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PART ONE
Bo3MoxHo, nporurdnonoxuofi anropcrcofi. Sroro u cre4yer 4o6u-
Barbcf, na ypore, r.r. rarofi rroAxoA crr.rMynupyer MbrcnnreJrbHylo u Short Stories
perreByrc AerrenbHocrb yr{til[rxcr Ha anrnuficroM t3hlKe.
Bo nropofi vacrr.r c6opHr.rKa rpeAlararcrct paccKa3bl O. fenpu.
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Unit I
poM-cocraBr,rreneM Ha ypoKe npu o6cyxgerulu nrrureyiov.ruyrrx "Marriages are made in heaven.',
nporpaMMHhrx TeM.
B rperrro vacrr Read the following text and try to understand it in
c6opHr,rKa BKJrK)qeHbr paccKa3br Anr AononHlr- details.
TeJrbHoro qreHlrr. 3rn paccxa:br MoxHo npoqurarb AoMa caMocrot-
reJrbHo. CreneHr ssrrrosofi TpyAHocrr.r y Hr.{x pa3HM. (Da6yna erux BEST LOOKING GIRL IN TOWN
paccxa3oB Moxer 6uri ucnonb3oBaHa 4nr o6cyxaenruI Tex xe
nporpaMMHblx reM Ha ypoKe. Thyra Samter Wnslow
. Bo rcex rpex qacrrx paccKa3br par6urrt Ha qLIKJIrI. flocre yra- From the time she was thineen Rilla Marby had been ashamed
KaxAoro qr{Kna aBTop npHBoAnT rrocJroBr,r\y turvt uilTaTy, Ko-
3aHr.rr
of
her appearance. It was then that she started growing taller
Topbre noAcKa3brBaror r{HTarerrc, Kaxar ocHoBHar (unor4a conyr- than the
other girls. She was also awkward as well as tall and
crryroular) TeMa [oAHrra B paccKa3e. she was too thin.
B .rerneprofi qacrn AaHbI TeKcrbI (paccrasrr) I,I Tecrbl Ha noHLI-
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BK,[oqeHr.reM nrr[ypoBHeBrx gaAasnfi: nepBoro (rusroro), BTopono
(yAornemoplnensHoro), rpe'rrero (cpe4uero), uerreproro (Aocra-
rornoro), rrrroro (nrrcoxoro). dresses simply hung around her loosely.
Bce paccrarbr ayreHTuqHhr, oHr,r B3rrhr c coxpaHeHl,Ierra opQo- All of the boys and girls in the group liked Rilla. She was a
rpaQuu, nyHKryaqull ]r oco6eHHocrefi pe.rn repoeB opr{ruHaJrbHblx fine girl- if you could forget the way she looked. Even her hair was
TCKCTOB.
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wrong - rather st itrgy - but she had a pleasant and rather artractive
face.
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In spite of her looks Rilla had a boy-friend. He was patrick
BO3paXeHlIt, COMHeHI#I VT.A., BO BTOpOM - JreKCLrKa nnfl. OTIUCAHUA ery store. pat wasn,t any great I

Jrur{HocrHbrx oco6ennocreft u uepr xaparcepa ruoAefi. Rilla, with her looks, to do any
flpeqlaraeurrft c6opHrar paccKznoB Moxer 6urr npegloxen be well satisfied. pat was a nice I

uupoKoMy Kpyry qnrarenefi: yvure.rrxu anrnuftcKoro r3brKa, 1l.Ia- looking boy, and he.shouldn't be considered unimportant.
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was the prize of the town. Shane's father was a banker - and rich. His "That's not really my particular kind of Work,,'he told her, ..but
mother was the social leader of the town. Shane was -
tall much maybe if we go together...':
taller than Rilla - and handsome, besides. They got together the next moming. Duranr came to Rilla,s
Pat went into the grocery business with his father. Shane'went
ahelper, they did things to
into the bank. That's the way sons do in small towns unless they have
her stand up straight. And
definite ideals about law or one of the other professions. Rilla dida't
what was wrong with the
do anything. Her parents had just enough money so she idn't have clothes she wore.
to work. She went to parties with Patrick - and admired hane from That night there was a dance for,DUrant _ his last evening in
a distance. The town people felt that she would marry Pat, that he'd
town. And, as he had thought when he started things, Rilla was, for
take over his father's grocery store and that they'd settle down.
the first time in her life, the center of attention. Toward the end
That might have.happened if it hadn't been for Leslie Durant- of the
'evening Duraht had the satisfaction of seeing
Shane Tennant danc-
Leslie Durant was - and still is - a well known magazine illustrator.
ing yey attentively with Rilla, Shane Tennant, whom Rilla had
And he came to Morrisville to visit an aunt. And he was taken every-
looked at with longing eyes - and who had never paid any attention
where to all the parties, of course. He was the social lion of the sea-
to her.
son. He stayed in town for only a few days - but that was long
enough for a lot to happen. Durant went back to his home and his work in New york. And
He saw Rilla Marby! Rilla was standing near the door - and she forgot about the whole thing. And years passed. And then, just the
was looking at Shane Tenirant. She never knew how much her face other day, this happened:
showed what she was thinking about. No one else noticed but - Durant was launching alone at a.restaurant when an attractive,
Durant, being new, understood the situation. He saw Rilla, standing tall woman, past her first youth, came up to him.
not quite straight because she didn't feel quite'as tall that way, in a "You don't remember rrie?,, she asked.
badly fitted dress and her hair not quite smooth - and he saw Shane, Durant didn't remember her.
perfectly dressed, self-confident, good-looking. And then Pat came "I'm Rilla - I wds Rilla Marby when you knew me. you
Tennant
to Rilla to ask to dance. came to my home town and and rather made my life over. Remem_.
-
On the secpnd day of his visit Durant made his lemarkable state- ber now?"
ment. He told anyone who would listen to him that Rilla Marby was
"Of course I do," said Durant. ,,I remember very well. It was my
by fai the best looking girl in town. One of the best looking girls he
one attempt at changitrg the destiny of .another person." .
had ever seen.
"You did a wonder,ful job!" said Rilla. There was a strange note
Rilla had never had a compliment about her looks before, She
in her voice which he didn't understand.
had always been shy, self-conscious, and often unhappy about her
appearance. And now, the first authority on beauty who had ever "You married the boy you were in love with, I see. His name was
been on town blaimed that she was the prize. Tennant, wasn't it?"
When Durant, himsdlf, told her what he thought of her she was "Why, yes," said Rilla. "But how did you remember thb name?
filled with confusion. She managed finally to thank him- And lately, And how did you know I was ip love with him?.
very shyly, she went up to him. "I'm gootl at remembering names. And I saw you looking at him.
"I do wish that you'd tell me how I can look better," she said. Simplicity itself! And to think that I was the cause!"

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 "Yes, you were," said Rilla. "It was very funny' when you look a 12. smooth - uaArufi, ponHrrfi
back on it. There I was, going with Pat Redding and in love with a 13. self-confident - cauoynepeunufi
Shane, and terribly unhappy and awkward. And you came down and a 14. self-conscious - ueloarufi, :acreH'rrrsrrfi
said I was i beauty - so automatically I became a beauty' And the a 15. authority; arropnrer, KpyrHbrfi cuequanucr
boys all wanted to go out with me. And I married Shane'" I 16. to claim - yrBepxAarb, 3a.rlBJrrrb
"Wonderful!" said Durant. And he smiled happily' "How are a 17. confusion - cuyueHue, cM.{TeHr{e, 3aMeilrarerbcrBo
you getting along, now?" I 18. to long crpacrHo xeJrarb vero-nra6o; crpeMr{Tbcr;
"You shou'ldn't have
-
"Thal's the difficult Part," said TOCKOBATb
asked." a 19. an attempt - nonbrrKa
"Shane end I got married - and didn't get along very well though a 20.adestiny-cygr6a
I was awfully happy in the beginning. The Tennants lost all of their. a 21. failure Heyclex, HeyAaqa, [poBan
-
money in a bank failure - and my family had its money in the Ten- a 22. a chorus - Xop, ropAe6aner
nant bank by that time, so our money went, too. Then Shane fell in a 23.adivtirce-piBBoA
love with a chorus girl. I got a divorce, of course. I've been teaching a 24. ambition -.recrorro6ue
in a girl's school for the past three years'"
' "That's too bad!" said Durant' "But maybe that was better than Use of English
marrying that other boy whom you didn't love."
"Maybe," said Rilla. "You can never tell- Love goes... Patrick l. Form the words from the given roots in brackets and according
to the text.
Redding took over his father's grocery store - and married the cutest
girl in town. They have three children and are very happy. And, oh, l. Rilla Marby had been ashamed of her (appear).
yes, he became quite ambitious and started a chain of grocery stores' 2. Rilla Marby had a pleasant and rather (attract) face.
Now he is the richest and most important man in town." 3. Pat was anice looking boy, andhe couldn'tbe considered(im-
portant)...
The new words:
4. Leslie Durant (arrange) Rilla's hair.
it 1. awkward - Herorrlrfi, ueYurcxufi
5. Towards the end of thO evening Durant had the (satisfy) of
a 2. to convince - y6ex4arb, YBePqrb seeing Shane Tennant dancing very attentively with Rilla.
a 3. cute - npl{BneKarenrurtfi, yuurrfi, coo6pasurelrnsrfi 6. Durant was lunching alone in a restaurant when a tall woman,
a 4.atailor-nopruofi past her first (young), came up to him.
a 5. loose - cso6oAHHfi 7. "I'm good at remembering names. And I saw you looking at
a 6. stringy -ltryuuir, srsrcIdfi him. (Simple) itselfl"
a 7. a grocery store - 6aralefino-racrponolru'recxufi uEIr€BIdH 8. Patrick Redding became quite (ambition)'and started a chain
a 8. grateful - 6larogaPuufi ofgrocery stores.
'a 9. handsome - Kpacunrrfi, crarsufi ll. Match the following Russian wofds, phrases and sentences with
a 10. to settle down - ycrpol'Irbct their English equivalents from the text.
a 11. to fit - coorBercrBoBarb, 6rtrr nuopy l. naunoro a) to be apize;
 2. C uutir 6rrno unrepecno b) to do sth good 5. No one else noticed but Durant, ...
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3. oAeNAa, curvrag, B crporoM crIrJIe c) to go out 6. Durant came to Rilla's house and with Rilla's mother ... .

4. euy,, HapyxHocrb d) to look back 7. "Of course I do," said Dwant. "I remember very well. It was
5. 6urr eexAereHnofi vreqroil e) by far my one attempt at... .
6.6srs noJre3HbrM f) looks 8. "Shane and I got married - and ..., though I was awfully happy
7 . zagstucs, qeM-rr,r6o g) FIe was fun to be with in the beginning.
8. acryuarr Bo BJraAeHr,re BMecro "I got a divoice, of course. I've been teaching'in a girl's school
'1 ,9.
apyroro nuqa h) to make over
9. rcpacora, MunoBr.rAHocrb i) to go into
j) look V. An_swer the following questions:
10. usuenurr
I l. sHaveHnrocrr k) tailored clothes l. Why did Rilla feel awkward?
12. 6rnaru s o6qecrne l) a social lion 2. What was her friends' attitude to her?
13. ncuovranarr m) to take over 3. What made people think that Rilla ought to be well satisfied
lll. Fill in the blanks with the necessary prepositions from the text. with Pat Redding as a boy friend?
4. What was Rilla's attitude to Pat Redding?
l. Rilla Marby had been ashamed ....her appearance.
5. What made Rilla's friendly relations with Pat complicated?
2. ...the time she was twenty she was fully convinced that her ap-
6. Why was Shane Tennant considered to be the prize of the
peirance was really something terrible.
town?
3. ...spite...her looks Rilla had a boy-friend.
7. Did Shane pay attention to Rilla?
4. Rilla was grateful. . .Pat. . .being nice. . .her.
8. What was the way of life of the young people in their town?
5. Rilla would have been perfectly, satisfied.. . Pat except. . ..the
9. What was Leslie's occupation?
fact that she was...love...Shane Tennant.
10. Why did he come to Morrisville?
6. Durant had the satisfaction... seeing Shane Tennant dancing
11. For how many days did he stay in town?
very attentively with Rilla.
12. How was he met by the young people of the town?
7. "I remember very well. It was my attempt.....changing the
13. What thoughts appeared in Leslie's head when he saw Rilla
destiny of another person."
looking at Shane Tennant?
8. "I am good... remembering names."
14. What remarkable statement did Leslie make?
15. Why was Durant's opinion very important for the young
Reading Comprehension people of the town?
16. What suggestions did Durant make to Rilla about changing
lV. Complete the following sentences inserting the omitted parts.
her appearance?
l. Thin dresses simply hung ... .
17. Whom did Rilla marry?
2, Patrick Redding's father kept ... . 18. Was her marriage happy?
3. Shane's father was ... . His mother was ... . 19, How did the life of Shane Tennant and Patrick Redding de-
4. Rilla was standing near the door - and she ... . velop?

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 Discussiori dren or to marry abeloved person but your future happiness is rather
vague?
Vl. Explain and expand on the following. I l. Did all the misfortunes in Rilla's life have any positive effpcts
l. The town peoplerfelt that Rilla would marry Pat and that they" on her?
would settle down.
Vlll. Explain how you understand the following quotations, if you
2. Durant stayed in town for only a few days - but that was long a(;ree with the authors and if they explain Rilla's destiny,
enough for a lot to happen, / l.
"Marriage is the greatest earthly happiness when founded on
3. Rilla was filled with confusion.
complete sympathy." Diogenes.
4. Rilla was, for the first time in her life, the ceriter of attention.
2. "For us, family means putting your arms around each other
5. "Wonderful!" said Durant. And he smiled happily.?"'H6w av's
and being there." Barbara Bush.
you getting along now?"
6. "Maybe," said Rilla. "You can never tell. Love goes." The new words:

Vll. Express your opinion and comment on it. a 1. unrequited love-mo6oss 6eg s:auMHocru
L Why did Rilla Marby come up to Durant in a restaurant in
a 2. vague - HeonpeAeneuHlrft, uelcHtrft, cuynrrrfi
New York? a 3. sympathy - naauuxoe rroHuMaHrde, o6rqHocrr r .reM-nu6o
2. "You did awonderful job." What stange note was in Rillar's.
voice when she pronounced this phrase? Durant couldn't'understand Keys: ex.II: le 2e3k4j5a6b7i8m9f lOh lll l2c l3d
this note.Why?
3. Do you approve ofDurant's attempt at changing the destiny of
another persion, Rilla Marby, namely?
Read the following text and try to understand it in details.
4. Do'you think t.hat Shane Tennant's love to Rilla was sincere
and honest? DETOUR,TO RO]VIANCE
5. Was Rilla's love to Shane unrequited from the very begin-
ning? Gilbert Wright
6. Could Rilla be happy in her future life if she had married Pat
Redding? Located in the check-room in Union Station as.[ am, I see every-

7. Do you feel any notes ofregret in Rilla's words thatshe didn't

body that comes up the stairs.
marry Pat? Tony - who owned the magazine stand to my left - studied the
8. Did she admit another variant of her life? What makes you laws of probability becaube he likes to bet on the horse races. He
think so? claimed thath'e could calcplate, according to his system, that if I held

9. Do you admit that Rilla was unhappy through the fault of her my job one hundred and twelve years more I would know everybody
own? If you think so, what was her fault?. in the world by sight.
10. Which point of view do you support: to marry a person whom And I came to the theory that if you wait long enough in a big
you don't love, but you can have a well-to- do family and nice chil- railroad station like Union Station you'll see everybody that travels.

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 I've told my theory to lots of people but nobody ever did any- With that, he walked off to the head of the stairs to look over the
thing.about it except Harry. He came in a little over three years ago' people fromthe ll:22. ,I
and waited at the head of the stairs for the passengers from the 9:05 When I'came on duty the nextrd?y he was still there and came
train. over as soon as he saw tne.
I remember seeing Harry that first evening. He wasn't much "Did she work anywheie? I asked.
FIe nodded. l'She was.a typist. I telegraphed her former boss. All
they know is that she left her job to get married."
nuteS after she arrived. There's no use my trying to explain how Well, that was how it began. Harry met evbry train for the next
I knew all this but after you've watched people waiting at the head of three-or four days. Of course, the railroad lines made a routine
the stairs for eighteen years as I have done, then it is easy. check-up and the police looked into the case. But nobody was any
Well, the passengers came up and I had to get busy. I didn't look real help. I could see that they all figured that May had simply played
toward the.stairs again until nearly time for the 9:18 and I was very a trick on him. But I never believed that, somehow.
much sulprised to see that the young fellow was still there' One day, after about two.weeks, Harry and I ryere talking and I
She didn't come on the 9: l8 either, nor on the 9:40,and when the told him about my theory. "If you'll just wait lopg enough," I' says,
passengers from the l0:02 had all arrived'and left' Harry was looking "you'll see her coming up those stairs some day." He trirned and
pretty desperate. Pretty soon he came close to my window so I called looked at the stairs as though he had never seen them before, while I
out and asked him what she looked like. went on dxplaining about Tony's figures on the Laws ofProbability.
' You would have thought that I had checked her among the pack- Next day when I came to *oit Hurry was behind the counter of
ages in my iheck-room from the way he came over and half crawled Tony's magazine stand. He looked at me rather sheepishly and says,
through my window. "She's small and dark," he says, "and nineteen "Well, I had to get a job somewhere, didn't [?",
years old and very neat in the way she walks- She has a face," he So he began !o work as a clerk for Tony. We never spoke of May
says, thinking a minute, "that has lots of spirit. I mean she can get any more and neither of us ever mentioned my theory. But I noticed
mad but she never stays mad for long. And her eyebrows come to a that Harry always saw every person who came up the stairs.
little point in the middle. She's got a brown fur, but maybe she isn't Toward the end of the year Tony Was killed in some argument
wearing it.'? over gambling, and Tony's widow left Harry in complete charge of
I couldn't remember seeing anybody like that. the magazine stand. And when'she,got married again some time
'He showed me the telegram he'd received: Arrive Thursday later, Harry bought the stand from her. He borrowed money and in-
meet me station love love love love - May. It was from Omaha, Ne- stalled a soda forurtain and pretty soon he had a very nice little busi-
braska. NCSS.

"Well," I finally says, "why don't you phone to your home? Then came yesterday. I heard acry and a lot'of things falling.
She's probably called there if she"got ahead of you." The cry was from Harry and the things falling were a lot of dolls and
He gave me a sick look, "I?ve only been in town two days. We other things which he had upset while he was jumping over the coun-
were going to meet and then drive down South where I've got a job ter. He ran across'and grabbed a gid not ten feet frgm my window.
promised me. She -'she hasn't any address for me.'? He touched the She was small and dark and her eyebrows came to a little point in the
telegram. "I got this general delivery." middle.

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 For a while they just hung there to each other laughing'and cry- a 10. desperate - or..rarHHHfi, 6esHaAexnnrfi
ing and saying things without meaning. She'd say a few words like, a 11. a package - rIoK, rlocblrlKa
' "It was the bus station I meant-" and he'd kiss her speechless and tell, : 12. to check (ouep.) cAaBarb B KaMepy xpaubHux
-
her the many things he had done to find her. What apparently had a 13. to come over - repexoAr{rb Ha.qpyryro cropoHy
a 14. a spirit - Ayx, xapaKrep; Ayrxa
a 15. an eyebrow - 6ponr
a 16.afur=lrex
a 17. to get in - npu6unarr
"What?" says Harry. "F.Iave you been working in town? All the a 18. to deliver - AocraBJurrb
time?"
a 19. a counter - nprrrraBoK
She nodded.
a 20. to gamble - nrpars B a3aprHble r,rpbr
"Well, Heavens didn't you ever come down here to the sta-
- a 21. to be in charge of sth - 3aBeAoBarb qelr-rra6o
tion?" He pointed across his magazine stand. "I've been here all the
a 22. to install - ycraHaBJrrrBarb, MoHrrrpoBarb
time. I own it. I've watched everybody that came up the stairs."
She began to look a little pale. Pretty soon she looked over at the
a 23. a soda fountain - crofira, rAe rrpoAaercr coAoB:ur BoAa

stairs'and said in a weak voice, "I - I never came up the stairs before. a 24.to grab - cxBarbrBarb
You see,.I went out of town yesterday on a short business ftip. Oh, a 25. apparently = lnno, orreBr,r.qHo
Harry!" Then she threw her arms around his neck and really began a 26. to back - trflTvr'tbcfl.
to c,ry. a 27. stiff - xecrr<zfi
After a minute she backed away and pointed very stiffly toward a 28. solid - cnnorrrHofi,,qertrrfi
the north end of the station. "Harry, for three years , for three solid
years, I've been right over there - working right in this.very station,
Use of English
typing, in the office of the station-master."
The wonderful thing to me is how the'Laws of Probability
l. Form the words from the roots given in brackets and according to
worked so hard and so long until they finally got May to walk up the text.
those stairs ofours.
1. Tony studied the law of (probable).
The new words:
2. Harry was looking pretry (despair).
a 1. detour - ororuuufi nyrr
i 2. a romance
3. He touched the telegram, "I got this general (deliver)."
- nro6oeHas.vc'ropvs. 4. "She was a (type)." '
,t 3. a check-up - ocMorp
a 4. a check-room - KaMepa xpaHeHr{t 5. He looked at me rpther.(sheep) and says "Well, I had to get a
a 5. a magazine stand - KuocK
job somewhere, didn't I?" .

. 6. to bet - qepxarb napv 6. Toward the end of the year Tony was killed in some (argue)
a 7. to claim -yrnep)KAarb over gambling.
t 8. anxious - osa6o.{eHHrrfi 7. ...and he'd kiss her (speech) and tell her many things he had
'a 9, to dress up - r43brcKaHHo oAeBarbct done to find her.

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ll. Match the following phrasal verbs with their meanings. 3. When Harry was waiting for his girl the first time he was
dressed up.
\o come up a) to investigate
2. to-bome-in b) to shout 4. Though Harry didn't meet his girl the first time he was not in
3. to dress up c) to move away backwards despair.
4. to call out d) to appear above (the soil) 5. When Harry didn't meet May, she couldn't find him either.
5. to get in e) to examine carefully 6. The author thought that May had played a trick on Harry.
6. to look over f) to put on special clo$res 7. Harry liked the story-teller's theory and hoped it would help
7. to look into g) to arrive somewhere him.
8. to back away h) to anive ataplace 8. May looked proud when she learned that Harry had bebn wor-
king in Union Station all the time and looking and waiting for her.
lll. Which word or two words given in brackets can be the best
equivalent(s) to the italicized word in the sentence. 9. May had been working for three years in the end of the station.

1. I've told my theory to lots of people, but nobo dy ever did any- V. Answer the following questions:
thing about it except Harr),. l. Who owned the magazine stand?
a) acted, b) performed, c) checked, d) solved
2. What law did Tony study?
2.Harry wasn't much more than a thin anxious kid then.
3. What did Tony claim?
a) calm, b) nervous, c)ptzzled, d) wonied
'4. What theory did the story teller come to?
3. Of course, the railroad lines made a routine,check-up and the
5. Why was Hany dressed up when he was meeting the girl the
police looked into the case. But nobody was any real help. I could see
first time?
that they allfigured thrit May had simply played a trick on him.
6. What were Harry and May's plans?
a) were sure, b) laughed; c) thought, d) decided
4. "Well," I finally says, "Why don't you phone to your home? 7. Why did Harry look desperate when he was waiting for his girl?
She's probably called there if she got in ahead of you?" He gave me 8. How did Harry describe his girl when the author asked him to
a slck look. do it?
a) dull, b) angry, c) sad, d) wistful 9. What in Harry's description makes you think that he really
5. After a minute she backed away and pointed very stiffly toward loved May?
the north end of the station. "Harry, for three years, for three solid 10. How did Harry receive the telegram from May?
years, I've been right over there - working right in this very station." I l. Did May's former boss help Harry much to firtd May?
a) hard, b) continual, c) continuous, d) endless 12. What were Harry's attempts to find May?
,13. How did it happen that Harry became the owner of the
Reading Comprehension magazine stand?
lV. ldentify if the following staternents are tru" or false. Gorrect the 14. What was the reason for Harry's cry and the noise of falling
false ones. things?
I. The story-teller worked in the check-roorn for eighteen years. 15. What was Harry and May's long-awaited meeting like?
2. The first time Harry appeared in Union Station was over four 16. What was Harry and May's misunderstanding like?
years ago. 17. What was May doing in the office of the station-master?

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 18. What was the most amazing point in Harry and May's ro- ***
mance?-
Read the following text and try to understand it in details.
Discussion
THE BIG CHANCE
Vl. Express your opinion and comment on it.
l. Did Harry hope against hope or did he have every reason to
' Fredyick Laing
find May? 1
He wasn't the kind tq pick a secretary by the color of her hair.
2. Was May sure that sooner or later she would meet Harry? Was
Not Bill I{argrave. Both Paula and Nancy had been smart enough to
she active enough to find him? know that. And for some time everyone in the office had known that
3. Harry and May displayed angelic patience. But what other one ofthem, PaulacirNancy, was going to get the job. In fact, the de-
qualities of their characters and their feelings helped them to meet cision would probably be made this afterioon. Ilargrave was leaving
each other? town and wanted to settle the matter before he lert.
. 4. Do you approve or disapprove of their long-suffering? The two girls could see him from thbir desks'outside his office.
5. Do you have another idea of the way to happiness? Maybe it was only some correspondence that he was looking at wiih
Vll. a) Choose any proverb which conveys the central idea of the cool, keen eyes. But for a moment his finger seemed to pause above
story "Detour to Rgmance" best. those two efficient pushbutlons. If he pressed the left bne, it would be
Paula?s pulse which would begin to beat faster.
b) Explain how this story can be an illustration to the follo-
Paula couldn't keep her eyes offthat light on her desk. She kept
wing proverbs.
making mistakes in hertyping and nervously taking the sheets ofpa-
"Fortupe is fickle." per out in order to start all over again.
"If it were not for hope, the heart would break." She leaned across her typewriter and said to Nancy "The boss is
'?atient waiters are never losers." all dressed up today. He must be going on a special trip."
"The course of tnre love never did run smooJh." She was just talking to relieve her nervousness. Nancy took her
The new words: time about answering. She wasn't used to having Paula talk to her in
such an intimate tone. Not since theyld learned a month ago that they
a 1. to hope against hope - HaAe{rbcr Ha qyAo
o 2. fickle - He[ocrorHnrrfi, nepeuenvurufi, neuaAexsrril
were both in line for promotion, for the important job as Bill
Hargrave's secretary.
a 3. smooth -rrlLa4wfr,ponrrrft
a 4. wistful - rocrcyrourufi, rocrclNrufi, ragyu'rnrrrfi "He does look nice."
a 5. continual - nocro.flHnrrfr, nenpepuruufi, To r,r AeJIo [oB- Hargrave lvas young and outside of offrci hours he was said to
be human. But that wasn't why he'd gotten to be one of the important
ropxrouuilcs.
a 6. continuous - HerrpeprraHrrfi, gnr,rrenrrrrrft" crurorunoft officials of the company. He was quiet, and some of the other men in
the offrce hadn't realized how fast he was succeeding in the company
Keys: ex. III: lb,2bd,3cd,4cd 5cd. until they saw him one day in one of thr top'executive positions.

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 well, Paula had been glad to let it go at that. Sh.e'd been quick to see
from his desk and walk to the door-
that neither of them was going to get the job simply on a basis of
e with one hand in a Pocket of his
physical attractivenesS, and she was right.
. There was a small white flowbr in
Paula didn't need any lessons wheh it came to office politics.
his buttonhole and the usrial keen, unrevealing smile on his face'
She was the one who was always busy when someone of little ippor-
"Did you send for the tickets?" he asked Nancy.'
tance in the office wanted his material typed. "Sorry, but it's impos-
"I got the tickets all right," she answered, "but". . . .and she tried
sible, Jack. Why not ask Nancy?"
to smile in the same hard way the boss did' She looke$ aboirt as
And they did ask Nancy. It left Paula free to do Bill Hargrave's
hardboiled as a white kitten. "But there just arennt any staterooms to
work in a hurry. She was never too busy for Mr. Bill's work.
be had," she told him. "Not for love nor money.'?
When Hargrave finally pressed one of those buttons it was at
The boss was certainly disappointed. Anybody could see that'
Paula's desk that the light went ort. She started to make a giab for trer
"suppese Irry it?" Paula suggested quickly.
note book, but she quickly took out her.mirror first. Then she
And for the next ten minutes, half the office employees could
grabbed up her note book and an envelope that was on the desk.
hear Paula telling the ticket-agent what she thought of him.
t'Listen,".she'said, "I don't care whose reservations you have to As for Nancy, what else could she do but sit there with her pretty
blonde head bent over her typewriter? Nancy was a nahral blonde,
cancel..."
and that seemed the best way to describe her. She just didn't seem t9
Well, the job was worth going after- There was the salary, for
know any tricks, such as Paula did, formaking herself more popular
one thing. And there was the prestige. The boss' secretary knew a
with the boss.
great deal about the business. And there were the interesting people'
The moment Paula got inside Hargrave' office, he asked about
And the boxes of perfume, flowers and candy they often left on her
that stateroom.
desk.
"Any luck, Paula?"
Ald there was Bill Hargrave for a boss. Young and clever and at-
Paula wasn't dumb. It Was the little things that would count with
tractive. That was a factor, too. Because in the advertising business
Mr. Bill. Orchestraseats at thb theatre when an important client was
you called the boss "Bill", and he called his secretary "Nancy" oi
in town and the show was sold out. Or a stateroom when there were
"Paula", and took her to dinner on the company expense account.
"no staterooms to be had for love nor money."
It was all strictly business, but it seemed intimate and informal.
She handed him the envelope. It contained the two sets oftickets.
Both Paula and Nancy knew about those dinners. Bill had tried "That's your statgroom number on the outside," she said in a busi-
io be fair. He would ask Paula to stay one night, and then it would be
ness-like way.
Nancy's turn the next night.
She had on a dbuble-breasted blue flannel suit something like
But Paula had been smart. She had soon learned how impersonal
Bill's, and it was clear he thought she looked pretty smart in it.
Bill Hargrave could be, even at those intimate dinners. About as per-
"Don't forget the time," she added, "eight-fifteen."
sonal as one of those advertisements that says, "This means you."
'And she saw how much harder to please he was during the overtime Hargrave .-il"d. "So there were no staterooms for love nor
monby, eh?"
hours - more irritable, more inclined to be critical in his manner.
' So when Nancy had said, "I don't mind staying riights, really.
He looked again at the number ofhis stateroom and put the enve-
lope carefully iir nis pockef.
I know Paula usually has a date. She is popular with the men... ."
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 a 26. dumb - neuofi
Then he told her. She was going to have a new job. He men- a 27. to neglect - npeHe6perarr
tioned the salary, too. He didn't'neglect to mention the salary. a 28. gratitude - 6laroAapHocrb
She took it just right - in a very business-like manner. Just a 29. sportsmanship - qecrHocrr, rrprMora
enough of gratitude. And then, the old sportsmanship. How sorry she
Nancy. She didn't look sorry.
'felt about
And neither did Bill. He told her it was okay, that she shouldn't
Use of English
worry about Nancy, that Nancy wasn't made for the job way, and l. Pick out from the text the words having the same roots as the
that, besides, he and Nancy were leaving on their honeymoon to- words given in the list below. Indicate what part of speech they
night. Tonight at eight-fifteen. are.

The new words: Decide, correspond, promote, employ, reserye, advertise, at-
tract, nervous, sport, reveal, appoint, form, person, irritate.
a l. smart - ocrpoyMHblfi, Haxo.q'rusrrfi
a 2. a push button-KHonKa ll. Match the following adjectives with their definitions.
a 3. to be dressed up - 6rnr I'I3bIcKaHHo oAerbIM l. hardboiled a) working in an organized way and not
a 4. to lean - HaKJIoIUITbct wasting time or thinking about personal
a 5. to relieve - o6ner"rurr things
a 6. intimate - 6nugrcuil, nuunrrfi 2. unrevealing b) lacking friendly human feelings or mak.
a 7. a promotion - npo.qBI,IxeHI{e no clyx6e ing you ftel unimportant
a 8. an official - cryxaqufi 3. keen c) having a close and friendly relationship
a 9. executive - I4crloJlHurenrnlrfi 4. dressed up d) not giving you any new interesting infor-
. 10. double-breasted - gny6oprHrfi mation about sth
a 11. revealing - pacr<pusarcurfi HoByIo raHQoprt'raquro 5. impersonal e) upset because sth you hoped for has not
'o 12. hardboiled - 6ecvyrcrneHHttfi, xecrrufi happened
. 13. a stateroom - (anep.) xyrrc 6. disappointed f) not showing much emotions
a 14. for love or money - nro6ofi qeuoft 7. business-like g) good at noticing sth
a 15. a reservation - 3apaHee 3aK€BaHHoe Mecro. 8. intimate h) wearing special clothes
a 16. to cancel - aHuynr,rpoBarb
a 17 . to go after - [cKarb, Ao6r'marrc.f, qero-nu6o lll. Match the following adjectives on the left with the nouns that col-
a 18. expense - rpara, pacxoA locate with them on the right. (Each word can be used once only).
a 19. on account - 3a crrer roro-nn6o l. smart a) business
. 20. strictly
crporg
- 2. efficient b) blonde
a 2l.fair - vecrurtfi, crpaBeAll{Bblnr 3. intimate c) secretary
a 22. impersonal - 6estturufr 4. important d) manner
I irritable - parApaxnrellnrrfi
23. 5. flannel e) tone
a 24.a date- cavranve 6. unrevealing f) person
a 25. to make a grab - 6rtcrpo cxBarurb
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 2. Nancy took her time about answer.ing.
7. advertising g) suit
8. intimate h) client 3. Hargrave was quiet, and some of the other men in the office
f. impersonal i) smile hadn't realized how fast he was succeeding in the company until they
10. natural j) man saw him one day in oni of the top execultive positiotns.

I l. business-like k) dinners 4. Nancy nied to smile in the same hard way the boss did.
5. Well, the jo.b was worth goirtg after.
Reading Comprehension t 6. It was strictly busi'ness, but it seemed intimate and informal.
lV. Ansuer the following questions:
Discussion
1.. In what company did all the heroes work?
2. What positions were both of the girls interested in obtaining? Vl. Discuss the motives for the following actions and utterances of
3. What was their boss's name? Paula.
4. tMhy was Paula very nqrvous that afternoon? L Paula couldn't ke€p her eyes offthat light on her desk.
5. What facts prove that she was nervous?
2. Paula leaned across her typewriter and said to Nancy "The
6. What remark concerning the boss did Paula make?
boss is all dressed up today. He must be going on a special trip."
7. Was Hargrave a successful ofFrcial in the company?
3. Paula quickly suggested that she could obtain tickets for the
8. What srnile was there on his face when he was speaking to
stateroom for Bill tlargrave.
Nancy? phy?
4. Paula was the one who was always busy when someone of lit-
9. Did Nancy cope with the task given to her by Hargrave?
tle importance in the office wanted his mateiial typed.
10. What was Bill's reaction to Nancy's explanation?
11. Did Paula manage to reserve a stateroom? 5. Paula had a double-breasted flannel suit something like Bill's.

12. What were some of the advantages to be promoted to the po- 6. Paula took it just right in a businessJike manner. Just enough
sition of Bill's secretary? of gratitude. And dhen, the old sportsmanship. How sorry she felt
' 13. What did Paula understand at those intimate and informal about Nancy.
dinners? Vll. Express your opinion and explain or prove your point of view.
14. What did Paula decide to do when she iaw that ireither of
them was going to get the job on a basis of physical attractiveness? l. Is the end ofthe story unexpected to you?
15. Why was Paula always busy when some of the men of less 2. Did Hargrave make a right choice selecting Paula to be his
i4portance in the offfce wanted to do some typing for them? secretaryJ What qualities did Paula have to be a secretary? Do you
16. Which of the girls was more efficient for the.position of a approve of Bill's choice?
secretary? 3. Did Paula really display sportsmanship and did she sincerely
17. Which of the girls did Hargave finally select to be his secre- feel sorry for Nancy that the latter was not selected to be a secretary?
tary? 4; Do you feel the author's attitude towards Paula in this epi-
V. Paraphrase the italicized parts of the foltowing sentences. sode? What was it: sympathy, irony, respect, mockery, elc.?

l. Hargrave was leaving town and wanted,to settle the matter be- 5. What attracted Bill to Nancy and he proposed her to marry?
Do you approve or disapprove of Bill's choice?
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 lig Chance". Whose big chance
6. The title of the story is "Th,e Unit 2
is meant by the author: Bill's, Paula's, Nancy's?
"TrLte love doesn'tconsisf oi noUing hands,
Vlll. Give the character sketches of Paula and Nancy. Use the words rT consisfs of holding hearts."
from the list given below. Use the facts from the text to support
your point of view. A. A. Batista

Energetic, generous (Ue.qprrft; BenltKoAylxHs:fi), mean (xurrufi , Read the following text and try to understand it in details.
noanufi), assertive (vpearvrepno nactoft'Iusrrfi), easygoing (.qo6po-
TO LOVE AI\D TO HONOR.
Ayrrruo-BecemIfi), chatty (6onrnuonft), sensible (6naropasyunuil,
3ApaBoMbrcn rllrnit), loyal (nepnufi, npegannufi), rude (rpy6rfi), Octavus Roy Cohen
polite, kind, ambitious (vecronlo6unrrft, crpeuxuuftc.r, xax4y-
It was rather surprising,to discover a deep vein of sentiment in
rqrft), (in)sincere ((ne)ncrpennufi), smart (octpoyuxnft, HD(oA-
little George Potter. I had been his friend and his lawyer for many
urmufi ), selfi sh, yielding (ycrynunBblfi , noKraAuc'tstir),hypocritical
years and had watched the always fat, and once alert, little man settle
(nuqerrlepnufi, nprrropnufi), artless (upocrogyluufi , 6ecxnrpocr-
into a domestic routine. He had been moderately successful in busi-
nnft), double-faced (apynn'rrtrft), industrious (ucnorururenrnlrfi), ness, sufficiently successful to permit him to retire from business
hostile (spaxAe6lrrrft), brave, sociable (o6ularenuruft)' reserved and to travel about the world a little if he had wanted to do so. But in-'
(crpurnufi), nervous, resourceful (naxogvurrrfi, nso6perarelr- stead he and Esther were content to sit night after night in their pleas-
dest, disresPectfu I (uenorm'
ant living-room; she busy with her sewing or reading; he passing the
nrcrnarrfi ), uncommunica-
time with his very excellent collection of,postage-stamps.
tive (uonval nBrrit, neodulrremxr'tfi ). Looking back over the years of my friendship with Potter, I can
lX. Choose the proverb which conveys the central idea of the story see that the vein of romance had probably been there all the time.
best. Explain your choice. There was, for instance, his very romantic love-affair with Althea
"Marriages are made in heaven." Deane- an affairwhich almostbecame a scandal. Butjust whenpeo-
ple began to gossip about them, George married her,
"Beauty lies in lover's eyes."
That marriage appeared to extinguish George Potter's last spark
"Character is prosperity." .
of romanticism. It never had a chance to be successful, and when
"To cry with one eye and laugh with the other-"
Althea left him suddenly, George's friends considered that he was
"Avoid evil and it will avoid you."
fortunate to lose her. Later came the news of Althea's death while
The new words: living abroad, and a couple of years later George began to call upon
t 1. utterance - BhrcK&lbrBaHl{e Esther seriously. The people of our group were only slightly inter-
a 2. to obtain - nonyrarb, fio6rrrarr, npuo6perarr ested - it is dilfrcult to become greatly excited over a possible mar-
riage rihen both the man and the woman are equally rather dull and
a 3. mockery - HacMeIIrKa' ocMetHue, I43AeBarenbcrBo
uninteresting
The maniage was a very nice affair. There followed the usual se-
Keys: Ex. II: lf,2d, 38, 4h,5b, 5e, 7a,8c.Ex. III: lf,2c,
3e, 4h, 59, 6i, 7a, 8k,9j, l0b, l ld. ries of parties for the newly married couple. Then it seemed that

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 human and far from feminine to have failed to respond to this magnifi--
George and Esther retired from life. Even his business affairs ran so
cent exhibition ofhusbandry devotion. Georgehimselfwas as fright-
well thatthere was little need on George's pan for my services as his
ened as he had been on the occasion oftheir first weddipg.
lawyer - and while I never ceased to like him, we found less ald less
But finalljr the ceremony was finished and the guests went to the
in common as the years passed. I couldn't imagine that they were
dining-room for the rich supper which had been prepared by special
cooks employed for the occasion. George and,I were left alone and
he sank exhausted into a chair. I placed my hand on his shoulder and
congratulated him on the success ofhis party.
"You really think it was a success?"
It was then that he came into my office; his fat little face shining "Wonderful! And," jokingly, '!ou certainly should fdel com-
with enthusiasm, and told me of his unusual plans for the silver anni- pletely married."
versary. His bright little eyes shone as he explained the thing, and I'll 'lYes, I do." He became silent for a moment or two, and when he
confess that I was pretty well confused; not alone because his
plan
spokeagain it was in a deeply serious tone. "There's something I've
be'
got to explain to you: as my friend and lawy'er." He stopped for a se-
this
cond then asked suddenly, 'You remember iny first wife?"
his
"Althea?" tr asked surprised by the question. "Certainly."
second marriage, and who had avoided social contacts' ';Did you know," he went. on in a strange voice, "that she died
'AccordingtoWhatGeorgetoldme,hewasdoingthisthingfor
only last year?"
.,It,ll please her," he explained. "'women like that sort
Esther's sake. "Good Lord! I thought she died twenty-seven years ago."
of thing, you know - and this seems to me a real idea. You have to be "So did I," he said quietly. "$.nd when I married Esther, I
a part ofit, because you were best man when Estherand
I were mar-
thought I wasa widower. But I wasn't- and in case anything ever co-
.iea. tt's just a gesture on my of sactifice to please the
part - a sort
mes up - well, I want you to understand that this affair tonight was a
Old Lady." real wedding for Esther and me." l

I'll say this foi George; he didn't do things halfivay'

The new words:
Instead ofthe usual party, he presented aperfect duplication ofhis
a 1. a vein - HacrpoeHr.Ie
marriage to Esther twenty-five years before.'There was even the same
o 2. a sentiment - eenruueHTarlbHocrb
rninister very old now and the same violinist who had played "oh,
-jfr4e" - a 3. alert- 6Anrerbnufi, Hacrofoxeunrrfi
promise at ttre other ceremony. A good many original guests
a 4. moderate - yuepennrrfi
were theret most of us rather gray-haired now. But the thing was very
a 5. sufficient - Aocraro.rHrrfi
a 6.to permlt- no3BoJltr6
a 7.to retire - yxoAHTb B orcraBKy
a E. content - AoBonbHEIit
a 9. to sew - lur,rrb
very impressive where one might have Qxpected it to be absurd'
a 10. a postag6 stamp - uorlroBarl MapKa
A, forlErth"r, I never saw a woman look more beautiful' She took t 11, romance - poMaHTltxa; mo6orudr ucropt4s
on an aura of genuine beauty. of course she would have been less than
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 : .12. to gossip - crrlerHlrrlarb
lll. Match the adjectives on the left with the nouns which collocate
a 13. to extinguish - racl4rb with them on the right. Each word can be used once only.
. 14. a spark - racrpa
1. alert a) wedding
a 15. fortunate - cqacrrtusrlfi
2. domestic b) devotion
I 16. slightly - cJIerKa
a 3. excellent c) duplication
17. a couple - uapa, rrera
a 4. silver d) guests
18. to cease - lpeKpaurarb
5. social e) man
a 19. to confuse - cMlllrorb '
a 20, profound - uy6oxufi, ocHonarenrHlrfr
6. real f) collection
7. perfect g) routine
t 21. for one's sake -paI.r4 roro-nu6o
a 8. genuine h) anniversary
22. a sacrifice - xeprBa
a 9. husbandly i) beauty
duplication - Bocupol{3BeAeHl{e B mrlHocrl{
23.
a 10. original j) contacts
a bride - HeBecra
24.
. 25. abouquet - 6yn.t
a 26. a bridesmaid - noApyxKa HeBecrbl Reading Comprehension
. 27. a hip - 6orc,6e4po lV. ldentify if the following statements are true or false and correct
a 28..an aura - aypa the false ones.
a 29. genuine - noAnunnrrfi l. The story was told by G. Potter's business companion.
I feminine -
3_0. )KeHcKI,Ifi, xeHcrneuurrfi 2. G. Potter was an extremely rich man.
a 31. a widower - BAoBerI
3. G. Potter's first marriage was perfect.
' 4. The people of G. Potter's.group were disinterested in his se-
Use of English cond marriage.
5. After the second marriage G. Potter was out of business.
l. Pick out the adjectives having the same roots as the words given
below. 6. The silver wedding appeared to be an absurd ceremony.

