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1. Give the English equivalent for the following expression: áûòü çíàêîìûì

1) To know
2) To be famous
3) To remember
4) To be familiar

2. “I found out a most striking thing the other day. I discovered to my astonishment that you could neither read nor write. I think, you must learn..” These sentences are from:

1) A Foul Play by R. Ruark
2) "The Escape" by W.S.Maugham
3) "The Verger" by W.S.Maugham
4) "Mr.Know-All" by W.S.Maugham
5) The lion's skin" by W.S.Maugham

3. The woman from a red car asked Clifford to…

1) to forgive her
2) introduce her to his wife
3) marry her
4) get his wife’s autograph for her
5) lend her money

4. Fill in the missing word: There's nothing better than … for a man who really wants to know his family."

1) A day off
2) The moral
3) A chance
4) A holiday
5) A blackout

5. This text is about one family. This family consists of father, mother and three children. The have serious problem.

1) “A day’s wait”
2) “The Happy man”
3) “The Verger”
4) “The TV Blackout”
5) “Then in Triumph”

6. "Good God, man, what would you be if you had been able to read?!" This sentence is from the text...

1) “The Verger”
2) “The Happy man”
3) “A day’s wait”
4) “The TV Blackout”
5) “Wager with Destiny”

7. “If one is a sahib one can't help it, one does owe something to his class.” The sentence is from..

1) “Wager with Destiny”
2) “The happy man”
3) “A Lion's Skin”
4) “Footprints in the Jungle”

8. What was Mr. Forestier's occupation when he lived in India?

1) A policeman
2) A car-washer
3) A shop-assistant
4) A manager
5) A waiter

9. “But he was no fool. He knew his work from A to Z. He was generous with his money and always ready to do anybody a good turn.” These sentences are from:

1) “A day’s wait”
2) “Footprints in the Jungle”
3) “The Ant and the Grasshopper”

10. Every family has a black sheep. This proverb is suitable for the text…

1) “Footprints in the Jungle”
2) “A lion`s skin”
3) “The Mystery of the Blue Jar”
4) “The Ant and the Grasshopper”

11. . He was a planter in Selantan. It was a much smaller place than it is now, but they had a jolly little club, and we used to have a very good time.

1) “Art for Heart`s sake”
2) “The Happy man”
3) “Footprints in the Jungle”
4) “A Lion`s skin”

12. When the sergeant, the doctor and I arrived at the scene of the accident we saw that he had been shot through the head and there was no money about him. From the footprints I saw that he had stopped to talk to someone before he was shot. These sentences are from the text:

1) “The Verger”
2) “Footprints in the Jungle”
3) “Art for Heart`s sake”
4) “The Ant and Grasshopper”

13. The main idea of a story «Art for heart`s sake» is … .

1) to show that nothing can change human`s habits forever because « Habit is a second nature».
2) to shoe real life in the hospital
3) to tell about treatment with art.
4) to tell about art and pictures.
5) to show the main character’s life.

14. Translation of the word «ïðèíîñèòü â æåðòâó»

1) To entertain
2) To resemble
3) Crayons
4) Jerkwater
5) To sacrifice

15. The narrator thought Mr. Kelada was … . («Mr. Know All»)

1) generous
2) unpatriotic
3) prejudiced
4) unfriendly
5) talkative

16. What was Mr. Kelada`s business? («Mr. Know All»)

1) chemicals trade
2) people trade
3) pearls trade
4) fabrics trade
5) food trade

17. How did Roger the main character of a story «The escape» written by Maugham get rid of Ruth?

1) He beat her.
2) He broke up with her without saying a word when understood he had fallen out of love with her.
3) He came up with a trick about a house they were going to buy.
4) He wasn`t attentive to her any more to make her change her mind about their future marriage.
5) He escaped when she drove at their possible marriage.

18. Why do you think the story is called «The happy man»?

1) Because it shows a happy life of a rich woman
2) Because it tells about the way to be happy that everyone can use as directions to actions.
3) Because the main hero managed to make the right decision that’s why he was happy.
4) Because the main hero was very happy from the beginning of the story to the end.
5) Because it tells about a man who has found happiness in life.

19. Choose the right translation of the following expression: “âîñõèòèòåëüíûé”

1) Exaggerated
2) Pathetic
3) Apologetic
4) Delightful
5) Modest

20. What text was Captain Forestier the main hero?

1) “The Happy man”
2) “Art for Heart`s sake”
3) “Footprints in the Jungle”
4) “A Lion`s skin”

21. Identify the character of the story: “she was neither charming, beautiful nor intelligent; on the contrary she was absurd and foolish; yet the more you knew her, the more you liked her. She was a tender, romantic and idealistic soul. But it took you some time to discover it.”?

1) Mr. Kelada.
2) Mr. Ramsay
3) Lautisse
4) Jack Hartington
5) Mrs. Forestier

22. Identify the character of the story: “He was short and of a sturdy build, cleans haven and dark-skinned, with a hooked nose and very large liquid eyes. His long black hair was curly”

1) Mr. Kelada.
2) Mr. Ramsay
3) Lautisse
4) Jack Hartington
5) Lavington

23. Who wrote Jimmy Valentine's Reformation?

1) J. G. Cozzens
2) J. London
3) A. Philips
4) E. Caldwell
5) O. Henry

24. . Who wrote The Ant and the Grasshopper?

1) J. G. Cozzens
2) J. London
3) A. Philips
4) E. Caldwell
5) W.S. Maugham

25. Where is this sentence taken from “When I was a small boy I was made to learn by heart some fables of La Fontaine and the moral of each was carefully explained to me.”?

1) “Footprints in the Jungle”
2) “Art for Heart`s sake”
3) “The Ant and Grasshopper”
4) “The Verger”