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Miss Pinkerton had to send for Dr. Floss and half tipsify Miss Swartz with ...
sal volatile
some medicine
sweet water
a glass of brandy
Выберите слово со значением «жалоба» («жалобы»)
idle
plaints
adopt
sign
Choose the only right variant to complete the sentence. Alison and Nicholas decided to play … a trick.
the carpenter
the shipman
Absolon
the miller
Choose the right answer. Afraid is ...
timid
frightened
not afraid
frightful
Kathleen was …
a little older than Needle, but looked much younger
of the same age as Needle, but looked much younger
of the same age as Needle, but looked a little younger
a little younger than Needle, but looked much older
Choose the only right variant to complete the sentence. The tale of Sir Thopas is… .
a high-minded romance
a tragic story of the young knight
a tragic love-story
a burlesque of the metrical romances
Выражение “to peer out” на русский язык переводится как
выглядывать
выбегать
рвануть
вбегать
What does it mean to stick to one’s guns?
To always know where your guns are.
To continue on with what you believe.
If in an argument, always shoot the other person.
To get your finger stuck in the trigger of a gun.
Cross out the word which doesn’t fit.
inhabitant
native
dweller
swindler
The initials «J.D.» in Salinger’s name mean:
Jerome David
Jack David
John David
These initials mean nothing
Из предложенных слов выберите то, которое отличается от других
page-boy
footman
widower
merchant-prince
‘To afford’ means
to frighten
to manage (to do something without risking serious consequences)
to have an affect on; influence; produce a change in
to say positively; declare firmly; assert to be true
Insert the proper word. ... when in swinish sleep Their drenched natures lie as in ...
the adage
a chamber
a death
the guilt
Who were the French singers at the Wicker Bar?
Tina and Janine
Sally and Jane
The French singers were at Ernie’s
Valencia and Vivian
Choose the only right variant to complete the sentence. The young monk was … .
the merchant’s best friend
one of the merchant’s debtors
the merchant’s relative
the merchant’s only enemy
When two unmarried people get together, and talk upon such ... subjects, a great deal of confidence and intimacy is presently established between them.
unusual
boring
delicate
professional
Where did Holden hide in Phoebe’s room?
Behind the door.
Under the bed.
Under the desk.
In the closet.
“to fall back”
to withdraw; give way; retreat
to come down in ruins; collapse
to come down from a standing or a sitting position
to become lower in pitch or volume
Выберите слово со значением «признаться»
to climb
to organize
to confess
to forget
Once in looking over some ..., Rebecca suddenly came upon one which caused her to burst into tears.
medallion
drawings
letters
newspapers
Mr. Thomas had mud on his shoes and he stopped to scrape them on the pavement’s edge because …
he was possessed by cleanness
he didn’t want to soil his house
it was his only pair of shoes
he tried to gain time not to go home
Выберите слово со значением «насекомое»
creature
insect
fury
wrist
Insert the proper word. Yet my heart ... to know one thing
wears
lies
sleeps
throbs
“wrecked” means
full of wrong, unjust or injurious
destroyed or damaged badly
not in accordance with justice, law, morality
deeply distressed or unhappy
Cuff could knock you off forty Latin verses an hour and could ...
sing like an opera singer
draw like a good artist
swim like a good swimmer
make French poetry
What did Hazel hide in the bottom of his gunny sack while collecting starfish with Doc?
None of these.
An octopus
Crabs
Abalone
Choose the right synonym. to be in exile
to be excited
to be alone
to be banished
to be blessed
Gwendolen: "Mr. Worthing, I think it only fair to tell you quite frankly beforehand that I am fully determined to ...
accept you
think a little
refuse you
forget you
Choose the right answer. Upon ’t is
upon that
upon it
upon what
upon a time
What happens after the fifth offense of smoking a cigarette?
Morrison, his wife and son are all electrocuted and then beaten.
Morrison's wife and son are electrocuted and then beaten.
Morrison's wife's finger is cut off.
Morrison and his wife are electrocuted and his son and wife are beaten.
Выберите правильную глагольную форму (меняя, в случае необходимости, порядок слов): I'll be well off by the time I … fifty
am
would be
will be
have been
‘Flat dwellers’ are
flat developers
those who live in a flat
those who own a flat
those who rent a flat
‘To be content ’ means
to be humiliated
to be ready to do smth
to be satisfied
to be busy
George’s old cousin was …
dumb
deaf
a bit hazy in her head
stricken with paralysis
At six weeks old George Osborne had received from John Sedley a present of a ...
cigarette-case
silver tea-spoon
silver bell
silver cup
“ rotten” means
very bad; unsatisfactory; nasty
eloquent; persuasive
lacking refinement, elegance, polish or sophistication
living or growing in woodlands
What did Mrs. Malloy give Doc for his birthday?
Twenty-one tom cats.
A blanket made from old bed clothes.
Nothing.
Six crocheted doilies for beer glasses.
Henry Pierce and Oxford St. John came from …
the United States of America
Jamaica
Congo
Uruguay
Of the following, which did Darling not chew up?
Rubber boots
A blanket
A coat
Shoes
Gwendolen: It's a divine name. It has music of it's own. It produces....
fear
vibrations
noise
commotion
Выберите синоним глагола “to dare”
to cry
to let
to face
to permit
Дополните предложение соответственно содержанию текста Miss Carnaby refused to help Hercule Poirot, because
she saw in the glass Lipscomb who kept the Lodge of the Sanctuary
she thought he was a spy
she didn’t like him
she was afraid
Выберите синоним слова «entirely»
slowly
rapidly
happily
completely
Выберите правильную глагольную форму (меняя, в случае необходимости, порядок слов): He announced that he … working
didn’t like
won’t like
doesn’t like
wasn’t like
Продолжите предложение соответственно содержанию текста Henry Higgins was
a bystander, who was in love with Eliza
a policeman
Professor of Phonetics
an actor
Blackie said that nobody would pinch things from Mr. Thomas’ house, because …
he didn’t want any court stuff
he felt a sympathy for Mr. Thomas
Mr. Thomas promised to give Blackie his gold watch
he didn’t need Mr. Thomas’ things
The Voice at Bogle came from the kitchen and … .
was very bothering
sparkled with wit
repeated the same thing over and over again
didn’t shine in the way of originality
Choose the correct explanation without using a glossary. “oath” is
the back part of the scull or head
a ritualistic declaration, typically based on an appeal to God, or to some revered person or object, that one will speak the truth, keep a promise, remain faithful, etc.
a belief in occult forces and powers
a difficult or unpleasant task; duty