2. Because it is a sin.
3. Because he began to drink water.
4. He did not give up drinking.
9. How did Jack cheat the poor people?
1. He did not give them money at all.
2. He sold them bad things.
3. He did not cheat them.
4. He took expensive things and gave them little money.
10. Выберите нужный глагол:
“You _____ largely, Mr. Burridge,” I said,
1. sent
2. subscribe
3. take
4. put
11. Выберите нужные глаголы:
He _____ a lot, and I hardly _____ him.
1. changed, recognize
2. change, recognized
3. change, recognize
4. changed, recognized
12. Выберите нужный предлог:
I did not see him again _______ nearly two years.
1. for
2. by
3. at
4. on
13. Ответьте на вопросы:
1. Where does the story begin?
2. What was Jack Burridge’s occupation?
3. What have you learned about Jack?
4. What do you like and what don’t you like in Jack?
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?
8. Retell the story.
14. Заполните таблицу:
The Degeneration of Thomas Henry
The most respectable cat was Thomas Henry.[119] His original name was Thomas, but it was absurd to call him that. He came to us from the Reform Club,[120] through the butcher. He had atmosphere of solid dignity and conservatism. Why he left the club I do not know, but I think that it happened because of the difference with the new cook, who wanted all the fire to himself. The butcher heard about the quarrel, and he knew that we did not have a cat. So Thomas arrived in our house.
When my wife saw him, she suggested the name “Henry”. It was a more suitable name for this cat. But what to do with the name “Thomas”? The combination of
