1) My father prefers to spend Thanksgiving Day watching football on TV, but/while/thus my mother likes to organise parties.

Привет! Давай разберемся с выбором правильных союзов и вводных слов в этих предложениях: 1) My father prefers to spend Thanksgiving Day watching football on TV, **but** my mother likes to organise parties. (Используем *but*, так как есть противопоставление). 2) My sister and I cooked a nice Thanksgiving dinner, **even though** we had never done it before. (Используем *even though* для уступки — «хотя»). 3) My brother enjoys singing and dancing, **so** he is good company for a New Year party. (Используем *so* для выражения следствия — «поэтому»). 4) We wanted to go away for Thanksgiving Day, **however** we had to stay at home. (Используем *however* для противопоставления). 5) March 8th is viewed as just an extra day off by some people in Russia, **while** my friends and I associate it with gifts and flowers. (Используем *while* для противопоставления — «в то время как»). 6) All cleaning and sweeping must be completed before New Year’s Day. **Otherwise**, my family believes we will have bad luck and a year of hard work. (Используем *Otherwise* для выражения условия — «иначе»). 7) Some people think Chinese people only enjoy traditional Chinese celebrations or festivals. **On the contrary**, more and more young Chinese people enjoy experiencing Western festivals such as Halloween, Valentine's Day and Christmas. (Используем *On the contrary* для выражения противопоставления — «наоборот»). 8) Probably the most famous tradition in the United States is the dropping of the New Year ball in Times Square, New York City. **Therefore**, thousands gather to watch how the ball makes its one-minute drop at midnight. (Используем *Therefore* для следствия — «следовательно»). 9) New Year's customs and celebrations vary throughout the world, **but** the spirit of the celebration of New Year is the same. (Используем *but* для противопоставления — «но»).