put a covering, made from the horn of an
, around the candles to protect them from the draft.
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