Surprise, success, pleasure, romance, fortune, sentiment, im- V. Answer the following questions:
press, origin, gray hair, bride, feminism, husband, silence. l. What was G, Potter's occupation?
ll. Choose the words from the given ones in brackets which can be 2. How did G. Potter and his wife prefer to spend time night after
the synonyms for the following words or close to their meanings. night?
3. Do you think the atrnosphere in their family was friendly and
l. uninteresting (a) bright, b) dull, c) pale, d) dim)
comfortable?
2. unusual (a). uninteresting, b) strange; c) ordinary, c) new)
new) 4. What romantic love-affair was in G. Potter's life in the past?
3. surprising (a) strange, b) astonishing, c) original, c)
, 4. sentimental (a) reasonable, b) emotional, c) imaginative; 5. Did the couple lead a very active social life after their mar-
riage?
d) inventive)
6. What were G. Potter's unusual plans for the silver wedding
5. genuine (a) artificial, b) great, c) sincere, d) true)

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 the wedding cere-
7. How did G. Potter explain the reason for 5. Why did G. Potter's plans. to organize his twenty-fifth wed-
-o"t ding anniversary.seem very unusual to his lawyer friend?
prepared
was a wedding party a simple affair or carefully 6. Why did G. Potter ask his friend to be best man at the silver
and organized? wedding ceremony?
g. Was the wedding party impressive or did it Iook absurd?
Vlll. Express your opinion and comment on it.
l0.Whatdetailsremindedofthe'frstweddingceremony?
sehtences or l. Did G. Potter want to display his love and honour to his wife,
Vl. Paraphrase the italicized parts of the following
give sYnonYmous woids organizing the silver wedding ceremony?
2.By the way, which feeling is stronger: love or honour (nover,
l. I had been his friend and his lauYer for many years and
settle into a yBaxeHlre, no'rreuue)? Are these feelings always present together in
watched the always fat, and once alert,little man
u loving heart?
tic routine.
2. That's the waY lfigured George'
3. Did G. Potter display his romanticism once again while dupli-
3. I'll say thisfor.George; he did riot do things
half way' cating the wedding cereinony?
to
4.He presented a lerfect duplication of his marriage 4. Can you suppose that organizing the duplication of the wed-
twenty-five Years before. ding ceremony G. Potter proved that he was still an alert man who
' 5. Esther in the same dress she had woin 25 years before - /e/ pursued some aims and even pragmatic ories? If you can, then what
around the hiPs PerhaPs. aims do you mean?
6. Esther took on an aura of genuine beauty' 5. Do you notice any public changes in the attitude towards mar-
7. "You have to be a part of it, because
you were best man
riage in modern society in our country and abroad? If you do, what
Esther and I were married." are they? Do you approve or disapprove of them?
a widower' But I
8. "When I married Esther I thought I was
The new word:
n't- and in case anything ever coines -well,I wantyou to u
up
and me."
,-1*a,n* ,t is affair tonilht was a real wedding for Esther ,) To pursue - npecneAoBarr (qerlr)

Discussion Keys: Ex.II: lb 2b 3b 4b 5c. Ex. III: le293f 4h5j6a7c

questions' 8i9bl0d
Vll. Give your detailed explanation to the following
1. was G. Potter's second marriage with Esther of
Why
no ***
rest to the PeoPle of his grouP?
Read the following text and try to understand it in details;
2. Why did G. Potter and his wiferetire from life
and social

tacts? LL OF THE WIND

as the
3. Why didn't G, Potler and his lawyer meet often
William Brandon
went on?
was
4. Why did the lawyer think that G' Potter's marriage Mrs. Hackett found her in her bedroom crying. She stood in the
happy? doorway and said seriously: "I came in to bonow some sugar, Syl-

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 "That's what the poem says. It's just as true of a man or an old
yia. The door was open so I just walked in' Now what on
rnan, for that matter. The older they get the truer it gets, I guess. Only
wrong with you?"
and her they rather give up trying tb do anything about it after so long a
Svtuiu sat op and dried her eyes' Her skirt was wrinkted
come out ot
back hair hung in disorder over her forehead' A pin had time." She pushed up her lower lip and looked down her nose at Syl-
to catch in the little red via. "Like Mr. Hackett."
her imitation lace collar and it had fallen down
Nothing'"
buckle at her waist. She said shakily, "Heilo, Mrs' flackett' Sylvia looked up surprised. "You mean Mr. Hackett used to -
Mrs. Hackett drew down the comers of her mouth' 'Nothing in want to -"
go to Canton'
deed. It's because of Chip wanting to leave here and "He was.the hardest man to hold down in this town. He got tired
n't it? Of course it is." of everything, that was his trouble. It's a sort of laziness, that's all it
Sylvia pushed her hair aside out of her eyes' "I won't do
it"' is. But he stuck here. FIe stuck, all right."
said angrily. "I won't'" "Why?" Sylvia asked. "'What did you do?"
"Mm, IvI1s. Hackett said sourly' " 'A boy's will is the wind's
will' "Well," Mrs. Hackett said, "you can take it for what it's worth,
do any
That's a poem. It is the truest thing in tlie world' It doesn't Sylvia. It worked with Mr. Hackett, I know that."
to fight against it. Remember that and you'll have it easier'" "But what was it?"
iI won't do it. I won't move around to one mill after another "Whenever he got all excited about leaving here and going away
- no nothing!
my life, and never have anything, no home and no some place to look for something he thought was better, I simply
won't!" gave him his way. I didn't oppose him in the least."
"Well, 'it's his j ob if he wants to give it up'" Sylvia looked disappointed and confused. "Oh."
..Itisn't!It'sjustasmuchmineasitishis.Idon'tbelievein
"But,?'14r.. Hackett said profoundly, "he didn't know it. I always
w
old idea that a woman's just a - a slave, to follow a man around took hint on a tip. Just a week or so. And I kept him on the jump every
ever he happens to want to do!"
just what can you lninute of it. I always liked little trips around, anyway. 'Well, by the
"Oh, you don't," Mrs. Hackett said' "And time that man would get home again he'd, be so tired Of jumping
about it?"
urornd that he wouldn't have left for the thousand dollars. That," Mrs.
Sylvia bowed her head and dried her cheeks with her
l'lackett said, "is soinething you find out about men, Sylvia. They like
chief. "I don't know," she said.
b start but they like to get back home a'whole lot more."
"Of course you don't' You're nothing but a child," Mrs'
by that Sylvia said doubtfully. "It doesn't seem that Chip would - "
said. "You'll be twenty years finding out what to do and
there's somebody "Maybe he wouldn't. I'm the last person in the world to bry to
it'll be too late to do you any good. Unless
give otherpeopl6 advice, Sylvia. Nobody wants it and I guess eyery-
to iell you to begin with. Somebody who knows'"
Sylvia was not impressed.. "What could you tell me' I
one has to live his own life, anyway. But Mr. Hacketi says that

Hackett? What could anyone do? I've argued with him until
I'm they're shutting down the mill for a week, and.if Chip was to srpend
He's got tltat week in a car kavelling along fast froin one place to another,
most crazy but he - he doesn't even listen any more'
without even a chance to catch his breath. ...Well, 'a boy's will is the
mind set on moving on, to something different that won't be any
wind's will,' the idea of that is that the wind can change in a minute."
ferent at all, and then he'll want to gb again, and -"
" 'A boy's will is the wind's will,' " said Mrs' Hackett' "But what if he wouldn't want to go?"

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 you move to The new words:
"Mm. You tell him you want a little vocation before
about moving to . 1. to wrinkle - naxrr(cx)
Canton. If he thinks that yoir;ve given in to him
o 2. a pin - 6ynanxa
Canton, he'll take you: You try it and see'"
throu a 3. Iace - KpyxeBo
They went up into Michigan, west to Wisconsin' down
to Knoxville a a 4. collar - BoporHlrK
Mirmesota and Iowa and St. Louis to Memphis, east
up through Louisville to come home' They were gone six days' E
. 5. a buckle- nprxKa
early andauere on a 6. to catch - 3arlenr,rrbct
day Sylvia arranged it so that they got up very
job, planning the thihgs a 7. a waist - Tarrkrfl.
nigfrway by daylight and she kept on the
until late at night' She called upon Qhip to s1 o 8. shakily-HerBepAo, HeyBepeHHo
visit at the next stop,
hot dogs' soft drt a 9. sourly - Kr{cJro
often at roadside stands and she filled him with
and bad coffee. She was surpnsed and delighted at the dull look a 10. to bow - HaKnorurrg
appeared in his eyes on the third day'
. ll. to stick (stuclg stuck) - 3acrprrb
Mrs. Hackett came over the day they returned to bring
back o 12. not in the least - Hr4qyrb
cup of sugar she had borrowed' She said, "Well!"
and paused exp a 13. on thejump-upoBopHblfi, oueHb sansrofi
tantly, holding the cup of sugar in both hands'
a 14. a vacation-ornyeK
"He went back to work today," Sylvia said' There was
at a 15. on the jobovenr sauxtofi, uaxoAxIqrfic.a r 4rnxienult, s
going to Canton
note in her voice' "He hasn't said a thing about Aeitctsnw
several days." a 16. a chin - no46opo4or
"Mm!,And what did he say when he got home?" She c l7.to sigh-B3AbD(arb
"That he never thought home would look so good to
him?" a 18. tiresome - cxyvnufi, yrouutelurrrfi
and for a m
Sylvia nodded. She sat down on a kitchen chair
ment seemed lost in thought' "He said exaptly that"'
she said at last' Use of English
move out of the house
"You won't even be able to get him to l. Form the necessary words from the roots in brackets and accord-
go to a movie for a month- I told you' Wind's will'
that's the 1
ing to the text.
ih.y'." alike, all men." She put the cup of sugar on the ki
all
that you look l. Her skirt was wrinkled and her black hair hung in (o1der) over
cabinet and looked at Sylvia- "But I wouldn't say
her forehead
happy about it, Sylvia. But you are tired'"
' 'sylvia r'1' 2. She said (shake), "Hello, Mrs. Hackett. Nothing."
restedher chin on her hand' She sighed and said'
we c 3. He got tired of everything, that was his trorrble. It's a sort of
little iired of this town, I guess' I was just thinking when (lazy), that's all it is."
yesterday, and it looked so"'so old and so dirty and dull
tack
lives here' w 4. Sylvia said (doubt)."It doesnlt seem that Chip would - "
tiresome.... And I thought that we'll spend all our
just thinking'" 5. Mrs. Hackett said, "Well!" and paused (expect), holding the
nothing to do except the same old' ' "'oh, I was . -
at Sylvia - i ^---r-. ^-l
seriously and +L cup of sugar in both hands.
Vtii. Uactett drew back and looked
that long trip - l' 6. am a little tired of this town, I guess. I was just thinking,
"I
said. "You're just tired, Sylvia' My goodness,
when we came back yesterday, and it looked so old and so dirry and
Sylvia looked up and her eyes were shining' "But I'm
not tit
dull and (tire)..."
she said. "I had a wonderful time'"
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 2. What was the reason for Chop's decision to change his place
phrases with their
ll. Match the following Russian words and Io live in?
lish equivqlents from the text' 3. Why didn't Sylvia want to give'Chip his way to go to Canton?
1. peurnrr Aocrlrqb qero-[I'I6o a) ngt to oppose 4. Who else in the story changed rather suddenly in attiftrde and
2. clrorperr cBblcoKa b) to hold down itlca?
3. y.uePxarr c) to keep on the job 5. Why did Mrs. Hackett consider her husband to be the hardest
4. ycryuurs d) to set on sth ttrtn?
5..ue 6rrrr nPorrrB e) to look down 6ne's nose 6- How did Mrs. Hackett manage to hold down her husband in
6. :acrasutr nonorerb I a whole lot more orrc town?

7. ropa:4o 6onrure g) to give sb one's waY 7. What did lvlrs. Hackett advise Sylvia to do?
the wo 8. Did Sylvia manage to persuade Chip to travel?
lll. ComPlete the following sentences choosing one of
given in brackets. 9. Did they travel much or little?

(well / good)' 10. What were Sylvia's alrangements during their trip?
1. "That he never thought home would look
so
11. What was Sylvia's purpose?
2. Mrs. Hackett looked at Sylvia (serious / seriously)'
/ happily) 12. Was Sylvia's husband sad or happy to get back horne?
(
3. "But I wouldn't say that you look so happy
13. Did Chip talk much or little about moving to Canton after
it, Sylvia."
-4.*lwon;t lhcir trip?
move around to one mill after (the other / another)
14. Did Sylvia enjoy their trip?
my life."
give (the
5. "I am the last person in the world to try to Discussion
other) people advice'"
Vl. Express your opinion qnd comment on it.
6. "It's just as much (my / mine) as it is his'"
7. "It'll be too (late / lately) to do you any good'" l. How do you underst"and the line from the poem "A boy's will
wind's will"?
ls the

Reading comprehension 2. How do you understand the title of the story "Will of the
Wind"?
lV. Complete the following sentences as they
are given in the
3. Do you share Mrs. Hackett's opinion that men arelazy,they
l. On visiting Sylvia the first time Mrs' Hackett found her"' of everything and that's why they are inclined to change
gut tired
2. Mr. Hackett came to borrow"' ' llrcir places to live in and to work in?
3. The couPle was gone ..- daYs' 4. Do you approve or disapprove of a woman's desire to hold
4. Each day the couple was on the highway by"' ' rlrwn their husbands in one town, on one place?
5. Sylvia was surprised and delighted "' on the third day of 5. Are you inclined to follow the following proverb: "The ro11-
journey. irrg stone never gathers moss"? Explain your point of view.
6. Db you think that Sylvia's way to resolve their family conflict
V. Answer the following questions:
wls chosen right? What makes you think so?
l. How does the story oPen?
4t
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 I couldn't see how anybody could get seasick with the water so calm
7. How will you explain that Sylvia was in low spirits and lost
the way it is today. Our room steward says that anybody that gets
in thought after the triP?
scasick in this kind of weather wotrldn't be safe on the lake in Cenhal
'8. Do you think that after the trip Sylvia was unhesitatingly'
Park. He's a regular comedian... And that's reminds me, how much
ready to move to a new place together with her husband?
tlo you think I ought to tip him - the rooin steward , I mean? I'm not a
9. Do you think that Chip will try to realize his plan to c
pcrson who has a lot of money, but still I want to do the right thing as
his work and the place to live in? What makes you think so?
to tipping.
10. Which of the followirig proverbs can be the best advice for
wife and a husband to resolve their family problems? E*plain yor You see, this is the first time wq've been on a boat - my wife and
choice. l, I mean. Of course we've taken a trip up the Hudson with the kids,
"Birds in thpir little. nests dgtee"; but I guess you wouldn't mentiorr the Hudson River Day Line in the

'"Let your quarrel end before same breath with a bigship like this, would you? The kids thought it
was wonderful, though. They're grown up and married now, with
Some foolish meddler makes it more."
kids of their own - except Judy, that is, and she hardly has had time,
"A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit." not having been married a year yet - but it doesn't seem more than
Vll. "Marriage is like a life ln it - it is a field of battle and not a bed yesterday,that they were running around like wild Indians and get-
,o""rl' (Robert Louis Stevenson) ling into all kinds of trouble. Time certair_rly flies.
But still what can the marriage be for Sylvia and Chip: a bed Whew! It's getting hot, isn't it? We must be coming into the
roses or a field of battle? Explain your point of view. tropics from the way it feels. Ever been d6wn here before, Mr. - I
The'new words: don't think you mentioned your name, did you? Arthur? Well, I'm
glad to know you Mr. Arthur. My name is Bentham. I'd like you to
a 1. a significance - 3Haqeuue, cMbIcJI
neet my wife some time, too. That's my wife sitting in that deck
a 2. to resolve - pa3pellrarb (rontfnurr, counenue)
chair down at the end. She is making believe she is reading the book,
I -
3. a meddler 6ecnorofinrrfi, na4oe4nnnrrfr,
lrut she's sound asleep. The salt air seems to make her very tircd.
t\uitc , Bo Bce qeJIoBeK
. As I was saying, time certainly flies. Now, you take me, r,r,4ry, it
4. a lawsuit - rsx6a
seems only the other day that Ellen and I were getting married; and
Keys: ex. II: ld2e tb Un ttt. here we are grandparents ofsix already.
_*.t: We've been married thirty-six years. It doesn't seem possible,
but that's what it is, all right. Why, say, I can rememberthe wedding
Read the following text and tryr to understand it in details' ,just as clearly asif it happened last week. It wasn't much of a wed-
tling - you know, no ceremony and reception. Besides Ellen and me
BETTER LATE nnd the minister there were only the minister's wife and the church
Edward janitor, for witness. But I can still see the five of us standing there in
the chapel, #ittt ttte sun coming through a high window and falling
Well, I'm certainly gladyou're not Seasick. When I first siw
uround us and turning everything golden. I remember Ellen espe-
leaning over the rail I said to myself that you must'be seasick,
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 They're all grown up now - fine young men and women, if I do
Lord' I felt big and awkward
cially. She was so pretty and little' say so myself but there were times when you just wondered if they
-
side her. ever would grow up. It was just one thing after another. Sick or
they tn: ttlY:TT:]
Will you look at them flving fishl Aren't healthy, they had you up to your neck in bills.
When I look back, I think that
Ellen and I must have been crazy
*: 91"#111 ti:::: for
Is that land over there to the left? No, I guess it's just clouds.
the w av we dld lvrv
settin g rnarried ;:::ff Well, last year our company did pretty well and they gave all the
could do io get together the monev
.

ffi#T;;;;iii
Engagement rings and honeymoons
and all those I
old employees a month's.pay for a bonus at Christmas - first bonus
weddin!
wvuuurb ring.
IMrD'
--_c- we had had in years. So what did.I do? Well, I figured with all the
far as we were concemeo'
cial thirigs were out of reach as kids married and no one to take care of but ourselves, that we didn't
I fdlt pretty bad, taking trerrleirjtl"rn:o*:l:T-::.t:;: have any real need for the money, so I didn't breathe a word about it
tu*ttdil;.;;ilft'l giriite her ddserved better' and I t
l:ltt *1*lt-,jll,
to Ellen. You see, I'd been seeing those cruise advertisements in the
r.or cn A hio wedding ; u...iption at the
papers and I thought to myself that's just the thing for Ellen and me.
know - and a honeymoon atrNiagar4 Falls was
I wantedrsuch foolishr Twelve days. Nassau, Jarnaica, and Cuba. $125 and up. I didn't say
r. But she just laughed' "If
"--il;-vi'
^'"-" et'ot and not Johnhy Bentham' anything till about two weeks before we were about to sail. Then I
she says, !'I'd have mz broke the news. Well you could have knocked Ellen over with a
.,- rL --.^i, .r,e is. tlian'tmind so much
":r 1?"11g1.b,r,?*"';
wi
a["'*ards' but' gee' what's a weilding
feather.
"""ptio"
on? I mean,'it made me feel
rather low' notbeing a "Johnny Bentham," she says, "are you out of your mind?"
"No," I says, "And I haven't robbed the bank, either." So I told
to provide even that'
' You know, marryrng Ellen was the making:f *";11-?: her all about the bonus.
me studying booKxeep
rhip;;;;I".k at the tirne, but she made Well, she still thought I was crazy. "Spending all that money on a
c1Te are millionaires? Johnny, I'll
andwhen an openns 'nit'L totpunv i1""flTltl!:^O'n1l: little trip," she says. "Do you think we
Oi course that isn't too much -' put
it. I'm head bookkeeper now' never foot on that boat."
vvv^>---r -- -
oluy ulrs vluwr bookkeeper
but being head of anything is "Now that's a fine.way to feel!" I says, acting as if I were insul-
d
""ir-""" ",trer
nood th.t" daYs, I alwaYs saY'
^^--_
A^ couP ted. "A woman refusing to go on a honeymoon with her husband!"
ilttt;;;i*v,r'i.tY-nu"vearsthe
and gav
^ '1:wn
it is' See
Well, she just looked at me and I just looked at her, and first
Dempsey's Restaurant thing you know she threw her arms around me and began kissing me,
Benthami-
says, "To.JohnW'
Atlas Paperae rupPlv r"'";^::t$:Y;
Mr' Stover' and what did the two of us do but end up laughing and crying like a
;H, "f;";i;;' couple ofkids.
President, made a sPeech' , "Gee, Mama," I says. "It's better late than never, isn't it?"...
Ididtoo-butlwastoochokeduptosaymuch.Youcanbet
to get that w Say, at those flying fish...
long enough fook
t'a n"ue, ttuve stayed in that company
if it hadn't beeri for Ellen' The. new words:

And the kids, too, of cot[se'

When you
9"
toi":,fT]I;1: a 1. to lean over - narnonflrrcr HaA
n"'l#;;tf;;o;;;;"''Kit-that'ssn"igtT']T:".1-'
Anthony' and Judy' the baby'
a 2. a rail - nepeKJr4Ar,rxa, flop]qeHb
the first; then Roger, Cynthia' o 3. a steward - crroapA ( xa uaccaxupcrou cygue)
names, aren't they? Ellen
picked them out'
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 ll. Match the following adjectives as opposites.
a 4. all in the same breath - eAI{HbrM AyxoM
a 5. to be sound asleep - KperIKo 3acH)rub a) Crazy, healthy, huppy, right, graceful, sick, rough, sensible,
I 6. a reception - uPuev wrong, awkward, calm, (to feel) low.
a 7. a janitor - nPI'IBParHuK b) Safe, regular, possible, healthy, breath, married, sound, tire, real.
a 8. a witness - cBuAereJlb
Give the negative adjectives from the following words using
o'9.achapel-qacosHs
negative suffixes or prefixes.
a 10. awkward - neyuroxr'Ift, nelonrufi
a 11. crazy - 6esYruHuft 4 lll. Completg the following sentences choosing the right variant
each time.
I 12. out of reach -'BHe AoctraeMocrl'I
o 13. a honeymoon - N{eAosrtil Mectu l. "That's my wife sitting (in, on) that deck chair down (at, in)
a 14. to provide- o6ecue'rusarr lhe end.
. 15. bookkeePing - 6YxralrePux 2."My goodness, I didn't have a cent (to, on) my name.
a 16. to choke - 3aAblxarbcf, or BoJIHeHI{t 3. "I felt pretty (badly, bad), taking her right from (a,-,the)
a 17. to bet-gePxarb raPu church to a $ 2.50-a-week fumished room."
o 18. up to one's neck - rro ropJlo' rro yruu 4. "Now, you take me, why, it seems only the other (day, days)
o 19. a bonuS-ilpeMut that Ellen and I were getting married."
a 20. to knock over with a feather - oureJloMll'f,rb 5. "There is only one (gonolnurealuufi, lpyrofi: other, an-
a 21. to insult - o6llxarr, nbHocurl ocrop6lenue other) bookkeeper."
6. "They gave a month's pay for a bonus (at, on) Christmas."
Use of English 7. " A woman refusing to go (on, at) a honeymoon with her hus-
band."
l. Form the words from the given'roots in
brackets and
8. "(Besides, except) Ellen and me and the minister there were
to the text.
only the minister's wife and the church janitor, for witness."
l. "It wasn't much of wedding - you know' no ceremony'

Reading Comprehension

lV. ldentify if the following statements are true or false and correct
the false ones.

l. Mr. and Mrs. Bentham had six children and five grandchildren.
2. Judy, their daughter, was not married.
3. Mr. and Mrs. Bentham's wedding was magnificent.
4. Their cruise was;to last twelve days.
pers."
6. "Do you think we are (million), Johnny? I'll never put foot 5. Mr. Bentham came to a decision to take the cruise regardless
ol'expenses.
that boat."
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V. Answer the following questions: 2. She is making believe she is reading that book, bvt she,s sound
rr,sleep.
l. Who told the story?
3. Erlgagement rings and honeymoons as all those special things
2. HadMr. Bentham been on a boat previously?
were out of reach as far as we were concemed.
3. Who was accompanying him on this boat trip?
4. ...but gee, what's a wedding without a honeymoon? I mean it
4. Had Mr. and Mrs. Bentham been married only previously or
tnade me feel rather low, not being able to provide even that.
many years ago?
5. You know, marrying Ellen was the making of me.
5. Why did Mr. Bentham think that Ellen and he were crazy, ger-
6. Mr. Stover, the president, made a speech. I did too but I was
ting married the way they did? -
too choked up to say much.
6. What made Mr. Bentham feel deep emotional distress after 7. ...but there were times when you just wondered if they ever
their wedding? would grow up. It was just one thing after another. Sick or,healthy,
7: What kind of work was Mr. Bentham doing when he got mar- they had you up to your neck in bills.
ried? 8. So I didn't breathe a word about it to Ellen.
8. What position was Mr. Bentham prornpted to in his company? 9. Then I broke the news. Well you could have knocked Ellen
9. How did the company honour Mr. Bentham at the end of over with afeather.
thirty-five years of his devoted service to the company?
10. How did Mi. Bentham unexpectedly get the money to take the Discussion
cruis!?
Vll. Express your opinion, comment on it or prove your point of
11. Did Mr. Bentham consult Ellen if to take a cruise? view.
12. When did Mr. Bentharn break his secret?
13. Did Mrs. Bentham object to spending so much money on a
l. Will you reproduce the episodes from the text where Mr.
llentham spoke about his wife with love, tendemess, care and admi_
cnrise?
ration?
14. Did Mr. Bentham convince his wife that they should really go?
2. Howwill you explain that Mr. Bentham had a clear and bright
15. What was the final scene?
rnemory of their wedding ceremony? But first try to reproduce this
16. What places did they plan to visit? scene.
17. Do you find that Mr. Bentham was a man with a sense of hu-
3. Did Mrs. Bentham give support for her husband's interest and
mour? In what episodes of this story did he display this quality? sLrccess?
18. How will you explain that Mr. Bentham intemrpted his 4. How did Mr. Bentham explain the fact that he had been
all the time being attracted by flying fish or scenery (clouds, land i working in the company for a long time? Do you approve or disap_
the sea)? prove ofhis choice?
Vl. Paraphrase the italicized parts of the following sentences. 5. Are you inclined to think that Mr. Bentham could easily move to

l. "Ofcourse, we have taken a trip up the Hudson with the kids, rrnother town and find anotherjob if he had no children in the family?

but I guess you wouldn't mention the Hr.tdson river Day Line in 6. Who do you think is the main hero of the story: Mr. Bentham
same breath with a big ship like this, would you? " or Mrs. Bentham?

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 7. Does the following quotation refer to the heroes o{this story Unit 3
anyhow? "Every man who is high up loves to think that he has done
"A mother never realizes that her
it all himselt and the wife smiles and lets it go at that. It's our only
joke. Every woman kirows that." Sir J. M. Banie. children are no longer children."
8. What is the significance of the title ofthe story "Better Late"? Holbrook Jackson.
9. What helped Mr. Bentham and Mrs. Bentham to live to a green
old age? Choose the necessary words given below. (HoneSty; trust, Reaa tne following text and try to understand it in details.
a sense of humour, a sense of responsibility, love, mutual respect,
mutual understanding, supportive relationship, etc.) FINAL BRBAK
10. What rewards did they get in their green old age?
:! Jan S. Thompson
The new words:
.) 1. a significance - 3HaqeHlre, cMblcn They had been walking along Oxford Street, ho they stopped,
t 2. a green old age - cqacrnl{Batl crapocrb, npexlonnufi Greg's hand on her arm.
BO3pacT. "This is the place," he said. "I thought you might get the sort of
thing you like here."
Helen nodded, but there were tears in her eyes as she looked
through the shop-window. The new hat had been his idea, not hers.
"What about that black one?" He poirtted. "It would go with your
suit!"
Her lips trembled. One of the little things she loved so much
about him was the really genuine interest he had always taken in
what she wore. It had made you feel young somehow, loved, thougti
in your heart you knew you were young no longer.
"Yes. Yes; it would, wouldn't it?" She carefully avoided meet-
ing his eyes, because there was so much in her own eyes that he must
never see.
They went into the shop, A clerk appeared to wait upon them.
Helen desoribed the hat, It was in the window.
' She was wisfoing now that they had nevef come into the shop.
But Greg had been insistent. He wanted to give her something. A
parting gift, he had callbd it.
He was smiling now out of blue, untroubled eyes. Which sur-
prised her. And yet why should it, she asked herself, as she took the

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 She had al- The color carne at once to her cheeks. Not because ofany false
hat from the clerk and placed it on her blue-gray hair?
pride. That wasa luxury you couldrt't afford if you had no one to sup-
ways tried to be modern, and part of modernity was
to see these
things through bravely, when and if they came'
port you. tiut -
"Oh, Greg, you shouldn't," she said with embarrassment.
Hermindturnedback.Andshe.sawherselfinthehatshopmir- He brushed that aside. Angrily almost.
Smiling'
ror, not as someonq in a black tailored suit, but as a bride' 'lWhy not? It's something I want to do. And Sandra - " He men-
looked that'
radiant, on Greg's arm. At least they had said she had
tioned the girl's name - "she agrees. We were talking about it last
She had never thought of it; never cared' She had
bee so com-
night."
pletely, so blindlY haPPY.
Sandra... We... How easily, familiarly, he spo(e of her, Helen
Five minutes later they were out again in the sunshine of
the
tea' thought with an ache. And yet two months ago they hadn't even met.
street and Greg, after looking at his watch, suggested
his Two months... Was itreally onlythattime since he'd gone up to Lon-
"I know a place -"There was an e2<pression of excitement in
don on that business trip?
eyes which she could not understand' "You'll like it there'"
off She had realized, of course, after he came back that there was
It was a small, very ordinary caf6 in one of the
slde streets
back' something, although he hadn't actually said a word then. Some
Oxford Street. He ordered for them both,,and then leaned
and took
deep-rooted woman's instinct had warned her that he wasn't all hers
He didn't speak, but his hand came out across the table
any longer, that she was sharing him with someone else.
hers.
'Not now' Not so A girl. Young, fresh, and lovely. The imagined picture had filled
"Please, God, don't let me cry," she prayed'
her with a sense of panic. Hd had changed his job for a better one and
long as he's with me." gone up to live in London. For a moment she hadn't seen him. And
a cigarette'
The tea arrived' He drank one cup quickly, lit himself
she had nevsr met the girl.
and then said: "You're quite certain that you want
to stay on in that
Sandra... She worked in the advertising business, hehad toldher.
house alone? I mean well, I feel rather bad about
the whole thing'
- And very clever. But that didn't matter to Helen. When you have
And if there is anything I could do - "
loved somebody with every part of you, you did not think of clever-
There was one thing, but it would Lave been hysterical weakness
ness in considering that younger person to whom you were losing
him to
to have suggested it. She shook her head' She didn't want
him.
have any feelings of regret, any pains of conscience' It
had beenl
Was she really nice? Would she work to keep h.im happy as you
wonderful having him for all those years'
had tried to do?
'No, really," she said. ':It'll be all right'"
But Sandra... The name.had a sharp quality. You couldn't ima-
But he still didn't seem satisfied'
*I gine a girl with a.name like that being - Helen's eyes were drawn to a
"There's another thing I'd like to mention," he said' didn'
girl who had just walked into the caft, who was looking around hesi-
anything about it because I know:- well, I know-how sensitive tantly - well like that, for instance.
are about that sort of thing "He broke off and then went
- Then the girl turned. She was beautiful, with a shy, sweet love-
on, his eyes avoiding hers. "It's money' I've arranged with
the
liness that caught at your heart. Helen stared, quite unconscious that
bank... ."
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l. From the following words form 1) the nouns; 2) the adjectives

from the text.

he said. "This is Sandra, Mother' Tomorrow's

happy bride!"
a) Modern, weak, proud, clever, lovely, to express, to excite, to
The new words: cmbarrass;
a l. to nod - nnearl ronoeoil b) To insist, to trouble, to wonder; to smile, to sense, to hesitate,
a 2. to point - YKa3bIBarb to excite, to part, hysteria.
a 3. genuine - ucrpennufi, noglunurrfi
a 4.toavoid-us6erarr ll. Match the following Russian words and expressions with their
English equivalents from the story.
a 5. to part -PaccraButbcfl
a 6. to see through - BuAerb HacKBo3b l. nogxogrrr a) a parting gift
a 7. troubled - 6ecnoroiruntir, ncrpenoxennlrfi 2. npoqanrHufi nogapor b) to stay on
'f 8. modernitY - conPeueHHocrb 3. xencrufi KocrroM, crunrurfi B c) considerini
a 9. a tailor-noprHofi CTpOrOM CTLIne
a 10. a bride - HeBecra 4. rorlan4uponra d) to catch at one's heart
a 11. radiant - cusroutnfi 5. rporars 4o uy6unu 4yrull e) a tailored suit
: 12. to lean - HaKroHtrbct 6. npogolxari ocrasarrcx I
to feql bad
c 13. to pray - Mollllrbct 7. 'ryscrnorarr ce6q Br{HoBarbrM g) a busine'ss trip
o 14. to regret - cox€urerb
8. npunuuax Bo BHt4MaHue h) to go with
e 15. pain - 6o-nr, crPaAaHI4e
a 16. conscience - coBecrb lll. Match the following adjectives on the left with the nouns that col-
a 17. sensitive - qyBcrBl'Irenurrrfi locate with them on the right. (Each word can be used once
,) luxury - pocKolnb
18. only).
a 19. to afford - no:sorurr ce6e L genuine a) musician
o 20. to embarrass - cMylrlarb, nprrBoAr{Tb B 3aMelrlareJlbcrBo 2. untroubled b) steps
a 2l.to brush aside - orAenblBarbcq' orMaxuBarbcfl 3. partiag c) voice
: - 6ecqePevonnufi
22. familiar 4. hysterical d) interest
c 23. an ache- 6onr 5, sensitive e) feelings
a 24. deep-rooted - rny6oro yKopeHnBlxl{ficl' ouenr cunrurrfi
6. familiar fl look
a 25. to warn - nPeAynpexAarb
7. deep-rooted g) words
a 26. considering - yqlrrblBa'I, [pI{HI4Mat Bo BHI{MaHAe
8. hesitant h) laughter
c 27.to hesitate - rone6arrcs
,) 28. lovely - rpacueufi, nperpacHrrfi 9. unconscious i) desire

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 Reading ComPrehension Discussion
are false or true' Correct the Vl. Agree or disagree with the following statements and prove your
lV. ldentify if the following statements
false ones. point of view using some facts from the text.

