ПКОЯз. Английский язык. Домашнее чтение
As the Parkers were expecting their child, they hoped to save up money for a …
new apartment in the city center
new mahogany furniture and pleasure car
house
larger flat
Rebecca Sharp was ...
fat and clumsy
middle-aged with wrinkled face
small and slight
tall and thin
Слово “brusquely” на русский язык переводится как
веселый
ловко
резко
буйный
When Raymond saw his daughter for the first time she was …
almost black
too weak
very sick
terribly red
The customers at Bogle’s were Aileen’s … .
slaves
friends
chiefs
relatives
Choose the correct explanation without using a glossary. “a lout” is
any of various small parrots esp. of an African genus
the fruit that was supposed to induce a dreamy languor and forgetfulness
a clumsy, stupid fellow; boor
a variegated color, chiefly green, with shades of blue, gray etc.
«Tomorrow, your papa and I ...», said Mrs. Sedley, discussing the idea of going to Vauxhall.
dine out
stay home
are going to invite our old friends
go to the opera
What happened to the record?
Holden gave it to the coat-check girl.
Holden lost it.
Phoebe took it and played it immediately.
Holden broke it when he was drunk.
Выберите синоним слова “compulsory”
obligatory
priceless
stout
stolid
... used to come for Cuff to ride home on Saturdays.
The carriage
Perambulator
Ponies
The car
Choose the correct explanation without using a glossary. “to wail” means
to move slowly
to lament; mourn; to make a plaintive, sad, crying sound
to play a trick on
to swim
Jack: Lady Bracknell, but it is only fair to tell you that according to the terms of her grandfather’s will Miss Cardew does not come legally of age till she is....
thirty-five
twenty-five
thirty
she comes of age
“ to run errands” means
to pursue or follow
to carry out one’s commission
to search out the source
to include or insert as something additional
Lou said her rosary … before the Black Madonna:
every night
every morning
once a month
three times a week
The murder of Needle was known as …
An Unreasonable Murder
The Haystack Murder
The beautiful girl’s Murder
An Ideal Murder
What does Morrison give to the old man at Dempsey's bar?
Five dollars
A drink
A job offer
A business card
If a person is too poor to keep a ... he must sweep his own rooms.
housekeeper
stable man
servant
cook
Слово “presumptuous” на русский язык переводится как
самонадеянный
светский
уверенный
ответственный
Apprised of her daughter's sudden flight by her (Gwendolen’s) trusty maid, Lady Bracknell followed Gwendolen at once....
on foot
in a horse carriage
by a luggage train
by bus
Choose the only right variant to complete the sentence. Sir Thopas was … .
a brave young fellow with white face, red lips, and saffron hair
a skinny and feeble man
a swarthy young man with brown hair
a sickly and plain young fellow
These fair young people passed such a/an ... evening together instead of having gone to Vauxhall.
strange
awful
comfortable
boring
The gesture, when Mr. Ferraro knotted his fingers together in the shape some people use for prayer, meant that he …
felt sharp pain in the back
was tired and sleepy
was ready to tell his rosary
made a decision
Какой частью речи является форма с -ing?: I saw George lunching by himself
глагол в форме Continuous
герундий
причастие I
прилагательное
Up the river the … had no been taken; none of the … beyond the river had been taken.
towns
mountains
plains
forests
Из предложенных слов выберите то, которое отличается от других
carry
jealous
approach
refuse
When the narrator came back to the front it was … .
cold and like the winter
warm and like the spring
calm and peacefully
dank and like the autumn
Выберите слово со значением «судно, корабль»
boat
desert
vessel
board
Oxford St. John took up with a pretty …
red-haired bookkeeper
blonde usherette
brunette shop-assistant
brown-haired teacher
Why didn’t Gay come back from town after he left to get a new carburetor?
He didn’t like the boys and decided to get on with his life.
He went back to his wife.
He was arrested for stealing shoes.
His wife found him and beat him to death.
Elizabeth’s letters were …
business-like
interesting, funny and very detailed
dull, little and almost illiterate
long, interesting and well-written
Укажите антоним каждого из следующих слов: ungainly
successful
mean
graceful
generous
Miss Saunders was employed to look after …
Mr. Ferraro’s indulgences
The Feraros’ indulgences
Miss Ferraro’s indulgences
everybody’s indulgences in Mr. Ferraro’s firm
Quitters, Inc. is located on:
48th Street
Broadway
46th Avenue
46th Street
After Jos’s letter, It became clear to every soul in the house, except poor Amelia, that Rebecca should ..., and high and low agreed that, that event should take place as speedily as possible.
stay in Russell Square
marry Jos
take her departure
marry G. Osborne
How Rebecca now felt the want of ... who would have managed the business in ten minutes.
a kind friend and protector
a girl-friend
a husband
a tender-mother
Вставьте предлог, если необходимо Salvatore acted as nursemaid … his two younger brothers
in
by
-
to
Needle happened to be alone in the empty house of Kathleen’s aunt, because ...
Kathleen’s aunt and the maid had gone shopping to London where they were unexpectedly delayed and Kathleen decided to stay with them
Kathleen's aunt was at her friends’ in London, the maid had left the service and Kathleen had preferred to go to Scotland
Kathleen was ill and her aunt with the maid went to London to visit her
Kathleen's aunt was abroad, the maid on holiday and Kathleen was unexpectedly delayed in London on some business
What is Doc’s favorite beverage?
Beer
Coca-Cola
Whiskey
Champagne
Needle came to London …
to visit her parents and stay with them
to see life, for it was her ambition to write about life
to meet her old friends, because she missed them very much
to take care of her distant relation who promised to mention her in his will
At the cashier’s desk sits …, cold sordid, slow smouldering and takes your money.
Bogle
a Voice
cashier
Aileen
Cross out the word which doesn’t fit.
to detain
to trot
to amble
to gallop
Choose the correct translation. He was furnished like a hunter.
Он был с охотничьим снаряжением.
Он был одет как охотник.
Его считали опытным охотником.
Мебель в его доме была как у всякого охотника.
“elaborate” means
viewing everything in relation to oneself; self-centered
designating or of mental images that are unusually vivid and almost photographically exact
worked out carefully; developed in great detail; complicated; highly ornamented
able to spring back to its original size, shape, or position after being stretched
'Enduring' means
vigorous, forceful
attractive, charming
unmanageable, mischievous
lasting, permanent, durable
Miss Amelia Sedley could sing like ... .
a nightingale
a lark
a dove
a crow
Choose the correct translation. I am no villain, I am the youngest son of Sir Rowland de Bois.
Я не какой-нибудь скрипач, я младший сын сэра Роланда де Буа.
Я не дикарь, я младший сын сэра Роланда де Буа.
Я не простолюдин, я младший сын сэра Роланда де Буа.
Разве я негодяй?! Я младший сын сэра Роланда де Буа.