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1. Give the English equivalent for the following expression: áûòü çíàêîìûì |
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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: |
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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… |
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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." |
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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. |
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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... |
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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.. |
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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? |
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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: |
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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… |
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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. |
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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: |
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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 … . |
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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» |
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1) To entertain | |
2) To resemble | |
3) Crayons | |
4) Jerkwater | |
5) To sacrifice | |
15. The narrator thought Mr. Kelada was … . («Mr. Know All») |
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1) generous | |
2) unpatriotic | |
3) prejudiced | |
4) unfriendly | |
5) talkative | |
16. What was Mr. Kelada`s business? («Mr. Know All») |
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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? |
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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»? |
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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” |
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1) Exaggerated | |
2) Pathetic | |
3) Apologetic | |
4) Delightful | |
5) Modest | |
20. What text was Captain Forestier the main hero? |
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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.”? |
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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” |
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1) Mr. Kelada. | |
2) Mr. Ramsay | |
3) Lautisse | |
4) Jack Hartington | |
5) Lavington | |
23. Who wrote Jimmy Valentine's Reformation? |
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1) J. G. Cozzens | |
2) J. London | |
3) A. Philips | |
4) E. Caldwell | |
5) O. Henry | |
24. . Who wrote The Ant and the Grasshopper? |
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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.”? |
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1) “Footprints in the Jungle” | |
2) “Art for Heart`s sake” | |
3) “The Ant and Grasshopper” | |
4) “The Verger” |