1. Helen asked her son to drop into

the hat shop' l. Helen was a true woman.
2. The described day was unhappy and difficult for Helen.
3. Helen was about to say that she didn't want to part with her son.
4. It was very difficult for Helen to part with her son, but she
thought more about him and his future happiness.'
about his love. 5. Greg was attentive to his mother and tried to comfort and to
in London'
6. Greg changed his job for a better one please her.
7. Helen didn't worry about her son's
marriage' 6. The described day was difficult for Greg, too.
8. Helen liked the name of Greg's girl'
daughter-in-law' Vll. Express your opinion and explain it.
9.Helen was quite prepared to meet her future
l. Which of the following adjectives describes Helen as a
V. Answer the following questions: mother: generous, unselfish, poSsessive, modern?,
l. In what city did the actions take place? 2. To what extent do you sympathize with Helen and Greg?
visited?
2. What was the first place Greg and Helen 3. Do you think that the described break will be a break and final?
3. Whose idea was to drop into the
hat shop? 4. What future relationship do you foresee between Helen and
4. Why did Greg insist on visiting the hat shop? her son?
into this shop'/
5. Was it pleasant for Helen to drop 5. What do their future relationship depend on?
6. Where did theY have tea? 6. Do you agree with the quotation "A mother never realizes that
7. Who was caf6? her chil&en are no long-er children"?
8. What did speak about with his mother? 7. Do you feel that your parents' attitude to you is the same? Can
9. Did Hele conversation and Greg's ideas? you remember any life situations?
10. In what situation did Greg show
his temper?
trip to London? The new words:
1 l. When did Greg go on a business

12. Did Helen guess that Greg had met his love?
a l. to show onets temper - nporBJurrb pa3ApalreHr{e
13. Where did Greg's girl work? a 2. a daughter-in-law - HeBecrKa
14.How did Greg characrerize his girl? a 3. to what extent - HacKoJrbKo, 4o rarofi crerreHr4
Sandra filled Helen wi a 4. to remember - BcrroMrrHarb
15. Why did the imagined picture of
oanic? a 5. possessive - co6crneHHlrqecKafi; demanding total atten-
16. What worried Helen in her son's
future life? tion or love, not wanting sb to be independent.
17. Did Sandra impress Helen at first
sight?
18. What surprised Helen more when
the girl walked into t Keys: EX. II: lh2a 3e 4e 5d 6b 7f 8c; ex. III: ld 2f39
caf6? WhY?
4h 5a 6c 7i 8b 9e.
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 and asked for no recognition for ourselves. Irene's sister, conscious
Uni! 4 of her inability to compare with the beauty and enchanting manner of
' "We live in deeds, not in Years"' Irene, was perfectly content to be only a pale reflection of ow yel-.
low-haired commander.
Read the following text and try to understand
it in details' Only once were we unable to think with Irene. That was when
she said: "I'm not scared of that infantile paralysis. We won't get it.
IRENE'S SISTER J You'll see. None of us will."
Vina Delmar We were ashamed of our fears but there they were just the same.
I can remember the day that we all went over to Ginny Smith's
This is a story of 19 - , the year that the schools did not open on house for games and light refreshments. For our health's sake, the
us as terrifred and as
time, the year that plague descended and caught grown-ups looked upon the party with some doubts, but forthe good
defenseless as though we were inhabitants
in some medieval city
of our morale they consented.
faced with a new and terrible sickness' "After all," they said to one another, "it's the same group of girls
I was a child at that time. My friends and I did not understand ' who see each other almost every day anyway. It'll be all right."
and as fright-
We asked questions but grown-ups wete as confused "It's the same group except for lrene's sister." She hadn't been
they told us' It kills you
ened as ourselves' "It's infantile paralysis," invited because she was not in our grade at school and Ginny Smith
go too close to anybody
or else it leaves you crippled forever' Don't hadn't lftown that Irene had a sister.
handled'"
and don't touch anything that a strange child has "It doesn't mattet," Irene said. "Caroline isn't feeling well. She
Fear held us so completely that we forgot
how to laugh or to
has an upset stomach, I guess."
The games were fun, the food was wonderful, ile thought. It had
been a beautiful day in which we all seemed to forget for a while that
something strange and terrible walked everywhere about us beyond
the pleasant comfort of Ginny Smith's house. We were just collect-
ing our hats and coats, ready to leave, and thanking Ginny for a
She was a yel- lovely day when the phone rang.
her'as-she was back there in those difficult days'
and the greatesl I can still see Ginny Smith's mother as she stood talking on that
low-haired child with a happy ring to her laughter
capacity for tun of anyon"-l've ever h9* Sl:^1ut 'h"
t"l-":l phone. I can see the look ofhorror that appeared upon her face. I can
and if she was not the still see the tears that were in her eyes when she hung up the receiver
U"urrty, poprrlar with teachers and pupils alike
for one does and tumed to face us.
most inteliigent of our group that was easily forgiven
"Irene," she said in a choked voice, "ihat was your mother. Your
not expect to find genius in a flower'
mother called sister has infantile paralysis. You can't go home. You'll have to stay
Irene had a sister who was a year younger' Her
simply as Irene's here. " There was a horrible pause. Then, "It's too late for us to be
Caroline, but outside the house she was known
Irene's sister just as it was natural afraid of you, child. You have been here all day."
ter. It was natural for her to be
lrene's friends' Irene We went away without touching Irene, some of us without
us to be a nameless group of girls known
as
her brillil speaking to her. The plague had reached out and struck at us. We hur-
the center 0f our small world and we revolved about
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 they say that it was Caroline's patience and courage that helped them
fear and unable to
ried home afraid of each other, asharned of our to help her. Wait till you s€e her. She's "
keep back the thought that tomorrow we would
all be attacked by
It was, at that'moment that the door bell rang and that my host-
death or lameness. ess's mother, who was looking orit of an upstairs window, called to
Irene stayed with the Smiths, I suppose' I don't
know' I hwried
us. I'll never forget her words. She. called, "Daughter, go to the door.
have been an emotional' '
home and wrote at once to my father' It must It's Caroline's sister."
ti tt. letter in whiCh I begged him to comeand and take
My.hostess looked at me and laughed. 'iWhat did t tett you?" she
"r-y
me to safety somewhere, 4nywhere' I did,not
know e plague
said.
my
*u, *id"rpread' I thought that it was just in our town' Anyway
thankfully, but I did The new words:
father came and took --. u*uy. I went happily,
years before I ever saw o 1. plague-qyMa
not know as I went that it would be fifteen
that town again. ,
a 2.to descend - HarprHyrb, o6pyutuaarscx'
I was a woman when I returned to visit and the first night
I was a 3. to terri.fy - Bcenrrr yxac
back I was surprised to find that my hostess's
living room was deco' a 4. to defend-o6oponrrrcx :

a 5. an inhabitant -.xnrerrb
a 5. medieval - cpeAnenexosrrfi
a 7. to confuse - cMyrrlarb
a 8. infantile - vnaAenrecruft
o 9. a cripple - ranera, [HBanI{,q
kill me' a 10. to handle -.qepxarb B pyKil(
ous fbrce that wanted to '

girls?" a 11. to pray - rpocr,rrb; yMoJrrrb

"I remember them all," I said' "Itrow are thq Crane
One popular and one c 12. a ring - 3BoHoK
"The same as ever,iust exactly the same'
a 13. in one's mind's eye - n noo6paxenuz
complete failure'':
ilt's c-"1 to say'that," I protested' "Caroline had paralysis' a !4. a capacity for - cnoco6Hocrb K veuy-ru6o
. 15. intelligent - yunqfi
ban you exPect her to be -" .a
how 16. to revolve-BpaularLcs
"But it's Irene who is the failure' She's silly' Remember
still the same' a 17. to recognize - y3HaBarb
used to laugh and play jokes all the time? She's
you can'1in o 18. brilliance - rpKocrr, 6necr
now everything she says sounds a liule silly' But
a 19. conscious - cogHaroq[fi
Caroline without inviting lrene so we -'r
a 20. to enchant - oqapoBhrBarb
"But is Caroline well?" . 21. content - AosomHbrfi
on
"Ofcourse she is. She had good care and good sense used a 22.to scare-ryrarb
went through-
and she's ai frhe as anyone' A lot fine, I
guess' She
a 23. morale - MopaJrbuoe cocrorHr{e
much pain and suffering that she hut tttot" depth and understandi
Of course a 24. refreshments - 3aKycKr,r; ocBe)Karorurre Ha[r4rKr{
than most people. She is so strong and dependable'
for everything a 25. to consent- cornarrrarbct
thanks her doctor and her nurse and her mother
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a 26. beyond - sAaJM, srre strange child has handled. (a. unusual, b) unpleasant, c) unfamiliar,
c 27. areceiver -renetfonnar rpy6ra d) understanding)
a 28. to choke - 3aAbrxarbct 6. Irene's sister, conscious of her inability to compete with the
o 29. lame - xporr,tofi beauty and enchanting manner of Irene, was perfectly content to be
a 30. to spread-PacrpocrPawffbcfl only a pale reflection of our yellow-haired commander.(a) charrning,
a 31. a host=xo3suH b) attractive, c) beautiful, d) pleasing).
. 32. ahostbss - xosxfixa
o 3d. dependablP - naAextrufi : Reading Comprehension

Use qf English lV. Complete the following sentences inserting the omitted parts.

but the nouns you have

l. Fear held us so completely that we forgot how .....
l. Form the nouns from the following words, 2. I can remember lying in bed at night waiting for the disease ... .
come across in the text.
3 . Irene was a child with a happy ... to her laughter and the great-
deep, patiant, tofail,
To inhabit, sick, to reflect, lame , to suffer, est... of anyone.
heal' pleasant' terri-
dead, brilliant, to recognize, able, to refresh'
tQ
4. Irene was the ..., popular with ... .
ble, to laugh, intelligent, caPalle' 5. Irene had a sister who was ... .
adjectives; 2) the negative nouns using
'll. Form 1) the negative 6. It was natural for Caroline to be ... just as it was'natural for us
g"tin" sumxes or Prefixes' to be....known as Irene's friends.
a) able, equal, just, grbteful, name, defense; 7. Irene's sister was perfectly content to be only ... .

b) ability, equality, justice, gratitude 8. Irene's sister hadn't been invited because ... and Ginny Smith

given ones in brackets tlt hadn't known,that ... .

lll. Ghoose one or two words from the
can be the best equivalent(s) to the italicized word in the V. Answer the following questions:
tence- l. Who tells the story?
2. What happened in the city where the author lived in her child-
hood?
3. Did the schools open on time?
4. Wliat did the parents warn their children of?
5. t{ho wasn't afraid of the tenible plague?
6. Did lrene's friends share her opinion conceming plague?
7. Why did the parents hesitate at first but then why did they
come to a decision to organize a party for their children?
8. What was the party like?
9. What was the reason for horror and tars in the eyes of Ginny
Smith's mother?

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10. How did the leave Ginny's house after the party?
"nrtdr"n Whic dr: ,,Nature is stronger than rearing,,
Il. What did the author of the story do when she came home?
rrr "It ?
12. For how many years didn't she see her own town?
6. Can we say that Irene was a girl with lots ofpersonality or vice
13. What did the hostess decide to organize?
vcrsa did she lack perscinality?
14. What did the author hear about the Crane girls?
7. About what kind ofpeople do we usually
15. Why was the author filled with indignation at the hostess' say that he or she has
Iols of personality?
words?
8' How did the author's friend describe caroline
16. How did the hostess explain the situation? when she was
grown-up?
17. How did Caroline's mother, doctor and nurse explain her
covery? 9' Did caroline acquire all her positive qualities only because
18. Why did the hostess look at the author and laugh at the end
' she went through pain and suffering a*irrg her illness?
the story? 10. Did Irene influence Caroline in any way?
I I . Why did the author decide to entitle his
story ..Irene,s Sister,,?
Discussion
Vlll. Explain how you understand the foilowing proverbs
and say-
Vl. Explain and expand on the following. ings and if any of them refer(s) to rrene,s or Garorine,s
charac-
l. "It's infantile paralysis," they told us. "It kills you or else ters.
leaves you crippled forever."
"No wisdom like silence."
2. "l'm not scared of that infantile paralysis. We won't get
"Keep your mouth shut and eyes open.,'
You'll see. None of us."
"That man is best dressed whose dress no
3. "It doesn't matter," Irene said. "Caroline isn't one obseryes.,,
She has an upset stomach, I guess." "The tongue of idle persons is never idle.,,
4. "It's too late for us to be afraid of you, child: You've been "Empty vessels make the greatest sound.,,
all day."
The new words:
5. "Just the old group," she exclaimed, "and their husbands. Y
remember Ginny Smith, Lila Day, the Cr4ne girls and that group. r laughable- cverunofi, cMexoraopHufi, sa6aBHbrfr
1.

Vll. Express your opinion,and prove or explain your point of view.

a 2. to forgive - rpou.Iarr
a 3. to prompt noAcK€BbrBarb
l. Why did Irene's friends like her when they were children? -
a 4. to rear - pacrurrb r{ Bocflr{Thraarr gereli
2. How do you imagine lrene's capacity for fun? a 5. to acquire - npuo6perarr
3. Why did Irene's friends and even her teachers easily a 6. to mend - ucrlpaBrrrrb
her being laughable?
4. Do you think that it was necessary to help Irene and to K Ex. III: la 2bd 3bd 4ab 5c 6bd
her not to be so chatty and laughable, but modest, serious and
more respect for people? Explain your point of view.

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Read the following text and try to understand
it in details'
nppeare.d. Everyone in town knew how bravely his father had died,
nnd this gave Chad a certain romantic interest.
DECISION
Roy Hi
In fact, everything had gone beautifully - till that letter came
from a member of the 6'h artillery, Captain Burroughs. The 6th anil-
le lcry had been Major Jollison's military unit.
Even Pat held the letter olrt to me one evening, the moment,I eame in
,- ,
But we th
that letter
h the door. But she was too upset emotionally to wait until I'd repd it.
"He was terribly fond of Chad's father, Bill," she said. "And
to our niailbox in East Orange Jersey'
he'd like to offer Chad a place to live - with his mother in her home
Chad had come to us an English refugee' He was
supposed
just outside London."
as he expressed it' a
sfay until they had put "Mr' Hitler in the bag,"
he could go back to'his adored father, Major
Jollison of the Royal I I looked up from the letter. "He says he recognizes the danger."
States li "But he is like all Englishmen, I suppose," Pat said. "Rain or shine,
tillery. In other words, he had been sent to the United bombs or no bombs, they think that England is the only place in the
family for I
mani other English children to live with an American world to live. And'of course he thinks Chad wili be company for his
duration of the war, aftbr which time he planned to returi horrre
tnother. She's old and alone...Oh, Bill, do you think herll go?:'
London. I shook my head. "I don't know. But I've been afraid he would
tank
But Major Jollison had been killed while resisting Nazi
a
Eome day."
tack in the North Aftican desert "But he has no relatives there. Surely he'd rather be with us. . . ."
Chad had taken the news without the slightest show
of emoti
"It's like you said - rain or shine. And he is not our really boy,
that mu'st have
Probably Pat and I alone realized the sharp pain
1

Pat; we just hoped he would be, and he's tried to pretend."

Was dead:
through his young heart when he leamed that his father She sighed. "I know. I was only hoping , not talking sense.
battle so
was English and his people were fighting a desperate ' Well..." she took mJ arrn,."- let's go up to his room and tell him.'l
could not let his own.individual tragedy show'
Chad was lying on his small stomabh, reading, when we entered
English meant much to himtoo, but when he had recovered
a
his room. He got quickly to his feet and shook my hand- he always
tle from the shock he seemed resigned to living with
us and bec<
did that when I got home evenings. "How'd the stock-market go
ing an American. He had had no one'else but his father' today, Uncle Bill?" He was picking up our ways fast.
shall try very hard," he fold us seriously in that thin'
"I I handed him the letter.
sharp voice, "to be as you would want your own
boy to be' I shall
I watched his blue eyes move'quickly back and forth across the
onto your Arherican ways as quickly as I can and try to make
puge, and when they reached the bottom they stayed there. He was
your revol
quite pnoud of me." He smiled. "I shall even admire thinking rapidly. Suddenly I knew he'd made his decision because
ary patriotb.' his face lost his expression: a habit ofhis.
So we couldn't help loving liim, you see, and
hoping he
"Are you going, dear?" Pat asked softly.
had ended'
wanted to stay with us forever, even after the war He nodded. "I must, Aunt Pat.'l
He did brilliantly, and an early problem - the way the other t
"They are raining bombs on London; old son," I said;
at school kidded him about his English accent and mannerS -had "I know," he said. "That's why I'm going."
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 cap, the wool stockings that left his knees bare. But when we had first
"I don't understand;" I said'
when your coul
"I mean..," For a moment he paused "- well'
seen him, on dock in New York, he had been looking about him de-
a

n liantly, with his chirt out, trying to hide his fears; now his face was
try's having its most difficult tirpes, that'swhen ".":Ot Y"",*:t]:-
he had re serious, his lower lip pulled slightly in.
That sounded a bit grown-up' too like something
but his eyes met m "I've been happy here," he said.
somewhere. I looked suspiciously at him,
but tlY.:t: '. He was intemrpted by the mailman, who handed a letter to Pat.
bravely. "All right, old son," i said' "I'm sorry' -
,rllm sorry too," he said quickly. "Really, Uncle BillBut I t She passedit on to me.
"Goodbye, Chad," she said weakly. "Always remember that
go.
- a queer votce,' we.--"
"1'6 better finish getting dinner," Pat said in
"'Wait," I broke in. "this letter's from Captain Burroughs." But
left us.
' "4ttd I have to wash," Chad said steadily'
my enthusiasm was short-lived. "It's just a little consolation," I said,
Burtoughl' IJe says we won't have to worry about Chad. Mrs. Burroughs is be-
I was left, staring down at the letter from Captain
if he'd been all our own fr ing removed to Australia and Chad is supposed tp join her there.
ready missing this strange youngster as
There won't be any bombs anyway."
the,very start.
we might as well "That's something," Pat said.
We didn't talk much about his going' But
with us every moment' FI ButChadwas suddenly all animation. "Then.I don't have togo!"
discussed it constantly; it certainly was
few si Pat dropped to her knees and stared at him. "You don't.have to
on through the week following' there were
that nrst night ,
go? Didn't you want to go?"
"Why, no," Chad said. "But she was a very old lady and all alone
in the bombings. I thought I would be able to protect her. But now
that she's been sent to Australia..."
"Why on earth didn't you tell us how you felt?" I demanded.
He seemed a little embarrassed. "I was afraid," he said, "that it
struok her. I knew how she felt'
I had heard Chad might seem forward of me to think I could protect Mrs. Burroughs.
Late that night l;woke up, ightened' sure
And I knew you wouldn't want a son who was forward."
ing in the next room. But it was Pat'
Pat was half laughing, half crying, and hugging him wildly. To
"You are crying, darling?'i
"Oh, Bill, it hurts to lose cover my own feelings, I said with an imitation English accent,
"Of coursd," she said shlkily'
"Then you're quite happy now, old boy?"
I held her close. "I know so well," I said' "He's like
our
"Quite happy?" He smiled up at me "Uncle Bill, I feel like a mil-
lion bucks!"
Chad Jollison - American schoolboy, our boy.

The new words:

I 1, a head-quarter- urra6-raaprrapa
a 2. a mailbex - roqroBrrfi suux

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 a 3. a refugee - 6exeHeII Use of English
a 4. to adore - o6oxarr
l, Form the necessary words from the giveri words in brackets and
. 5. a major * Mafiop according to the text.
a 6. duration - upoAorlxlaTerlbHocrb
l. Chad came to us an English (refuge).
a 7. to resist - cQrlporuBntrbcrl 2. In other wbrds he had been sent to the United
a 8. to tear - tore - torn - pBarb; paHI'Irb; pa3pblBarb
/ other English children to live with an American fami
a.9, desperate - or'{arHHufi le) of the war.
a 10. to resign to - YcrYuarr 3. From that first night, on through the week following, there
a 11. to recover - BbI3AopaBJILIBarL were few signs of(cheer) in our house.
a 12. a unit - rracrb, noAPa3AeJIeHue . 4. Chad's quiet (reveal) face didn't change a bit.
a 13. to recognize - oco3HaBarb 5. "Of course," she said (shake). "Oh, Bill, it hurts to lose hitn.,,
a 14. to sigh - B3Ablxarb
ll. Match the verbs on the left with the nouns that.collocate with
r 15. a stock market - $ongonax 6upxa them on the right. (Each,word can be used once only).
a 16. suspiciouslY - noAo3purerbHo
a 17. queer- crPannltfi l. to adore a) a decision
a 18. steadily - neyrnonHo' TBPPAo 2. to resist b) a letter
3. to realize c) sense
a 19. a youngster - MaJrbqI'IK,'rcHolua
f.tq fight .d) charge
a 20. to miss - cKyqar6' rryBcrBoBarb orcyrcrBue
5. to admire e) a pain
a 21. a sign - suar
6. to give f) a person
a 22. cheerful - 6ogPnfi, necenufi 7. to recognize g) a battle
|
:

23. to rdveal -- o6napyxltBarb' noK€BblBarb 8. to talk h) an'attack

a 24. to go along - conPoBoxAarb 9. to make i) an interesi
a 25. bare-rorufi, o6uaxennnfi 10. to take j) danger
a 26. a dock - (a.ep.) npllcralrb' npuqar l l. to hand k) a patriot
.) 27. defiantly - nrnunarc[Ie, Aep3Ko
a 28. a mailman - roqraJlboH lll. Choose the right explanation of the italicized words and phrases.

a 29. consolation,- yrellreHue

a 30. anitnation - noogyIueBJIeHI'Ie
l. ...and an early problem- a) offended;
the way the other boys at b) deceived;
a 31. to demand - rpe6onarr
school kidded him about c) joked.
a 32. embarrassed - ctr,tyuennufi his English accent and man-
a 33. forward - nepegonofi ners: had disappeared.
i :+. to hug - o6uutvlarl
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 2."Rain or shine, bombs orno a) in any weather;
3. When did Chad want to come back to England?
bombs, they think that Eng- b) in any case;
4. What had happened to Chad's father?
land is the only Place in the c) whatever hapPenS.r
5. Why were Pat and Bill upset to receive the letter from Captain
world to live."
Ilorroughs?
3. Pat sighed, "I know I was a) not being reasonable; 6. Why did Chad decide immediately to return to England?
only hoping, nbt talking b) not being understandable;
7. Were Pat and Bill happy about Chad's decision?
sense. " c) not being pers ive.
8. What letter arriVed when Chad and Bill were about to leave to
4. I had stayed home to drive a) agree; the station?
him to the station, but Pat was b) understand; 9. What information upset Chad's plans?
not going along. She said she c) be able to bear. 10. Why didn't Chad explain to Pat and Bill why he wanted to go
simply coufdn't take it. to protect Mrs. Bunoughs?
5. "'Wait," lbrok:e in. "This let- a) said rudely;
ter's ftgm Captain Bw- b) broke offthe DiscusSion
roughs." c) intemrptedthe
Vl. Explain and expand on the following.

Reading' ComPrehension l. Chad had come to us iin English refugee.

2. Chad had t'aken the news without the slightest show of emo-
lV. Paraphrase the italicized parts of the following sentences' tion.
l. He was English and his people werefighting a desperate 3. Chad did brilliantly, and an early problem h'ad disappeared.
tle, sohe could not let,his own individual tragedy show' 4. Chad got quickly to his feet and shook my hand.
2. But when Chad recovered a little from the shockhe seemed 5. Chad was thinking rapidly.
signed to living with us and becoming. an American- 6. Chad's quie! , unrevealing face didn't change.
3. But my.enthusiasm was short-lived. 7. But Chad was suddenly all animation.
4. I was left; staring down at the letter from Captain Bu 8. Chad sbemed a little embarrassed.
already missing that strange youngster as ifhe'd been all our
from the very start. Vll. Express your opinion and comment on it.
5. From that first night, on through the week following, l. Do you know history well? How had it happenbd that Chadrs
werefew signs ofcheerfulness in our house. lather had resisted a Nazi tank attack in the North African desert dur-
6. Chad's quiet, unrevealing face didn't change a bit, but ing WIWII?
looked at me as if I'd'struck her. - 2. In which situations did Chad display the following traits of
character: patriotism, self-control, resolution, modesty, decency, the,
V. Answer th6 following,questions:
clecencies, the sense of,humor, the sense of responsibility?
1. Why had Chad left England?
3. Which traits of his iharacter could distinguish him from boys
2. What was Pat and Bill's attitude towards Chad?
and girls of his age?
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 4. Canwe say about Chad that he had lots.of perSpnality? Unit 5
do you understand it?, "Sonte people are wise, some are othetwise."
5. Who and what life circumstances influenced Chad and he
him to mould his personalily? , Read the following text and try to understand it in details.
6. Explain if or how the title of the story "Decision" gil
clear-cut idea abgut Chad's pBrsonaJity.. ' ART FoR HEART''
. 7. Choose and say which of thi: following.proverbs snd 'AKE n t, cotatu,s
express Chad's main principles in his life. Explain what you
'eDelays are dangerous. Part I
" Whilst I live, let me not live in vain"'
"Here, take your pineapple juice," gentlypersuaded Koppel, the
" Better a,glorious death than a shameful life."
male nurse.
"There is no place like home."
"No!" said Collis P. Ellsworth firmly.
"Self-praise is not recommendation." I
"But it's good for you, sir."
" A little help is worth a deal of pity."
"No!"
Koppel heard the front door bell and was glad to leave the room.
Keys; Ex. II: lf 2h3e4g 5k6i 7i8c9a 10d 1lb;ex. III: FIe found Doctor Caswell in the hall downstairs. o'I can't do a thing
2c 3a 4c 5c. with him," he told the doctor. "He won't take his pineapple juice. He
l doesn't want me to read to him. He hates the radio. He doesn'tJike
anything."
The new words: Doctor Caswell received the information.with his usual profes-
a l. to upset (plans) - paccrpauaarr (unauu) ' sional calm. He had done thinking since his last visit. This was no or-
a 2. to distinguish - orJl[qarb, BbrAeJUIrb dinarycase. The old gentleman was in pretty good shape for a man of
.) 3, to mould - Qopuuporarr ,' seventy-six years: But he had to be prevented from buying things. He
' . 4. whilst =.while had suffered his last heart attack after his disastrous purchase ofthat
a 5. clear-cut - tcHo ovepueqUrtfi; 'rerrzfi, scHsrfi' small railroad out in lowa. The attack,before that came from the ex-
: a 6. perquasive-y6egurelrustfi citement caused by the failurc of the chain of grocery stores which he
. . 7, to offend - oduxanr had previously bought at a very high price. All ofhis purchases ofre-
a 8.. to deceive - o6uanrrsaTr cent,years had to be liquidated at a great sacrifice both to his health
| 9. resolution -,peuuMocrb and his pocketbook. Though he was still very wealthy, his health had

a begun to show serious effects from these various business opera-

10. decency - nopt.qoqHocTb
I 11. the decencies - [paBI,Ina xopoilero rolra tions.
c Collis P. Ellsworth sat in a huge armchair by the window. He
12. a delay - orJlarareJlbcrBo, orcpoqKa, 3aAepxKa'
looked around as Doctor Caswell aske.d, "Well, how's the young
Me.qneHr.Ie
man today?"

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 "Umph!" said the figure in the chair in a rather Swain arranged some paper and crayons on the table. "Let's try
tone. nnd draw that vase over there on.the table," he suggested.
"I hear that you haven't been obeying orders," the doctor said. "What for? It's only a bowl with some blue stains on it. Or are
."Who's giving rne grders at my time of life?" they green?"'
The doctor drew up the chair and sat down close to the old "Try it, Mr. Ellsworth, please.".
/
"I've got a suggestion for you," hb said quietly. "Umph!" The old man took a piece of crayon in a shaky hand
Old Ellsworth looked suspiciously over his eyeglas nnd drew several lines. He drew'several more and then connected
"What is it, more medicine, more automobile eS, these crudely. "There it is, young man," he said with a tone of
foolishness to keep me away from my office?" ratisfaction. "Such foolishness!" Frarik Swain was patieht. He
"How would you like to take up art?" The doctor had needed the five dollars. "If you want to draw you will have to look at

stethoscope ready in case the suddenness ofthe suggestion what you're drawing, sir."
too much for the patient's heart. Ellsworth looked. "Gosh, it's rather pretty. I never noticed it
But the old man's answer was a strong "Foolishness!"
"I don't mean seriously,'i tui6 the doitor, 'relieved that Koppel came in with the announcement that his patient had done
had happened. "Just play around with chalk and crayons. It'll be fun. cnough for.the first lesson.
"Foolishness!" "Oh, it's pineapple juice again," Ellsworthsaid. Swain left.
"All right.:'The doctor stood up. "I just suggested it, that's all."
Collis P. paused a moment. The wrinkles in his ' Part 2
deepened a little.."WheJe'd you get this ct4ry idea, anyway?"
When the art student cartre the following week there was a
"Well, it's only a suggestion - "
that is, drawing on the table that had a slight resemblance to a vase. The
"But, Caswell, how do I start playing with the dhalk -
wrinkles deepened at the corners of the old gentleman's eyes as he
['m foolish enough to start?"
nsked, "Well, what do you think of it?"
"I've thought ofthat, too. I can get a student from one ofthe
"Not bad, sir," answered Swain. "But itls not quiie sfraight."
schools to come here once a week and show you' If you don't li
"Gosh," old Ellsworth smiled, "I see. The halves don't match."
after a while, you can throw him out."
Doctor Caswell went to his friend, Judson Livingston, head
lle added a few lines with a shaking hand and colored the open
spaces blue like a child playing with a picture book. Then he looked
the Atlantic Art Institute, and explained the siruation. Livingston
just the young man Frank Swain, eighteen years old and towards the door. "Listen, young man," he whispered, "[ want to ask
- you something before old pineapple juice comes back."
excellent student. He needed the money' He ran an elevator at ni
to pay for his schooling. How much would he get? Five 'Yes, sir," answered Swain politely.
visit. Fine. "I was thinking - do you have the time to come twice a week or
The next aftgrnoon young Swain was shown into the big perhaps three times?':

room. Collis P. Ellsworth looked at him suspiciously- "Sure, Mr. Ellsworth."

"Sir, I'm not an artist yet," answered the young man. "Good. Let's make it Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Four
"IJmpf'!" o'clock-"

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 Koppel entered and was surprised when his patient took his "No," wam€d the doctor. "We cari't interfere wiih him now and
apple juice without Protest' tuke a chance of ruining all the good work which we have done."
ns the weeks went by Swain's visits grew more frequent' To the complete surprise of all three - and especially Swain -
brought the old man a box of water colors and some tr'ibes
of oils' "'[rees Dressed in White" was accepted for the Lathrop show. Not
When Doctor Caswell called, Ellsworth would talk about only was Mr. Ellsworthcrazy,thought Koppel, but the Lathrop Gal-
graceful lines of the chir4ney. He would menlion something at lery was crazy,too-
ihe rich variety of color in a bowl of fmit' He proudly phowed Fortunately the painting was hung in an inconspicuous place
various'stains of paint on his dressing-gown' He would not
allow
where it did not draw any special notice or comment. Young Swain
servant to send it to the cleaner's. He wanted to show the doctor
slipped into the museum one aftemoo! and blushed to the top of his
hard he'd been working. ears when he saw :'Tree$ dressed in White" , a loud ugly picture on a
The treatment was workiug perfectly' No more trips wall otherwise covered with paintings of beauty dnd harmony. As
was to
to his office for the purpose of buying some business that two laughing students stopped before the 5trange picture Swain left
later. No more crazy financial plans to try the strength of his
tired
hurriedly.Hecouldnotbeartohear1vhattheyhadtosay.
heart. Art was a complete cure for him,
Quring the course of the exhibition the old man kept on taking
The doitor thought it safe to allow Ellsworth to visit the lessons, seldom mentioning his picture in the exhibition. He was
politan Museum, the Museum of Modern Art and other exhibiti usually cheerful. Every time Swain entered the room he fpund
with Swain. An entirely new world opened up its mysteries to h Ellsworth laughing to himself. Maybe Koppel was right. The old
gal
The old man showed a tremendous curiosity about the art
gal man was crazy.But it seemed equally strange that the I a1fusep .n--
and in the painters who exhibited in them' How were the
An idea mittee should encourage his craziness by accepting his picture,
run? Wlio selected the pictures for the exhibitions?
Two days before the close of the exhibition a special messenger
forming in his brain.
brought a, long officialJooking envelope to Mr. Ellsworth while
When the late spring began to cover the fields and gardens
Swain, Koppel and the doctorwere in the room. 'lRead it tome,'l said
colbr Ellsworth painted a simply honible picture which he ca
the qld man. "My eyes are tired from painting-"
"Trees Dressed in White." Then he made a surprlslng
"It gives the Lathrop Gallery great pleasure to armounce that the
ment. Hewas going to exhibit the picture in the summer show at
First Prize of $ I ,000 has been awarded to Collis P. Ellsworth for his
Lathrop Gallery.
painting, "Trees Dresses in White."
For the summer show'at the Lathrop Gallery was the biggest
exhibitionof the.year- in quality, if not in size' The life -time Swain and Koppel were so surprised that they could not say a
of every important artist in the United Statei was aprize ftom this word. Dobtor Caswell, exercising his professional sblf-control with a
hibition. Among the paintings of this distinguished group of arl supreme effort, said "Congratulations, Mr. Ellsworth. Fine, fine...
Ellsworth was now going to place his "Trees Dressed in Whi See, see ...Of course, I didn't expect such great news. But, but-
which resembled a handful of salad thrown violently against the well, now, you'll have to admit that art is much more satis$ring than
ofthe house i
business."
, "If the newspapers hear about this , everyone in
town will' "Art has nothing to do with it," said the old man strarpty. "t
laughing at Mr. Ellsworth. We've got to stop him," said Koppeli bought the Lathrop Gallery last month."

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The new words: Use of English
Pati 1
l. From the following words form 1) nouns; 2) adjectives; 3) negative
1. a Pine4pPle
'c 2. io persuade - - ananac adjectives which iou have come across in the text.
Y6exgarr
a) to fail, to heal, to suggest, to suspect, to treat, to announce, to
a 3. male - MyxquHa
draw, to resemble, to vary, to satisfy, weal, fool, sudden, art, strong,
a 4. a male nurse - 6Par uulocePAux
. a 5. to pievent- Melrlarb' npensrcrBoBarb t
eunous, crazy;
b) disaster, fool, grace, violence, to shake, to suspect, to vary, to
a 6. disastrous - 6eAcrseunrtft, ru6enrsuil
nurprise; ,
a 7. purchase - noKYrKa
a 8. failure - HeyAarra c) usual, agreeable, conspicuous.
a 9. a chain - qerb ll. Match the following Russian words and phrases with their Eng-
a 10. sacrifice - xeprBa lish equivalents from the text.
o il. a pocket-bobk - 6YrraaxHur
a 12. an effect - Bnll{Hrre l. canurap,6par uu4ocepgur a) to keep away from
a 13. to obey - noBLIHoBaTbct 2. 6urr e xopoIuefi cnoprunnofi b) a life-time dream

'r 14. suspiciously - roAo3pvrenbHo Qopue

a 15. to relieve - o6nerqarr, ocna6lltr HanpffKeHlle 3. c 6ornunarnr y6rnrama u xepr- c) in case
a 16. a crayon - qnernofi KapauAtllu (uenox) BAMI4

a 17. a wtinkle - MoPITIIIHa 4. zannrtcs, qeM-nu6o d) a male nurse

r 18. a bowl - r<Y6or, uaura 5. Nae.rra nceir xuznu e) to have nothing to do with
a 19, a stain-ntrHo (r. peurrarscr na qro-rr,r6o f) to be in good shape
. 20, crudely - rpy6o 7. npocro nopa3Bneqbcfl g) to run an elevator
Part 2 [i. n cryvae h) to take a ohance
a 21. to resemble - I4Merb cxoAcrBo 9. pa6orars rz$reporr,r i) to take up something
o 22. slight - He3Haql'Irenrnrrfi 10. ne uusrr Huqero o6ulero j) at a great sacrifice
o 23. straight-nPauofi, Ponnufi
I l. ne no4nycrarr 6.nugro k)just to play around
o 24. frequent-qacrrrft
. 25. a chimney - rpy6a lll. Fill in the blanks with the necessary prepositions
a 26. z dressing gown - xarar
l. to prevent ... buying things
a 27. curiosity - irn6osnarerbHocrb
2. to buy ... a very high price
o 28. distinguished = 351gaprquficx
3. to liquidate ... a great sacrifice
a 29. to interfere - BMeIII{Barbcq
4. to sit ... a huge armchair ,
a 30. inconspicuous - negaruernufi
. 5. to say ... a disagreeable tone
31. suprem e - rpiaiiuuil npegenrnsrfi
a 32. zn effort - Ycrnue 6. to be shown ... the big living room

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 Vl. Answer the following questions:
7. to have a vase
I . Identify the following characters: Koppel, Swain, Ellsworth.
' 8.ho ttips g something
2. Why was Ellsworth under the care of a doctor?
9. to show "''something
3. Did Ellsworth follow the doctor's pieces of advice?
10. to interfere ". somebodY
4. Had a male nurs€ any difficulties with Ellsworth?
lV. Match the following adjectives on the left with the nouns
be used 5. What cause( Ellsworth's heart attacks? .
lolto""t" with them on the righl (Each word'can
r :

I 6. Was Ellsworth a very poor or wealthy man?

o.nlV".)
7. Had his recent business operations been very successful?
l. professional a) hand
b) artist 8. Why did the doctor consider that the case with Ellsworth
2. ordinary'
c) effott wasn't an ordinary case?
3. agreeable
d) tone 9. What was thedoctor's suggestion to prevent Ellsworth from
4. craty
e) place buying things?
5. shakY
f; self-control 10. Did Ellsworth agree toiake up art at once?
6. graceful
7. financial g) enveloPe I l. What kind of an teacher was Frank Swain?
8.life-time .
h) case l2.Did, Ellsworth's interest in art giow or lessen?
9. distinguished i) plans 13. Where did Ellsworth begin to go with F. Swain?
10. inconsPicuous
j) lines 14. What inforrndtion did he become interested in?
11. official -looking k) dream 15. What new ideas were forming in his brain?
12. suppme l) idea 16. What picture did he paint?

I fteading ComPrehension
17. Did his pictur-e really deserye to be exhibited in one of the
best galleries?
a)' b) or c)'
V. Gomplete the following sentencEs choosing 18. What was the reaction of the people wlio surrounded
because a) hg Ellsworth to the fact that his picture wds accepted for the show?
1. Collis P' Ellsworth.suffered heart attacks
c) some of his busi 19. What message did a special messenger bring one day in an
rattrer oia; b) he was drawn into business;
operations failed. offi cial-looking envelope?
2. Collis P. Ellswoth accepted the idea of
leaming-to dr-aw 20. What was the reaction of the people who were in the room?
habits to draw; b) he felt
.u"t; ultt" wantei to acquire-some 'seek
21. What was Ellsworth's explartation after the doclor's stam-
his fortune in a new busi
i;;t" f"i i"*ing; c) he wanted to mering remark?
curiosity about the
3. Collis P' gltt*otttt showed a tremendous
for him; b) a new i'
galleries because a) art became a.compleie cure. Discussion
by art'
i"uS fot-ing in his mind; c) he was fascinated
to the old gentlelnan fpr $is Vll. Express your opinion and comment on it.
4. The First Prize vas awar{ed
wanted to encouragg'the
ture le"arrsg a) the Gallery committee L What is your opinion about Mr. Ellsworth's health? Give the
beginner in painting; uiii;
pi"*e deserved the prize; c)"CoJli fucts from the text and your own reasons for it too.
ElGworth becamd the owner of the ga1lery'
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 thc Mason House, of which Ham was proprietor, clerk and general
and able to take a decisi
2. Was Mr- Ellsworth quite sensible yt rcpair man, was obvious proof that he ivas no hotel man worth men-
rather than on emotions? Prove
based on reason and experiettce tioning.
Point of view "Glad to take care of you, mister," said Ham to the young fellow
3. Can you suppose that he made
differe.
:nt Purchases onlY
. -,--o ,,j who had arrived on the noon train with the most expensive travelling
go into business seriously?
force ofhabit and did nothing to hag the Mason House had ever held.
makes you think so? "Let me see." Ham looked at the board where, in great disorder,
4, Canyou suppose that the reason for Mr' Ellswo$h's
lrung the keys to the various rooms.
Prove your point of view'
viour was fris stupia wilfulness ?
"Four, five, six, sev I can let you have number six, mister
-
folto*ing proverbs convev the main idea -
; ;;;if ,h. Rrister." Ham turned the register around in order to see the name of
the story? Explain your point of
view'
lhe new guest Mr: Hillegas. "I can put you in number six, Mr.
-
"Wealth like want ruins manY'"
Hillegas, but I am sorry I can't give you any bath. There's a nice bath
' "He is a good man whom fortune makes
better'"
just down the hall a little ways."
'"Every man has his hobbythorse'"
AndHam tookthe young fellow's important lookingbag and led
The new words: lhe way up the stairs, talking constantly all the way about how he was
a 1. sensible - (6naro)pasyunrrft' 3ApaBoMblcnfl[I4ll very busy teaching a new maid her duties because Jennie Bwkeft, the
o 2. (stupid) wilfulness - (rnyuoe) ynptMcrBo' tegular maid, was home looking after her father, who had been
a 3. to seek one's fortunate - I{cKarb cqaqrbt' Itruck by a street-car on Sunday night, and how number eight was
o 4. to fascinate - oqaPoBhrBarb lhe only room with a private bath and that Clyde Betts, his
brother-inlaw who travelled for Gibson's wholesale groceries, al-
Keys: Ex. ld 2f 3i 4i 5b 6h 7k 8c 9e 10e I la; - ways.had to have number eight and that Clyde was due on his
Ex. rrirt ia q" su6j 7i 8k 9b loe 1lg I honthly call at Milestown that aftemoon.
**x Mr. Hillegas did not seem interested, yet he didn't show any irri-
tntion. An older man would have tried to silence Ham in one way or
Read the following text and try to
understand it in details' gnother. Ham always took advantage of a young audience, knowing
Its durability.
ALL ABOARD "From New York, you say," said.Ham, showing Hillegas into
loom number six and setting down the impressive bag. 'JWhat's yow
Part 1 business?"
"Investments," said the young fellow,"I'm with Crissman and
ordinarymenlikeyouandmewouldhavetoldyoungH Maginley, one of the oldest investment houses in New York. I have-
ntr more words than would be
the facts at the beginning, using n't been with them long. I've come to see Mr. Edward Colesberry.
sary for simPle courtesY' Don't you know him?"
But that wasn't Ham's waY' True genius can make use of any opportunity, and here Ham saw
have been a
ifru.," heard it said that Ham Mason should E rcal chance to exhibit his gifts ofeloquence.
so much'
tist or apublic speaker because he loved to talk
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 "Why' Mr'.Hillegas' if Ed ( and getting bigger, and Ed was in love with Maureen Brent, whose
"Ed Colesben]?]' he cried'
brothers' I couldn't have kno:-li:T tirther was our biggest real estate rnan.
lesberry and me were bl'ood '( 'J'im only staying a while longer, ' Ed told me, 'and
out here from New York to then
see
;#. il;* cum" atl the way
Maureen and I are getting manied and moving,to New York where
Colesberry, heY?" we can get somewhere. I'll be smiling when the conductor on that
. Ham was very much please '
with himself'
said the Yfung gT;
train yells, "All aboard.' "
"Mr. Colesb.try una u few others .I
with the firm long'"' Mr' Colesberry used to
see, I haven't been
Part 2
to send some of us. t"T:tl
Lrrirr.., with us, and they decided I
who haven't been buying for a
ffiffi;;ii."u"."rs "Well, Mr. ttilt.gur, Maureen got sick, and the wedding had to
while." be postponed a qouple of times, and when they did get married the
Ham' "I don't plan to e "l
"Well, Mr. Hillegas," said doctor said that it would not be good for her to move so close to the
to get an idea about the kind of
a
good time, but maybe you'd like ocean as New York, for a year or so anyway."

