ПКОЯз. Английский язык. Домашнее чтение
Who did Frankie say his father was?
He said that he divorced his mother and moved when Frankie was a baby.
He said that he didn’t know who he was.
He said that he was dead.
He said that it was one of the «uncles.»
Choose the correct explanation without using a glossary. “seemly” means
suitable, proper, or becoming
unsuitable, inappropriate
rash, thoughtless
groundless, unfounded, lacking foundation
Дополните предложение The way in which the language is spoken is called …
pronto
style
pronunciation
statement
Jack was found in a ...
clothes-basket
dustbin
black leather hand-bag
pram
Insert the proper word. And Pity, like a ... babe
cowardly
wicked
new-born
horrid
Insert the proper word. but I shame ... a heart so white
to paint
to wear
to wake
to think
What ride did Phoebe take in the park?
The spook house.
The carrousel.
The bumper cars.
The roller-coaster.
Raymond fell out with his mother when …
she advised him to get rid of his baby
she refused to look at his baby
she accused him of being a snob
he tried to find out if there had been coloured blood in his family
«The children must ...», cried Mrs. Sedley talking about going to Vauxhall.
take something to eat with them
have someone with them
come back at 9 o’clock
stay at home
Choose the only right variant to complete the sentence. The magician which Aurelius and his brother brought from Orleans … .
managed to remove only one rock from man’s sight
removed all the rocks of Britain from man’s sight
turned out to be a shady dealer
couldn’t remove the rocks as he promised to
Choose the right answer. And ’t is means
and at this
and it is
and is
and what is
Слово “gloomily” на русский язык переводится как
резко
насквозь
мрачно
занятно
Выберите слово со значением «морщина»
sober
mean
singlet
wrinkle
Lillian was with at Ernie’s with:
Stradlater.
A Navy officer.
She was with no one.
Two other extremely ugly women.
Amelia reminded her brother about a promise made last Easter holidays to take her to ...
Vauxhall
Paris
Leeds
India
Выберите правильный вариант транскрипции слова “enthusiasm”:
[7InTju: 2zI{z@m]
[ 2InTju:zI{z@m]
[InTjuzI 2{z@m]
[In 2Tju:zI{z@m]
Вычеркните неправильное словообразование (слово, которого нет в английском языке):
restful
restless
restlessness
restness
Выберите слово со значением «смирение»
resignation
placidly
break-off
groan
Cecily: The next day I bought this little ring in your name and this is the little.... I promised you always to wear.
bangle with the true lover's knot
neckless
scarf
silver chain
Tildy was …, and too anxious to please.
dumpy, plain-faced
thin, light-haired
gracious and learned in persiflage
cold, sordid
Choose the right answer. How now! is an expression of
displeasure
indignation
greeting
surprise
‘To brake’ means
to put a mark of disgrace on
to stop activity temporarily
to slow down or stop with or as with a brake
to begin suddenly to utter, perform
Who did Henri think he saw killed on his boat?
A young man
A small baby
His now ex-girlfriend
A young girl
Insert the proper word. The table’s ...
full
confin’d
reserv’d
sold
Укажите синоним каждого из следующих слов: odd
external
strange
unacquainted
bad
Задайте правильно разделительный вопрос He said that he could pass the flower girl off as a duchess at an ambassador’s garden party in three months,
didn’t he?
did he?
could he?
couldn’t he?
Mr. Sedley could not endure his son’s ...
airs as a man of fashion
manner of munching noisily
smoking in the room
habit of sniffing at table
When Gwendolen said she adored the name Ernest and did not like the name Jack, John Worthing (Jack) ...
nevertheless decided to propose to her
ventured to tell her at once that his name was Jack
gave up the idea of making a proposal to her
thought about postponing his proposal until she changed her opinion
Complete the sentence according to the content of the comedy. Why, whither shall we go? To ... my uncle in the forest of Arden.
seek
punish
rescue
cure
Mr. Sedley: «He is out-Josephing Joseph, my dear, and all the while the boy is only thinking ...
about women and how to marry someone
about wine, tobacco and other pleasures
of himself and what a fine fellow he is
about money, Stock Exchange and shares
«Five dollars a throw» mean:
$5 to travel by taxi.
$5 to play dice.
$5 to have sex one time.
$5 to wrestle with someone.
Вычеркните слово, не объединяемое с указанным в словосочетание: a topic can be
introduced
dropped
shut
given up
What was wrong with Mrs. Spencer?
She was almost deaf.
She had the grippe.
She had a bad heart.
She had just had an operation.
How did Joey’s father commit suicide?
He hung himself.
He ate rat poison.
He shot himself.
He jumped from the flag pole.
Choose the correct explanation without using a glossary. “nay” means
not always
not that only, but also: used to reinforce a statement
no
constantly
After the Parkers had decided to send their child to the adoption society …
they told the priest they would try to have another baby
Raymond got a transfer to London
Lou suggested they should go to the United States
their friends managed to make them change their minds and keep the baby
Needle got her nickname, because …
she liked to sew and embroider
she found a needle in the haystack
she dreamt of being a dressmaker
her family had a needle-shop
Вычеркните слово или выражение, не подходящее по смыслу к остальным:
work
labour
lawer
toil
Miss Rebecca said «Revenge may be wicked ...»
but it’s natural
and it never helps anybody resolve his problems
that’s why one should avid practicing it
and it is alien to human’s nature
Choose the correct translation. I will not cast away my physic but on those that are sick.
Я не буду тратить свои силы на всех, кто болен.
Я не буду выбрасывать лекарства на тех, кто болен.
Я не буду лечить тех, кто не болен.
Я буду давать лекарства только тем, кто болен.
Algernon came to Jack’s country house under the name of …
Lane
Algy
John
Ernest
To Needle the main attraction of marrying Skinny was …
his prospect of success
his prospective expeditions to Mesopotamia
her aspiration to have her revenge upon George for unrequited love
her great desire to get married
Вычеркните слова, не подходящие по смыслу к остальным:
continue
pursue
persecute
proceed
Ossenburger is:
An English teacher.
A taxi driver.
An undertaker.
The basketball coach.
Miss Prism says she …
has never tried to learn German
has never written a line of Fiction
likes keeping diaries to write down her most intimate thoughts there
wrote a novel herself in earlier days
‘To blink’ means
to emit or reflect light
to look carefully
to close the eyelids and open them quickly one or more times as a reflex
to make shiny or bright by polishing
What is the Great Gatsby?
A friend of Holden’s
A play
A movie
A book
Whitney Clay was … town:
an old
a new
a demolished
a half destroyed
‘To fume’ means
to cover or soil with something greasy, sticky or dirty
to harm the reputation of; slander
to show or give way to , anger, annoyance, etc.
to have or emit a scent or odor; stink