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Джером Клапка Джером
1. Poppletone
2. Peopleton
3. Poppleton
4. Pappleton
3. When Poppleton was trying to teach a frog to swim, how old was he?
1. 4 years old
2. 5 years old
3. 10 years old
4. 3 years old
4. What is a school treat?
1. a small talk
2. an excursion at which people eat meal outdoors
3. a sport competition
4. a discussion
5. The game “literary consequences” is connected with…
1. biology
2. geography
3. English language
4. literature
6. Who is the magistrate?
1. a police officer
2. a golf-player
3. an officer who administers the law
4. a teacher
7. Which was the fare to Piccadilly Circus?
1. threepence
2. twopence
3. fourpence
4. sixpence
8. When is Christmas?
1. 25th of December
2. 10th of January
3. 1st of May
4. 2nd of June
9. Выберите правильный вариант:
1. No sport competition was complete without him.
2. No quarrel was complete without him.
3. No excursion was complete without him.
4. No school lesson quarrel was complete without him.
10. Выберите нужный глагол:
He was always ready to ________ when he made a mistake.
1. refuse
2. leave
3. run
4. admit
11. Выберите нужные существительные:
He generally came in as __________, and finished as a __________.
1. judge, peacemaker
2. witness, mediator
3. lawyer, manager
4. mediator, witness
12. Выберите нужный предлог:
I saw it was an application ______ the water-rate.
1. in
2. for
3. out
4. without
13. Ответьте на вопросы:
1. How many persons are mentioned in the story?
2. What are their names and occupation?
3. What have you learned about them?
4. What do you like and what don’t you like in the main character?
5. What would you do if you were the main character of the story?
6. What is the end of the story?
7. How can you explain the title of the story?
8. Retell the story.
14. Заполните таблицу:
The Man Who Went Wrong
I first met Jack Burridge nearly ten years ago on a North-country race-course. I was more interested in the crowd than in the race, when a sporting friend seized me by the arm and whispered hoarsely in my ear:–
“Punch Mrs. Waller.”
“Punch—?” I began.
“Punch Mrs. Waller,” he repeated more impressively, and disappeared.
I stared after him in blank amazement. Why is it necessary to punch poor Mrs. Waller? And how about myself?
I was passing the grand stand, and, glancing up, I saw a bookmaker’s board “Mrs. Waller, twelve to one”. Then I understood that “Mrs. Waller” was a horse, and my friend’s advice, expressed in more usual language, was “Back ‘Mrs. Waller’ for as much as you can possibly afford.”
“No, thank you,” I said to myself, “I shall make the selection by myself. I don’t need any advice.”
But my friend’s words sounded in my head. The birds over my head were singing, “Back Mrs. Waller, back Mrs. Waller!”