-- you came out to

low see'" - ^.rj-^ about
"So Ed stayed in Milestown, making Willis Deemer's widow
glad to learn something ^karr rich and at the same time becoming a partner in the busirless so that it
Hillegas said that he would be
Colesberry, and he gave Ham
a large cigar' ..
would be easier for him to carry it on. Of course, at the same time, he
:"';;;;' .i*rv vl'' month"'
old last
r
was making money himself too.

and Ir went
He orrs
years. rr!
yt:als. " vrr!
to
r- school to8ether',s I
" 'But:rs soon as Maureen can go east;' said Ed, 'we're going to
Ed Colesoerry ' I re urvo' ^^"-"1 New York. Weore not going to buryourselves in Milestown.'
i"rori pop"rur boy in the country' for 1
too. Half the business men in
town wanted him to work "Ed was a really ambitious fellow, Mr. Hillegas. Do you rtnder-
from his high school' Btand?"
" ---ll he graduated
when
to work forWillis "Yes," said young Hillegas. "And he was determined to go to
'Hu]rn,'he says to me, 'I'm going
t get a little irloney together' I'rh
g-oin
New York, in a way."
a while. 'Then as soon as
a chance to do big ftY,l'l "That's it exactly," saidHam. "And about a couple ofyears after
New York where a fellow-has be ha1
in Milestown' I'm not going to the time I was just telling you about her father started that real estate
;;r r;;;*rrJtn"'" on the New York train say'
"AIl aboard dcvelopment over on Gobbler's Hill, calling it Mount Airy, and
until I hear th"
"Onaottot though Ed objected strongly, saying that he didn't *ant to get tied
New York CitY!"r
hardrvare ttot-u t^Tl down because he and Maureen were surely going to New York as
"Well, Ed worked in Willis Deemer's
was getting along in years' oiler€ loon as their baby was able to travel, they made him one of the big
and did so well that Willis who
-
make him a Partner' trc1was
refusing for the fourth time' saying men in the business, since they thought that this was the best way to
wi'
when Willis died and Willis' make it a definite success.
he didn't want to be tied down' all
for a while because it was "Of course, you're wondering why Milestown didn't tell Ed to
begged Ed to tut" ou"' tft" bttin:s:
go to New York if he didn't like it here, but you have to remember,
Willis had left to her and the children'
a little longer' and i1 a Mr. Hillegas, that Ed was ef those fellows who can get aWay with
"Ed said all right' that he'd stay
store was the biggest in the thnt sort of thing, and besides Milestown just didn't,want to lose Ed,
months the Deemer hardware
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 "He came otrt of it president of the bank. It's the biggest savings
because everything he got into, no
matter if he wanted to or not' bunk in this end of the stdte today. But when Ed took over the bark he
come to me and said that no matter what happened he was going to New
big, and PeoPle trusted him'
development in which e
estate usveruP'rs'
instance, the real esrare
"For instance.
York and nobody coirld stop him. I couldn't help laughing a little.,'
just fine when Ketchum E Ham paused impressively
had invested their money was doing
had to take over Ketch "So I'll find him at the savings bank, hey?" said young Hillegas.
Maureen's father, died' and Ed simply
in the development' al "No," saidHam, "youwon't, Mr. Hillegas. Ed's gone toNewYork.
work. Besides, all Ketchum's money was
just had'ts devote his e to I I was coming to that. Ed died last week. Stroke. In his will which he
now that it came to Maureen, Ed
has ever had a bigger money maker
than nrade right after they made him head of the bank he gave a million
don't think Milestown
as angry aq a bear' elollars to Milestown and the rest to Maureen and the children - pro-
development, Mr. Hitlegas' But Ed was
the way thatth vided that they buridd him in New York. He was determined to get
"Yes, said Ham,
sir," D4lU
I gs, 5llr lr4urt "and
4rrs r! '! *v very
it was ' --J -strange
there soine how."
success' and Maureen had
happened. The development was a big
with th.g b"i\ t: t11" The new words:
second baby, and Ed made an anangement :
He sold out his half of
of his and Maureen's real estate noidings' Paft 1

business at abig profit and was looking

for someone to
hardware a 1. courtesy - BexJrzBocrb
his house. i
. proprietor - BnaAeneu
2,.
" 'Ham,' he said to me, 'I' n going to New York' Yes' iir' t
a 3. obvious -,ovenugnrrfi
Maureen's not ariy
time has come and I'm a younger man yet' I 4. a maid
and the kids will I - ropHr,rrrHzLs
well, and she needs care by special doctors' a 5. regular- nocrosuHrrfi
when I'll hear
.p""ial schools, and it's only'a matter of days now a 6. wholesale - onrosar roproPrlt
conductor of the New York train yelling'
"All aboard!" Yes' Sir' a 7. groceries- 6a4aner
qavings bank ah
"And, Mr. Hillegas, just at that time the a 8. due -.qolxnrrfi
the cashier' t;ft toy
failed cornpletely. Yes, sir' Tom Staub' o 9. a call-rparrufi Bu3nr.
though most of
t, ut*or, all the money, arid it looke{ as . 10. to irritate - pa3ApoKarb .
"iUhi*i
workingpeopleinMilestownhadlostalltheirmoney. a 11. durable - Alurelrnrrfi
bank would :
"It certuinly looked for a while as if the savings 12. to set down - rroJronsdrb ,6pocvrcn Ha 3eMnro
like to have killed .
to close, and while the poor people would 13. an opportunity - yao6nuft cnytair
in some I
Staub they were thinking more about saving the bank 14. eloquence- KpacHopeqre
unJ,fr"v j"* naturilly began insisting that Ed Colesberry do a 15. to look up - HaBerrlarb
thing. a 16. a customer - uoKyuarerb, 3aKa3qrIK
;tu.r.""tt, who by this time dlso wanted to go to
New York' : 17. to take up - orHuMarb BpeMt
had any banking expt o 18. to bury-xopoHtrrb
made Ed take over the bank' Ed never
took over' o 19. hardware - cro6sHHe roBapbr
but he didn't need any as far as I could see' Hejust
just what Ed wanted rt to a 20. to tie down - crecHrrb
bank did what everything elsq did -
took a little time but Ed saved it'
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 ll. Match the following Russian words and phrases with their equiv.
a 21. a widow - B.qoBa
alents from the text.
- TOproBeII
c 22. a real estate man - BJIa.qeJIeII

MOCTbIO l. sabrasilrr 3aMorqarb a) to start over

a 23. to yell - nurpuKllBarb, Kpl4qarb 2. nepexurpz:rr, o6uanyrr b) to take over the business
Part2 xoro-nu6o
a 24. to PostPone - orKnaAblBarb 3. ucnonrgosarr qlo-ru6o c) to make money
a 25. to:carry on - npoAoflxarb' Becrll AeJIo ,r|tr4 roro-nn6o, qro6rr
a 26. ambitious -'recronlo6usufi I,r3BJreqb Bb.rroAy

a 27. determined - nenPeuonnuft 4. goronopnrrc.s o .reM-nr,r6o d) to silence

r 28. in a way - B usBecrHoM cMblcfie 5. po4nofi 6par e) real estate holdings
a 29. development - sacrpoira' HoBoe crpouTeJlbcrBo
6. par6orarerl f) to take advantage ofsomebody
a 30. holdings - BKTIaAII 7. Aenosoft qerroBeK g) to make use of sth or sb.
o 3l.profit-nPu6unr 8. rcd, B qeM oH yqaerBoBtur
6anr h) a man of business
: 32. tsaving's bank - c6eperarenrsufi u acrynar e nafi
a 33. a cashier - KaccrP
9. cnosa Haararb i) at a big profit
a 34. a stroke - YAaP, raParl{tl
10. c 6onrmoft npn6rurrc j) to make an arrangement
a 35. a will - saseuaHue
I 36. Provided - uPu YcJIoBIII'I I l. nrnaArr B HeABr{x}tMocrb k) everything he got into
12. ssgrb erBETcrBerrHocrb 3a l) a blood b'rother
Use of English 6nsuec BMecro Apyroro
IIHUA
l. Formthe words from the given
roots in brackets and according
the text. lll. Match the words on the left with the words which collocate with
1. However, the Mason House, of
which Ham w1-s Propne them on the eight. (Each word can be used once only).
(prove) that he wds no
clerk and general repair man, was obvious l: ordinary a) fellow
tel man worth mentioning' 2. public b) store
(order)' hung the
2.Hamlooked at the Loard where in great 3. obvious c) bath
to the (vary) rooms.
at Milestown'" 4. banking d) bank
f .;'Ctia. was due on his (month) call
yet he didn't show 5. ambitious e) man
+. irrtr. Hittegas did not seem interested'
5. popuiar f) experience
(initate).
' always took advantage of a young audjence'
knowing 7. high g) boy
S. iam
8. private h) proof
t*::tR,n with almost i) school
Staub, the (cash), left town one night 9. hardware
10. savings j) speaker.
moneY."
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 10. What were the circumstances which finally forced Ed to take
Reading ComPrehension over Deemer's llardware Store?

lV. ldentify if the following sentences

are true or false and ll. WhomdidEdmarry?
the false ones. 12. What was Maureen Bret:s father?
13. Did Deemer's Hardware Store do well or poorly under Ed
l.HamMansomwasdreamingoflecomingadramatistor "
public sPeaker. Colesberry's management?
,
propnetor and manager nt.: 14. Why did Maureen's father involve Ed Colesberry in a new
2. Harn Manson was a good
in one way or another' business, the real estate building?
3. Mr. Hillegas tried to silence Ham a
15. Why didn't Ed wish to take part at first in the real estate
couldn't.
company in New Y building?
4. Mr. Hillegas worked in the investment
to meet with some 16. What was the attitude of the people who lived in Milestown
" 5. Mr. HillJgas came to Milestown
to Ed Colesberry?
customers, including Ed Colesberry'
the business men
6. Ed Colesberry was popular with -in
17. Why did Ed make an arangement with the bank to take care
and his wife of his and Maureen's real estate holdings and why did he sell his half
7. On the doctor's advice Ed Colesberry
move so close to the ocean as New
Ybrk' of the hardware business?
estate development'
8. Ed's father-in-law started the real 18. What happened to the savings bank?
after the cashier had
9. The savings bank failed completely 19. Why did the poor people insist that Ed Colesberry take over
town one night with all the money' lhe bank?
20. Did Ed hare any banking experience?
V. Answer the following questions:
21. How did Ed come out of the situation with the bank?
which Ham was a
l. What was the name of the hotel of 22.Was Ed still going to New York at that time?
prietor? 23. What happened to him?
2. Was Ham Mason $lad to take
care of his visitor only due
24.'Nhat was his will?
duties or did he notice anything unusual? 25. Where was he buried?
use before the word
3. What adjectives did the author
to beautify his nar'ration or to
the author use differeirt adjectives
Discussion
vey any idea?
' lVfty was Ham Mason unable to give Mr' Hillegas a room
+. Vl. Express your opinion and comment on it.
abath? l. Ham Mason.was sure that Ed Coleiberry was a really ambi-
5. Did Ham Mason claim that h-e
knew Ed Colesberry
iious man. ('Ambitious' means to be determined to be successful,
only distantlY? rich, powerfirl.) Do you share Ham Mason's point of view? Give ar-
6. How diaHu* characterize Ed
colesberry when he was 6
guments to prove your opinion
a young man?
' Z. igfrat was Ed.Colesberry's life-time dream? 2. Ed Colesberry was a prosperow businessman. What'qualities
of his character made him prosperous? Choose some of them from
8. Why was his dream irirportant
for him?
the list below and prove your choice using the facts from the story.
begin to work?
9. In what kind of store did Ed first
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icad the following text and try to understand it in details.

CLOCKVYORK

It was a srnall window with narroy pr"r",

"r*l'.j::::::
It to prevent its breakingduring the heavy air raids, Inthe srnall space

Ed Colesberry? It the center that remained, a little man with eyeglasses Was carefully.
l€tting out his display of clocks and watches. fle paid no attenli,gn to.
Vlt. Discuss the following:
lhe Londoners hurrying by to begin another day.
a) Which of the followingproverbs and sayings given below When he finished placing his mprchandise, the little man bame
press Ed Colesberry's strict principtes in his
life?
of the shop and stared in the window. He had placed the clocks
"Live and let live," lnd watches with great care - the clocks in a row at the bdck, and in
"Live and learn." of themlying flat, a semi-circle of watches. All the clocla had
"i{ealth is better than wealth'' ir faces neatly divided in the middle by hands that pointed to six
"Business is the salt of life"'
'clock; dll the watches, thin or flat, had theirhands pointing straight
"The business of life is to go forward'" three o'clock.
"The ruler shows the man'"
"Yes," said the jeweler with a satisfied look. "Very nice."
should stick
b) Formulate the principles a true businessman About an hour later a passenger got out ofthe bus at the corner.
The new words: was a tall man with blonde moustache, and he wore:a'heavy ovel.

a 1. ambitious - qecroJllo6uasrfi, crpeurutrafict' jKaxAy t and a black hat. He was slightly lame and carried a.cane. He
a 2. determined - pelxllrreJrbHbrfi, nenpernoHgbll{ ' iled when the policeman at the comer said llGood,morninB" to
.) 3. intetligent - yrrauufi, currurnenslfi . The lame mari's nam6'was Gebhardt, and the policemnn?s supe-

r 4. merciful - r"rr'rnocepgHnft, cocrpagarenrnufi offices would have been very glad to know that.
t $. persuadable - noAAarouufic'x
y6exgenuro Gebhardt walked slowly, leaning heavily on his cane.'The-meet-
a 6. persistent - ynopuufi, nacrofiunnrrfi with the policeman never failed to amuse him, and he smiled to
a 7. to refer - I'IMerb OTHoTeHI{e lf at the stupidity ofthe English. Gebhardt looked into the jewel-
a 8. to stick to - npr{Aepxl{Barbct, ocraBarbcs BepHbIM shop window.
o 9. a narration-paccr€B; noBecrEoBaHue There was no expression on his face as he looked frOm the ilocks
id six to the watches that said three..He had passed the shop faith-
Keys: Ex. II: ld 2f 39 4j 516c-7!.8I 9a 10i lle 1
ly every day for iivo weeks, but had never gone in. Gebhardt set
(o
Ex. III: le 2j 3h 4f 5a697\8c 9b lOd ir wrist watch and pushed open the door.
variants are Possible)
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 A salesman was talking with the
jeweler ai the far end of
"So," said Gebhardt softly. He burned the paper in the ash-tray.
jeweler walked tou
counter, but they turned as the door shut' The F'ur a moment he sat thinking . He previously'knew that a large num-
the llttle man'
Gebhardt and stared at him' "Yes?" asked hur of trucks inKing Charles Square would be used to carry soldiers
An
"My watch," said Gebhardt""It seems to have stopped' ftrrrn London to the coast. And somewhere along the route trucks and
or so aio." He took off his watch and laid
it on the counter'
Th-e watch's hands inilicated nine o'clock' "I see"' said the j eoldiers would be blown to pieces with explosives.
Gebhardt drew his suitcase from under the bed and opened it on
ler. "Stopped."
the salesmdn was tltc desk. From its nest of botton he picked up one of the bombs. It
Gebhardt looked toward the salesman but
up the watch' was wide and flat, quite different in form from the usual, old-fash-
examining a catalogue. The jeweler picked
That loncd type of bomb. Attached with wire to the bottom of an automo-
CeUfrlat said: "And you might change the strap'
bile engine the bomb was deadly when the motor heated.
about wom out'" ,
he looked i
He leaned against the counter and waited' Once He decided to take with him in a small package about fourteen of
his watch' Hecou]d1
the back ,oo* *h"r" the jeweler had taken thc bombs. That was about all he could take care of it in two hours.
his watch' Gebhardt li
the old man, bent over aiesk, examining He had detailed information on dll the places and garages where
cigarette and waited. $rrny kucks were stationed, and now he consulted his information
came back'
It was less than five minutes when the little man En King Charles Square. By midnight all the soldiers and mechanics
and Gebhardt put it on'
held out the watch with its new strap gone; at two o'clock.a policeman looked in to check up.
is fine watch'"
should be careful," said the jew'eler' i'That
a
was very much pleased with himself. Thanks to British in-
"Yes, I know," said Gebhardt casually' "And I'm swe it iciency, he would have the place to himself between twelve
work perfectly now." He paid the
jeweler' and left the shop
g'clock and two o'clock.
eit ttre way back to his room C6Unarat was conscious Qf Thinking of the importance of time suddenly reminded him, and
strap on his wrist, but he did not look at the
watch even once' A
put a new strap on his watch, and then put the watch on his wrist.
all, in his business you couldn't be too careful' he sat very still, looking into space, mentally checking every
since he
Once inside the small room where he had lived
of lamenesg' il of the plan.
came to London, Gebha.rdt put aside all appearance
locking,the dool pu.l Gebhardt smiled. Of course!'Outside the jewdlry shop he had set
moved about the roomwith quick sureness;
his desk' and watch sixty-four minutes for the signal to the jeweler. He smiled
down the curtains' Finally, he lit the light over
his wrist watch'
in as he now moved the minute hand of his watch exactly
ends of'
Working rapidly, he removed the straps froni-both four minutes ahead. Never forgetting these small details made
watch.Thenwithaknifeheopenedtheendsofthestraps a good secrete agent and he knew rt.
thin'paper;
nally, from one end took out a small piece of very When the time came Gebhardt moved carefully through the
a glass began to stud3
spread the paper oul on his desk and with ess ofthe blacked-out streets.
message, which was written in code' In the al,ley behind King Charles Square he stopped and looked
The message was short and to the point' It
read: "Trucks
lris watch. Twelve o'clock exactly. Gebhardt smiled. The whole
tomorrow a'rn'
King Charles Square will transport Regiment 55 was going like clockwork. He waited another ten minutes just
at once." be on the safe side.

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 Gebhardt climbed a fence, moved carefully along a narrow ?he new words:
between two buildings, and came out in King Charles a 1. clockwork - qacosofi MexaHn3M; roqHrri
stood a moment, counting the black forms of the trucks. a 2. to paste - HaKler{Barb
Gebhardt moved over to the nearest truck. He set down his a 3. to prevent - rpeAorBparuarb
age, took some wire and a wire-cutter from a pocket. He slid a 4. air raid - no:gyrunufi nalet
the truck and felt along the bottom of the engine. Lying fla1 a 5..to set out - BbrcraBJurrb HarroKa3
back, working in the dark, he began to wire the bomb to thg a 6. merchandize ronaprr
place l,re wanted it. -
a 7. hands - crpenKr,r qacoB
Somebody stepped on his ankle. a 8. lame - xporrlofi
Pain shot up Gebhardt's leg, and he bit his lip, not breathi t 9. a cane - Tpocrb
he thought, there can't be anyone here at this hour. I have a 10. superior - urcurufi
many times. But that weight kept pressing into his ankle. a 11. a,jewelry shop - roBeJr4pHbrfi N{araszH
"All right, mibter," said the voice. "Come out of there," o 12. faithfully-aepno, qecrHo
The wire-cufter fell from his fingers. Hands grabbed at a 13. to set the watch _ ycraHoBrrrr crpenKr.r qacoB
hardt's legs , pulled. In a panic, he kicked himself loose, go1 o 14. to push - roJrr(arb
ran wildly. I
15. a counter - nprnaBoK
A man shouted. Someone blew a whistle. A form jumped, a
16. a strap -peMeHb, peMerloK
nowhere and knocked him to the ground. Gebhardt drove his fist i ;
17 . to wear out
- r{3HarrruBarbc,
face, twice, pulled away free, ran on. He ran into a wall, .
18. casually - ne6pexuo.
wrong way. A flashlight focused on him. He turned back, but too a 19. conscious - co3Harorrufi, ouyrqilsqy;
"There! Get him!.." a 20. once - KorAa, KaK ToJrbKo
Gebhardt drew his revolver. As he ran, he heard them r 21. appearance - BuAlrMocrr
they came close to him. . 22. to the point -,expressed in a simple clear
way without
There was the noise,of rapid gun fire behind him, and any extra information or feelings
struck him in the back. No, thought Gebhardt, the plan was a 23. an ash-tray [€rroJr6Htrr{o
-
There was a shar-p pain. He said weakly: "No." He was dead. ; 24. a truck - lpy3oBr{K
the soldiers reached him. He lay with his one arrn stretched a 25. to heat HarpeBarb
-
front of him, his wrist watch showing the hour. . 2_9. to attach - nprrKpernrrb
"Imagine. the nerve of thaf guy!" said a young soldierr s 27.awire-rpoBonoKa
walked in here as though we didn't even exist. Thatls a nice wa o 28. deadly cuepre.nrurrfi
has on. But it broke when he fell." .
-
i
; 29. a package: raKer
"It's an hour fast," said a second soldier. "How did that o 30. to station pa3MerrJarb
-
The little jeweler was even more surptised when he I 31. inefliciency - necnoco6nocrb, HeyMeJrocrb
newspaper report the ndxt day about Gebhardt's death. I can't e 32. blacked-out
stand it, he thought. :The man must have been careless.
- 3areMueuHsrfi (r cna:u c. nporr{BoBo3_
Ayunrofi o6opoHofi)
went wrong on my part. Why, I even set his watch correctly o 33. to set down uonoxr,rrb, 6poczru
- Ha 3eMJrro
gave it back to him." I 34. to slide (stid) cKoJrb3r,rrb

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99
 Match each adjective on the left with its synonym or near-syn-
a 35. an ankle-noAbDKKa
onym on the right.
o 36. to shoot uP - 6ucrPo Pacrlt
o 37. loose- cso6oAHHfi l. flat a) accurate
. 38. to drive(drove, driven) - AeJIarb yAap ( r rennuce) 2. neat b) complete; completely correct
. 39. a fist - rylax 3. fat c) aware of something; noticing
a 40. a flashlight - pyqlofi 3reKTpurlecKlrfi Qouapr . ' something
4. stupid d) srnooth, even
Use of English 5. faitMul e) right
in brackets and 6. perfect f) foolish, silly
l. Form the words from the given words
7. conscious g) thick or wide
to the text.
the little man 8. rapid h) preceding
l. When he finished placing his (merchant)'
9. previous i) loyal
10. deadly j) very quick
I I. exict k) tidy and in order
12. correct l) extreme
. a) Form the negative adjectives from the following words using
room with quick (sure)- negative prefixes.
5. And somewhere along the route
trucks and soldiers
Conscious, exact, perfect, faithful, correct.
blown to pieces with (exPlode)' b) Find thd opposites of the following words in the text.
6. Attaqhed with wire to the bottom
of an automobile
Tight, inferior.

Reading Comprehension

ldentify if the following statements are false or true Correct the

lalse ones.
phrases on the left l. A salesman was carefully setting out his display of clocks and
ll. Match the fotlowing phrasal verbs and
their meanings on the right' hes.

a) to put or to throw on the

2. A short passenger got out ofthe bus at the cornei.
l. to set out 3. Gebhardt pretended to be lame.
2. on the safe side b) to start moving
4. Gebhardt entered the jewelry shop exactly at l0 o'clock.
3. to shoot uP c). to arrange or to disPlaY things
5. The jeweler examined and repaired.Gebhardt's watch for less
4. to set down d) to seParate oneself from five minutes.
their influence 6. In the message Gebhardt was ordered to act immediately.
5. to kick oneselfloose e) to oause great damage to 7. Gebhardt kept bombs in the room where he had lived since he
6. to Pull awaY ft being especially carefuI, takingno came to London.

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 of the plan' Gebhardt 7. At what.time did Gebhardt plan to begin his operation?
8. Mentally, checking every detail
watch exactly sixty-four 8. What happened when Gebhardt was wiring a bomb to the
not to move the minute hand of his
motor of one of the trucks?
ahead.
plan exactly at twelve o'c 9. What was the final aim of his operatio4?
9. Gebhardt began to realizehis
according to his watch'
10. What amazed a British soldier who saw Gebhardt lying
understood the reason
10. At the moment of death Gebhardt dead?

his failure.
the following
Vl. Paraphrasg thq italicized parts of
give sYnoirYmous words' vr. Express your opinion :::::::: ,t
""
l.Gebhardtse/hiswristwatchandpushedopenthedoor. l. Reproduce the situations from the text where Gebhardt was
jeweler' "That is a'
2. "You should be careful," said'the very pleased with himself and explain why. l

watch.l'- "Yes, I know," said Gebhardt casually' 2. Do you agree that Gebhardt'was really a gpod secrete agent
inside the small room where he had
lived since he
3. Once
appearance of lamenest
end what makes you think so? ,
cami to L;ondon, Gebhardt put aside all
,

3.V/h9 was guilty of the failure? Whose serious error was the
leason for it?
4. What qualities of Gebhardrls character let him down? Remind
tbout the situations from the text. Choose somg of the qualities in the
list below. You may add whatever you need.
Careless, resourceful, light-minded, careful; courageous, strong.
willed, brave, merciless, (in)humane, thoughtless, dashing, haughty,
vain, presumptuous, etc.
5. Give the character of Gebhardt. Express and explain your atti-
Nothingwent wrong on inY Part''l
fude towards him.
Vll. Answer the following questions:
The new words:
the narrated actions
1. During what historical event did o 1. dashing - o"*ofi, crpeuurenrurrft
place?
did the action take pl o 2. haughty - naAuennrrfi, nrtcoxouepnrrfi
2. On the territory of .what country
window have narrow pleces' t 3: vain:ruleclatnrril
3. Why did the jeweler's shop
a 4. presumptuous - HaxaJIbHhIfi, oatrloHaAesrHrrfi
a 5. art error - oruu6ra

Keys: Ex. II: lc,2f, 3e, 4a,5d, 6b; Ex. III: ld,2k, 3g,4f,
5i, 6b, 7c,8j,9h, l0l, lla, l2e, :

Ex. IV(b): loose, superior.

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 *** It was a long ride out to the Sorley farm and the sight of a man
walking alone along the country road, as seen just ahead by the lights
Read the following text and try to understand
it in details' ol'the car, was a welcome relief to the doctor. He slowed down and
looked at the man walking along with difficulty against the wind, a
A CASE OF SUSPICION little package under his arm.
Ed Wi Coming alongside, Doctor Bensol stopped and invited the man
to ride. The man got in.
He threw back the covers and sat up on his bed, his4eet "Are you going far?" asked the doctor.
ri
along the cold floor for his house slippers, the telephone "I'm going all the way to Defoit," said the man, a rather thin
sistently a little distance away' mun with small black eyes filled with tears from the wind. "Could
He tumed on the light and walked to the phone' took you give me a cigarette?"
recelver. Doctor Benson unbuttoned his coat, then remembered the ciga-
"This is Doctor Benson," he said' lcttes in the outer pocket of his overcoat. He took out the package
as it
The November wind was bringing sounds of winter Bnd gave it to the rider who then looked in his own pockets for a
around the little white house' The doctor got into his c
fturtch. When the cigarette was lighted, the man held the package a
' went to the table and stared 4 moment at his watch, his spirit nloment, then asked, "Do j,ou mind, mister, if I take another cigareffe
plaining of the job ahead of him' for later?" The rider shook the package to remove another cigarette
Two o'clock' His mind also complained at the honible Without waiting for the doctor to'answer. Doctor Benson felt a hand
at such i
he wondered why children always had to be born touch his pocket.
times. He took up two small handbags, the short
pill bag as
"I'll putthem back in yourpocket,'l the little fellow said. Doctor
the
ple of the town knew it, and the long obstetrical case' pcnson put his hand down quickly to receive the cigarettes and was a
they called it. little irritated to find them already in his pocket.
Doctor Benson stopped a moment to light a cigarette' After a few minutes Doctor Benson said: "So you're going to
the pack of ci$arettes in his overcoat pocket' The
wind felt like e
Dctroit?"
g"orr', knife at his face as he opened the door and ran' bending
"I'm going out to look for work in one of the automobile plants."
around the drivewaY to the garage' "Are you a mechanic?" asked the doctor.
His car start6d with diffrculty, coughed a half dozen times "More or less. I've been driving a truck since the war ended. But
drcive down the driveway but then began to run more
smoothly
I lost my job about a month ago."
turned down Grass Street and on to the deserted highway' "Were you in the arrny during the war?"
Mrs. Ott Sorley, *hom Doctor Benson was on his way to "Yeah, I was in the ambulance section. Right up at the front.
that
had almost a dozenchildren, but'it seemed to the doctor Drove an ambulance for four years."
once had she had a baby in good weather, nor in
daylight' fuid
young "Is that so?" said Doctor Benson. "I'm a doctor myself. Doctor
Doctor Benson was a country doctor, he was still a Bcnson is my name."
couldn't find the pleasure that his father, "the old Doc Bet
or threebabies
"I thought this car smelled like pills,' the man laughed. Then he
found in seeing Ott, the father, always two
added, more seriously, "My name is Evans."
the payment of his babY bills.
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 They rode along silently for a few minutes and the rider m this child with little difficulty and there was no need on Doctor
himself in his seat and placed his Package on thg floor' As the Benson's.part for the instruments in the long bag.
leaned over, Doctor Benson caught his ftrst good look at
thp After it was all over, however, Doctor Benson took out a ciga-
catlike face. tctte and sat down to smoke.
The doctor also noticed the long deep scar on the man's
"A fellow I picket up in my car on my way up here tonight tried
to rob me," he said to Ott, feeling a little proud. "He took my watch.
bright and red-looking as though it were of recent origin' He
of Mrs. Ott Sorley and reached for his watch' His fingerg
went But when I pushed my 45 pistol into his side he decided to give it to
me back.l'
into his pocket before he realized that his watch was not there'
Ott smiled wide at subh an exciting story coming from young
Doctor Benson moved his hand very slowly and very
Doctor Benson.
below the seat until he felt the leather holster in which he always
"Well I'm glad he gave it to you back," Oft said. "Because if he
ried with him his automatic pistol.
hudn't, we wouldn't have any idea what time the child wais born.
He drew out the pistol slowly and held it in the darkness at'
What would you say it happened, Doc?"
side. Doctor Benson stopped the car iluickly and pushed the
Doctor Benson took his watch from his pocket.
his gun into Evans' side'
"The baby was delivered about thirty minutes ago; and right now
"Put that watch into my pocket," he said angrily'
It's...' He walked over to the lamp on the table.
The rider jumped with fear and put up his hands quickly'
He stared strangely at the watch in his hand. The crystal was
God, mister," he whispered, "I thought you" ""
cracked, the top was broken. He turned the watch over and held it
Doctor Benson pushed the pistol still deeper inlo the man's
to the lamp. He studied the worn inscription there:
and repeated coldly, "Put that watch into my pocket before
I let
"To Private T. Evans, Ambulance Section, whose personal bra-
gun go off." vcry preserved our lives the night of Nov. 3,1943, near the Italian
Evans put his hand in his own vest pocket and later, with t. Nurses Nesbitt, Jones and Wingate."
bling hands, tried to put the watch into the doctor's pocket'
new words:
opened the door and forced the man out of the car'
"I'm out here tonight, probably to save a woman's life, but I o 1. a cover - uorcphrBano
the time to try tb help you,?'he said to the man angnly' a 2.to complain - xatloBarbcr,.Bbrpaxarb HeAoBoJrbcrBo

Doctor Benson started the car quickly and the wind closed a 3. a receiver-reneQonnax rpy6ra
door with a loqd noise. He put the pistol back into the leather a 4. a pill - rrrrJrroJtt
under the seat and hurried on. .
i 5. obstetric(al) - axyurepcxufi
The drive up the mountairi the Sorley farm was less di
to a 6. driveway-Aopora, rpoe3A
than he had feared and Oft Solley had sent one of his older a 7.to start-rycKarb (vauluny)
down the road with a lantern to help him across the old a E. to cough - KaruJltrb
bridge that led up to the little farm house' a 9. smoothly - ponno, uaBHo
Mrs. Sorley many previous experiences with bringing a 10. to stare - npr4cr€rrrbHo cMorperb
into the world apparently helped her greatly because she r 11. to feel - Aararr oqyuleHr,re

106 107
 lll. Match the verbs on the left with their definitions on the right.
a 12. outer - eueutut'ti' napy'xnrtfi .

a 13. a match - crluqKa l. to irritate a) to notice or to be aware of something

r irritate - pa3Apaxarb' cepAllrb
14. to because it is, touching you or having a
a 15. ambulance - MalrruHa ciopoil troMolqu physical effect on you
o 16. a scar - ilpaM 2. to stare b) to keep sb/sth alive, or safe from harm or
a lT.acheek-ilIeKa
danger
a 18. recent-neAasnufi
,) 19. leather - Koxa 3. to start c) to say/to express that you are annoying,
unhappy or not satisfied about something
. 20. holstef-ro6YPa
or somebody
a 21. a vest - xl'uler
a 22. apparently - oqeBI'IAHo' BllAlIMo 4. to complain d) to break without dividing into separate

i 2l.to deliver - poxarb parts;

a 24. crystal - crexlo gnx KapMaHnblx u Apyrux
alacoB
5. to fedl e) to give birth to a baby
o 25. to preserve - coxparulTb' oxpaH'grb' o6eperarr 6. to deliver f) to annoy somebody
7. to crack g) to look at something for a long time
Use of English 8. to preserve h) to begin to operate
given in brackets and
l. Form the words from the roots
Reading Comprehension
the text.
on his bed' his feet ft
l. He threw back the covers and sat up !V. ldentify if the following statements are true or false. Gorrect the
along the cold floor for his house
(slip), the telephone ringirig (i false ones.

l. The doctor was displeased with the telephone call.

2. Doctor Benson differed from his father, the old Doc Benson.

doctor., 3. The Sorley farm wbs not far from the place where Doctor
3. He drew out the pistoi slowly and
held it in the (dark) at llcnson lived.
the road with a lan
4. One of the older boys was sent down 4. Doctor Benson hesitated if to invite a man to ride.
help the doctor across the old (wood)
bridge'
whose
5. Doctor Benson lit a cigarette and proposed one to the rider.
5. "Te private T. Evans, Ambulance Section, 6. The rider guessed that Benson was a doctor.
3 lg4J near the
(brave) preserved our lives the night of Nov ' ' '
7.The rider was a male nurse during the war.
front."
8. The rider was wounded during the war.
ll.Findthewordsinthetextl)whichmeantheoppositeofthe 9. Doctor Benson reached the Sorley farm quite easily.
ones; 2) which have the same meaning'
10. Doctor Benson told Ott the story how he had been robbed with
a) ProPer, rough, inner, shallow'
pride and amusement.
b) Arrogant, abandoned'
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V. Paraphrase the italicized parts of the following sentences or
their synonymous meanings.
Discussion
Vll. Express your opinion and comment
I. The doctor got into his clothes- on it.
2.The doctor went to the table and stared a moment at his L What kind of man and doctor was Doctor
Benson?
his spirit complaining at the job ahead of him 2 inion if Doctor Benson was a man
who easily
3. Thewindfelt like a surgeon's knife qt hisface as he opened tuspe oing something wrong, illegal or dishonest.
door and ran bending low, around the driveway to the g ge. What so?
4. It seemed to the doctor that'neier once had Mrs. Ott 3. What circumstances influenced Doctor
Benson and he began
had a baby in good weather , nor irl daylight. I, suspect the rider of stealing his watch? Use the
facts from the text.
4. Do you approve or disapprove,ofthe
5. It was along ride out to the Sorley farm and the sight ofa . doctor,s sudden action to
walking alone along the country road, as seenjust ahead by the drive away the rider?
5,. How will you eiplain
of the car, was a welcome relief to the doctor. that Doctor Benson acted on impulse?
6. fue such actions quite natural or
6. Doctor Benson stopped the car quickly andpushed the n are there any ways to avoid
them?
his gun into Evan's side..
7. Is it good to have a suspicious
7. "Put that watch into my pocket before I let this gun go mind?.
8. Would you like to have a friend with
8. The doctor opened the door andforced the man out ofthe a suspicious mind?
new words:
Vl- Answer the following questions:
l. a male nurse - 6par uulocep.uua
l. At what time did the telephone awake Doctor Benson?
2. to act on impulse
- rroA,qaBarbc, rropbrBy
2. Who was calling him?
3. 'il/hy was the ride unpleasant for the doctor?
Keys: Ex. III; tf 29 3h 4c 5a 6e 7d gb
4. Was this Mrs. Sorley's first child or did she have any chi
previously?
5. Why was the doctor pleased to see a man walking alone
the road?
6. To what city was the man going to and why?
7. What did the man tell the doctor about his participation in the
8. At what mombnt did the doctor retilize that his watch
in his pocket?
9. What were Doctor Benson's futher actions?
10. To whom did Doctor Benson tell the story about the
had picked up on his way to the Sorley farm?
11. What was Ott's reaction to Doctor Benson's story?
12. Why did Doctor Benson stare strangely at the watch
hand?

ll0 llt
Unit 6
I found him
cxpressive
a man sqqare ofjaw, cold of eye, his face rather un-
- much what I,expected. He runs his gambling place as a
"Once a thief is alwaYs a business - and it is a matter of pride with him that it is conducted in
nn efficient, businesslike way. It is said thal his profits are two mil-
Read the following text and try to understand it in details' lion dollars a season, and I doubt thisjust as one doubts the salaries
ol motion picture stars.
JOHN ROSSITER'S WIFE / However, the man had strong a personality. He interested me. I
liked him. I wanted to talk to him, but it was difficult. He was not a
Charles G.
communicative person. Soon I asked him how much he lost a season
' The most fascinating place in the.United States today, I cons in the way of bad checks and bad debts. He said approximately two
is Palm Beach and the most interesting spot in it is "Whitney's"' Itundred thousand dollars, which he didn't seem to consider as
name isn't Whitney's at all, but anyone who has ever been to hcavy. As he spoke of this a light came into his eyes, and a faint smile
Beach will know the establishment to which I refer. ruppeared on his lips.
Whitneyrs is a restaurant and a gambling place , and "I had a rather interesting experience the other day," he said. ..I
later everybody who comes to Palm Beach visits Whitney's' was sitting in my office one morning when word was brought to me
There is no restaurant or hotel in France, Germany or Spain that a lady wanted to see me; 'Mrs. John Rossiter,, the man told me..I
can compare with Whitney's in the matter of food! At Whi knew who John Rossiter was, so I told him to show her in.
there are no menus; you order what you wish from an endless va "Before she said a word she began to qry, not bitterly; but'the
ofSpecial foods, anything from duck soup to bird's tongues - tcars came into her eyes and began to run down her cheeks, and she
surprising fact is that you get what you order- But on your first, kept wiping them away with her handkerchief, tryrng all the time to
to Whitney's you often pay little attention to what you eat, for control herself. I don't like that sort of thing, you know, and I usually
soon, as the room commences to fill, you can hardly believe nvoid it, but this rather impressed me. I felt sogry for her before she
eyes. At every table you soon recognize someone who is ei
opened her mouth.
mous or notorrous.
"Her husbandtrad been gambling, she told me, and on Wednes-
After lunch this brilliantly dressed group ofpersons goes
to the gambling room. By two o'clock this room is well fil
day - the day before - had lost thirty thousand dollars. I have been
ucquainted with John Rossiter off and on for five or six years. Every '

three it is crowded, and it remains so until the early hours

ycar he has been coming down here, and I,ve knqwn trim weit
morning. It is far more interesting and better conducted than
cnough to say "Hello', but not much mdre intimately than that. At
Carlo. I wag deeply impressed, and soon I welcomed an
nny rate, I've always had a good feeling about Rossiter. He was a
to meet Mr. Whitney himself.
clean-cut man, a good sport, and was prptty well liked, belonged to a
We found him in a small, businesslike office hardly large
good club, and was rather popular everywhere. I had seen him year
to hold the bie old-fashioned roll-top desk and a chair or two'
rufter.year here, but I hadn't arr idea of how he played or what he won
there was a safe; I can't remember. The offrce was protected by
or lost. He had an account with me and always paid very promptly at
iron bars, and there was a rmiformed attendant at the door who
ted us after Mr. Whitney had given the word he would see us' lhe end of the month if there was any paying to be done.

tt2 ll3
 hei life gnve her back the mon€y you'd lost on one condition and that was
"Mrs. Rossiter explaine$ that the great problem of
to that you were never to enter my door dgain. Now, what do you mean
been her husband's gambling. She had begged him keep
her that by coming here?' "
from the stock market and from cards, and he'd promise
The thirty thousand Rossiter looked at me for a moment. Then he said:
stop, but then he'd slip and get caught again'
outi "Why, Mr. Whitney, there must be some mistake. I'm not
targhe had lost on wednesday about cleaned him and his wife
married.
meant-oh,I'veforgottenwhatshe'toldmeexactly:sellingtl
home, - it was mortgaged already' She said, taking the girls -ci
The new wdrds:
of school; herself perhaps having to find a position' It was a .
very 1. fascinating - o6sopoxurenrnrrfi
story, I don't remember the details, but I confess that I felt
what I believe i
a 2. establishment - 3aBeAeHr.re, )ArpexAeHue
for her. Taking those two girls out of school was
t a 3. to refer - roBopr,rrb o vena-lu6-o, y[oMuHarb
pressed me, I don't know why exactly' Well' at any rate I told her
a 4. to gamble - nrpalr B a3aprHbre r,rrpbr
I didn't like the idea of anybody coming here and losing
e
the same time' a 5. to commence - HaquHarb
Sentirnent, if you like, but it's good business at
peol a 6. notorious - florrb3yroutuficx lypuoil cnasofi
doesn't help an establishment like this to get a reputation that
a 7. to conduct-pyKoBoAr{rb AenoM
can lose everything they have here' The result of it all
was
her husband had lost' a 8. a roll-top desk - nncrubnnsril cron c y6npaloqeficr
agreed to give her back the money which
rpuruxofi
on on" condition, and I made that point very clear: John Rossiter
a 9. bars - peruerKr{
never to enter my place again. I don't like that kind of
"loser' arot
to play' She promi a 10. an attendant - cnyrar conpoBoxAaroqee rurlo
here. If he hasn't got the money, he oughtn't
me with the tears running down her cheeks, and I gave
her . 11. to admit - AonycKarb
both a 12. ajaw - venrocrs
money, and she, made me feel like a damn fool by kissing
hands, and asking God to bless me - all that foolishness that
a gr I 13. effici,ent'- Aefiirseuuufi, :tf$ernannufi

ful woman feels she has to do when you do her a favor'

. 14. a profit - npubunr
a 15. a salary - xzrnoBaH[e, oKnaA
"I didn'tthink anything more about the affair until the very
aftemoon when it was clearly brought back to rny mind' My
. 16. approximately
- upu6nn3nrenrgo
como o 17. faint - cna6uit
manager cztrne to me and told me that John Rossiter had'just
playing at one of the tabl o 18. to wipe - Bbrrr{parb
had gone to the gambling room, and was
this a 19. intimately - nnvno, 6aur3ro
As a rule; I never mix up with what happens outsidei but
a 20. z sport - cnannrrfi ualnfi (pasr.)
a 2l.an account-cqer
a 22. promptly - cpaey, 6ucrpo, rorlHo
a 23. a stock market - Oongonas 6upxa
what he meant by coming into my place'
a 24. to slip - crom:urr
" 'I want to know what this means,' I demanded' 'Your o 25. to mortgage - 3aK;raAbrBarb
your
came to see me yesterday morning and told me about
c 26. to bless,- 6narocnosnrrb
and.about your losing thirty thousand dollars on Wednesday'
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 . 27. gratefil - 6laroAapuufi lll. Match the following verbs with the definitions with which they
are used in the text.
I 28. to do a favor - oKasblBarb nro6esnocrl
c 29.to mix up - crDrrarb, rleperyrarb l. to commence - a) to have enough place for somebo-
dy or something
Use of English 2. to refer b) to risk money on a card game,
horse, race, etc
l. Form the words from the roots given in brackets and c) to steal everything from a person
3. to admit
the text. ' or a place :

l. At Whitney's there are no menus; you order what you 4. to clean out d).to organize or to do a particular
from an (end) (vary) of special foods' :
activity
2- I found him a man square ofjaw, cold eye, his face iather
(r
5. to gamble e) tb mention or to speak about
press) - much what I exPected.
somebody or something
, l. Vt. Whitney runs his g mbling place as a (busy) -and it
6. to slip f) to start
matter of (proud) with him that it is conducted in an efficient
way. 7. to hold g) to pass into a diffrcult and un-
pleasant state or situation
4. However, Mr. Whitney had a strong (person)'
5. Mr. Whitney wils not a (communicate) person' 8. to conduct h) to allow to enter or to join
6. "I don't like that kind of ("lose") around there'
*Why
7. ,Mr. Whitney, there must be some (take) ' I arn not Reading Comprehension
ried."
lV. Choose a), b) or c) which is the right variant of the italicized part
ll. Match the following adjectives with the definitions with of the following sentences.
they are used in the text.

fascinating a) not enthusiastic

l. "I have been ac- a) I haven't been a close friend;
l'.
quainted with John b) I have made myself aware of...;
2. notorious b) feeling or showing thanks because
Rossiter offand on c) I have met him and started to know
mebody has done something kind 5 or 6 years. him.
you, or has done as you asked
a) regularly;
3. efficient c) having a close and friendly relati b) from time to time;
4. faint d) extremely interesting and attractive c) by chance.
5. prompt e) doing something well and
2. "John Rossiter was a) very sporry;
with no waste of time or energy aclean-cut man, b) a professional sportsman;
6. intimate f) inexact a good sport, and c) a pleasant, generous and cheerful
7. approximate g) infamous was pretty well man.

grateful h) immediate liked...."

