ПКОЯз. Английский язык. Домашнее чтение
Choose the correct explanation without using a glossary. “to plight’ means
to take (property) by force
to throw or put down heavily
to pledge or promise, or bind by a pledge
to scheme or conspire
Miss Saunders was …
in her early forties
not more than twenty
twenty-two
about thirty
Продолжите предложение соответственно содержанию текста Mrs Pearce is not happy to hear that Professor undertakes to teach Liza proper accent because
she thinks Henry Higgins doesn’t understand the responsibility
Liza is jealous
Liza is very dirty and dressed in rags
she loves Higgins
What does it mean to barge in?
To interrupt.
To come in unexpectedly.
To come into port.
To carry something in.
‘Bleary eyes’ are
expressive eyes
blind eyes
beautiful eyes
dim or blurred eyes as from lack of rest
What did Holden want to give the coat-check girl at the Wicker Bar?
A dollar.
Her wildest dream.
His telephone number.
A kiss.
What did Phoebe bring with her when she met Holden at the museum?
Money.
A suitcase.
A note.
Her mother.
Дополните предложение When you do something in a right, correct, suitable way you do it …
quickly
willingly
correctly
properly
Выберите глагол со значением «красть»
to steal
to fight
to cause
to break into
When in London Joseph Sedley lived ...
in lodgings of his own
in a hotel
with his parents
in a youth hostel.
Salinger was born in:
May 9 1930
January 1, 1919
March 1, 1919
September 16, 1922
Rebecca lived among young girls at the Mall for two years and ...
not one was sorry that she went away
only servants were crying when she was leaving
Miss Pinkerton could not help attaching to her
she made friends with some of them
What was the total cost of treatment at Quitters, Inc.?
$5000.05
$5000.50
$5500.00
$5005.00
When Mr. Ferraro found Miss Saunders’ house, he …
could not bring himself to ring the bell
rang the bell, but nobody opened the door, then he knocked at the door, but there was no answer
knocked sharply and hard at the door but nobody answered him
rang the bell twice, but nobody opened the door
Mollie Beauchamp was staying in town … .
in the hotel
with her sister
at Hamp Worsham's place
at the boarding-house
Insert the proper word. One cried God ... us
bless
carry
pronounce
done
Why did Doc hit Mack several times in the mouth?
Because Doc was drunk and thought Mack was a burglar.
Because Mack was responsible for the disarray of his house.
Because Mack asked him to.
Because Mack called Doc bad names.
Вычеркните неправильное словообразование (слово, которого нет в английском языке):
sitlike
moonlike
childlike
animal-like
When Algernon learns from Jack about his intention to marry Gwendolen he says it is impossible because ...
she is engaged to another man
she will not accept the latter's proposal
girls never marry the men they flirt with
she is too poor to be married
The fencing team didn’t win the competition because:
The team played poorly.
The team was not mentally prepared.
In fact, the team won the competition.
Holden forgot the equipment on the subway.
When Lou was in hospital she gave instructions that no one except … should be let in to see her:
Raymond, Oxford and Henry
Raymond
Henry and Oxford
Raymond and Elizabeth
How did Mack “accidentally” find out Doc’s birthday?
They were talking about horoscopes.
He found the information in the laboratory.
Lee Chong told him.
He just asked him.
High and low, all ...
helped William Dobbin with his lessons.
felt proud of William Dobbin
glorified William Dobbin
made fun of William Dobbin
Where does The Catcher in the Rye get its name?
It’s a poem.
It’s a children’s game.
It’s a song.
It’s a player in a baseball game.
What did Mrs. Talbot say happened to her great-great-great-great-great grandmother?
She had died during the War of Independence.
She was burned for being a witch.
She married a great Indian chief.
She had immigrated from Ireland.
On the day of Miss Sedley’s departure from Miss Pinkerton’s academy, the girls ...
were up at 4 a. m. packing her tranks
arrayed a dancing party
collected some money for her trip
decided to miss all their classes
‘To exchange repartee’ means
to exchange glances
to exchange witty replies
to mock smb.
to repeat
Слово “violently” на русский язык переводится как
яростно
внимательный
вредно
выдержанно
«It was ... who prevented my marriage», Rebecca was thinking in her heart.
William Dobbin
Mrs. Blenkinshop
Doctor Gollop
George Osborne
The perambulator contained..., but the baby wasn't there.
the manuscript of a three-volume novel
the Bible
a military directory
sentimental letters
Выберите синоним глагола “to trudge”
to run
to walk wearily
to scatter
to rush
What does it mean to neck?
лапать кого-либо.
смотреть за угол.
смотреть вокруг себя.
целоваться.
Дополните предложение When something makes or becomes greater in size, number, degree, etc, it means that it …
increases
grows
emigrates
fastens
It was ... who used to say to ... , «Get me a situation - we hate each other, and I am ready to go».
Rebecca ; the schoolmistress
Miss Pinkerton ; Jemima
envious Miss Briggs ; Mighty Miss Saltifre
Sambo , the black servant ; Miss Pinkerton
… , George used to tell his friends:
“We are friends forever”
“We should never part”
“We four must stick together”
“We must take care of each other”
Вставьте артикли, если необходимо He was glad that he was growing … old because Tom was growing … old too
- ; a
a ; a
- ; -
a ; -
Blackie asked Trevor if he hated Mr. Thomas a lot, because …
Trevor said Mr. Thomas was his bitter enemy
destroying Mr. Thomas’ savings Trevor said he would have liked to see his face when they were through
Trevor said the moment he destroyed his money was the happiest moment in his life
Trevor said he would not leave Mr. Thomas alone until he died
Вычеркните слова, не подходящие по смыслу к остальным:
engaged
busy
occupied
arranged
What does to chew the rag mean?
молчать.
съесть тряпку.
поболтать.
жаловаться.
“to pick on” means
to choose; select
to single out as for abuse or criticism; annoy; tease
to express in words or in a phrase
to enclose, shut in or protect with a picket fence or palisade
Вычеркните слово, не объединяемое с указанным в словосочетание: fluttering can describe
curtains
ideas
petals
wings
What did Mr. Antolini offer Holden?
A cigarette.
Tea and crumpets.
Coffee and hard cake.
Scotch and soda.
When the Matron told Raymond that his daughter would be black, he accused her of …
a mix-up
telling a lie
unprofessional conduct
being stupid
For how long was Morrison electrocuted?
one minute
He wasn't electrocuted.
30 seconds
10 seconds
Вставьте предлог, если необходимо The vicar had been but recently appointed, a red-faced energetic man … the early forties
-
over
in
by
'To dangle' means
to hang loosely
to move suddenly and fast
to have courage for
to strike with violence
Lou told Raymond that she … their child:
was sure that some day he would love
began to like
could not even like
was very fond of
Muriel Spark is celebrated as a …
novelist, playwright, biographer, writer of children’s books and poet
novelist and playwright
novelist and poet
novelist, playwright and biographer