ПКОЯз. Английский язык. Домашнее чтение
What does «posthumous» mean?
Over the ground
Under the ground
After laughing
After the death
«It was ..., Jos», Mr. Sedley said, «to torment the poor boy so».
unjust but necessary
quite wicked of you
a good idea
very funny
What did Holden try to rub off on the stairs?
His name.
Graffiti.
A shoe mark.
Old, dried chewing gum.
Choose the only right variant to complete the sentence. This rich lout was … .
a miller
a scholar
a merchant
a carpenter
Joseph Sedley ...
liked running after young girls.
was quite indifferent to women
spend all his money on beautiful women
was such a man whom the appearance of a lady frightened beyond measure
«Amelia had better ...», said her father, «and let G. Osborne see what a beautiful handwriting we have brought back from Miss Pinkerton.
write a note
write a poem for him
sign a book for him
show him her own copybooks
What position does McCann hold at Crager and Barton?
Advertising agent
Manager
Executive Vice-President
He works at Morton Agency
Вычеркните слово, не объединяемое с указанным в словосочетание: promising can describe
a scholar
a child
a cup
an undertaking
What was Kitty Randolph doing when Mrs. Talbot invited her over for tea?
Reading a newspaper.
Playing with a mouse in the blackberry vines.
Applying for a job at the Bear Flag.
Sunning herself by the front fence.
After beginning treatment at Quitters, Inc., how many times did Morrison smoke?
Never
Twice
Four times
Once
Вставьте артикль, если необходимо It was twenty years ago and I was living in Paris, in … Latin Quarter
the
an
-
a
Вычеркните слова, не подходящие по смыслу к остальным:
marshes
rushes
meadow
moor
Выберите правильную грамматическую форму глагола He turned his head as they
enters
to enter
entered
was entered
On hearing from Jack that he has not got parents Lady Bracknell ...
advises him to produce at any rate one parent before the season is over
says that if he had been more careful he would not have lost them
says she does not believe him
advises him to invent parents who live supposedly abroad
After beginning treatment at Quitters, Inc., between which months did Morrison "sneak" a cigarette?
Unknown.
He didn't smoke at all.
Between November and March
Between October & November
Raymond organized the … lottery in aid of the Church Decoration Fund:
monthly volley-ball
weekly football
yearly basket-ball
daily basket-ball
Choose the only right variant to complete the sentence. When Sir Thopas came to the country of Fairy he met there … .
an elf-queen
a giant, named Sir Oliphaunt
his army
his father
Вычеркните слово или выражение, не подходящее по смыслу к остальным:
shocked
amused
amased
surprised
Выберите синоним глагола «to shut»
to cut
to say
to shout
to lock
Cecily keeps diary to enter …
the wonderful secrets of her life
new German words and expressions
her appointments to make within the next few days
the names and addresses of her admirers
George went to Africa …
to take part in the local war
to join his uncle’s farm
to grow rice, wool and furs
because he was engaged with a party of researchers to investigate King Solomon’s mines
Joseph Sedley ... by the fire when two girls entered the room
was talking with his friend
was reading the paper
was playing the chess with his old father
was drinking tea
Lou liked when Henry read out lines from his favorite … which he had copied into an exercise book:
jokes
magazines
poems
novels
Выберите правильный вариант транскрипции слова “phonetics”:
[fou 2neItIks]
[ 2faunetIks]
[fö 2netIks]
[ 2founetIks]
Mr. Ferraro sat crouched in his Daimler waiting for …
Miss Saunders to open the window
something to happen
the rain to stop
Miss Sounders to leave home for work
Jack: I say it's perfectly heartless your eating ... at all, under the circumstances.
cakes
biscuits
apples
muffins
Choose the correct explanation without using a glossary. “to reckon” means
to count; figure up; compute
to make a solemn promise; vow
to repeat or say aloud from or as from memory
to gather together again (what has been scattered)
Choose the only right variant to complete the sentence. The clerk who lived in the carpenter’s house was called … .
Robin
John
hende Nicholas
Absolon
Вычеркните слова, не подходящие по смыслу к остальным:
a publican
a keeper of an inn
a landlord
a gentleman
Вычеркните слово, не объединяемое с указанным в словосочетание: cogitation may be
deep
profound
handsome
Serious
What does it mean to give someone a feel?
пожать руку.
сочувствовать.
лапать кого-либо.
чувствовать себя хорошо.
The Black Madonna was carved out of …
noble fir
poplar
bog oak
birch
Which of the following is not considered a bad omen (supersticious) in America?
A black cat crossing your path.
Walking under a ladder.
A horseshoe hung points up on the wall.
An umbrella opened inside a house.
Of the following which has four legs?
Rooster
Hornet
Squid
Raccoon
«By Gad, Miss Rebecca, I wouldn’t hurt you again.» «No», she said, «I know you wouldn’t», and then she ....
gave him a kiss
showed him her back
gave him ever so gentle a pressure with her little hand
stood up and went to her room
Lady Bracknell to Cecily: Dear child, of course you know that Algernon has nothing but his....
friends
debts
books
bad habits
Which of the following is an insect?
Fern.
Louse.
Squid.
Mallow.
What did Holden want to do for Sally?
Meet her at a bar.
Go skating with her.
Go to the museum.
Decorate her Christmas tree.
Sambo, who flung open the door and announced Mr. Joseph, followed grinning and bearing ..., which the monster had purchased in Covent Garden Market that morning.
two big bottles of champagne
tho handsome nosegays of flowers
two beautiful Cashmere shawls
a big cake
What happened to the cake that Eddie baked?
It became horribly burnt and Eddie threw it out.
They ate it before the party started.
Darling slept on it because it was warm and comfortable.
They ate it at the party even though Doc didn’t show up.
Elizabeth’s house was …
well-kept
smelly and dirty
well painted and the floor shone with polishing
very clean
‘To stagger’ means
to move slowly by dragging the body along the ground, as a worm
to speak or say with involuntary pauses or blocks, as temporarily from excitement
to move unsteadily as though about to collapse; sway as from fatigue, drunkenness
to break or dash into pieces; smash
George went to the police and gave himself up after …
Kathleen had made him do it
he had had a sensation that he was under police’s suspicion
he had seen Needle in the Portobello Road
Skinny had begun to suspect him of the murder