8.

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 3. "John Rossiter was a) a whiner; I l. What, according to ..Mrs.
Rossiter,,, had been the greatprob_
never to enter my b) a person who is defeated in the iom-r lern of her life?
place again. I.don't petition or a game;. 12. What were theconsequences
ofMr. Rossiter, gambling, ac_
like thatkind of "lo- c) a person who is regularly unsuccess- cording to the words ofhis,iwife,,?
ser " around here, tuI. 13. What did Mr. Whitney qgree
ro do?
14. What one condition did
Mr. Whitney make before retuming
V. Paraphrase the italicized parts of the following senterrces- lhc money to the woman?
15. Why did Mr. W*hitne.V become
l. Mr. Whitney had given the w'ordhe would see us. very angryrhe next day?
16. What was John Rossiter,s
.2.I doubt this just as one doubts the salaries of motion **.r?
stars.
3. Soon I asked him how much he lost a season in the way of Discussion
checlrs and bad debts. Vll. Express your opinlon and prove
it using facts from the text.
4. He said approximately two hundred thousand dollars, l. Was Mr. Whitney,s establishment prosperous?
he didn't seem to consider as heavy. 2. Speak abgut Mr. Whitney,s prirr.ijt"s
5. "I was sitting,in my office one morning when word r r--- to run his establish-
ment.
brought to me." 3. what kind of peo-pre did I\4r. whitney
consi der to be ..rosers,,,?
6. "At any rate I've always had a goodfeeling about Ross 4. What made Mr. Whitney bel
7.'iShe said, taking the two girls out of school; herself 5. Which was Mr. Whitrey,s
rL^
having tofind position."
a itoney to "Mrs. Rossiter": was he 'l:
, 8. "I'didn't think anything more about the affair until the Sare about his business? ne
next afternoonwhen it was clearly brought back to my mind." 6. what quarities of "Mrs. Rossiter,,
herped her to achieve her
Vl. Answer the following questions: djsrrongst, resourcetul, self_possessed,
li !ilY,lt_91,
ful, cruel, deceitful, impudent, advenfurous.
brave,
l. What is Whitney? 7 ' Did "Mrs' Rossiter"
succeed in reaching her goar
2. Where is it situated? lities or any circumstances? -- o": due to her
3. What was Whitney famous for?
Vllt. Express your polnt of vlew.
4. Wha! kind of people usually visited Whitney?
Wlat is your viewpoint on the following statement: ..It,s
5. What impressed the author at Whitney's? ,
olcty who prepares
the so_
6. What kind of office did Mr. Whitney occupy? tlie crime una a c.imin"i commits it,,?
What should be done to prevent crimes? "nr,
7. Give Mr. Whibrey's appeararjce and some traits of his
8. What were Mr. Whitney's profits in one season? ?he new words:
9. What woman had come to see Mr. Whitney one day? a 1. to be aware of_:Harr, co3lraBarb
10. Why did the woman begin to cry before telling Mr. a 2. a whiner _ HhrruK
her story? i 3. prosperous
- [porlB etaroaluit,y4avnrrft, ycnemnrrfi
lr8
l19
 o 4. due to "Yeah. Gone for the summer, I guess. We better make sure,
- 6naro4aPr though. Huh."
a 5. a goal - UeJIb
r 6. artful - lonrui, xl4lPufi Together they searched the house. They went on tiptoe through
cvery room. There could be no doubt about it. The family was away.
a 7. deceitful - nxnsrtfi-
llad been away for weeks.
I 8. impudent - naxanurrrfi
Yes, Hasty Hogan and Blackie Burns were in luck, Only once in

Keys: Ex.II: ld,2g,3e,4a, 5h, 6c,-7-f.'9bt III:11

!t' the past ten days their luck failed them.It had been with them when
--u'- 3h, 4c,5b, 69, 7a,8d; ex' [V: la' 2b' 3c,4c. they made their big robbery = their truly magnificent robbery - on
the Coast. It had been with them during their thousand mile trip east-'

it in details' ward, by automobile. It had been with them every moment - but one.
Read the following text and try to understand
That moment had come just one hour before. It came when
Blackie, driving the car, ran over a policeman. And Blackie, thinking
THE WRONG HOUSE
olthe suitcase at Hasty's feet, had driven away. Swiftly.
Iames N. Yr
There had been a chase, of course. A wild, crazy chase. And
dark' Dark - and when a bullet had punctured the gasoline tank they had had to aban-
The night was dark. And the house was
slipped quickly throt don the car. But luck or no luck, here they were. Alone, and without a
The two men ran toward it quietly. They
house' They reached the cnr, in a completely strange town. But safe and sound - with the szfr-
dark bushes which durrounded the
q,rl"ny up the bteps, kneeled down' breathing heavily'
case.
,* The suitcase lay in the center of the table, in the center of the
dark shadows- They waited - listening'
- a room. lir the suitcase, neat little package on neat little package, lay
Silence. Perfect silence. Then- out ofthe blackness
me try ncarly three hundred thousand dollars!
"We can't stay out here"" Take this suitcase""Let
"Listen," said Mr. Hogan. "We have to get a car. Quick, too. And
keys. We've got to get in!"
of the kej's the one we can't steal one - arld use it. It's too dangerous. We have to buy
Ten - twenty - thirty seconds' With one
then entered the house' one. That means that we have to wait until the stores open. That will
opened the door. Silently, the two men
it' be about eight o'clock in this town."
the door behind them, Iocked
;;;;;,;n"rlir",rrr"d the situaiion' rhev wondered if "But what are we going to do with.that?" And Mr. Burns pointed
to the suitcase.
had awakened anYone in the house'
"Hide it right here. Sure! Why not? It's much safer here than
After a time: "Let's have a look at this place'" "Careful'
"Oh, there isn't anybody awake!" And the soft
rays of a with us - until we get a car."
And so they hid the suitcase. They carried it down to the cellar.
swept the room.
rolled; lluried it deep in some coal which lay in a corner of the cellar. After
lt was a large room' A living-room' Rugs' carefully
tables' couches - was this, just before dawn, they slipped out.
piled on one side. The fumiture - chairs'
"Say, Blackie," Mr. Hogan remarked as they walked down the
ered by sheets. Dust lay over everything'
Th" rnun who held the flashlight spoke first'
"Well' Bl Flreet, "the name of the gentleman we're visiting is Mr. Samuel W.
family's away''? Rogers."
said, "we're in luck. Looks as if the

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 "Very well,'l canie t[e voice of Mr. Rogers. "I'll wait for you."
"How do You know?" "And, Mr. Rogers," Mr. Hogan cautioned, "please keep quiet
got a wonderful
Saw it on some of them books' He's surely ubout this. Don't say anything to anybody. You'll underStand why
brary, hasn't he?" when I see you."
as Mr'
The automobile salesrooms opened at eight o'clock' On the way back to the house Mr. Hogan explained his idea to
gan had supposed' Shortly before nine, Mr' Hogan and
Mr' E
Mr. Burns.
tud u cur. A very nice little car. Very quiet' Very inconspicuous'
plates and ay'
Within ten minutes "Sergeant Simpson" and "Detective John-
very speedy. The dealer lent them his license $on" were conversing with the surprised Mr. Rogers. Mr. Rogers was
rode. ru small man. Rather insignifibant. He had pale blue eyes. Not much
Three blocks from the house, they stopped' Mr' Hogan
got
rear' he
ol chin. A frrnny little face. He was nervous - a badly frightened
Walked down the house' He'd just go around to
the
lnan.
and slip in. Mr. Hogan told the whole story. Somewhat chariged. Very much
softly'
Fiffy yards from the house he stopped' Stared' swore changed. And Mr. Rogers was surprised, but delighted.
The family had
front dooi was'open. The window shades were up' He accompanied Mr. Hogan to the cellar. And together they dug
tumed! up the suitcase. Took it to the living-roorn, opened it, saw that it had
into the
Well, what bad luck. And what corild they do? Break- that it really did hold a small fortune. Bills, bills,
dangerous' Mr'
not been touched -
lar that night, and pick up the suitcase? No - too bills.
gan would have to think of something' Mr. Hogan closed the suitcase.
the car'
"Leave it to me, kid," he told Mr' Burns' "You drive "And now, Mr. Rogers," he armounced, in his best official man-
do the special brain work. Let's find a telephone' Quick!" ner, "Johnson and I must run along. The chiefwants a report - quick.
telephone
Ten minutes latgr, Mr. Hogan was consulting a We have to catch the rest of the robbers. I'll keep in touch with you."
6329" A
tory. Yes, there it was - Samuel W' Rogers, Plainview He picked up the suitcase and rose. Mr. Bqrns also rose. Mr.
ment later he was talking to the surprised Mr' Rogers' Rogers also rose. The trio walked to the door. Mr. Rogers opened it.
"Hello," he began, "is this Mr' Rogers - Mr' Samuel "Come on in, boys," he said pleasantly = and in walked three men.
"Yes, this is Mr' Rogers." Large men. Strong men. Men in police uniform who; without fear,
Mr. Hogan cleared his throat' "Mr' Rogers,' he said -
and
stared at Mr. Hasty Hogan and Mr. Blackie Burns.
tone was sharp, official, impressive - "this is Headquartol
lo
of the
"What does rirs meann Mr. Rogers," asked Mr. Hogan. ,

Headquarterr, tutking. I am Simpson' Sergeant Simpson' "It's quite simple," said Mr. Rogers. "It just happens that 1am
tective division - " lhe chief of the police."
"Yes, Yes!" came over the wire' The new words:
"The Chief - the Chief of Police, you know," - here Mr'
1'has ordered me to get in touch with a 1. a porch-[oAbe3A, KpbInbIIo
lowered his voice a little -
you'" o 2. to kneel - craHoBrlrbct Ha KoIleHn
He's sending me out with one of our men to see
a 3. a shadow-reHb, [onyMpaK
"Am I in trouble of some kind?" asked Mr' Rogers" a 4. to whisper - rleflrarb
"No, no, no. Nothing like that' But I have sornething of .
portance to talk to You about."
5. to awaken/to awake - 6y.urrr
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 3. It had been with them iluring their thousand mile trip (east), by
a 6. a ray - [y.r atrtomobile.
'l 7. to pile - cxnaArrnarr 4. (Shon) before nine, Mr. Horgan and Mr. Burns had a car: A
a 8. a rug - KoBPITK
vcry nice little car. Very quiet. Very (conspicuous).
| 9. a couch - KylIeTKa 5. "The Chief - the Chief of the Police, you krfow," here Mr.
a 10. to search; [cKarb -
llorgan (low) his voice a little -"
a 11. on tiptoe - Ha IIbIIIoqKax
/ 6. Mr. Rogers was a small man. Rather (significance).
a 12. magnificent-senurorenHn
7. Mr. Rogers (company) Mr. Horgan to the cellar.
I - 6ncrpo
13. swiftly
: 14. z chase - nororuI ll, Form the adjectives from the following nouns.
o 15. to puncture - nPoKEIJIIIBaTL Care, danger, office, impress, nerye, fright, pleasure, speed.
a 16. to abandon - [oK]IAarL, ocraBntrb
lll. Match the following phrasal verbs with their definitions.
c 17. a gasoline-6esgo6ar
a 18. a cetlar-[oABaJI, norPe6 l. to run over a) to go away
. 19. coal - (xauennuft) Yrom 2. to break into b) used in orders to tell somebody to hurry
a 20. dawn - paccBer or to try harder
o 21. conspicuous - saraerHrrfi 3. to dig up c) to knock a person or an animal down and
. 22. license plates (number plates) - HoMepa drive over their body
c 23.to lend - oAonxl'{rb Ha BPeMt 4. to nrn along d) to enter abuilding by force
o 24.zre r- 5. to come on e) to remove something from the ground by
a 25. to slvear - swore - sworn - pyrarbct digging
a 26. ztelephone directory - renetfonnar rurra
a 27.to caution - rpeAocreperarb Reading Comprehension
o 28. to converse - 6eceAosarr lV. Choose the right continuation of the following sentences.
o 29. significant - gnaqurenrHrrft
l. As the story opens, the two characters Mr. Horgan and Mr.
r 30. delight - socxurueHue
Burns
. . 31. to accompany-coupoBoxAarb
a) are running towards the house;
Use of English b) are lying in the bushes;
c) are trying different keys.
l. Form the words from the following roots in brackets and 2. When Mr. Horgan and Mr. Burns found themselves in the
ing to the text.
crnpty house they thought they were in luck because
L Then - out of the (black) - a whisper: "We can't stay
a) they could have a good rest;
here... ." b) they could think of future plans;
2.lthad'been with them when they made their big (rob) - c) the suitcase lay in the center of the table.
truly magnifi cent (rob).
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 5. Why did they decide to buy an automobile but not to steal it?
3. The only occasion when the luck of Mr' Horgan
and
6. What kind of car did they decide to buy and why?
Burns failed them was 7. What did Mr. Horgan speak about with Mr. Rogers over the
a) when their car ran at breakneck speed;
lclephone ?
b) when Blackie Bums 8. What did Mr. Horgan caution Mr. Rogers against?
no
when theri were eir car'
9. What made Mr. Rogers insignificant when he spoke to Mr.
"i
i.vtt.Horgan and Mr. um of
llorgan ?
a) in a little town in the east;
10. What is the end of the story?
mile trip
Uj in one of the automobiles during their thousand
ward; Discussion
c) on the coast.
S. trlr. Horgan found out the name of the
owner of the house Vl. Agree or disagree with the following statements and findiacts ln
the text to prove your point of view;
a) on a door Plate of the house;
b) on one of the books of the home library; l. Hasty Hogan and Blackie Burns were artful robbers.'
c) in a telePhone directory' 2.They were brave, but carefirl,
to hide the'
6. Finalty, Mr. Horgan and Mr' Burns decided 3. They were dashing
case 4. They were resourceful, but vain.
a) in one of the rooms of the empty house; 5. They were cruel and merciless.
b) in the bushes; 6. They were risky.
c) in the cellar. Vll. Express your opinlon and comment on lt.
7. Having bought a car, Mr. Horgan and Mr'
Burns came
l. At what moment did Mr. Rogers understand the situation?
thehouseanddiscoveredthatthefamilyhadretumed.They 2. What were Mr. Rogers' actions? Were they all professional
a) a car standing near the house; onough?
b) the window shades being.uP; 3. Did it take a lot of nerve on Mr. Rogers' part to face "Sergeant
c) a man standing on the Porch' Simpson" and "Detective Johnson"?
and
a. Vtr. Rogets cooperated with "sergeant Simpson" 4. Did the police act professionally from the very beginning of
tive Johnson" because the robbery? Suppose the necessary actions on the part ofthe police.
a) he believed them sincerelY; 5. Which proverb conveys the main idea of the story best? Prove
b) he pretended to believe them; your choice.
c) he was at a loss and didn't know what to do' "Truth filters through stone."
V. Answer the follorr4ing questions: "Good can never grow out of evil."
l. Why did Mr. Horgan and Mr' Bums think that the family "He who swirns in sin will swim in sorrow."
the house was away for the summer? The new words:
2. WhenhadMr. Horgan andMr' Burns hadto
abandontheir
a l. to obtain : nonfrorb
3. How much money did they have in their suitcase? a 2. artfil - lotrrfi, xNrpuft
the house?
4. Why did they get up at dawn and slip out of
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 whcn I opened my eyes again it was more blue than green, with a
o 3. dashing - ltlxoil, crpeMureJlbHblrr
w()rran, and a basket and a lamb. Around the door the paper was cut
a 4. resourceful - uso6perarelurnrfi, naxo4uunrrfi
Ol'1, and there was only the lamb; eight times, from the ceiling to the
a 5. vain - nonrtrrfi caMoMHeHluI, lueclauurrfi
floor, no woman, and no basket, but only the lamb. I could toueh the
I 6. merciless 6esxanocturtfi, 6ecnouaAqufi
-
a 7. at breakrieck speed - cJloMt ronoBy; c eeiling when I stood on my toes. :

Next to our room is the extra room, which we do not use. I went
tenrrroft cKopocrblo
lnto that. The back of the mirror was peeling off, and both windows
Keys: Ex. III: lc,2d,3e, 4a, 5b' wcre closed. On the window there was alarge fly, and I opened the,

*** witrdow and drove him out and he flew away: and in the window
flurne there was a'long nail, and I took off my shoe and droye in the
Read the following text and try to understand
it in details' ; nuil with the heel of my shoe. Then I put on my shoe again. I mea-
turcd the room by walking across it in each direction from one wall
TEN STEPS to lhe other. It is ten by fourteen.
Robert I came into the parlor from the door across frorn the desk. The
dcsk has three drawers down one side. I took out an envelope from
I put on'a clean collar' I was in our room on the second bottom drawer and put some money in it and wrote "For Mae" on
*h"r" I could see into the Hubbells' yard, and the ring on the nnd put it on the top of the desk. The curtains in the parlor were red.
there'.The
post where they tie up their dog' The dog was not
marks on the inside' lVhere the sun hits them ttrere is a part that is not red, but pink. There
which I took off had two kinds of laundry
r

and a sect amagazine on the table called Movieland, aidl started to read it.
mark from the laundry where I used to take my shirts
my handS' I went over to the fireplace and looked at the rest ofthe ioom from
mark from the present laundry' Then I washed
that there was almost none,le thcre, and I saw the table and the carpet and how two chairs were fac-
The soap was worn down so
off the water' but the g right toward each other. I sat down on one of them and one of its
was a soap tirat smelled like salad' I turned
ter still went drip-drip from the faucet' I dried
my hands' I hunl legr rvas shorter than the others and I got up and went into the
towel on the left end of the rod' The right end
of the rod is for\ kilchen.
loose and fall down
The rod is glass, 4nd some day it will come In the kitchen I saw Mae shelling peas. She forced the peas out of
I would not hear the dri
break. I shut the bathroom door so that the shell with her thumb and they fell into the bowl. There were three
of the water from the faucet' on the floor and I picked them up and put them in my pocket.
mine' On he
I went into the room again which is Maels and Tlrc kitchen floor was laid in linoleum with blue and white squares
doll with big eyes- Where the
in the daytime she keeps a French two inches sqriare. Mae was sitting on a stool, reading a paper placed
out the bed' and I
of the bei hits the wall there is a mark' I moved Itr liont of her. She did not turn around when I came in. She said,
the mark. It is black, and a yard long' The doll
fell off and'I p
'I'l "Wlren you come back bring some stove-polish with you."
when I went out'
back on the bed so it could not look at me There was a pan on the stove and steam was coming from it. The
went out.
what Skrve had places for six pans. Two of the places had smaller rings in.
I was in the hall, and I shut my eyes' I did not know
it would be lirlc of them for smaller pans. Mae said:
wallpaper there was in the hall' I thought that
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 "They found Matthews doubled up inside his car' He had a 4. soap - Mbrno,
death. The bullet went through his left Iung and he bled to
dr . 5. to drip - ranair
Mae was looking at the paper and shelling peas' The sun o 6. a faucet-ro4onponogurrft rpan
part of the paper and she moved it a little' Then she said' "I . 7. a rod-pefira
you're going now." a 8. loose - 6orraroItlufic.r
I said I was going now. a 9. a lamb - rrHeHoK
I went out through the back door into the yard' Ther;r I saw . 10. to peel off - qucrr{rL ($pyrrn, oaoqu)
kid playing with some sand and toys in the sand' He was putting . 11. a fly - rrryxa
,uni in,o i toy truck, and then running the truck back and fi t 12. a frame -paMa
through the sand. The sand was wet, and I could see the
print o1 a 13. a nail - reosAr
hand on it. It was his left hand. I said, "So,long, son", to him' btl . 14. a heel - ra6nyr
didn't say anything' He was too busy with his truck and the se a 15. a parlor - rocruHat
Then I went to the garage, and unlocked the door' I ran a t 16. ocross from - opposite
over the windshield of the car, and it was scratched in a
half a 17. a diawer - ru4nuxHbfi ruuK (crona, r<orrao4a)

where the windshield wiper wipes it. And I stood there for a . 18. to hit; ygapxrr
along a 19. a fireplace - KaMr4H
of minutes, and then I closed the doors,'and walked
twenty . 20. to shell - nyrinrr
the house to the front and looked at my watch' It was
a 21. peas -ropox
to ten. . 22. a thumb
- 6omurofi raneu
Then I walked down the wooden steps to the sidewalk' a 23. bowl - rcy6or, uaura
a
counted the steps. I counted ten steps, I thought I counted
thi
: 24. stove-polish - [acra AJUr rrrrcrKr,r urrrbr
a
step, but perhaps I didn't. I walked down the street, and
looked.bl
a 25. pan - KacrprcJr{
a
urrd *u* the house, and there was one window with a shade hal$ ' a 26. to double up - cKproqrrrscx, crrr6arrc.a
down, and'I wanted to go back and count the steps again to . 27. to bleed (bled) - r4creKarb KpoBrro
the stre
sure, but I didn't. I walked down to the comer and took a 28. a print - orue.raror
and got off at the police-station and found Captain Rogers and a 29. a windshield = a windscreen - nepeAHee creKrro (anro),
nimihat if they were looking for the man who killed Sam Mattl ' B€TpOBOe CTeKTO

they should arrest me because I had done it' a 30. to scratch - qapararb
a 31. a wiper - creKrooqucrlrreJlL
Captain Rogers asked me if I wanted to write out a con
Mat .32.a sidewalk-rporyap
and I said that I would , but before I te[ them how I killed
things which I saw in my house a 33. to confess - [pr{3HaBarb
want to write down the last
remember them, because now I'll want always to be able to
Use of English
ber about all those things that I won't ever see again, maybe'
The new words: l, Form the words from the given roots in brackets and aciording to
a 1. a collar-"opoi""n the text.
. 2. a Post - crol6 1. Then I went to the garage and I (lock) the door.
a 3. a laundry - nPaqeqHult 2. "He had bled to (die)."

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 6. He.tried to remember the color of the wallpaper and the pic-
3. Then I walked down the (wood) steps'
furcs on the wallpaper in the hall.
4. Captain Rogers asked me ifl wanted to write out a (
7. He put on a clean collar.
ll. Match the following phrasal verbs with their definitions' 8. He observed a black mark on the wall in the room which was
Mle's and his.and went out.
l. to wear down a) to make sth/sb disappear or stop doing
9. He watched his sonplaying with some sand and toys in the sand:
2. to tie up b) to write sth on paper including$etails 10. He started to read the magazine "Movieland".
3. to drive out c) to attach sth to a frxed object with a Il. He shut the bathroom door.
4. to write out d) to become, or make sth become, l2.He opened the window:ind drove out a large fly.
Iy smaller or smoother bY conti 13. He counted the wooden steps to the sidewalk.
using or rubbing it 14. He washed and dried his hands.
l5'. He picked up three peas on the floor.
lll. lnsert the articles a, the or no article'
V, ldentify if the following statements are false or true. Correct the
l. I was in our room'on -.. second floor where I could see i tn:i::-d
Hubbelles'yard.
at (hedog in the Hubbeus, yard.
2. ... collar which I took off had two kinds of laundry
my 2. He used to take his shirts to the laundry himself.
the inside, one mark from ... laundry where I used to take
3. He repaired the faucet and the rod in the bathroom.
and .:. second mark from ... present laun{ry'
4. He didn't pay attention to the French doll with big eyes.
3. I didn't know what kind of wallpaper there was in '
hall'
5. He tried to touch the ceiling in the hall, but couldn't do it.
4. I measured the room by walking across it in each
6. In the extra room he drove in the nail in the window frame
from one side of the wall to .-' other.
ith a hammer.
5. Where ... sun hits ... curtains there is part that is not red'
7. He came into the parlor from the door opposite the desk.
pink.
8. He put the envelope with the money for Mae into the bottom
6.I sat down on one of ... chairs and one of its legs was
than ... others.
9. Mae was sitting on the stool, reading a paper placed in front ofher.

Reading ComPrehension 10. The son didn't pay attention to his father.
I l. He was not sure if there were ten wooden steps.
lV. Arrange the foltowing sentences in a right order' 12. Hd drove to the police-station in his car.

l. He unlocked the doors of the garage'

2. He went over to the fireplpce and looked at the rest ofthe Discussion
from there. Express your opinion and prove it.
3. He was in the room which was Mae's and his'
l. What crime had the story-teller committed?
4. He sat down on one of the chairs'
2.Didhis wife guess about his crime?
5. He was ready to write a confession'
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 in brtnch bank in the poor, run-down neighborhood to which he had re-
3. What was his purpose in observing the minor things
eently moved - to cut a coupon from his last bond; all the rest of his
house?
bonds and his money he had lost in his crazy attempt to make money
4. Why didn't he go back and didn't count the steps again?
police and orr the stock-market so that he could give up his job and live in
5. How'will you explain his decision to go to the
Florida. He took his safe-deposit box to one of the booths where peo-
fess to the murder?
plc shut themselves in while they open their safe-deposit boxes in or-
Did he suffer the pangs of remorse or did he hope not to
be
der to cut coupons or to put in or remove valuables. The booth had
tenced to death penalty or life imprisonment of solitaf
just been vadated by a fal woman wearing many.jewels who had left
ment?
6, The proverb says "A fault confessed is halfredressed'" it covered with torn pap€rs.
sincere confession of the story-teller help him in such A little annoyed, Lundy brushed away the tom papers -and came
a case?

7. What is the significance ofthe title of the story, "Ten S upon an envelope filled with money which the fat woman had obvi-
8. Do you find the story realistic or absurd? rtusly overlooked. A bank failure in the town had recently frightened
9. Is the story poorly written or well written? nurny people; the fat,woman looked like the sort of person who
would turn her bank balance into cash and lock it in her safe-deposit
The new words:
box. Lundy halfopened the door to call her back and saw her walk-
a 1. minor - He3Haql{Tenruuft, BTopoQTeneHHbII'I
lng out of the bank. Quickly he shut the door, counted the money.
a 2. to confess to the murder - rrpli3HaBarbct B
Ncarly thirty thousand dollars; enough to keep a nian comfortable, in
a 3. to suffer thb pangs of remorse - tlyBcrBoBarb ylp
torne little Florida town, for the rest of his life.
coBecTli
a 4..to sentence - npuroBapnBarb, ocyxAarb Quickly, Lundy slipped the envelope into his inside pocket.
Then he left the bank, crossing the street into a little park with a
a 5. a penalty- nararanue
lrigh iron fence around it. It was, he knew, a private park, the posses-
a 6. a solitary confinement - ogNnoqHoe 3aKruoqeHue
a 7.to redress - ficilpaBntrb' BoccraHaBlrvlBarb, tion of the old families that had once lived on the square; at night its
gutes were locked, a watchman guarded it. But by day it was open to
(o6ragY)
nll. He sat down on a bench, trembling in the winter wind; the enve-
Keys: Ex. Il: ld2c3a4b;ex. 14, 11,8,6, krpe in his pocket felt like a piece of hot metal.
2,4,15,9, 1, 13, 5. What a fool he had been! He had thoright when he took it that it
wouldn't be missed for a month - not until the woman came again to
out coupons. But if she kept all her money in her safe-deposit box she
Read the following text and try to understand it in details'
might come back and find it missing tomorrow - this afternoon. The
RED BALLOONS btnk employees wquld remember Lundy - he had recently rented his
Elmer rufe-deposit box; they might remember that he had followed her into
lhe booth. If he gave up his job now and left for Florida, that would
Lundy told himself afterward that he had been tempted
h
bc a confession. But tonight, tomorrow, he might be questioned, his
his strength. In fact he had never been really tempted before' rooms examined. Where could he hide the money?
bank
had never had such an opportunity' He had gone to the
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 Lundy lookod at him in passing; he.was old but he lookedstrong.
His throat was dry; he got up' walked to the center of
the pt
what to llc rnight be a younger man in disguise - not a seller of balloons; he
where he had seen a drinking fountain' Unable to decide
base' Then nright be a detective placed there to watch him. Lundy went home
he stared at the drinking fountain, at its tall concrete
hole big enot lrcrnbling. No one could have seen him put the money away - but
eyes narrowed; the base was broken on on€ side - a
where riuppose that by some accident the money had been found. The police
to put your hand through. Inside, there was a dArk space
a man who had
would know the thief must come back for it; thus they had left a man
one worrlA think of looking'for arything; where
on guard. But had they left the money there in order to trap him?
den something could come back and get it almost any tryFe'
The next morning the balloon seller was still there. That day
Beside the drinking fountain, Lundy kneeled down;
anyone
ov' l,undy went to the bank and risked a question. No, said the manager
had passed would have seen only a man with an unbuttoned
But ol'the bank, they hadn't found the money; but they expected to find
nunllng loose about him, kneeling down, tying his shoes'
piece of il It seemed to Lundy that the manager looked at him in a rather sus-
tr. *eni on, the envelope of money no longer lay like a picious manner.
it in the hole at the base of
metal in his pocket' He had hidden
That evening he spoke, in passing, to the balloon seller.
drinking fountain.
cam "You work late, eh? Business must be good."
That evening two detectives from police headquarters
met them smiling' "Not so good. But,I stay around until they lock the gates each
see him, to question him very politely and
he
just t rright and the watchman arrives to guard the place."
"Why, yes," he said' "there was a fat woman in the booth
I brushed There was not a moment then when the fountain was not being
me; she ieft it covered with tom pieces of paper and
waste-paper watched. That was the first night that Lundy could not sleep. In the
aside into the waste-paper basket. Find out where the
I've no obje rrrorning the red cloud was still there, hanging above his treasure.
ket went, and you'll probably hnd the money"' ' No,
just to satisfr yourself'" Well, if business was bad, the balloon-seller would soon leave
at all if you want to Iook around here,
rrud go somewhere else to sell his balloons. Lundy waited three more
Afterward he wondered whether he had not overdone it' I
rhys, in which he saw, morning and evening, that red sign of danger.
llc couldn't stand this much longer: a balloon-seller, staying in a
place where Lundy had never s6en one before, couldn't be a balloon
scller. But, there was one chance; if the police had left the money.
when no one I'olicemen in uniform seldom came here; Lundy could wait for his
was locked; the watchman was on duty' Some day,
chance until there was no one around, attack the balloon-seller,
near, he would kneel down as if to,tie his shoe - knock him out, take the money and escape before anyone came.
As he entered the park the next mirrning, he saw something
waming of And so he waited his chance, found the old man alone, Walked up
red cloud just above the drinking fountain' A red
a group Io him, pretended to buy a balloon, then hit him, straight and hard, on
He became very nervous but then saw that it was only
seen anyone se' llre jaw. Down went the old man down and out; down went Lundy
-
balloons held by an old man. Lundy had never
nearby: on his knees, his arm reaching into the hole at the base of the foun-
balloons here in the three weeks in which he lived
lirrn.
couldn't be good, the old man would soon leave' But when
same spot near Up into the air went a dozen red balloons, released from the old
came back in the evening, he was still there on the
rrran's hand as he fell; a dozen sudden red danger signals which could
drinking fountain'
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 a 18. cash - AeHbrr{
be seeri everywhere in the park and from the nearb'y streets as
o 19. to slip - cynyrr
As Lundy rose, pushing the money into his pocket, he saw a
o 20. to miss - o6napyxurr nporaxy unn orcyrcrBue
man coming up; he turned only to face another; tried to walk
a 21. a confession - upl,rsHaHrae
coolly - ,, 22. concrete - 6eronnunt
"Here!" said the policeman. "'What's the matter with old
"I don't know. I've done nothing'" But the balloon man was o 23. to kneel - craHoBr4Tbcs Ha KoneHH
ing now, explaining to the policeman what had happened' The
. 24. loose - cso6oAHrrft
liceman turned toward Lu4dy, severe. a 25. to object - Bo3paxarb
"What's the idea of knocking down an old man that's just a 26. to overdo - 3zxoArrrb cJrr{rrrKoM AiureKo
rhe hospital?" a 27. apparently - oqeBI,IAHo
"Just out ofthe hospital?" Lundy asked. a 28. to recover - o6perarr urona
"Sure. He's been sick for a month. Haven't you noticed that a 29. to warn - npeAynpex(Aarb,
the past month he hasn't been here, at his regular place near the I 30. disguise - Mac4r4ponra; in disguise - nepeoAerufi
tain. First time he's been away for twenty years" " "Here, you- o 31. to trap - 3aMaHvBarb, o6Manrrearl
your hand out of the pocket! Oh, it isn't a gun? Just papers? W' a 32. suspicious - nogospnrenurrrfi
tome ulong with me and show them to the captain in the police her
a 33. treasure - coKpoBLtr{e
quarfers." a 34.ajaw-uenrocrr
The new words: a 35. to release - ocBo6oxAarb
a 1. to tempt - ucKylxarb a 36. cool - cuoxofiurrfi, Heno:uyruuLrfi, xra4norponnrrfi
a 2. afterwards (auep.) - afterward - BrlocJleAcrBllu' a 37. severe - crporr,rft, cyporufi
a 3. beyond - BIle, cBePX, BbIIrIe
r 4. the branch bank- Sunuan 6anxa Use of English
a 5. run-down - 3uxyAilnbrfi, xanxufi
L Form the words from the given roots in brackets and accoriling to
I 6. neighborhood - orPecriocrrl the text.
| 7. a coupon - KYnoH, T:uIoH
a 8. a bond - AorlroBoe o6t3arenbcrBo l. Lundy told himself afterward that he had been tempted be-
yond his (strong).
a 9. a stock market - Qon4onar 6uPxa
a 10. a safe-deposit - ceftQ, xpaHl'Inl4xre 2. FIe had gone to the bank - the branch bank in the poor
run-down (neighbor).
. ll. a booth -6yAra, ruocr
. 12. to shut - :arroprrr(cx) 3. People shut themselves in the booths while they open their
a 13. to vacate - oceo6oxAaru riafe-deposit boxes in order to cut coupons or to put in or remove
( value).
o 14. to annoy-Pa3APaxarb
a 15. obviously- ovennqHo, tBHo 4. The fat woman had obviously (look) the envelope filled with
I nporntAerb' He 3aMerl'Irb lt)oney.
16. to overlook -
I (pasr-) ocraroK 5. A bank (fail) in the town had recently (fright) many people.
17. balance -
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 6. It was a private,park, the (possess) of the old families. 4. to lock d) a person
7. The bank (employ) would remember Lundy - he had 5. to possess e) balloons
rented his safe-deposit box. 6. to rent f) coupons
8. If he gave up his job now and left for Florida, that would 7. to examine g) a booth
(confess). 8. to question h) a park
9. (Able) to decide what to do, Lundy stared at the drinking 9. to recover i) the gates
tain. 10. to attack j) the money
l0..Lundy kneeled down: anyone who had passedwould I l. to face k) money
seen only a man with an (button) overcoat hanging loose about hi 12. to release l) a safe-deposit box
I l. "No, I have no (object) at all. 13. to make m) jewels
12. Afterward he wondered whether he had not (do) it-
13. A red (warn) of danger. Reading Comprehension
14. It seemed to Lundy that the (manage) looked at him in a
lV. Gomplete the foltowing sentences as they are given in the story
(suspect) manner. using a), b) or c).
tl. Match the following phrasal verbs on the left with their 1. Lundy came upon the envelope in which he found
on the right. a) 35 000 dollars; b) 30 000 dollars; c) 13 000 dollars.
2. Lundy slipped the envelope into his ... pocket.
L to brush away a) to put something in a safe place
cannot be locked a) outside; b) inside; c) own.
3. ... the gates of the private park were locked. A watchman
2. !o come upon b) to lose strength or feelings
grrarded it.
3. to lock up c) to remove something from the
a) in the daytime; b) at night; c) on round the clock.
with a brush or with your hand
4. When the detectives went away Lundy
4. to give up d) to save money to spend later a) felt safe; b) gave up the idea of recovering the money; c) re-
5. to go out e) to ignore somebody or something,, glctted that he had overdone it in the conversation with them.
treat somebody or something as uni 5. The man with the balloons in the park was
portant a) a seller of balloons; b) a bank employee in disguise; c) a detec-
6. to put away f) to meet or find somebody or live placed there to watch him.
ng by chance
V. Answer the following questions:
7. to brush aside g) to stop trying to do something
l. Was it the first theft Lundy committed?
lll. Match the words on the left with the words that collocate 2. Was Lundy unemployed?
them on the right. (Each word can be used once only). \ 3. Did he need money?
1. to cut a) a man 4. What did he need money for?
2. to wear b) a policeman 5. What did Lundy find in the booth of the bank?
3. to vacate c) the rooms 6. How did the envelope happen to be in the booth?

