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Was there any thought, I wonder, passing through their brains? The young girl – she was very nice in spite of her ugly garments. The woman – she had a wonderfully fine face: clear, calm eyes under a square broad brow.
The old man bent again over the guiding ropes. They moved forward up the hill. It is Anatole France, I think, who says: Society is based upon the patience of the poor.
Упражнения
1. Выберите правильный вариант:
1. Baseball is gaining favour more and more throughout Europe.
2. Hockey is gaining favour more and more throughout Europe.
3. Football is gaining favour more and more throughout Europe.
4. Basketball is gaining favour more and more throughout Europe.
2. Who won greater applause from the crowd?
1. Adams
2. Tammas
3. Anatole France
4. Doherty
3. Who does not understand how to play?
1. The Englishman
2. The Frenchman
3. The German
4. The Spanishman
4. How many peasants were working in the field?
1. One
2. Two
3. Three
4. Four
5. What is a club?
1. It is a round object.
2. It is a stick used to hit a golf ball.
3. It is a piece of equipment used to play tennis.
4. It is a hollow rubber ball.
6. What does an English novelist do?
1. He teaches English.
2. He plays golf.
3. He writes novels.
4. He reads novels.
7. Выберите правильный вариант:
1. Tennis and the ministry don’t seem to go together.
2. Golf and shopping don’t seem to go together.
3. Football and the ministry don’t seem to go together.
4. Golf and the ministry don’t seem to go together.
8. What does the Frenchman prefers to play with?
1. The Frenchman prefers to play with his head.
2. The Frenchman prefers to play with his legs.
3. The Frenchman prefers to play with his hands.
4. The Frenchman prefers to play with his fingers.
9. Where did a young couple go for their honeymoon?
1. to Belgium
2. to England
3. to Scotland
4. to France
10. Выберите нужный глагол:
At dinner-time he noticed that it seemed a pretty place they __________ found, and suggested to stay there another day.
1. had
2. have
3. will
4. are
11. Выберите нужные глаголы:
Fat men, between paroxysms of coughing, _______ you of the goals they _______ when they were extraordinary forwards.
1. told, score
2. tell, score
3. had told, scored
4. tell, scored
12. Выберите нужный предлог:
He makes a life-long labour _________ his sport, and to it sacrifices mind and body.
1. by
2. at
3. of
4. with
13. Ответьте на вопросы:
1. Who tells the story?
2. What is the name of the famous French writer mentioned in the story?
3. What have you learned about golf?
4. What do you like and what don’t you like in golf?
5. What would you do if you were playing golf?
6. What is the end of the story?
