Лучшие смешные рассказы / Best Funny Stories

4. a teacher

ОТВЕТ: an officer who administers the law

7. Which was the fare to Piccadilly Circus?

1. threepence

2. twopence

3. fourpence

4. sixpence

ОТВЕТ: twopence

8. When is Christmas?

1. 25th of December

2. 10th of January

3. 1st of May

4. 2nd of June

ОТВЕТ: 25th of December

9. Выберите правильный вариант:

1. No sport competition was complete without him.

2. No quarrel was complete without him.

3. No excursion was complete without him.

4. No school lesson quarrel was complete without him.

ОТВЕТ: No quarrel was complete without him.

10. Выберите нужный глагол:

He was always ready to ________ when he made a mistake.

1. refuse

2. leave

3. run

4. admit

ОТВЕТ: He was always ready to admit when he made a mistake.

11. Выберите нужные существительные:

He generally came in as __________, and finished as a __________.

1. judge, peacemaker

2. witness, mediator

3. lawyer, manager

4. mediator, witness

ОТВЕТ: He generally came in as mediator, and finished as a witness.

12. Выберите нужный предлог:

I saw it was an application ______ the water-rate.

1. in

2. for

3. out

4. without

ОТВЕТ: I saw it was an application for the water-rate.

13. Ответьте на вопросы:

1. How many persons are mentioned in the story?

2. What are their names and occupation?

3. What have you learned about them?

4. What do you like and what don’t you like in the main character?

5. What would you do if you were the main character of the story?

6. What is the end of the story?

7. How can you explain the title of the story?