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 7. What did Lundy do with the envelope? 5. Express your opinicin if or how the title of the story conveys
8. Where did Lundy go when he left the bank? llrc rnain idea of the story.
9. What was he afraid of? 6. Choose the proverb whiph can be the best conclusion ofthe
10. Why didn't he give up his job immediately and lea ttorY:
Florida? "A good name is better than riches."
l. Why did a drinking fountain attract his attention? "He that deceives is ever suspected."
I
drinking.f "As you brew, so must you drink."
12. Why did Lundy kneel down beside the
"We know not what good is until we have lost it."
i;. il;;i;; detectives from police headquarfers
see Lundy at home? Vll. Explain how you understand the following quotations which
14. What made Lundy feel nervous the next morning? give the reasons for people's crimes and which of the reasons
In what situation did the bank manager look at Lunc are'(is) God's truth.
15.
suspicious manner? "The greatest crimes are caused by excess and not by necessity."
16. For three days Lundy waited and watched
the place (Aristotle)
park. What information did he get? What decision aia f1-1o1e "If crimes and misdemeanors increase, this is proof that rhisery
lT.Howdid Lundy try to behave in this sitiration? Was hr l: on the rise and that society is badly goveryred." (Napoleon)
cited? Did he have a desire to"tell the truth? "Starvation, and not sin, is the parent of modem crime." (Oscar
18. Don't you think that'the police knew the everyday lVilde.)
their district well? What makes you think so? ?he new words:
19. Did Lundy find the.money in the dark space
of the
o 1. an inclination - cKJroHHocrb, BreqeHrre
fountain? a 2. to commit - coBeprrrarb (npecryunenue)
any
20. Does the end ofLundy's adventures suppose a 3. (in)consistent- (ne)nocne4oeatenrHufi
in his futwe life? a 4. to brew - Baprirrb rrr{Bo
a 5. Godts truth - t4crvlanar [paBAa, cB TaflkrcrnHa
Discussion | v3JrlilIreK, r,rs6rrror
6. an excess -
a 7. misdemeanor - [pocryfloK
Vl. Express your opinion and comment on it'
which
a 8. starvation -roroA
1. Do you find any traits in Lundy's character
a 9. sin -rpex; nopor, HEAocraroK
criminal inclinations? Name some of them'
2. What feelings did Lundy experience after
committing a
Keys: Ex. II: lc, 2f,3a, 49, 5b,6d, 7e; ex.III: lf, 2m,
3. Why did Lundy perceive the red balloons
as a sign of da '39,4i, 5h, 61,7c,8a, 9j, 10d, llb, l2e, l3k.
4. Speai< about Lundy's character' Give facts from the
p.nu" yorr point of view. Choose the necessary words from
t.to*. Yo,, *ay add and use some other words: dishanest'
mean, lazy, aggressive, unsuccessful, violent' fanatic'
(in)consistent, qtc.

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 t'ilihty-seven cents to buy Jim a Christmas present. Her Jim. She
PART TWO wirrrted very much to buy him something really fine, something to
plrow him how much she loved him.

O. HENRY Suddenly, Della turned round and ran over to look in the glass on
llrc wall. Her eyes were bright.
Now, the James Dillingham Young had two very special things.
Short Stories ( )nc was Jim's gold watch. It once belonged to his father, and, before

llrirl, to his grandfather. The other special thing was Della's hair.
Unit 1
Quickly, Della let down her beautiful, long hair. It fell down her
"Love lives in'cottages as well as in birck, and it was almost like a coat around her. Then she put her hair up
quickly. For a second or two she stood still, and cried a little.
ntrr,lin,
Then she put on her old brown coat, and her old brown hat,
Irrrned, and left the room. She went downstairs and out into the road.
THE CHRISTMAS PRESENTS nrrcl her eyes were bright.

was all' Every She walked along by the shops, and stopped when she came to a
One dollar and eighty-seven cents' That
very little money. She br rkror with "Madame Eloise - Hair" on it. Inside there was a fat
when she went to the shops, she spent
And when she was wornan. She did not look like an 'Eloise'.
thb cheapest meat, the cheapest vegetables'
she still walked round and round the
shops to find the cheapest "Will you buy my hair?" Della asked.
"I buy hair," Madame replied. "Take your hat off, then, and
"-- saved every cent Possible'
She
no mistake' One
O"ffi countedthe money again' There was tlrow me your hair."
lar and eighty-seven cents' That was all' And the next day The beautiful brown hair fell down.
Christmas. "Twenty dollars," Madame said, and she touched the hair with
She couldn't do anything about it' She could only sit down Itcr hand.
cry. So she sat there, in the poor little
room' and she cried' "Quick! Cut it off! Give me the money!" Della said.
New York' with her
Della lived in this poor little room' in The next two hours went quickly. Della was happy because she
also had a bedroom - all
U"rO, iu-"t Diliingham Young' They w:rs looking round the shops for Jim's present.
lucky, because he l
little rooms. James Dillingham Young was At last she found it. It was a gold chain for The Watch. Jim loved
most of his m
job, but it was not a good job' These rooms took it had no chain. When Della saw this gold chain, she
Iris watch, but
b"it" r.i"a to find work, but times were bad' and there was no lrrow immediately that it was right for Jim. She must have it.
forher'ButwhenMr.,JamesDillinghamYoungcamehometo The shop took twenty-one dollars from her for it, and she hurried
called him 'Jim' and put
rooms, Mrs. James Dillingham Young Irorne with the eighty-seven cents.
arms round him. And that was good'
face' She stood by When she arrived there, she looked at her very short hair in the
Della stopped crying and she washed her
the grey r glnss. "What can I do with it?" she thought. For the next half an hour
*inJo*, andlioked out at a grey cat on a grey wall in
rlrc was very busy.
TomorrowwasChristmasDay,andshehadonlyonedollar
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 "Isn't it lovely, Jim? I looked everywhere for it. Now you'll want
Her hair was now rn v
Then she looked again in the glass' kr look at your watch a hundred times a day. Give it to me! Give me
small curls all over tt", i""i';:ott,
i"u' t look like a schoolgirl!" your watch, Jim! Let's see it with its new chain."
..What,s Jim going to say when he sees me?', But Jim did not do this. He sat down, put his hands behind his
said to herself.
ready and Dellti i
At seven o'clock tn" ailn"t *as nearly hcad, and he smiled.
still beautiful!"-she thoyg
waiting. "Oh,I hope he thinks that I'm "Della," he said. "Let's keep our presents for a time. They're so
'The door opened and Jim came in and closed
it:H:,1"-"f1 nice. You see, I sold the watch to get the money to buy your combs.
She cou
thi";l ;; n".a"a a new coat' His eyes were on Della'
afraid' He-wasnot
And now, let's have dinner."
*A"rrd'*a tfte look on his face' and she was And this was the story of two young people who were very much
his
;"*risJHe just watched her, with that strange took on ln love.
Della ran to him.
;Jim," she cried. "Don't look at me like that' I sold my , Use of English
present' It will soon be long again'
I
cause I wanted to give you a l, Find in the text the English for:
;ffi; il'il iuv-'nuppv ihti".nut" please' I have a wondi o6nsrr roro-nu6o; pacrrycruTb BoJrochr; ynoxurb Bolrocbr B.
present for You!" hpnvecxy; gKoHoMrrrb raxAsrfi rleHr; piBBepHyrb yrraKoBKy; orno-
..you,ve cut off yourhair?". asked Jim.
iltrrb rrro-nu6o na rpeu.r.
said' "But don't you
"Yes. I cut it off and sold it"'Della
ll, Choose the item which explains the definition of the word used in
ariy more, Jim? I'm still me'" the story:
Jim looked round the room'
"You say your hair has gone?" he said'
almost stupidly' I .a chain i a) a tool with sharp teeth;
Shall I get the dinner b) a series of connected metal rings;
"Yes. I told you. Because I love you!
c) a series ofconnected things.
Jim?"
his Della' Then he took 2. a comb 4) a flat piece of plastic or metal with a row of thin
Suddenly Jim put his arms round
the'Plt' teeth along one side, used formaking yourhairneat;
thing from his pocket and put it on .. -,- L^:-
hair is b) a small flat piece of metal oi plastic wom by women
said' "It doesn't mqtter if your
"I love you, Della," he *n*l,t-1].:l in their hair to hold it in place and as an ornament;
or long. But if you open that ,
you'll see why I wat
Then she gave a little c) a.soft red piece of flesh on the head of a male
Excited, Della pulled off the paper-
I

chicken.
were cries *:"1"n0,t]
of happiness. But a second tater ihere 3. a curl a) a thing that forms a round thing;
for her beat
B"rurr." there were The Combs - the combs b) the tendency ofhair to form curls;
in the shop window
hair. When she first saw these combs c) a small bunch of hair that forms a round shape.
*"*"a them. They were beautiful combs' and now they 4. a glass a) a hard substance used for making windows;
hair!
combs. But she no longer had her b) a container made of glass;
Her eyes were full of
Delta picked them up and held them' c) a mirror.
"But my hair will soon be long again'
Jim'" , ..^, 5. a scream , a) a person or thing that causes you to laugh;
AndthenDellargmernbered'shejumpedupandcried,..oh! b) a loud high cry made by sb who is very excited.
present' and she held it outto hi
sh";;;;;irirrr', beautiful
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 with aPpropriate prePositions and v. ldentify if the following sentences are true ot. t"tt. Gorrect the
false ones,

l. The couple lived in.Washington.

2.The couple had a sitting-room, a kitchen and a bathroom.
3. Della was unemployed.
to look... the glass .
4. Della walked round the shops because she was fond of shop_
Ping-'
5. When James came home Della called him Jim.
6. Della was standing by the window in her room and she could
not think of a present for Jiml
7. Della's hair was brown.
8. Della put on her coat and her hat and went downstairs; her
cyes were bright because she went to meet her husband.
9. Della sold her hair for twelve dollars.
10. The chain cost eighteen dollars.
ran to get
I I . Della hesitated if to buy a gold chain for her husband's watch.
12. At seven o'clock Della worried if dinner would be ready.
13. On coming hbme James was not happy.
Reading ComPrehension
14. James' present for Della was beautiful cheap combs.
the text
lV. Complete the following sentences frorq 15. Della saw the combs in the shop window, and she dreamed to
omitted Parts. hnve them.
l. Della counted the money again' There was no mistake'
16. Della's present was useless, because James did not want to
dollar and ... .
huve his watch with a chain.
2.TheY
were bad' and "' ' Vl. Reproduce different situations from the story where Della was
3. Delta upset, determined, happy, unhappf, joyful, regretful and James
4. Della nd stoPPed when she
was at a loss, reserved, reasonable.
to the door with "Madame Eloise - Hair" on it' Inside there was
5. Then Della looked again "' ' Her hair was now rn very
Discussion
curls all over her head-
6. "Oh, dear. I look like "' '!" she said to
herself'
Vll. Discuss the motives for Deila's actions and utterances.
and.
7. At seven o'clock the dinner was nearly ready
!" she thought' l. Della stopped crying and she washed her
waiting. "Oh, I hope he thinks that I am "' face. She stood by
8.-*My hair will soon be long again' I had to do it' Say " tltc window, and looked out at a grey cat on a grey wall in the g.ey

please. I have a wonderful present for you'" toud.

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 a second or a 3. an ornament. yKparueHie
2. Then she put her hair
up again' quickly' For a 4. appropriate - noAxo.4sltlufi, coorBercrByroulufi
a little'
she stood still' and cried not look a 5. an utterance - BblcKa3brBaHtre
woman' She did
3. lnside ttrere was a fat a 6. sincerity - ucrcpeHnocrr
"Eloise".
- . 7. sacrificial - xeprnennufi
the In:.n:I!"
O- "Qoi"t ! Cut it off'! Give me herself' a 8. to reveal - orKpbrBarb, noKa3brBarb
fooftli" u t"hoolgirl'".She said to
5. "Oh, dear,I beeause I
*Jim, aon't toot ut me like tftai' t soia my hair Keys: Ex. II: Ib,2b,3b, 4c, 5b.
6.
ted to give ,ou u ot"'"i''
ri*il soon be long again' I had to
NO STORY
Jim.'l -.,^
presents for a time' They
are so
7. "Della, let's keep our you combs' I was doing work on a newspaper.
you see I sold the io g", ,rr" money, to buy
**"i One day Tripp came in and lqaned on my table. Tripp was some-
now, let's have dinner' g in the mechanical departnent. He was about twenty-five and
Give the facG from the
Vlll. Prove the following statements' ed forty. Half of his face was covered with short, cuily red whis-
that looked like a door-mat. He was pale and unhealthy and mis-
l. The couPle lived in PovertY' of their love'
i. t"t."t Ad not influence the sincerity and was always bonowing sums of money froni twenty-five
other was sacrificial' s to a dollar. One dollar was his limit. When he leaned on my ta-
3. Their love for each
vvus
and Della were not afraid to t"t'""1 he held one hand with the other to keep both from shaking.
James ."'u
4. Jam.s 11*
always tactful and displayed mutua l.understanding. isky.
they were
"Well, T.ipp," said I, looking up
at him rather impatiently, "how
and comment on it'
lX. Express your opinion it?" He was looking more miserable than I had ever seen him.
or
the couple had: material
1. What were true values "Have you got a dollar?" asked Tripp looking at me with his dog-
What were theY? any of the
eyes.
2. What is the central
idea of the story? Does That day I had managedto get five dollars for my Sunday story.
Explain your choice'
*"j
ing p.ou".t. convey it?
leeks'"
have," said I; and again I said, "I have," more loudly, "and four be-
live by love like larks by
"rou"rs And I had hard work getting them. And I need them all."
as well as in courts'" "l don't want to borrow any," said Tripp, "I thought you'd like to
b; "rou" lives in cottages
"Lif. is not a bed ofroses"' n good story. I've got a really fine one for you. It'll probhbly co-st
"j ability to dr€w
il *n"i O" t"u think about the author's a dollar or two to get the stuff. I don't want anything out of it
to**ds his characters? f;'
i. illt":" i"li,i" ""in"';;uoi*d"
"What is the story?" I asked with an editorial air.
is his attitude? you read the
as a teader have as "lt:s a girl. A beauty. She has lived all her life on Long Island
5. What emotions do you
never saw New York City before. I ran against her on Thirry-
The new words: Street. She stopped me on the street and asked me where she
a 1. a lark - xaBoPoHoK firtd George Brown. Asked me where she could find George
. 2. leek-nYr-noPefi
l5l
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 "Oh," said Miss Lowery, "there aren't any circumstances, really.
I talked to
What do you think of that?!
Brown in New York Cityl You seeo everything is fixed for me to marry Hiram Dodd next ,

It's like this. Some r"u" ugo

G"o'!t set off ryi."-1I*":: 'l'lrLrrsday. He's got one of the best farms on the Island. But last night
ri*":
;T r"#:r:;il;;;;";'"' Now there
to marf next week'
l'^".t"T*
O1i-,-1":ffT^;l: I got to thinking about G - George - "
Dodd she is going ?*
s: thit-::rning she sado
Down went the golden head upon her hands. What a storm of
Lowery - couldn't forget Georg"' lcirrs! By and by she took another candy and went on.
ttt-" *ift1ul'
horse and rode eight rnif"tio YTI-::::::i:
ttre city to look for George'
She must 11
"You see, I can't help it. George and I loved each other since we
a.m. train. She came to wcre children. Four years ago he went to the city. He said he was go-
po'o"'n" ti3"t:",1,:1.:::li ,t",*ffiI|]:l
thought the first lng to be u p6liceman or a railroad president or something. And then
what courd I do? She had
E::";J #i+:J"*; ,o '* r'*' couldn hc was coming back for me. But I never heard from him any more.
tttt I
her last cent for 'uiftouJticket' i]:T:::,t::::t;
she has to pav a donar
ArrtlI-I-likedhim."
::li:1ffi##;;;;;iing-t'oo'" Down went the head again.
i;;a"ar. per
That's the price !ay'l' ^ L ^^+ brings
L-i-cc or rok.*
j "Now, Miss Lowery," broke in Tripp, "you like this young man
^, takes
"tilffi tt""i;t"iit' "Eu"ry ferry-boat pocld, don't you? He's all right and good to you, isn't he?"
girls ftom Long Island'
*" "Of course I like him. And of course he is good to me. He's pro-
see what an
,r*O tootlea disappointed' 'lCan:l Jou scd me an automobile and a motor-boat. But somehow I couldn't
ought:" *"]
story it wouldmake? YJu ll*:lXi:.YT::1* p thinking about George. Something must have happened to him
:":";Jffi ffi :;";;;;u-^"t'iproritorerevendo'ars'?l
four dollars?" I asked suspiciously'
he would have written. On the day he left, he got a hammer and a
"How will it cost me the girl' sel and cut a cent into two pieces. I took one piece and he took the
and wo dollars to pay
"One dollar to tf'" funliudy rcr, and we promised to be true to each other and always keep the
back home." till we saw each other again. I've got mine at home. I guess I
"And the fourth?" I inquired silly to come here. I never realized what a big place it is."
"Don't you see he insisted'
"one dollar to rne," said Tripp' Tripp broke in with an awkward little laugh. "Oh, the boys from
home today'/"
the girl has got to get back country forget a lot when they come to the city. He may have met
Andlbegan to feel what is
k"oy1 *S".ttT:::i:Ti: rther girl or something. You go back home, and you'll be all
I swore to
of cold anger I put on my coat and hat' But
TripP would not get the
dollar' ln the end we persuaded Miss Lowery to go back home. The
to the boarding-house' I
Tripp took me in a street-car ofthe
rcc ofus then hurried to the ferry, and there I found the price
fares' ''-deatingcandY
qu1"uy"l:^
lkct to be but a dollar and eighty cents. I bought one, and a red, red
crying
In dim parlour a girl sat
a u^- eyes hri
with the twenty cents for Miss Lowery. We saw her aboard her
beautv her -.,oc ort
paper bag. She was a real 9"tli:11e and stood watching her wave her handkerchief at us until
a report::' saidTripp'
"My friend, Mr' Chalmers' He is wts a tiny white patch. Ahd then Tripp and I faced each other.
what's best to do'" "Can't you get a story out of it?" he asked. "Some sort of
will teliyou Miss Lowery' a

tr felt ashamed of
being introduced-at ttinl,,t'ft^^r:::r11
"Whf erMiss.I'owery"' I be gan tt
- "Not a line," said I.
oi r,r"t beauty' the
"*"- Ltt me the circumstances of
bly awkward, " will yo"
153
t52
 "I'm sorry," he said quietly. There was disappointment in H yRI4Aen qro-To cBepKarouee;
.4xopal 6payn, oH xe ... ; cxBarzrb
tone. Tripp unbuttoned his shabby coat to reach for something tt ro-lz60 c aro6onrrrctnotr.
had once been a handkerchief. As he did so I caught sight'of
the following words on the
thing shining on his cheap watch-chain. I stretched out my hand teft with rheir definitions
" il;|",: on rhe
and seized it curiously. It was the half of a silver cent that had
cut in halves with a chisel. L a door-mat
a) a woman from whom
"What?!" I exclaimed looking at him in amazement. you rent a
room, a house, etc.
"Oh, yes," he replied . "George Brown, alias Tripp. What's 2. a ferry- boat b) a tool with a sharp flar
use?" edge at the
end, used for shaping *oold,
I produced a dollar from my pocket and unhesitatingly laid ,ion"
or metal
his hand. j. a department
c) le and a heavy
The new words: breaking things
<) 1. miserable
- Hec.racruufi, xalKrdfi, y6orufi 4. a boarding-house
a 2. to borrow - 3aur4Marb, 6pau ua BpeMt d) a small area ofsomething,
especial_
a 3, to inquire - crpaul,IBarb ly on"e which is differenJ fi;*;h"
a 4. a boarding house - [aHcrroH, ue6nuponannrre area around it
5. a landlady
CO CTOJIOM e) a small piece of strong
material near
. 5. a ferry-boat- napoM a- door that people can clean
their
a 6. a candy - roH(pera, JIeAeHeII shoes on
(r. a street-car
a 7. to swear - Swore - sworn - KJrf,crbct f) a section of a large organization
7. a patch
a 8. a fare - rrJrara 3a rrpo*A g) a boat that carries people,
vehicles
o 9. dim - rycxlrrfi and goods across a nver
or a narrow
a 10. to fix - peruarr, Ha3Haqarb part of the sea
ll. a chisel
o 11. chisel -.qonoro, pe3eu h) a pri-vate house, where people
can
a 12. a patch - niruo HeupasumHofi Qoprrau pay for accommodation
and meals
l). a hammer
i 13. tiny - rpoure'**rfi i) a tram
a 14. to hesitate - rone6arrct, He peluarbct Form the necessary word
from the word given in brackets
according to the text. and
Use of English
l. He was pale and (healthy)
and (misery).
l. Find in the text the English for: 2. "Well, Tripp," said I,
Iooking up athim rather (patience).
pa6orarr B ra3ere; Kar noxzraerur? c BTIAoM .-J."Have you got a dollar?,,
uskedt ipp tootirrg at me with
r't3BJleqb BbrroAy; pas6orarerr; [aHcI{oH; qyBcrBoBarl rg) eyes. his
BcKope; Bepriyrbcs aa unofi; qena 6ulera 6rua tonrro 4. George left Long Island
and he did not (appear) there.
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155
 6. Ada did not see her beloved for five years.
5. Tripp looked (aPPoint)' 7. Tripp displayed interest in Ada's life and fate.
I asked (suspect)'
6. "How will it cost me four doll2rs?" 8. IVIr. Chalmers and Tripp persuaded Ada not to stay in New
'7 . "1u^sorry, he said (quiet)' There
was (appoint ) in his
York.
Tripp (button) his shabbY coat' 9. Mr. Chalmers got to know that Tripp was George Brown by
and (hesitate) laid it in
8. I produced a dollar from m! pocket
eltance.
hand. t
prepositions from the text' Yl, Answer the following questions:
lV. Fill up the gaps with correct
Street' l. How did Tripp make his living?
1. I ran ... her on Thirty-fourth
2. What did Tripp look like?
2. Some years ago George set "'"' New York to make his
3. How do you imagine Tripp's way of life?
tunate.
George' 4. Why did Tripp look miserable when he came to Mr.
3. She came to the city to look "'
the first person she
4. She must have thougbt
5. Did Tripp's hands shake only because of whisky when he
tell her where her George was'
5. She has to puy u Jollu' "' the
landlady' That'slheprice "' to Mr. Chalmers?
quietly and eating candy 6. What did Tripp's dogJike.eyes express when Tripp began to
6. In a dim parlour a girl satcrying
k wrth Mr. Chalmers?
friend' t
i .i rcnu-rt ..' being introduced as Tripp's
u-"d 7. Did Mr. Chalmers immediately support Tripp's idea to write a
;""r I I liked him'
g. I never heard "' ttirn utty more' And - about the girl Tripp had met in New York? Why?

9. Tripp broke .-.

.'"' an awkward little laugh' 8. What was the reason for Ada's visit to New York?

f O. ... it e end we persuaded

Miss Lowery to go back home' 9. What was Ada's story about her love for George Brown?

ii. t U*rh a red, red rose "' the twenty t:.*t ';'.Yittf-o*' 10. Whom was Ada Lowery going to marry? What is said about
her handkerchief "' us' in the story?
12.We stood watching her wave
13. "Can't you get a story "" "' it?" he asked' I l. What was Ada's attitude towards Hiram Dodd?
14.I stretched -'. mY hand ":it' 12. What difficulties didAdameet on herway toNew York and in
*Wnu,Zt I exclaimed looking "' him "' amazemenl' York?
tS.
13. Why was Ada crying all the time?
Reading ComPrehension 14. How did Tripp try to comfort Ada? Why was his laugh awk-
at this time?
are true or falsq'
V. ldentify if the following statements 15. Was Mr. Chalmers sorry that he had come with Tripp to see
false ones'
Lowery? Explain why.
Reproduce different situations from the text where Tripp experi-
enced disappointment and awkwardness and Mr. Ghalmers ex-
perienced impatience, anger, arogance, shame, suspicion,
awkwardness and amazement.

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156
 a 4. to eonfess - [prr3HaBarbcr, r{cnoBeAhrBarbct
Discussion a 5. a fault - HeAocraroK, oilu6ra, ruua
a 6. to comfort - yrerrrarb, ycrroKarrBaTb
a 7.to deny- orxasrrrarl(cr), orpnqarb, orBeprarb

Keys: Ex: II: le,29, 3f, 4h, 5a, 6i,7d, 8b, 9c.
TILDY'S MOMENT

Bogle's Family Restaurant on Eighth Avenue is not a famous

pluce, bqt if you need a large cheap meal, then Bogle's is the place
future? for you. There are twelve tables in the room, six on each side. Bogle
miserable through the fault
6. Was Tripp unhappy and himself sits at the desk by the door and takes the money. There are
own? Rlso two waitresses and a Voice. The voice comes from the kitchen.
buY a r1d' *9 t"u:,11Y:::
7. Why did Mr' Chalmers At the time ofmy story, one of the waitresses was called Aileen.
*iii'b;;;" ;"n stand for a long time watching
l. Ehe waq tall, beautiful and full of life. The name of the otherwaitress
t l-n*"".v ,tu.rOing * th:.ft3l:--o:1-,.^,- wus Tildy. She was small, fat and was not beautiful.
L'
o-,r give dollar to Tri
oiwe a rlollartoTri
t.
f iffiil;t, oo. irt"r*"rs hesitate and
(<<Ees enuncna> in
Most of the people who came to eat at Bogle's weJe men, and
rfte story called "No Story"?
I
tL
t,
ib. *'lt"ir tltcy loved beautiful Aileen. They were happy to wait a long time for
sian) thoir meals because they could look at her. Aileen knew how to hold
I
i I 1. Is it a haPPY or a sad story? conversation with twelve people and work hard at the same time.
story is a typical O'Henry's
I
i. 12. Canyou agree that the And all the men wanted to take Aileen dancing or gave her presents.
whv? gave her a gold ring and one gave her a little dog.

lX.Whlchofthefollowingproverbsconveysthecentglidea And poor Tildy?

^' on it'
;;;;"t? Make a cioice and comment In the busy, noisy restaurant men's eyes did not follow Tildy.
1. "Great talkers are little doers'" y laughed and t4lked with her. Nobody asked her to go dan-
1

:i 2. "Better deny at once than

promise long'" "
'rr g, and nobody gave her presents. She was a good waitress, but
I
two hares you will catch neither'"
;. i. "if yol, ryn after en she stood by the tables, the men looked round her to see Aileen.
4. "When poverry comes
ithe door love flies'out at the
in fildy was happy to work with no thanks, she was happy to
But
dow.l' the men with Aileen, she was happy to know that men loved
5.'?romise is debt'" ilcen. She was Aileen's friend. But deep inside, she, too, wanted a
6. "Promise little, but do
niuch'" n to love her.

The new words: Tildy listened to all Aileen's stories. One day Aileen came in
a blabk eye. A man hit her because she didn't want to kiss him.
| 1. arrogance - BblcoKoMepl4€'
HaAMeHHocrb
w wonderful to have a black eye for love!" Tildy thought.
'a 2: awkward - neyAo6nufi' HeJIoBKI4tr
3. susPicion - roAo3PeHue 159

158
 "Miss Tildy," he said, "I want to say that I'm sorry for what I did
oneofthemenwhocametoBogle'swasayoungman tu you a few days ago. It was the drink, you see. I didn't know what I
thin man' and !e worked in
an
Mr. Seeders. He was a small' he sat at wrrs doing. I'm very sorry.".
interestedin him' so
He knew that Aillen was not And Mr. Seeders left.
his fish'
;ilt;t tables, said nothing' and ate . But Tildy ran into the kitchen, and she began to cry. She could
came in
One dav when Mr' S"lea"'s $-*;,1| ll. ri
"t
rish' got up' put his arm round
not stop crying. She was no longer beautiful. No man loved her. The
*;1;;'#i;*n'Jnt' the reslt]ranl kiss meant nothing to Mr. Seeders. Tildy.did not like him very much,
*.t.a tt"t loudly, and walked out of , ^^1 said
-^r^ to but the kiss was important to her - and now there was nothing.
few seconds Tildy just stood
there' Then Aileen '^
For a
I don't want'to los5 But she still had her friend, and Aileen put her arm round Tildy.
"Why, Tildy! You b"O gjtiii*tt'
watch you'
Aileen did not really understand, but she said, "Don't be unhappy,
men to You!"
She T'ildy. That little Seeders has got a face like a dead potato! He's noth-
Suddenlv Tildv's world changed' tdlt;'""".d"t;Lf]i
as Aileen' She' rildv'
u"io't' lng. A real man never says sorrSr!"
"""t"0"t",f;:'^;;;;;;;"'
have a love-life, toq. He!
eyes were b"*h:3d
P
her the iT:"::: Use of English
She wanted to tell everybody 1"t1"':When
bv
i"l
-*",'.';;;;too*
, rtt" went and stood
""qtt.:
*ttu, a man restaurant .rir
in the-dlll;^..-^-+ did to me Flnd in the text the English for:
he kissed mb!" o6unuras eAa; Becrr,r pa3roBop; pecropaH, 3arrorrHeHHbrfi moAr-
,tr" "He put his arm round me and
^t.i.
"Really!" Bogle answered' This
was good for business' 34opono; HeBeceJrEUr xrr3Hb; noA6urrrfi Dra3; 3aMeqareJrbHoe

-"1,il;il;,
w"ek you'il get a dollar a week
more'" ; rrpoBo)Karb roro-tz6o B3rJr.rrAoM.
- ---^^ L,,-.,.ocqir
*in" ttt"*g'the restaurln'.*ut busv'again'
Form the negative adjectives from the following adjectives or
p", l;; ,h" food on the tabtJ'To,'19:::lY;, 3^l;?lround
to me todav? He put his arm
fil word combinations from the text using suffixes or prefixes with
lli'o:i ;'#"ti""t""i"J a negative meaning.
me!"
'---io.n.
kissed Different, important, happy, real, surprised, full of life, inte-
were
of the men in the restaurant :ttptit:d:
nice things
:,:l: ed, possible, comfortable.
"Well done!" Men began to smile
said, ""9,ttt t;
Tildy was very happv' i*J*ut l"*.0*:t!t^"^::":5:: Find antonyms of the followipg adjectives in the text.
"'"i;;;;"t'il; did not come again' and in
Seeders
fl
Unknown (place), expensive (meal), unattractive (waitress),
rildy was a difrerent woman'.:h'
*?': 91i1t:l::1'"';"0'i; r (woman), tall (woman), quiet (restaurant), empty (restau-
i""t"a hller and thinner' Now she was I
.;t;*tt, ;;J,tt" *:tj:LT'1i ), not fat (man), dimmed (eyes), pale (face).
uEv.uDv
WOmalI because
woman to'nton" tot'ed her' She felt
, ttt.me he Came in?
the next Fill in the blanks with correct prepositions from the text. '
What would Mr' Seeders do
,

"f."iO ;;on of the third o"t'Y:,t:i-o.l-T

At four o'clock t" tltt Tildy v
l. Bogle himself sitS ...the desk ... the door and takes the money.
at the tables' and Aileen and
in. There were no people 2. When Tildy stood ... the tables, the men looked ... her to see
f.ing u.,n" back ol the restaurant'
*, tt-U:::
Mr'T":.
lcen.
"lt#ffilJ"intt, ""ushe
:
couldnot
:,1ti11
speak' seeders
3. Mr. Seeders knew that Aileen was not interested ... him.
*"r;;; red, and he looked uncomfortable'
t6t
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 the third day' Mr' Sr
4. .'. four o'clock:" the afternoon "' 2. "Really!" Bogle answered. This was good for business. "Next
r'-' -; ptoptl "' the tables'
came r'wrv were
"' There
ua'rs ... "o ft"il:t":::1i wcek you'll get a dollar a week more."
""h"""ut'rant' Mr'
Seeders
were working ." the bt 3. "Do you know what a man in the restaurant did to me today?
... them. llc put his arm round me and kissed me!"
4. Now Tildy was a'different woman.
Reading ComPrehension 5. "Miss Tildy," he said, "I want to say that I 'm sorry for what I

from the story in the rightorder' did to you a few days ago. It was the drink, you see. I did not know
V. Rearrange the sentences what I was doing. I am very sorry."

Vll. Comment on the following statements and'give arguments to

prove your point of view.

l. Tildy was Aileen's sincere friend.

2. Tlldy was a true woman.
! 3. Tildy was naive and unaware of life and people.
4. The final situation was difficult even for Aileen to understand
ancl to explain it to Tildy.
5. There arq two opinions concerning the last phrase Aileen
pronounced: "A REAL man never says sorry.."
-
sents.
g.For two days Mr' Seeders did not come
agarn'
a) Aileen said it quite sincerely.
questions: b) Aileen said it on purpose to comfort Tildy somehow.
Vl. Answer the following
Family Resta Which one do you support? Give arguments.
l. What were the peculiarities of Bogle's of Ai
2. What was the difference in the appearances Vtl. Wtrlctr of the following proverbs conveys the central idea of the
story best?
Tildy?
-- -i. Tildy?
Wt ut differed Aileen from soc
"Laugh today and cry tomorrow."
4. What were the "fewar
ls" for Aileen'sbeauty and "The morning sun never lasts a day."
5. What event made Tildy extremely happy? "Every heart knows its bitterness."
change after this event?
6. How did Tildy's world "When the heart is afire, some sparks will fly out at the mouth."
her happy
i. Wt", feelings did Tildy experience when
The new words:
was ruined?
Tildy? a
8. How did Aileen try to comfort 1. to dim - uorycKHerr, 3aryMaHnrbct
a 2. a peculiarity - oco6ennocrr
DiScussion o 3. sociability - o6runreJlbHocrb
the following'
t 4. sincere - ucrcpennufi
Vl. Explain and expand on a 5. to last - npo.4orDKarbcfl, I.]dvrrbc ,
for love"'Tildy
1. *onderful to have a black eye
"Ho* o 6. bitterness - ropetrb
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 "l've got the room above you," Rosalie said. "They told me at
a.7.afire-Borue
lhc desk downstairs that you were here."
a 8. a sPark - gtcKpa' BcnLIilKa "l've been here since the end of April," Lynnette replied. "I be-
THE MEMENTO lin work again next week, out in a small town. But you left the thea-
tte three months ago , Lee. Why are you here?"
room looked out onto t "l'll tell you, Lynn, but.give me a drink first."' Miss D'Armande
The window of Miss D'Armande's
way and its theatres' But
Lvnl:rtt",l a bottle'to her friend.

t"' back to Broadway'^TT:::t?.}::

She was an actress' "Ah, that's good!" said Rosalie. "My first drink for three
ffiil;.;*irtt but BroadwaY tt:llli^t1"lil" Fonths. Yes, Lynn, I left the theatre because I was tired of the life,
needed the Broadwav tt'*it"'' rest ror
"""T;";;;;;;;;" hotel rhalia' Actors go there
to
;Rtl because I was tired of men - well, the men who come to the thea-

surnmer and then try t" r"i *-rt fo1

the **T.I1t:i[::T ]]
You know we have to fight them off all the time. They're ani-
was a ls! They ask you to go out with them, they buy you a drink or
Arrnande's room in this hoter
;XHJ;;;;il;: - and then they think that they can do what they want! It's terri-
one, but in it there *"'o*-t mementoes
":T::?irt:1""t1She
of to'nt of herbest fiiends' I And we work hard, we get very little money for it, we wait to get
;l;#:t. "tt" tt"*"'
now' and smiled at it' the top - and it never happens. But most of all, I left because of the
at one of these pictires
"I'd like to Lee is now"' she said to herself'
tto* *t"'"
picture of Miss Rosalie Ray' a very "Well, I saved two hundred dollars and when summer came, I
She was looking at a
w-a,s wearing a very the theatre and went to a little village by the sea on Long Island.
sr

il y";; *"man' tn the pictwe' Mis*ay

a swing' U"."1"tt:t^TiT:J::::: planned to stay there for the summer, and then learn how to be a
skirt and she was sitting o" the pr
swing' over th€ heads of all r actress.
went high in the air on f,"' "But there was another person who was staying in the
in the theatre g::Y:ty same
When she did this, all the men
legs were
:i:l
stood up- This was because'
when her long beautiful - the Reverend Arthur Lyle. Yes, Lynn, a man of the church!
I saw him for the first time, I fell in love with him at once. He
anr, uvr
the air,
ln uls
in her vellow
Jv^tv" t*"t nt* off
o-' and t:U
ll1,t;^ji":|t a fine man and he had a wonderful voice!
every eY""tl.g ahundredhands
did this every evening, and
i

She "Well, it's only

ott'o tnti* short story, Lynn. A month later we decided to
a
up i"
tu u4rvrt gxter'siJaia
.","t tr'luve o.----' :^lt,
men stooclup. Miss Ray
1117 :::T* . We planned to live in a little house near the church, with lots
ritr.n.h. got onto her swing' lll the
'o
llowers and animals.
th"1tr,"''
*Hi:t;;tttJt
;;;;-;,'iu"o hard to find work TD'th:Armande
Mi's -^*o*,.pre
remembered' "No, I didn't tell him that I was an actress. I wanted to forget it
"tihis' and went to live in the country' to put that life behind me.
nayzuddenly left the theatre '['d I
Miss D'Armande said' "Oh, I was happy! I went to church, I helped the women in the
' And seventeen;;";t after door'
knocked on the lllge. Arthur and I went for long walks - and that little village was
know where Lee is now" somebody
best place in the world. I wanted to live there for ever.
lt was, of course, Rosalie RaY'
*come in," Miss D' Armande called, and {:: *"' iiTl]l; "But one morning, the old woman who worked in the house began
her hat' and Miss D'Armande lnlk about Arthur. She thought that he was wonderful, too. But then
it was Rosalie. She took off told me that Arthw was in love once before, and that it ended un-
unhappy'
that she looked very tied and
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 Use of English
desk' he kept a memento -
happily. She said that, in his
he.1o1k]t out u,11,
whichbelongedto the girl' Sometimes locked.
L Match ihe following words on the left,with their definitions on the
#iffiil:;;;ffi,it was and his desk was
-
it"
right.
"That afternoon I asked him about l. a memento a) a band, usually made of elastic, that is worn
my real name there)" it was
t
'Ida,- he sai4 (of cor:rse I used . around the leg to keep up a sock or stocking
Itwas different ftom my love
fon
knew you, and I never met her' 1
2. a swing b) a think that you keep or give to sb to remind
.Was she beautiful?'l I asked. you or them ofa person or aplace

"She was very beautiful"'replied

Arthur' 3. a garter c) a case with flat sides and a handle, used for,
carrying clothes. etc., when you are travelling
"Did You see her often?"
4. a suitcase d) a seat for swinging on, hung from above on
"About ten times," he said' ropes or chains
send it to you?"
"And this memento - did she
ll. Insert proper articles (a, an, the ) where necessary and explain
"It came to me from her," he said' their use.
"Why did you never meet her?"
I asked:
"But' Ida' l. Lynette D' Armande sat with her back to ... Broadway.'
, "She was far aboye me"'he answered'
2. She was ... actress and needed ... Brgadway theatres.
You are not angry, are You?" di 3. She was staying in.. ..Hotel Thalia.
..Why, no. I love you ten times mOre than before'" And I
"She did ... other things."
Can you rmaerstand that?
What a beStitut *1 tlt
Yi^:1"-1
4.
5. She was looking at ... pictwe of Miss Rosalie Ray.
he loved her' and wanted
nothing
her, never sppke to her, but 6. "There was another person ... Reverend Arthur Lyle."
good n
:. He was different from other men, I thought - a really 7. "We planned to live in ... little house near ... church."
go
"About four o'clock that afternoon' Arthur had to 8. "Oh,I was happy! I went to ... church, I helped ... women in ...
his desk was unloik;d, *1-I: village."
door of his room was open'
I took out
;;;;;i;;mento' I opened the desk and slowlv 9. "But one morning, ... old woman who worked in'.., house be-
gon to talk about Arthur."
and opened it.
then I wentto my 10. "She said that, in his desk, he kept ... memento which be-
"I took one look at the memento' and longed to ... girl he loved."
this really good
pu.t.Oiry *itru'e' My wonderfd Anhur' I l. "He was different from ... other men, I thought."
no different from all the other -""!--- - -. 12.:My wonderfirl Arthw was no different from all ... other men."
D'Armande
'"But, Lee, what was in the box?" Miss
cried Miss Ray' lll. Fill up tfre gaps with the correct prepositions from the text.
"It was one of my yellow garters!"
l. Actors go there to rest ... the summer and then try to get work
The new words: ,,. the autumn.
2. She.looked ... one of these pictures now and smiled ... it.
o 1. a memento - nanor"rl4Halr[e
4. Every night in the theatre she went high in the air ... her swing,
| 2. z swing - Kaq€fiI
,,, the heads of all the people.
a 3. a garter- noABt3Ka
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 3. Did she have to try very hard to find work in the theatre?
5. She took -.- her hat'
said' "They told me ' 4. FIow did Miss Ray explain the reason foi having left the theatre?
6. "I've got the room "' you"'Rosalie
5. What were Miss Ray's plans for the future?
desk downstairs that you were there'"
. 7 .,,I,yebeen here ... the
gnd of April," Lynnette replied' 6. Why did Miss Ray fall in love with the Reverend Arthur Lyle?
the sea "' 7. What were the young couple's plans?
8. "I left the theatre and went "' a little village "'
8. What did Miss Ray occupy herself with when she lived in the
Island.
t"'Jl'wh"rr love "' hi village?
I saw him "' the first time' I fell "'
9. Did Miss Ray tell Arthur that she had been an achess in the past?
' 10. Arthur and I went "' long walks'
10. How did Miss Ray get to know that Arthur had been in love
t L Arthur was -.' love once before'
her' It was di with some other woman once before?
12. "It was before I knew you, and I never met
I l. Did Arthur tell Miss Ray all the truth about his love to another
... my love .-' You-"
woman?
Reading ComPrehension 12. Was Miss Ray proud of Arthur or jealous of him? Why?
' I 3. How did it happen that Arthur became a bitter disappointment
. lV. Choose the right item to complete the following to Miss Ray?
her chair round and sat
L Lynnette D' Armande turned Discussion
her back
Vl. The following sentences are Miss Ray's quotations or some in-
formation about her- Comment on the situations where they are
used and cxplain how they reveal her personality.

L Miss Ray was a very beautiful young woman... . Every night

man stood uP because ln the theatre she went high in the air on her swing, over the heads of
nll the people... When her long beautiful legs were high up in the air,
her yellow garter flew offand fell down to the men below.
2.
*I'll tell you, Lynn, but give me a drink first."
3. "But most off all I left the theatre because of the men."
I
a) she got ;
4. "I planned to stay in,the village for the summer, and then learn
b) she ioul Promoted;
how to be a better actress."
c) she was rritated at men's behaviour'
5. "When I saw him for the first time I fell in love with him at
once. He was a fine man and he had a wonderflrl voice."
6. "No, I didn't tell him that I was an actress. I wanted to forget it
nnd to put that life behind me."
7. 'iThe door of his room was open, his desk was unlocked, and I
V. Answer the following questions: tlccided to look at this memento."
like? 8. "I took one look at the memento, and then I went to my room
1. What was Miss Ray's performance
2. For how many years did she perform in the theatre? nnd packed my suitcase."

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Vll.Expressyowopinionandproveyourpointofview.
Unit 2
l Summarize your comments on Miss Ray's character trbits Every man is the architect of his own foftune."
cluding defects if she has.
disagree that Miss Ray was a principled
wom4n (Prov'erb)
z.-A'greeor
---- moral PrinciPles.
high
3. Giu.'you, id"u of Miss Ray's ideal of her
beloved' of her SOAFY'S CHOICE
'--+-.husband.
ture
of her
e*press your opinion if Miss Ray loved Arthur Soapy sat on a seat in Madison Square, New York, and looked up
used a trick with a garter ut the sky. A dead leaf fell onto his arm. Winter was coming, and
5. Try to explain why Miss Ray
her performance. Soapy knew that he must make his plans. He moved unhappily on his
6. C* *. .tclaim about Miss Ray in delight "She is a fl0at.
7. How will yoq explain that the Reverend
Arthur loved an
He wanted three months in a nice, warm prison, with food and
tress but did not try to make acquaintance
with her and to tell
good friends. This washow he usually spent his winters . And now it
about his love? was time, because, at night on his seat in the square, three newspa-
8. Could Arthur have agreed to marry Miss
Ray if he had
Miss Ray afraid to pcrs did not keep out the cold.
that she had been an actress-in the past? was
to tell Arthur a So Soapy decided to go to prison, and at once began to try his
him? Could it be the reason for her decision not
tr"r pustf Could her confession help her stay
with Arthur and first plan. It was usually easy. He ate dinner in an expensive restau-
him and be haPPY? tant. Then he told them he had no money and they called a police-
the central idea man. Nice and easy, with no trouble.
Vlll. Which of the following proverbs conveys
So Soapy left his seat, and walked slowly along the street. Soon
story best. ExPlain Your choice'
hc came to a bright restaurant on BrOadway. Ah! This was all right.
"Faults are thick where love is thin'"
FIe just had to get to a table in the restaurant 4nd sit down. That was
"Wink at small faults."
"Life is not all cakes and ale'" 6ll, because, when he sat down, people cogld only see his coat and
"MoneY is the root of all evil'" his shirt, which were not very old. Nobody could see his trousers. He
"Muck and moneY go together'" lhought about the meal - not too expensive, but good.
The new words: But when Soapy went into the restaurant, the waiter saw
. 1. to irritate - Pa3APaxarb Eoapy's dirry old trousers and terrible shoes.
a 2, to promote - flpoABl{rarb' IIoBbIII]arb B qI{He Strong hands turned him round and helped him out into the street
a 3. to reveal - orKpblBarb, noKillblBarb n.
a 4. a confession - [PIl3HaHre So now he had to think of something different. Soapy walked
a 5. to wink - Moprarb, cMorperb cKBo3b [aJIbIrbI eway from Broadway and soon he found himself on Sixth Avenue.
a 6. ale - II,IBo Hc stopped in front of a shop window and looked at it. It was nice and
a 7. muck - rpxsr, MeP3ocrb bright, and everybody in the street could see him. Slowly and care-
r 8. evil - 3JIo, BpeA flrlly he picked up a stone and threw it at the window. The glass
o 9. a fault - HeAocraroK' BIIHa, ouru6ra bloke with a loud noise. People ran round the corner and Soapy was
10. a root - KopeHb
.a
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 Soapy "OK," she said happily. "If you buy me a drink. Let's go before
huppy, because the man in front was a policeman'
that policeman sees us."
move.Hestoodtherewithhishandsinhispockets'andhe
And poor Soapy walked away witlr the young woman, who still
"I'll soon be in prison now," he thought'
that?' he held on to his arm. He was very unhappy. At the next corner he ran
The policeman came up to Soapy' 'Who did
away from the woman.
Suddenly he was afraid. "I'm never going to get to prison," he
thought.
Slowly, he walked on and came to a street with a lot of theatres.
a minute' Then he There were a lot of people there, rich people in their best clothes.
man ran after him. Soapy watched for
Soapy hadto do something to get to prison. He did not want to spend
away. No luck again. He began to feel cross'
little another night on his seat in Madison Square. What could he do?
But on the opposite side of the road he saw a 'fhen he saw a policeman near him, so he began to sing and shout and
"Ah, that'll be all right," he thought, and he went in' This
enjoyed his t make a lot of noise. This time they must send him to prison. But the
body looked at his tiousers and his shoes' He
"I haven't go policeman turned his back to Soapy and said to a man who was
looked up at the waiter, smiled and said'
*r"tt fte
do it quickly standing near, "He's had too much to drink, but he's not dangerous.
money, you know. Now, call the police' And
I
We'll leave him alone tonight."
i,' tired!"
What was the matter with the police? Soapy was really unhappy
r "No police for you!" the waiter answered' "Hey! Jol" -

out now, but he stopped making a noise. How could hd get to prison? The
f Another waiter came' and together they threw Soapy
difficulty' he wind was cold, and he pulled.his thin coat around him.
cold street. Soapy lay there, very angry' With
I' was' But, just then, inside a shop, he saw a man with an expensive um-
His nice warm prison'was still fat away, and Soapy
{r
who was standi brella. The man put his umbrella down near the door, and took out a
happy. He felt worse because a policeman,
cigarette. Soapy went into the shop, picked up the umbrella, and,
laughed and walked awaY'
fora long time before slowly, he began to walk away. The man came quickly after him.
Soapy moved on, but he walked
"That's my umbrella," he said.
again. This time it looked. easY'
"Oh, is it?" Soapy replied. "Then why don't you call a police-
A nice young woman was standing in front of a shop
Soapy moved rnan? I took it, and you say that it's yow umbrella. Go on then. Call a
Not very far away there was also a policeman'
F

policeman was watchrnt policeman! Look! There's one on the corner."

q to the young woman. He saw that the
"Why don The umbrella man looked unhappy. 'iWell, you know, perhaps
Then he ,uia ,o the young woman, with a smile'
I've made a mistake. I took it from a restaurant this moming. If it's
come with me my dear? [ can give you a good time'"
,
yours, well, I'm very sorry..."
The yourig woman moved away a little and
looked
at the policema "Of course it's my umbrella," Soapy said.
carefully into the shop window' Soapy looked
the young woman agi The policeman looked at them - and the umbrella man walked
he was still watching. Then he spoke to
rrway. The policeman went to help a beautiful young girl to gross the
minute she would call the pbliceman' Soapy could
almo6t
woman took hold of his road.
prison doors. Suddenly, the young
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 Soapy was really angry now. He threw the umbrella away and lll. Form antonyms from the following adjectives
many bad things about policemen. Just because he wanted to go using pegative
prefixes.
prison, they did not want to send him there. He could do nothing
Expensive, important, huppy, different.
He began to walk back to Madison Square and home - his
But on a quiet corner, Soapy suddenly stopped. Here, in the lV' choose the *em which is the best equivarent
of the itaricized
dle of the city, was a beautiful old church. Through one purple words.
dow he could see a soft light, and sweet music was coming from I . Soapy began to feel cross. a) to feel quite angry;
side the church. The moon was high in the sky and everything
quiet. For a few seconds it was like a country church and Soapy b) to feel surprised;
membered other, happier days. He thought of the days when he c) to feel relieved.
mother, and friends, and beautiful things in his life. 2. Three newspapers did not a) prevent from being affec-
Then he thought about his life now - the empty days, the keep out ofthe cold. ted by cold;
plans. And then a wonderful thing happened. Soapy decided b) prevent from entering a
change his life and be a new man. "Tomorrow," he said to hi place;
"I'll go into town and find work. My life will be good again. I'11 c) make him stay outdoors.
somebody important. Everything will be different. I'['.."
Soapy felt a hand on his arm. He jumped and looked
quickly - into the face of a policeman!
"What are you doing here?" Asked the policeman
"Nothing," Soapy answered. 4. The policeman turned his a) supported Soapy;
"Then come with me," the policeman said. back to Soapy.
"Three months in prison," they told Soapy the next day' b) stopped annoying Soapy;
c) tumed and faced in the op-
The new wofds:
posite direction.
,l 1. cross -:noil, cepAlrruil
r 2. purple - ryprypHblfi, tpuoleronrtfi Reading Comprehension
V. Rearrange the following sentences from the
Use of English der.
story in the right or-

1. Find in the text the English for: l ' Slowly he walked on and came to a street
with a lot of theatres.
npu.rrrHiul My3bIKa; ueaprufi cBer; HeocyluecrBJleHHble 2. Soapy remembered other happier days.
orrur.qbrBarb BoKplr; nycrble (6ecco4epxarelrHue) 4un; 3. Winter was coming, and Soapy knew that
he must make his
3a pyKy; rroMoarb sufiM. lilir rrs.
4. But just then he saw a man with an expensive
ll. Find antonyms of the following adjectives in the text' umbrella.
5. Soapy came to a bright restaurant on Broadway.
Alive, gloomy, similar, quiet, dangerous, noisy, harsh,
6. on the opposite side of the road he saw a'little'restaurant-
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 of a shop window 6. Why couldn't Soapy take the right decision earlier: did any-
7. On sixth Avenue he stopped in front
lrody or anything (his relatives, the society, circumstances, his per-
Iooked at it.
a smile' "Why don'tYou
sonal qualities, etc.) prevent him from doing it?
8. He said to a youngwoman with
with me, mY dear?" Vlll. Express your point of view and comment on it.

Vl. Gomplete the following sentences' Is the story "Soapy's Choice" a good illustration ofthe following
warrn prrson r;rrotations?
1. It was time for Soapy to think of a nice'
l.
"Every man is a maker of his fortune." (Richard Steel)
cause ... .
get into prison because "' ' 2. "Work keeps at bay three main evils: boredom, vice and
2. Usually it was easy for him to
out from the first res rrccd." (Voltaire)
3. Soapy was turned round and helped
3. "City life: millions of people being lonesome together."
rant because ... .
Soapy had broken the (llenry David Thoreau)
4. The policeman did not believe that
dow because .'. . lX. Discuss the central idea of the story and choose the proverb
out of the second
5. Soapy was thrown into the cold street which conveys it best.
-rantbecause... '
young woman's co
Explain your choice.
6. Soapy's pretence'ito enjoy a nice "It is never too late to mend."
failed because ... . "Idleness is the mother of all evil."
noise' but again he was
7. Near the theatre Soapy made much "Alazy man is the beggar's brother."
of luck because ... .

8. The case with an umbrella ended

in failure because "' ' The new words:
church because "' '
9. Soapy suddenly stopped near the a 1. to relieve - o6ner.rarr, yMeHbruarb r.qxecrb, AaBneHrre
were pleasant because
10. Soapy's thoughts near the church a 2. to keep sb at bay - Aepxarb roro-nu6o B crpaxe
1 1. His meeting with a
policeman near the church was qurte I 3. evil-3no, BpeA
pectedbecause ... . . 4. boredom-cKyKa
a 5. vice-nopoK,3no
Discussion a 6. lonesome - o.4r{HoKltir
a 7. to mend - ucnpannaru(c.a)
Vll.GiveyourdetailedexplanationofSoapy,sproblemsand
ent situations he happened to get into'
1. Why was Soapy unhappy at the beginning
qf the story? Keys: Ex. IV: la,2a,3b,4c.
2. Why did SoaPY dream of Prison?
to get
3.Witi did Soapy have to make different attempts A BUSY BROKER
prison?
right decision only At nine o'clock sharp Harvey Maxwell, a broker, entered his of-
4. Why did Soapy come to his final and
firrc together with his young stenographer. Pitcher, a clerk, who was
he was standing near the church?
church? itlling at the desk, looked at them with a smile.
5. Why was Slrapy arrested near the
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 When the luncheon hour drbw near, there came'a relaxation.
Maxwell and hurried to his Maxwell stood by his desk, with his hands full of telegrams, with a
"Good morning, Pitcher"' said A
und telegrams was waiting
for him'
*h*"";;;; oii"iit" fountain-pen over his right ear, and his hair hanging in disorder over
day began. his forehead. The window was open, and suddenly thqough it came
But the voung stenographer
was not * i lu3 t":-::i^U:l a delicate sweet smell of lilac. The smell reminded Maxwell of
Mr' Maxwell's tabre
Stdil ffi;;;:;;;ffi sie stobdbefore
at the desk was
i

something.
.,'^+^lrarl hirn for some time. The man sitting "I'll
do it now," he said to himself. t'I'l.l ask her now. I have just
five minutes before business begins again."
He ran into the next room and came up to the stenographer. She
Iooked at him with a smile. Maxwell was still holding telegrams in
pointed and hurt' both hands, and his fountain-pen was over his ear.
"did Mr' Maxwell tell
"Mr. Pitcher," she said to the clerk' "Miss Leslie," he began huniedly. "I have but a moment to
,"r,n* t;tJ"t finding another stenographer?"
"Oout me to find another :pare. I want to say something. I don't know how to put it. Will you
"He:did," answered Pitcher' :'He told
my wife? I lov-e you. Talk quick, please:"
promised to do it-"
"Oh, what eire you talking about?" exclaimed the young lady
"I'll do the work as usual," said the young
stenQgrapher'
rose to her feet and looked at him, round-eyed.
someone comes to take mY Place'"
rang' Men entered the "Don't you understand? said Maxwell impatiently. "I want to
It was a busy day' The ielephone
*d;;; uiviut*"tt, and wint away Me1e"?:l jumped
TI:t: you: I love you, Miss Leslie. Qh, I'm wanted on the phone.
ill;Tt ffi:tffi;G;' rhe crerks in the orrrce I them to wait a minute, Pitcher. Will you marryr me, Miss
like sailors during a storm' ie?"
the office' t.1t:l::.::T:
Suddenly a young girl entered At first the stenographer seemed surprised. Tears filled her eyes.
j;sk,'apologized for intemrpting him and i
rtr**"u;. then she smiled, and rnuch to Maxwell's surprise put one of her
girl. arbund his neck.
Pitcher'
"The new stenographer"' said "Oh; I know now," she said. softly. "Business makes you forget
ing. But don't you remember, Harvey, don't you remember
we were married yesterday in the tittle Church Round the Cor-

new words:
is no Place oPen here'" of a l. lilac - cupeHb
read ttre qrealheap
With these words he beigan to |
on the'table before him' 2. a messenger boy - nocbrJrbHhrft, r<yprep, cngsnoi
and letters which were lying
shouldert o 3. to apologize - r,r3BlrHrrbc fl
The young girl shrugged her ""U-Y1iti:3;
tttut the boss was getting more a 4. to spare - y,qenf,rb (npeva, nnuvauze)
,"murkei to hislolleag""t
with every Passing daY'
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 2. Pitcher, a clerk, handed Maxwell a heap of letters and
Use of English telegrammes.
for: 3. Maxwell was irritated to see a young stenographer in front of
L Find in the text the English
rt TenerpaMM;
rv"' pa6o'ruft AeHb HaqilIcfl; his desk. ,
KI4Ila nuceM
KI{[a lrnuervr I4
[erKI{I{' Pitcher forgot that Maxwell postponed inviting a new steno-
oropqeHHblM p*o"upo"aH brM; noxaTb rIJIeqaMu; 4.-
" grapher.
HbIfi3allaxcupeHl{;MHeHeAoI[yToK;MeH'npoc'TKTeJ,]
BpeMeHrr'
cso6oAHoro 5. A new stenographer came to the office at the invitation of
y t""" TolIbKo oAHa MI{Hyra
fom tt'e word given in bra6kets Pitcher.
ll. Form the necessary wora
6. During the whole day there wds no relaxation for Maxwell.
cording to the text'
1. "Well, what is it?"
asked Maxwell (patience)' 7. During the luncheon Maxwell reminded Miss Leslie about
a
the stenographer' She looked their marriage.
.
2. 'Nothing,".answered
8. Miss Leslie laughed when Maxwell told her something about
J
point) and hurt' was
colleagues that the boss their marriage.
3. Pitcher remartced to his
9. Maxwell was surprised when Miss Leslie put her arm rdrrnd
his neck-

V. Complete the following sentences frgm the story inserting the

omitted parts.

hour &ew nearer' there came

a( l. "Oh, what are you talking about?" exclaimed the young lady.
7. When the luncheon like (sail) She rose to feet and looked at him, ...
g. The clerks in ,rr.-oiir"" jumped about .

2. "Don't you understand?" said Maxwell ... "I want to marry

Storm.
you, Miss Leslie."
prepositions'
lll. Fill up the gaps with correct 3. At first the stenographer seemed ... .Tears filled her eyes. But
waiting "' him'
l. Letters and telegrammes were then she smiled and much to Maxwell's surprise ... .
a hurry'
)..rn"stenographer was not "' 3. "Oh, I know now," saidMiss Leslie. "Business makes you ... .
l. rJ"..*"*dihe offrce and shouted "' Maxwell'
But don't you remember, Maxwell, don't you remember that we
4. Pitcher came ... Maxwell's desk' apologized "'
...
girl' wcre married yesterday ... .
ine him and introduced the
"'" t. il; ;;ii-' reriinded Maxwell "' something'
rnu" Vl. Rearrange the sentences from the story in the right order.
6.Maxwellwasstillholdingtelegralnmes...bothhands l. Suddenly a young girl entered the office.
fountain Pen was "' his ear' 2. Instead ofgoing straight into the next room the young steno-
grapher stood before Mr. Maxwell's table and watched him for
. Reading ComPrehension
lolne trme.
sentences are false or true' 3. "I am sorrlz, madam, but there is no place open here."
V. ldentify if the following
false.ones' 4. Hawey Maxwell ran into the next room and came up to the
Maxwell' a broker'
1. At 9 o'clock sharp Harvey Itcnographer.
fice and saw a new stenograPher'
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 5. Pitcher, a clerk, who was sitting at his desk, looked at
a sense of life orvice versa is
with a smile.
of
,,,n ,1rl1rrr"nl."J."J;r,,* rhe sense
6. "I'll do the work as usual," said the young stenographer.
lX' How do the following.proverbs
7. The young girl shrugged her shoulders and went away. and one quotation convey
the im-
8. "He did," answered Pitcher. "He told me to find another ::ffi[ *re stofii"''l"""t on them usins the
nographer. I promised to do it." ""t?:T:lr:"
"The best fish swim
near the bottom.,,
Vll. Answer the following questions: "Business is the salt
of life.,,
"The busiest man finds
l. Why did Pitcher look at Miss teslie and Harvey Maxwell the most leisure.,,
"Money often costs too
a smile when they entered the office at the beginning of a busy much.,, fn"fpi W"fao Emerson)
2. Why did Miss Leslie stand in front of Mr. Maxwell's tabl The new words:
was at a loss? ,f l. a captive _ rrJreHHrlK
. 3. What was strange in the situation when a young girl
apply for ajob ofa stenographer?
4. What reminded Maxwell of his love affairs?
5. What did he hurry to do?
6. Why did Miss Leslie look at him, round-eyed?
7. Why did Maxwell speak to Miss Leslie impatiently and i
tation when he came up to her during the luncheon?
8. Why did Miss Leslie finish thdir conversation with a
9. What made Harvey Maxwell so forgetful and

Discussion
Vlll. Express your point of view and prove it.

l. How do you imagine Maxwell's way of life?

2. Do you approve or disapprove ofhis intensive style of
3. Is it necessary for Maxwell to remember the proverb
is above wealth"? Why?
4. Is Maxwell an easygoing man or rather ambitious?
better? Why?
5. Maxwell's speed, tempo and rhythm of life are extreme.
he a creator of them or is he a captive of them? Should
changed? Why? How?

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 "Are all these men druggists?" I
Unit 3 "Yes, they ar_e,"
askedr
he answered. ..Like us, they,re all going
tq the
ycarly meeting in New york."
"Actions sPeak louder than
After a time, he held outlis newspaper to
me. ..Look at that;,, he
Baid. "Here's another of those .."
*no ,,* away and then say thai
A WALK IN AMNESIA llrey have forgotten who they are. A
man gets tired of his Uurin.s,
and e a good time. He goes away
That moming my wife and I said our usual goodbyes'
She' Bom
he says that he doesn,t know
her second cup of tea, and she followed me to the front door' Shq Wlro ber anything.,,
which was not thergo
this every day. She took from my coat a hair I took the paper and read this:
shetoldmetobecareful.Shealwaysdidthis.Iclosedthedoorl Denver, June l2th
she went back to her tea. t'
Elwyn C. Bellford, an important lawyer in the town, left
I am a lawyer and I work very hard' My friend, Doctor V -- days ago and has not come back. Just
home
told me not to work so hard. "You'll be ill," he said' "A lot ;
of before he left, he took out
lot of money from his bank. Nobody has
who worktoo hard get very tired, and suddenly they
for$etwl seen him since that day.
e is a quiet man who enjoys his work
anything' It's called amnesia' You and is happily married. But
are. They can't remember
r. Bellford works very hard, and
it is possible
that he has amnesia.
change and a rest."
sometimes people do forget who they
"-But I do resl," I replied. "On Thursday nights my wife .'lut are, Mr. Bolder,,,
said.
play a game of cards, and on Sundays she reads me her weekly
"Oh, come on!" Mr. Bolder answered. ..[t,s
from her mother." not true, you know!
That moming, when I was walking to work, I thought
abc se menJust want something more exciting
in their lives _ another
tor Volney's words. I was feeling very well, and pleased wi perhaps. Something di fferent.,'
When I woke up, I was on a train and feeling uncomfortab We arrived in New york at about ten o,clock
at night. I took a
a long sleep. I sat back in my seat and I tried to think'
After i to a hotel, and I wrote the name, .Edward pinkhammer,,
I looked in my in the
time,l said to myself, "I must have a name!" I book. Suddenly I felt wild and
happy _ I was free. A man with_
No letter" No papers. Nothing with my name. on' But I a name gan do anything.
thousand dollars. "I must be someone," I thought' The young man behind the desk at ihe
hoter looked at me a rittre
The train was crowded with men who were all very fri rgely. I had no suitcase.
P'
of them came and sat next to me' "Hi! My name is R'
meeting
h-ere for the Druggists' Meeting,,,
I said. ..My suitcase is
Bolder and Son, from Missouri. You're going to the .:I-m
" I took out some money and gave it to
him.
York, of couJse? What's Your name?" The ngxt day I bought a suitcase and
I had to reply to him, so I said q-uickly, "Edward the life of Edwardpinkhammer. I didn,t
some clothes and I began to
try to remember who or
I was.
The next few days in Manhattan were
wonderful _ the theatres,
gardens, the music, the restaurants,
the night life, the beautiful

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girls. And during this time I learned something very important "No," she said quietly, ..you haven,t
you want to be happy, you must be free. you could never iorget.
forgotten. I told you that
Sometimes I went to quiet, expensive'restaurants with soft "I'm sorry," r answered, .,but that,s
the trouble. r have forgotten.
sic. Sometimes I went on the river in boatq full of noisy young I have' forgotten everything."
and their girlfriends. And then there was Broadway, with its tt She laughed. ,.Did you know
that I married six months you
and bright lights. It was_in all the newspapers.,, did?
She was silent for a minute. Then
One afternoon I was going back to my hotel whefi a fat she
looked up at me again.'..Tell
me one *ring, Ei*yn,,, she said
came and stood in front of me.
softly.
"since that night fifteen years ago,
ylu touch, smell
'lHallo, Bellford!" he cried loudly. "What are you doingin wlrite roses - and not thin\ of ""n '
me?,,
or look at

Ybrk? Is Mrs. B. with you?" "I can only say that I don,t remember
^ __ any of this,,, I said care_
"I'm sorry, but you are making a mistake, sir," I said coldly. fully. "I'm very sorqr." I tried to look away
from her. ,

name is Pinkhammer. Please excuse me." she smiled and stood up to leave.
Then she herd out her hand to
The man moved away, in surprise, and I walked over to the me, and I took it for a second. ..Oh,
yes, you remember,,, she
with a sweet, unhappy smile. said,
Behind me , the man said something about a telephone.
"Give me my bill," I said to the rnan behind the desk, "and,' "Goodbye, Flwyn Bellford. "
down my suitcase in half an hour."
That afternoon I moved to a quief little hotel on Fifth A
. One afternoon, in one of my favourite restaurants on
I was going to my table when somebody pulled my arm.
"Mr. Bellford," a sweet voice cried.. I followed him into a small room. A man and a woman
were
I turned quickly and saw a woman who was sitting
tired. IIi::1T11:1,
li::""
stlr beautitur, but h;;1;;;;**lla";
was about thirty and she had very beautiful eyes.
liked everything
oame to meet me.
about her. The __,;;;'*;ffiiffi,
"How can you walk past me like that?" she said.
"Bellford," he said, ,.I'm_happy to
know me?" see you again. I iold you that
were working too hard. Now you
I sat down at her table. Her hair was a beautiful red-gold .un.o_" hl_e with us. you,ll
loon be all right."
"Are you sure you know me?" I asked.
"My na1ne", I said, ,,is
Edward pinkhammer. I,ve never
"No." She smiled. "I never really knew you." seen you
rre in my
life.,'
'lWell, my name is Edward Pinkhammer," I said, "andl
The woman cried out, ..Oh, Elwyn!
Kansas." Elwynl I,m your wife!,, She
' "So, you havqn't brought Mrs. Bellford with you, then,"
her arns round me, but I pushed
tt em away.
'oh, Doctor Vorney! what is the
and she laughed. "You haven't changed much in mafterrvirt hi-2,, the woman
Elw1m." "Go to your room," the doctor
Her wonderfi.rl eyes looked carefully at my face. said to her. ,.He,ll soon be well
in."
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187
 man Use of English
man in the dark clothes' The
The woman left, and so did the
said quietly' "Listen' Your
namo
l. Find in the text the English for:
who was a doctor turned to me and
is not Edward Pinkhammer'" Hyx.qarbcr B nepeMeHe o6craHonrcu; nporonxafire!; uyr-
must have a name' Why ('rroBarb ce6r aos6yxAeHHbrM u cqacrrrttBbrM; flpu.rrrHrrfi ro-
"I know that"' L"pli"d, "but a man
roc, BBoALrrb; Aenarb uro-lu6o; y4ansrbcfl, nocMorperb xo-
ilollHo.
ll. Choose the right definition for the following verbs: to putl, to go
over, to hold out, to crowd.
our of her hair." l. to move from one place to another crossing sth (a room,
replied' When you left t
"She is a very good wife," the doctor n city, etc.)
Then we had a telephone
weeks ago, she was very unhappy' 2. to fill a place so there is little room to move;
here'"
from a man who saw you in a hotel 3. to try to move sth towards yourseff;
me 'Bellford'
"I think I remember him," I said' "He called 4. to put your hand or arrn or sth in your hand towards sb.
cuse me, but who are You?" lll. Divide the following words into two groups: words which can be
friend for twenty years'
"I'm Bobby Volney' I've been your only adverbs and words which have one form for adjectives
try to remember'"
your doctor foi ftfte"n years' Elwyn' and adverbs.
"How can I get better?
"You say you are a doctor"'I said' Suddenly, hard, weekly, friendly, late, quickly, hardly, yearly,
amnesid go slowlY or suddenlY?" finppily, lately, loudly, softly, well, fast.
"sorietimes slowly' Sometimes suddenly'"
octor
ff. fill ln the blanks with correct prepositions from the text.

"I'11 sible'" l. When I woke ... , I was ... a train.

ou ar can't tell 2.Ihad to reply ... him.
3. Just before he left, he took ... a lot of money ... the bank.
what I saY."
4. We arrived ... New York ... about l0 o'clock.
"Of course not," Doctor Volney answered'
on the table' I went ,5. "How can you walk ... me like that?" she said.
I stoodup. There were some white roses (r. "You haven't changed much ... fifteen years, Elwyn."
and threw them far out ofthe
to the table, picked t'p ih" roses 7. "Give me my bill," I said ... the man ... the desk, "and bring
dow. Then I sat down agam'
"to get better sudc my suitcase ... half an hour."
"I think, it will be best, Bobby"' I said'
bring tnY *-ill Varianll
I'm a little tired of it all now' Go and Reading Comprehension
But,oh,Doctor,"lsaidwithahappysmile'"Oh'mygood
friend - it was wonderful!" V, e hoose the right item to complete the following sentences.

The new words:

I litwyn Bellford travelled a) to Washington;
b) to New York;
rraMtrl4
a 1. amnesia - aMHe3wI' rrorept c) to Denver.
r 2. a druggist - anrerapr' Qapnauenr
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 3. What did his friend Doctor Volney warn him about?

2. Elwyn Bellford travelled a) to take part in the Drug' 4. What was E. Bellford's first thought when he came to himself
gists'Meeting; rrlier a long sleep?
b) to have fun and to feel free; 5. What kind of people did E. Bellford meet on the train?
c) to meet some old friends' 6. What news-story attracted his neighbour's attention in the
3. Elwyn Bellford was haPPY
ujh. *ut a man without rrcwspaper?
name;
on the arriving at the hotel 7. Did E. Bellford share his neighbour's opinion about the rea-
bebause b) he was free; sons for the events described in the news-story?
c) the hotel was crowded w 8. Why did the young man at the hotel look at E. Bellford a little
friendlY PeoPle' sllangely?
4.' Elwyn Bellford met some a) a fat man;
9. How did E. Bellford spend time in a new city ?
p.oi"*ttorecognizedhim: b) a woman with beautiful
10. What important condition was necessary for E. Bellford to be
eyes;
hlppy?
c) a druggist;
I l. Why did E. Bellford decide to change a hotel?
d) a Young man at the hotel'
12. Who did E. Bellford meet in the restaurant on Broadway?
5. ElwynBellfordwas absent a) for a month;
13. What made the woman beautiful?
b) for ten daYs;
14. Did E. Bellford remember or recognize the womail?
15. Whom didE. Bellford see in a small room ofhis hotel afterthe
llruatre?
16.How did he meet his wife?
the realities of life' 17. What was his conversation with his friend Bobby Volney
nlxrut?
from the text inserting
Vl. Complete the following sentences 18. What secret did E. Bellford want his friend to keep?
omitted Parts'
I 9. Did E. Bellford tell Doctor Volney true reasons for his disap-
. 1. She took from my coat a hair
which "' '
lrcirrance and strange behaviour?
to work' I was feeling
2. That morning , when I was walking
letter' No papers' Nothing
3. I looked into my pockets' No Discussion
4. She was about ... and she had very "' ' Vlll. Express your opinion and comment on it.
5. Her hair was a beautiful "' '
you can't tell .''!' l. When did E. Bellford come to the decision to be free and
6. "Very well. And if you are my doctor'
Itrrppy? At what moment?
Vll. Answer the following questions: 2. Why did E. Bellford examine his,pockets carefully? What did
1. What was the usual morning
parting of Elwyn C' Bel hc want to find there and why?
.1. How will you explain the woman's reaction to E. Bellford's
his wife like?
profession and his ltlrrrrse "Are you sure you know me?"
2. What was Elwyn Bellford's
wards his work?
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 The new words:
4. When the beautiful woman
found out that E' Bellford hadn
,t 1. to betray - BbrAaBarb
brought his wife with him' she.laughed ,?"1,:i1"::"":.X"#l
;""";;;*'" utt""" vears' Elwvn'" what did she mean? a 2. inappropriate - HenoAxoA-srqufi
did she want to stress? a 3. asocial - neo6uecrneHurril, Hapyuarcruufi unrepecu
5. What betrayed E' Bellford when he tried to convlnce
o6urecrsa
her? e 4. t9 commit a crime - coBepruarb npecryrrneHve
woman that he didn't remember
Doctor Volney if arnnesta
6. Why do you think he asked a 5. to endure - BbrAepxrrBarr, croiiro fiepeHocrrrb
slowly or suddenlY? o 6. merely - npocro, ToJrbKo, eArrHcrBeHHo
7. Why did he want Doctor
Volney to keep his secret?
wild action to throw
8. How will you explain E' Bellford's THE GREEN DOOR
of the window?
white roses from the table far out
9. Was E. Bellford in the state
of amnesia? What makes
Rudolf Steiner, a young piano salesman, was a true adventurer.
think so? licw were the evenings when he did not go to look for the unex-
statements and Irccted. It seemed to him that the most interesting thing in life was
X. Agree or disagree, with the following
what might lie just around the corner. He was always dreaming of
on them.
he needed relaxa ntlventures.
1. E. Bellford's life was monotonous and
of relaxation Once when he was walking along the street, the chattering of
2. E. Bellford chose an mappropriate form
leclh in a glass case on the sidewalk drew his attention to a dentist's
friendly, asocial, dangerous' etc')'
proved that he was a nrlvertisement. Then his attention was attracted by a Negro distribut-
3. By his actions E' Bellford irrg, the dentist's cards. This way of dentistic advertising was not new
hobbies' passlons'
.o*-*inA"d man with no serious interests' hr lludolf. The Negro slipped a card into Rudolfs hand. When he
dishonest man'
4. E. Bellford was a selfish and hntl travelled a few yards further he glanced at the card indifferently.
it if any of the following lirrrprised, he turned it over and looked again with interest. One side
X. Make your choice and explain
-
the central idea of lhe story' ol the card was blank; on the other three words were written in ink
"onu"y" r"l'he Green Door". And then Rudolf s4w, three steps in front of him,
"All work-and no play makes Jack a dull boy'" I rrrln throw the card the Negro had given him as he passed. Rudolf
"Still waters run deeP'"
else to lose'" Fr('ked it up. The dentist's name and address were printed on it.
"He that loses his honesty has nothing -fhe
adventurous piano salesman stopped at the corner and con-
never his nature'"
"The wolf may lose his teeth' but lirlcred. Then he returned and joined the current of people again.
explain the reason for E' Wlrcn he was passing the Negro the second time, he again got a card.
Xl. Can the following quotation
1r'rr steps away he examined it. In the same handwriting that ap-
behaviour?
because their aut rcd on the first card "The Green Door" was written upon it. Three
"How many crimes committed merely why
(Albert Camus)' Explain ttt lirur cards were lying on the pavement. On all of them there were
could not endure being wrong!" name and the address of the dentist. Whatever the written words
agree or disagree with this
quotatron'
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 )n him twice from "To think of you going through all that," he exclaimed. "And
the Negro had chose
on the cards might mean' you have no relatives or friends in the city?"
tto*rlunurn* 'None whatever."
aside from the crowd'
th: t"ol:^l?: f*:;1
m'st lie' It was a l "As a matter of fact, I am all alone in the world tob," said Rudolf,
tt;tfiTiffiil;;"'ght his adventure
**:-l alicr a pause.
storey bul din g' on th"^;;; high #
fi"
"i 1'^1,i::t- If'rffi up
and doctors' stil "I am glad of that," said the girl, and somehow it pleased the
il"J:#,llll'ft;";t';;;**uk'^ young man to hear that she approved of his having no relatives.
Then she sighed deeply. "I'm awfully sleefy," she said.
"o"TiJti;'ishinghisinspectionRud"ll*ilry1:;'^n'ty":llli
Rudolf rose and took his hat.
t","fi :i:'JJ::+'f#t't;;;;;';""dimrv-rightedRudorrro "Then I'll say good-night. A long night's sleep will do you
toward the nearer d""'';;
t;;that it was Ereeo ::i""::i:i c
tt'" g""n aoor and knocked
lH:t'ffiTT:ffiJ";""ttioqft1:lY.:t:^"1"*:* to: He held out his hand, she took it and said "Good-night". But her
rhe door srowrv"n""'i-;;il asked a question so frankly that he answered it with words.
*"{Hffi;;;;^;;;
i[;lt#;:'J;;'iRrdoli*.1'".0^T'll"'1111;"u*"'
her on the sora He crosed
raid
the "I'm cor4ing back tomorrow to see how you are getting on. You
but extreme pc 't get rid of me so easily."
around the room' Neat'
andtook a quick glance Then at the door, she asked, tqHow did it happen that you
was the story he read' ked at my door?"
rhe giil lav still' He began i?
fi'1",Y]T:::::J}1: He looked at her for a moment, remembering the"cards. Quickly
hat and-she opened her
..6 .
"".J1;
tililffi; ;;; ;;le with the
L^.1 ,,r-', Itj weakly' "Well' no wond
clecided that she must never know the truth. He pretended indif-
"i" ^rt "o, .ooltt t and said, "One of our piano tuners lives in this house. I
for three daYs and see!"
--
^-l

trY lf, jumping up. "Wait till

tr i rcked at your door by mistake."
There was no reason why the girl should not believe him.
back'" In In the hallway he looked curiously about him and then went to its
door-and,down the stairs'
rushed out of the green rneat'
rcr end. Much to his surprise he discovered that all the doors were
cold
minutes he was Uact ffiing bread
hot
"* !::ltl'
tea'
n.
of
bottle of milk and one Wondering he went out into the street. The Negro was still there.
Oi"tln"Ut"t, a eating' You shouldn't
do it
"It is foolish go *iihoot lf came up to him with his two cards in his hand.
'o is readY''l "Will you tell me why you gave me these cards and what they
said Rudolf. "SuPPer somo
tea brightened.the
ulr6rrlvrrve gi'l'9 eves and brought back ?" he asked.
I ne Iga
The
uP a little and ln a broad smile the Negro showed a wonderful advertisement of
colour. She'cheered
a thousand such as the rnaster's profession.
*u. On€
WaS of <l
orr" (ll luvurqr- '

girl's story o "There it is," he said, pointing down the street to the entrance to a
day - a shoP
ruw JrvrY'
increase the store's with abright electric sign of its new play, "The Green Door."
goto
go to lncrsasE t
jobs, lost hope anu uruE4rrzlu "The theatre agent gave me a dollar to. distribute a few of his
then of lost
the green door' along with the dentist's. May I offer you one of the doctor's
--^- uau""t*"r uPon
ifr"
tooked at the girl with
sympathy sir?" said the Negro.
*aof
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 it was the hand Use of English
satisfy Rudolf-'*Still
The explanation did not
that srruwls
Fate mat
Fate -t ;" ;;;t
showed "'' 'inta"rf
tt"'"' t"tu.Tl*]::?lt#:::i l. Find in the text the English for:
Romance
was a tnre follower of
bornlY. This Proves tha 3a yrnoM; o6paruarr qre-rn6o BHr4MaHr{e; lpr{BneKarb qbe-rr4-
Adventure.
fro sHztrlauue; B3rJUIHyrb MerIbKoM, oroilA.s B cropoHy; trocJle roro
The new words: ltnK 3aKoHrrr{[ ocMorp; 6eg sc.flKofi eAbr; ocyuecrBJltrb cBor,r Meqrbr.
,r 1, to chatter - crYrarb sY6ar'lu-
ll. ln each case a) choose or b) show with which definition the itali-
a 2. a case - qlunK cized word is used in the text.
. 3. a sidewalk - rPorYaP I . And then Rudolf saw, three a) a distance that you cover
r 4. to distribute - PacilPeAer-rrb steps in front of him when you take a step;
. 5. to sliP - cYuYrr b) a surface that you put your
a 6. blank- uucrufi' nYcrofi foot on in order to walk to a
a 7.to consider-AYMarb ' higher or lower level.
| 8. a current - norox I The hallway was dimly a) not very brightly;
o 9. a Pavement - rPorYaP lighted b) not very clearly.
a 10. a store - Mara3I4H I The tea brightened the a) to make somebody to look
r - KBaPTI{Pa girl's eyes ... happier;
11. an aPartment
b) to make sth look more
r 12. raPid - 6ucrPufi
attractive and colourful.
o 13. dim -rycx'nufi 4. ... a shop girl's story... of a) from the beginning to the
. 14. rhallwaY - KoPI4AoP time lost through illness... end of something;
a 15. to faint - rePtrb co3HaHI'Ie b) as the result of something.
,l 16. poverty - 6eAnocrr
Remember the following phrases: to draw sb's attention, to at-
a 17. to fan - o6Maxr'Isarl lract sb's aftention, to pay sb's attention. Use them in the follow-
coJIeHbIe [JlI4
o 18. pickles - coJleHbe' [nKyJIrr' lng sentences.
Hble orypllbl
l.The Negro ... Rudolf s attention to a wonderful advertisement
a 19. to reduce - coKpauarb' rlonllxarb
Iris master's profession.
r 20. fine - IilrPaO
.1. The Negro ... Rudolf s attention.
o 21. to increase - YBe[IlquBarb l. Rudolf did not ... attention to all the doors in the hallway.
c 22. Proftt- nPu6rutl 4. What ... Rudolf s attention in the street?
o 23. to sigh - B3AbIXarb 5 Who ... Rudolf s attention to the electric sign?
a 24. frank - orrPoneHnufi (r. Did Rudolf ... attention to what was printed on different cards?
t 25.to Pretend - npl'IrBoptrbct / Rudolf s attention was ... by a Negro distributing the dentist's
. 26- - cY'ur6a
^fate
r 2?. stubbornlY -YflPsMo
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lV. Fill in the blanks with correct prepositions from the text.
Reading Comprehension
l. He was always dreaming... adventures.
2. Once when he was walking ... the street, the chattering ... followins sentences from
' nTi#Tafe the text insertins the
... a glass case ... the sidewalk drew his attention ... a dentist's ad
tisement. l ' The young man rooked
at the bu'ding in which
' 3. His attention was attracted ... a Negro. r(lventure must lie. It was
a ... .
rre thought his

4. Rudolf turned the card ... And looked again ... interest. 2. Rudolf looked towards
the ... and saw that it
3. A girl not yet ... stood was green.
5. Rudolf stopped...the corner and considered. there. She was ... and it
Itudolf she was about... seemed to
6. Standing aside ... the crowd, the young man looked ... .

building. go without eating. you

,,,,utjlllr1".:il:l.t sho'ldn,t do ir again,,,
7. ... twenty minutes he was back bringing bread and butter.
8. I knocked ... your door ... mistake. her eyes asked a question
so ... thar he answered it with
9. "I am glad ... that," said the girl, and somehow it pleased *.,.j;,"u,
young man to hear that she approved ... his having no relatives. 6. In the doorway he
looked curiously about
him and went to ...
7. The Negro pointed down the ,r..", .
V. Form an appropriate word from the word in brackets and
wirh a bright ... of its new
;;; entrance to a theatre
ing to the text. play, ,.The Green Door,,.
1. Few were the evenings when Rudolf did not go to look ,, statements are true or fatse.
(expect). ;?J"t::::.foilowins correct the
2. When Rudolf had travelled a few yard fuither he g Rudolf usually stayed
the card (differ).
] at home.
e w_as walking ;*;th;
3. The (adventure) piano salesman stopped at the corner ';, -, e urvqrre agent advertiri"g; .;..1,,* attenrion was
1.r_:
3. The Negro gave Rudolf
,.*;;;.
r 'J
considered.
a card.
4. After finishing his inspection Rudolf walked (rapid) 4. Rudolfls first look
at the card was indifferent.
stairs into the house. 5. On the card Rudolfread
the name and the address
5. Neat, but extreme (poor) was the story he read. of the den_
6. It was one of a thousand stories such as the city hears with sure thar his advenrure
waited for him in rhe den_
fer) every day. ,U.*H:,t*"s
7. Rudolf listened to a shop girl's story of lost hope and 7. Rudolf went up the
stairs and returned at once.
dreams and - the knock of the (adventure) upon the green girl that opened the door
. 8. "And you have no (relate) or friends in the city?" : 3"
9. Soon the girl fainted
*", J; io ,"" ni_.
because nJ"fi-tgfrrened
9. "I am awfully (sleep)," she said. ---o'" her.
10. Much to his surprise he (cover) that all the doors were
l? -11*
supper rhe girt cheered
up.
told her that he had knocked
I L The Negro pointed down the street to the (enter) to a I irfflr*aolf ar her door by mis_
12. "I knocked at your door by ( take)." 12. Rudolf was sure
that his meeting with a girl was by chance.
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 Discussion ( an you suppose that he.could
find anything interesting and
Irrrous forhimself behind adven_
Vlll. Explain the following facts from the story.
every door?
5. Rudolf was very attentive
Wf,y" o,l
..
rlisagree with it. oo you think
to different
l. Why did Rudolf pick up the card thrown by a man? that we shoulJ
tirgns of Fate though we f,ff.::;
2. Why did Rudolf decide to pass the Negro the second ti knriw and often use th e proverb
li.rn " No flying
Fate" ,n
3. Why did Rudolf decide to look for his adventure in the
"*?"".rrt
buildihg? The new words:
4. Why did he choose the nearer door to knock at?
,) 1. a conseq
5. Why did he look at the girl with sympathy after she had Bne
a 2. in vain _
him her life story?
6. Why did Rudolf pretend to be indifferent when he Keys: Ex. II: la,2a, 3a, 4b.
swering the girl's question?
7. Why didn't.Rudolf answer the girl's question t
8. Why was the girl glad that Rudolf had no relatives?
l
9. Why was Rudolf pleased to hear that she approved of
ing no relatives?

lX. Express your point of view and expand on it.

L Rudolf was a curious young man. Prove it. Is it good or

be curious? What does the expression "Curiosity killed a cat"
Can you suppose that our hero could face tragic conseq
being very curious?
2. Rudolf was a stubborn young man. Prove it. Do
stubbomness is a good quality? Is it good or bad to be s
not to be ready tobhange your opinion or attitude to anybody
thing? Is it necessary and possible to get rid of
(if yes).
3. It goes without saying that Rudolf was a responsive,
kind-hearted young man. Give facts to prove it. Can the
"Whilst I live, let me not live in vain" be considered the /l
life? Yes or no, but what makes you think so?
4. Rudolf was surprised to discover that all the doors in
way were Green. What could his thoughts have been at that

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 She intemrpted me. "Are there any interesting men?"
,ART THREE I had never before thought of men as "interesting;" or as "Men"
either. But I stailed naming all the boys in town. +'There's Benny
Graham, and Dennis Brown and Bill Freeman. .A,ll quite interesting.:'
(Additional Reading)
That was a lie, but not a vgry big one. I didn't name Sladen Morris,

Unit 1
because I had already decided to save him from that terrible girl.
At that moment Merry Ann looked out of our window, just as
"Love makes allheads Sladen came across the grass towards our house probably to invite
-
me to play a game of tennis, as usual. He came in without asking for
permission. "Ah!" he said, his eyes on blonde Merry Ann - he didn't
THE BOY NEX'T DOOR cven notice me - "where did you come from, my beauty?"
After I. "From New Yori<," she answered, "but I don't want to go back
there - not now!"
SladenMorrisistheboynextdoor.Hehasgrownvery.tall Not too clear, I think, but he seerned happy to hear it. "I don't re.
grris think he is wondertul' But I t"l"*l:t
when t
member why I decided to come here," he said. "But now I'm sure a
""a "ii,rt.
fused tb .o*b hi, hair and his;nother had to force him to wall]
I appear rn I
face. Of course. he remembers me too; whenever
dress and a special hair-do, he says, "Well'
well' look at Betsy'
almost gro*n-op. But I remember her first PfY' yhen sh11
her best dress' and sh
excited that she dropped her ice-cream on didnlt look at me. "Do you play tennis?" he asked Merry Ann.
home crying." "Very little,"Mrrry Ann said. "I'll need help.'lAnd she looked
So when I say that Sladen Monis didn't
mean anything to
down and seemed so weak and ill that anybody would pity her. I can
long that I felt I had
am quite serious. But I had known him so look ill. I always look healthy, even if I have a broken arm and
care of him - just I fell towards Jimmy' my little brother'
as
nia: I have to watch and be silent when some of the girls use
when I tried
the only feelin! t naa - neighbourly friendship -
t

r bad health as a weapon.

Sladen from Merry Ann Milbum' "What about a game now?" Sladen asked.
Mary; bt
Merry Ann - ['m swe her real narne was ']TlV "I'd love a game - but I'll have io go home and change my
to vis
wasn't poetic enough for her' She came to Springdale hes." r'
tea' She li
u*, uni uncle; her aunt brought her to our house for
bright blonde 'T'll take you home and wait for you," Sladen offered.
wonderful - I always tell the truth - with her
high, fine things' But as s "Good bye, Betsy," Merry Ann said. "Pleasb, tell your mother
big blue eyes. And slb said many
as I how much I enjoyed this afternoon at your house."
urirt aoA mother left the room, Merry Ann changed'
in this dead town'l "And please come often," I said - and I thought to myself, I'd
would. "What do people do for entertaining
far frorri New Y like to give you a cup of tea next time with a little poison in it.
was the first thing she said. And then - "It's so
at the Country Club every Well, the result of this conversition was that I suddenly felt very
"Oh!" I said, "We have dances
bntl, and,I ran to,my bedroorn and threw myself on my bed, and
day, and swimming, and tennis, and"
"'
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 I ht "I remember also," I intemrpted coldly, "so you needn't spend
through three walls and soon
I cried. Mother can hear tears your time telling us about the incident a hundred years ago."
her voice at the door'
d"ut"'1h" said'."May,I::T::1t-'
"""i'r' Merry Ann monopolized the conversation, and she talked only
got a horrible headache'"
"Of course," t utt'*"'"d' "But I've with the boys - furning her big blue eyes hrst on one then another.
"Perhaps you'd like to in
"I have an idea," Mother began' "What's the Country Club like?" she asked. "I have gone dancing
your friends to a party here?" 1 a ,-.L^* +^ let mc grv only at New York clubs, so I don't know much about small town
M3ther to ror me oi
A party' For a whole year I had 1k3d c lLrbs.
party, and she had ut*uv' un'*'1"1 lll]t1.illl"ti;t""TllY' The dinner was as uninteresting as I had expected. When it was
:*ln;"ut *uare eighieen"' and a dozen other reasons: now over, everybody went to the Country Club, feeling a little ashamed
was suggesting a PartY herself' that it couldn't compare with anything in New York.
Well, ^rt" thnt everwvhere I went'
t!:'".*,ut t-t?^.l
a big dog' I had always
played iten All the boys danced with me - they had to, because they were my
Sladen M like
evening was very warrn, and little by little everybody be-
p,rrests. The
---:eL e r
^,t weather wasn't wet: now I had to look
She w gan to go outside to sit around the swimming pool. Dennis Brown
had to watch him playing with Merry Ann'
correctly' But irnd I went out too, and we walked up and down in front of their
: she even didn't Lold her racket e hairs.
dresses that cinema actresses
wore those little white tennis It \as just in front of Merry Ann that it happened. Perhaps that
and, to tell the truth' she
looked
,ft" pi"t*.. ":?:::, wirs an accident - I don't say she did it on purpose - but I wasn't so
a mistake with Merry Ann
^-
I knew that the party would be ttcur he1 chair, and her foot was pushed out very far. Of course I
the guests; but it was Moth"''' favllite *:"::i:,t^t::,:T:
to come to our r-ouldn't see her foot in the dark, and I fell over it and into the pool.
l"i"l" people", as Mother calls them'
ro"nt As I went down, I could hear Merry Ann laughing, and I hoped I
dance'
dinnei before the Country Club chl would drown. But I knew that anybody who swam as well as I did
boys who wanted to have
a
They all agreed to come - six touldn't seriously hope for such an end to her'suffering. I didn't
to be with Merry Ann, and hve girls' including -t.-l:^:fl:
to think they were afraid
(:()nre up I knew they were all standing there laughing
- - so I swam
cause they didn't want anybody Irntler water to the iron ladder at the other end of the pool. I planned
kr run up the ladder and then as fast as I could to the dressing-room.
litorn there I would go home.
When I found the ladder with my hand, I began to pull myself up.
lhrt then I discovered that my dress was caught in the ladder. I pulled
Itrtl pulled (I was still under water) but I couldn't free the dress. And
lltcrr everything became black.
When I came to mysel{ I was lying on my face and Sladen was
ptrrrrping the water out of me. At first I was too uncomfortable to no-
lict: anything; but then I began to take more interest in the scene.
lrrrw that several of the boys had offered themselves as the hero of
lltt' incident; not only Sladen's best suit was full of water; it was run-

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 faces of Dennis and Bill "You know, Betsy," Sladen continued very seriously, "It's
ning from the suits and hands and jumped in to
like me' had strange; sometimes you don't see something that's under your own
Carter. Even Janet, who is an athlete
nose. It has just come to my mind that yotl are the best girl I know,
me out. i

..I,m sorry,,, I said, as soon as I could talk again' "It wap; and I've lived next door to you for seventeen years'"
He stopped the car and kissed me. It wasn't the best kind of a
fault."
^--
l'No, it wasntt, but don't talk' you little fool"' Sladen kiss, bedause we were both still wet. But for some reason it was very
romantic, and suddenly I felt beautiful and interesting. I sat there
" t"Yaa,
keep quie!" Merry Ann said' "Everybody
was so wol looking at Sladen Moris with'new eyes, probably he suddenly didn't
the bottom:t*"f"t:: look at all like the boy next door.
about you. Why did you hide at
' that he --.^]i
Sladen said something that showed
And then
for U::
DEEP WATERS
gentleman at all. But I shall love him 1.T::;
and besides' I'm busy'" "igit After P. G.
Nora!" he said. "I'm a gentleman' lVodehouse
"I woilldn't
"Oh - you tenible people!" M"{r}'Ann cried'
According to some historians, there was a young man in Rome
here another minute!" who won the admiration of the whole city by his ability as a swim-
one that
"You boys can choose who is the unlucky mer. When some people said "he swims like a fish", others used to
and Joe will both go in tl
home," Sladen said. '?erhaps Benny answer "no, the strangest fish swim like him!"
to be alone with the all.' - ili
"---t"her. She is too d*;;;;t
with
"I think yC George Callender was such a swimmer too. In his clothes he did
.or"ro his feet' ''(3"t"p' Betsy"' he ordered' not look unusual, though he seemed, perhaps, stronger than most
OroUuUt, go through
life all dllt'O'"i tT"t::,T:::: young men. But when he took off his clothes and entered the water, a
made nl
;;"t#;;";-;'; in future'" iht *uv Sladen said it great change immediately took place. Other men made a great noise
foolish: there was nothmg
' comfortable and warm, which was tnd created tremendous waves around them: George moved through
cially pleasant in his words' .,^r^- i the sea as silently bnd as powerfully as a torpedo. When he swam the
the cars' Sladen
AII of us, the wet and the dry' got into crawl, people opened their mouths and forgot to close them; when he
coat around me and took me home' fwam on his back, it seemed the only natural way to move-
'

you," he said on the way' "I see that

I'll have George came to Mawis Bay on the sea coast one evening in July'
"Listen,
nearer to you- you simply can't take care of Yours:tl ?"t: Marvis Bay is a pleasant place oii vacation' The sand is clean and
*1"" i io with you' Dontt you think that's ycllow, and there is a long pier, where visitors can enjoy Walks in the
"r, "iJ"'n"*"
idea?" Fa air.
my strength as a weak v
For the first time in my life, I felt But now, at dinner time, George was alone on the pier. The late
though my hair-do was wet lun shone on the blue water, but he did not look at the beauty around
.1S1"*"1"" saved
T Tlt"u
my life. You are- terriblv
.*^ao
^^--.:Lr-. t"":P
qnd
hirn. He could not: his mind was too full of dark thoughts about the
*11 T1
Dl4Uvu, J "" "- '
ways know what to'do' And if
you want t: l'Frculties and disappointments df his young life' Because George
Te l"
expression that I thought mi
an exnression
'rith nn
gtuA." t looked at him with wus a writer, a dramatist, an author. How happy he had been when

an effect." his play was accepted for production! And how terrible the days
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 direct his dreams under the right conditions. whal a wonderful opporrunity
at rehearsals and watch the
when he had to sit in the theatre was this for George! "How simple, he thought, as she pulled him to-
at work' They had short:l:O ""9 "1T: girl
and the theatrical company wards the beach. They were not yet friends, but they had met' A
some of the most herol
lines; they had cut and thrown out who has saved a man from death in the sea cannot pass him the next
^IJo.rr ,l-o'moric ecenes. George had explained; George had strut
the mos* day without speaking to him.
gled; at led and shouted:
George lay quiet in the water, hoping they would not reach the
Wo.ds c ir ears' or touch
come to vr rs 'oal' beach for a long time- But everything must end sooner or later'
Londbn any longer' and he had
could stay in George felt sand under his feet, the girl helped him to stand up'
put eveqlthing out of his mind' _rr of George began to express his thanks, but she intemrpted him' "It was
^r +1^-
the -^.rt ril
.But this w's not easv to do' George thought nothing. Nothing at all. It was just lucky that I happened to be there."
the scenes that were now lost
hard labour "It was wonderful!" the dramatist said wi.th deep feeling' "You
he pitied himself' he was read;
ever. As he are the bravest, the finest, the best..."
suddenly ho noticed the most
beautiful girl swimmin
"r,
-;tt, He saw that she was smiling.
the waterhear the Pier'
t":
ld see
well' As a specialist; George.could
tY''T
that "You are very wet," she said.
She swam
as she moved easily Georgelookeddownathisclothes.Ithadbeenanicesuitonce.
diately. He watched witfr aamiratiofl'
r

pi"'*T:: 'Now you must hwry home and put on something dry'"
quickly over the waves towaas tn' :i^"f:Ii:"'iTl
he leaned over the rail to see
her better' At' Look around, George saw a crowd of people coming down on
e, ,n. cal4e ne,rer,
on her bach and her eyes rne! the sand towards them. It was time to leave'
moment, the girl turned to swim r ---l^-+Lo Rv
disappeared underthe pler ^i/.r B "Do you live far?" she asked.
Then she turned over again and
time, George had leani over the
rail as far "Not far. I'm staying at the beach hotel'".
": tlltib]i: Ydi
over still farther' so tatl
rail witir blth hands' Now he leaned "Oh. So am I. I hope we shall meet again"'
forgot that he had to n:11||1 "I am sure we shall," said George, with no doubt in his voice'
his hat fell off his head' George
;il;;il;;;i', n. *'a to ni' hat with one hand - and lof "How did you happen to fall off the pier?"
"*n
water' at something in the.water'"
balance and fell into thb
-"--O.Cnurily, : -^- rL^ ^^^ r'i "I was...er.. I was looking
tn:-"Y^Tll
falling into the sea' or jumping into "Yes, I noticed that," said the girl, quietly'
George feel very *to*^t-oy:1
his clothes on could not make George's face was red. "I knolv," he said' "It's not very decent to
to the t
,*l- to a boat, ifa boat happened to be near, or tland watching..."
"""i0
and walk up out of the ;ater,
ta"giring a little
"y*:T 1lc^r,d;r] 'iYou must learn to swim," the girl intemrpted' "I can't under-
eyes and was about to begin I
now, he shook the water out ofhis ttond why every boy in this country isn't taught to swim before he
is
away'
was less than a hundred yards
I

-ino rn the shore. which under his back and a tcn years old. It isn't difficult at all, really. I can teach you in a week'
two strong hands
there is no da Like all decent people, George didn't like liars, and ordinarily he
be afraid; don't struggle;
tlidn't tell lies. But this time, the struggle between George and
was working like a ttn
George didn't struggle' His mind (icorge's conscience was short. His'conscience had no chance to win
*ld 1r had a plan of action' F:t u
art."udy u'
it aut'ruY
y:*q:T:
motof' ano
motor, liom the beginning.
the most difficott tt'ings it' the
world is to be introduced to the I
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 "I'll be glad and thankful if you said George' And even I
will"' Unit 2
that he would have
fore he hnished saying thb words, he knew "Are yoLt sure you know your parents
true explanation was
continue telling lies for many days' The and they know you well enough?"
sang a little'
sible. But his heart was not heavy; it
even
"We'll start tornorrow," the girl said "We'll talk about it at tl
people coming down here' I' NEWS OF THE ENGAGEMENT
hotel. I don,t want to talk to all these
going to swim out again'"
- itt" hurried into the deeper water' George turned and went up My mother never came to meet me at Bursley station when I ar-
that had collected rived in the Five Towns from London. She always had other things to
beach, pushing his way through the crowd
to speak to him as he-p do; she was preparing for me. So I had a little journey from Knype to
There were fifteen people near enough
other nine asked Bursley, and then the walk up Trafalgar, all by myself. And there
iix ottfre people tolA fti* that he was wet' The
was enough time to consider how I should break to my mother the
whether he had fallen into the water'
tremendous news I had for her, I had been considering that question
since I got into the train at Euston, where I said goodbye to Agnes;
but in the atmosphere of Five Towns it seemed more difficult;
though, of course, it wasn't difficult, really.
You see, I wrote to my mother regularly every week, telling her
rnost of my doings. She knew all my friends by name; I am sure she
fbrmed in her mind notions of what sort of people they were. Thus I
had often mentioned Agnes and her family in my letters. But you
can't write even to your mother and say: "I think I am beginning to
lall in love with Agnes," "I think Agnes likes me," "I love her", "I
lbel certain she loves me too," "I shall propose her some day." You
can't do that. At least I couldn't. Therefore it happened that on the
20'h of December I had proposed to Agnes and she manifested much
tlesire to marry me, and my mother had no suspicion that my happi-
ness was so near. And on the 22"d 0f December I came to spend
(lhristmas with my mother.
I was the only son ofwidow; I was all that my mother had. And
a
I had gone and engaged myselfto a girl she had never seen, and I had
not told her anything about it. She would certainly be very much sur-
prised, and she might be a little hurt - just at first. Anyhow, the situa-
lion was very delicate.
I walked up the white front steps of my mother's little house, just
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on the bell, my little mother, in her black silk and her gold miracles' In some wayor other she
must have discovered the state of
opened to me, having doubtless watched me down the road from my desires towards Agnes. She and Agnes
had beenplotting together
window as usual and she said, as usual, kissing me: "Well, Phili by letters or maybe by telegraph to surprise
me. Though .A,gnes had
how are you?" and I said "Oh, I'm all right, mother. How are you?'l alluded to me that she could not possibly
come to Bursley for Christ_
I noticed at once that she was very exalted. There were tears in mas' she was probably here, and my
mother concealed her some_
smiling eyes, and she was nervous as a young girl. And indeed where iu the house or was expecting
looked rbmarkably young for a woman of forry-five, with the nervousness and rushes of my
her any minute. Th", ;.;;";
mother to the door.
years of widowhood and a short but stormy life behind her.
I went out of the dining_room, determined not
The thought flashed across my mind: "By sgme means or to let my mother
know that I had secfetly exdmined the supper_table.
she has some information about my engagement. But how?" And.as I was
crossing the corridor to the drawing-roo-^rh"r"
"I'll tell her at supper," I decided and went upstairs. At that was a third ring at
the door, and a third time my mother
rushed out of the kitchen.
ment there was a ring at the door. She ran to the door instead of
"By Jovb!" I thought. ,.Suppose it,s Agnes.
ting the servant go. It was a potter with my bag. Just as I was What a scene!,,
And trembling r;vith expectation I opened
downstairs again there was another ring at the door. the door.
It was Mr. Nixon.
And mother appeared out of the kitchen, but I was before
Mr. Nixon was an old friend ofthe family,
and with a laugh I insisted on opening the front door myself this a man of forty_nine or
fifty, who owned a hundred and seventy_irve
A young woman stood on the steps. . small houseq in the
town' He co'ecied the rents himself and
"Please, Mrs. Dawsonwants toknow ifMrs. Durance canki attended to the repairs him-
self, and was known as a good landlord.
lend her half-a-dozen knives and forks?" He lived alone in commerce
Street, and though not talkative, was
"Eh, with pleasufe," said my mother, behind me. "Just w! usually jolly, with a contented
look and with one or two good stories
minute, Lucy. Come inside." ' 1
to tell. H; *", ,'y;;',;;;
trustee, and had morally helped her
I followed my mother into the drawing-room, where she in the difficult ti_.ri"for".y
father's early death.
some silver out of the cabinet, wrapped it in tissue paper, andit
went out and gave it to the servant, saying: l "well, young man," he cried coming in. ..so you,re back
in old
' "There! And the complements of.the season to your misti Bursley!'l
Lucy." After that my nipther disappeared into the kitchen. I greeted him as gaily as I courd, and then he
shook hands with
wandered about, feeling exalted, examining the drawi rny mother, neither of them speaking.
which nothing was changed except the picture postcards or "Mr. Nixon has come to supper, philip,,,
said my mother.
mantelpiece. Then I wandered into the dining-room, a small ro{ I liked Mr. Nixon, but I was not too well pleasediy
this informa_
the back of the house, and here a great surprise awaited me. tion for I wanted to talk bonfidentially
ro -y mother. And h"r" ;;
Supper was set for three! 'l Mr. Nixon in for supper! I could not
break it gently to my mother that
"Well," I said. "Here's a nice state of affairs! Supper for to a strange young woman in the presence
and she hadn't said a word!"
l,y^
t\lxon.
"ntuted of Mr.
My mother was so clever in social matters, and especially He had been in to supper seyeral times
during previous visits of
planning ofdelicious surprises, that I believed her capable rnine, but never on the first night.

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 However, I had to make the best of it. Being aware of the fact
"Well, my boy," he began. ..It,s
that food sustains life we sat down and began on the harn, the no use beating about the bush.
What do you think of me as-a
sages, the eggs and toasts, the jam, the mince tarts, the Stilton, and stt pAttrerZ]-
I was struck, when I heard those
the celery. But we, none of us, ate very much, despite my mother' words.
protestations.
I stammered. "you don,t mean to say _ you and
n'o*JrTtt"
My suspicion was that perhaps something had gone wrong wi He nodded.
my mother's affairs, and Mr. Nixon was taking the first opportuni "Yes, I do, my boy. yester
to explain things to me. But such a possibility did not interest me, me.It's been going on for some t
I could easily afford to keep my mother and a *ife too. I was still you any allusions in her
letters. I
occupied in my engagement - and surely there is nothing astonishi have been rather difficult,
woul
in that - and I began to compose the words in which, immediately 'My dear philip, an old
friend, Mr. Nixo', is falling
the deparnrre of Mr. Nixon after supper, I would break to my and I believe I'm falling
in love with me
in love,ith h;.bne of these
the news of my engagement. propose to me. 'She couldn,t days he,ll
,-
have written like this, .ould
When we have reached the celery, I said that I must walk
,h""?,1
ghing.
to the post-office, as I had to send a letter. .
..I,m
delighted.,,
"Can't you do it tomorrow, my dear?" asked my mother. er came in shyly.
"No, Ican't."Isaid_
nothing abou Y' I said
Imagine! To leave Agnes two days without news of my safe
that my moth realized
rival and without assurance of my love! I had started writing the
that her lonel her, and
ter in the train, near Willesden, and finished it in the drawing
right to demand from rife.
"A lady in the case?" Mr. Nixon called out exultantly. And I was ashamed or.v.tu.u"l::Jl:
filial selfish egoism. So I decided
"Yes," I replied with firmness. tfrut t *ootJ not inrrude
her until the next morning. my joy on
I went out, bought a picture postcard showing St. Luke's We live and learn
Bursley, and posted the card and the letter to my dear Agnes. I
that Mr. Nixon would have departed before my return; he
mentioned my mother's affairs at all dwing supper. But he had
departed. I found him alone in the drawing-room, smoking a
fine cigar.
"Where's mother?" I asked pertly.
. "She's just gone out of the room," he said. ..Come and sit
Have a cigar. I want to have a chat with you, philip.',
I obeyed, taking one ofthe fine cigars.
"Well, Uncle Nixon?" I encouraged him to get chat over
my mind was fulI of Agnes. I sometimes called him uncle for

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 'Onq aftemoon I was sitting in the lounge of the Grand'Hotel.
Unit 3 Burton came'in and saw me. He seated himself in the chair next to
mine.
enemieil'i;
"False friends are wQrse than.o,'pen "What,do yoq say to a little drink?"
As the boy lrought our drinks a man pasged along the street out-
side and sgefng me waved his hand.
A FRIEND IN NEED 1 "Do you know Turner?" asked Burton as I nodded a greeting.

Avfter Somerset M' "I've met him at the club. He plays bridge very well!"
"Yes, he does. There was a fellow here last year, a'name sake of
been studying peont: t
For thirty years now I have 1" "::^T mine, who was the best bridge player I ever met. I suppose you never
oarr thnt their firs! imPress
very much about them'
some
Some -^^^r' came across him in London. Lenny Burton he called himself."
F
rlknowptil
of a person are alwaYs right' "No, I don't believe I remember the ndme."
ple the more theY Puzzle.me: il:I*t:ll "He was a wonderful player. I played with him a lot. He was in

;;"-;;;:;;;il I don't know tne 'rD! ru'a6. ev---th:-; ,; Kobe for some time."
I read in ttris mornlig'1331
That is what I was thinking when Burton emptied his glass.
at Kobe' He was
,n",;;;;u il;;;;naa-aiea " '"'":"li1'lX
mTt tt*-t-]1"-Yjt,1::;':
"It's rather a funny story,".he said. "He wasn't a bad fellow, I
he had been in business
in Japan for liked him. He was handsome in a way, with curly hair and
me agreat t"tpt:
;;il;;ilrested me because once he gave pink.and-white cheeks. Women thought a,lot of him. But he drank
much more than tlt"-1"^":^?::
He'was a little fellow' not too much.,Those sort of men always do. A bit of money came in for
n"#; ;; ';il';i;t *nit' t'ui' and blue eves' I suppose he I him once a quarter and he made a bit more by card playing. He won a
srxry when
about sixty Nr!r him'
wlltrrl I knew r^,,,- rni good deal of mine, I know that.'?
Burton often came down to
Those his offices were inKobe' He stroked his chin with his thin hand.
;;;;ii;;;"'
a shiP. in YokllTi:t-Til
kohama. once when I "I suppose that is why he came to me when he went broke and
together He did not tark v
o'lat"
XiliJll;tY-i:ffi;;ftr"a *::i:::::fl because he was a namesake of mine. He came to see me in my office
much, either then or t#ffi;;;"*o""t'uu-" one diy and asked me for a job. I was rather surprised. He told me
hurhour"He was very popult
.-uio *u, ,".rsible. He had aquiet dry that there was no money coming from home and he wanted to work. I
one of thet
r, - ^r-.L ^-'r ortpr he n"nlonu. they described him as r rr^+^l asked him how old he'was."
staYing at the Grand Hotel
and
^-ll
elderlY
"Thirty-five," he said.
h him'i met his wife' fat'
. --:l-, r +l^i-12 thz
fhq "And what have you been doing?" I asked him.
It was a unitei famill I think
smiling, and his two daughters' "'Well, nothing very mueh," he said.
was trll tinit]."::t;,T:t:r:"rt":l
main thing I liked aboutiurton I couldn't help laughing.
in his blue eves' You felt in him a real love
ffi;;;tleasing "I'm afraid I can't do anything for you just yet," I said. "Come
people. He had'hu*' H" *i:." 1:::::,T:::,,i:LHTJ back and see me in another thirtt-five years, and I'll see what I can
thing that made vou rike him
wds
ffil;#;:i;;;* "'e
that he could not bear to
hurt a fly' dol"
he was so small' You tblt
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 He didn't move. He was pale. Then he told me that he had ha "Didn't he swim?" I asked.
bad luck at cards for some time. He hadn't a penny. He couldn't "Yes, he did. He started all right. But of co'rse he ruined
his
his hotel bill and they wouldn't give him any more credit. If health by drink. The currents round the beacon were more
than he
couldn't get something to do he'd have to commit a suicider i' could manage: about three days.,,
"Well, isn't there anything you can do except play I didn't say o. I was shocked. Then I
I asked him. asked Burton a question.
"I can swim," he said. "When you made him that offer of a job, did you know he,d
been
"Swim!" drowned ?"
"I swam for my university." He looked at me with those kind blue eyes of his and said:
"I I "Well, I hadn't got a vacancy in my office at the moment.,,
was a pretty swimmer myself when .was a young ma
I said.
Suddenly I had an idea.
Pausing in his story, Burton turned to me.
"Do you know Kobe?" he asked.
"No," I said. '!I passed through it once, but only spent a nil
there."
!'Then you don't know the Shioya Club. When I was a yot
man I.swam from there round the beacon and back. It's over
miles and it's rather difficult because of the currents round the
con. Well, I told my young namesake about it and I said to him
he did it I'd give him a job. I pould see he was afraid." l
"You say you are a good swimmer," I said.
"I'rrr not in very good conditioq," he answered. I

I didn't say anything. He looked at me for a moment and thei

nodded.
'iAll right," he said. ','When do you want me to do it?" \l

I looked at my watch. It was just after ten.

' "The swim shouldn't take you much over an hour and a
i

I'll drive theri at half past twelve and meet you. I'll take you b
'the club to dress and then we'll hpve lunch together."
"All right," he said.
We shook hands. I wished him good luck and he left me. I
lot of work to do that morning and I only just managed to gei tq
creek at half past twelve. i

But he never turned up.

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 "It's a very nice card" said her mother. "Who is it from?" she asked.

PART FOUR "I've no idea," said Helen. "There's no name on the valentine card."
Who was it from, Helen asked herself as she walked to school.
She tried to think of the people she knew who used bright blue ink.
(Reading ComPrehension Tests)
There was Paul, of course. He lived in the street next to hers. He al-
ways used that colour ink. But how could the card be from Paul? He
Text 1
was always going out and had a lot of friends. He was also the best
THE VALEMINE CARD teruris player and swimmer in the school and had lots of girl-friends.
Before going into her classroom at schogl, she saw Paul coming
After N.
towards her. Was he smiling at her or only laughing at her? If he was
the person who had sent the card, he must know that she had received
The new words:
it that morning. Probably he was going to tell the whole of the class
-
1' gay secenrrfi
'a 2. to bumP about the joke.
into - crolrnYrrca
"Hallo, Helen," he said. "How are you?"
a 3. a desk drawer - trrrlrK [ucbMeHHoro crorla
"I am O.K." said Helen.
v
nothing when her parents asked If he sent me the car{, thought Helen, I am not going to let him
Helen only smiled and said
sulgested that Helen should know I've got it.
she didn't go oul Her -"tft"t "tt*
one evenrng' "You're always doing your homework. You never seem to have
vite some of her friends home
you can all aance anffllv; time to come out in the eyening," said Paul. "Why not come out to-
"I can make some cakes and i
fot tftS evening so you won't
have
Your father and I can * "tt night? It's February 14. You know what day that is, don't you?"
*"t J*t the noise you make"' she said'
*"?;"r;ffi;;;ilbrinsher "Of course," replied Helen. "St Valentine's Day." She smiled
-- :^^r^+;^n
out of her
ond rold I
isolation andtoldl carefully at Paul. He smiled back at her.
*'il
that when he was sixteen,
"he knew a pretty *t:n:Ll:,:1Y1t; "We can go and see a film in town and then have some coffee.
#;t ff;''ottt. u"ted at home ttre eveninl,la i You will come, won't you?"
were mce'
watched television' Parents "I'm sorrlr, I can't come. I've got to go out with my rnother and
Uoof.. o. pfuyed records or
H;#tt]"'i*"t ao *t understar-rd' bovs
$lre. .. .'
had to be -o.,
cn.l .r.*. looked in h
. , .. ^ boy :::.t I'll call at your house at seven o'clock."
"Please come.
even
".f"r, became red whenever a '.^.,
small, ro sually
s{
to n::t:L..^
The bell began to ring for the first class and he tumed to go.
''tutilr,, like me' she
"Hallo!" "outi "u"t Duy' the card arrived
"Don't forget, will you?'Seven o'clock."
at breakfast atit vatentil!': Helen arrived home at halfpast four and started to run up the stairs.
p"u. H.i.. looked at the enveloo"
*11:^':"1"*-'.i::"i:ffi'."1 "Hallo, dear," called hermother from the kitchen. "You are in a
kitchen and her lal
ffi;,n,il ,;k-Her mothei went into the hurry."
., .,_. _r-^ x" Helen ran back down the stairs and into the kitchen.
","*i;;;{,:lu "" ll1Ti1l,jjl"}",rr:Tj
ok out ifi"'tuta' There were
the words on the r

"Where's my green dress, mum? Do you know? I've got to go

Who was it
"To Helen hope we meet soon'"
- or't tonight and I must get ready before dinner."
Perhaps it was a joke?
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 3. At school Helen met Paul who
"But it's only half past four. You don't have to get ready t
a) was joking with Helen;
early, do you?" - . b) invited Helen to go to the cinema.
of tl
,"Yes, yes, I must get ready now," said Helen' She ran out c) suggested that they should organize a tea party wittr dancing.
kitchen and bumped into her father who was coming into the halli
lll. ldentify if the followlng statements are true (T) or false (F). Cor-
"What's the hurry? Is there a fire or are you going out somd rect the false ones.
where?"
L Helen's parents understood her problems perfectly well.
"I'm.going out tonight - I'm going to see the film -rwith 2. Helen always looked in her bedroommilror with admiration.
from school."
3. Helen unhesitatingly guessed who had sent her the valentine card.
"Oh,.that's nice." Said her father. "Lucky Paul!",
4. Helen consulted her mother if to gb to the cinema with Paul.
"Isn't it nice of Paul to ask Helen to the pictures with him," s
5. Helen's father was greatly surprised to hear that Helen was
Helen's mother. "She'll enjoy herself-"
.

going out with Paul.

Helen's father smiled at her.
' lV. Answer the following questions:
"Yes," he said. 'iMust be the valentine card that did it'"
' :

l. How did Helen's parehts try to bring her out of her isolation?
Then he went into the living-room and quietly put the bottle
i

2. What was Helen's opinion of Paul?

bright blue ink inside his desk drawer.
3. Why did $elen answer Paul's questions and smile at him care-
l
fully?
Test 4. What feelings did Helen experience when she came home?
(Lonelingss, happiness, admiration, enthusiasm, excitement, joy,
t. Choose the right information what this text is about'
love, pride, an emotional upset, disappointrnent, etc.) Explain why
' l.
This story
1. friends with Pi
storv tells us that Helen wanted to make frier and in what situations.
but didn't know how to do it' ,
5. How did it happen that Paul came up to Helen at school and
2. This story tells us that Helen's parents wanted'her to meet began to talk to her?
her friends more often' V. Expres5 your opinion and prove it.
3. This story tells us how Paul's friends made a joke at him'
What do you think about the way Helen's father helped his
ll. Gomplete the following sentences choosing a), b) or c)'
\
daughter? Wasn't it too risky? Why?
1. It was useless to peisuade Helen to invite friends home
r

evening because
Text2
a) she liked to stay home alone in the evening; FOOTBALL GIRL
b) she was fond of going out;
After K. Brush
c) she liked to read books in the library'
2. At breakfast on St. Valentine's Day Helen received The new words:
a) an envelope with her classmate's name on it; . 1. a blanket - nrteA
b) a nameless card; . 2. powder - uyApa
' c) a picture card sent by the Post Office'
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 \ "Nothing to nothing."
a 3. a comb - PacqecKa 't
"Oh," said,the girl. "then we're not really late. You said we were
.} 4. a liP-stick - ry6Hax rIoMaAa
going to be late."
a 5. a match - crII{qKa
"Well, we were late a litth."
a 6. a coach - TpeHeP
"I'm never late," said the girl dreamily.
"It's cold in this stadium," the girl said' The boy did not answer her. "Watch that pass!" he shouted in-
wqs
She had a clearlittle voice, and spoke slowly; she stead. "Watch it!"
seat' accompanied
South. She had just anived at her
1

f.o* ttti "Jack," said thb girl. "Before you get too excited, may I, please,
They were late'
i""*-t"rr"astudent in a heavy bearskin codt' have one ofyour cigarettes?"
game had begun a few moments bet:r: "Hey, hey!" the boy was shouting. "Stop that man! Stop him! Do
--a oL^..,^d
up t1 her seat' She was'l
Everyb.ody had watched her climbing you need something, baby?" he added more quietly.
in a soft bright coat' She'1
kind of girl that people notice - little' "I want a cigarette."
young', not more than twenty or maybe T"o'y.-*o'.*lt:t*l "Cigarette? Sure, sure. Now, where did I put - wait a minute."
and big dark blue ey
mA"iu small hat, and with a very red mouth He began looking through his pockets. "Keys," he said talking to
The boy was very much in love
with her' and proud of her thr himself. "Cigarette lighter. Handkerchief. Another handkerchief.
see it' Now' when she said
it was Powder - here's your powder, Judy. And your comb. Now, where
he tried not to let other people
in a frightened voice'
in the stadium, he repeated, "cold?" are those cigarettes?"
blanket around you''
"Wait!" he said. "Wait until l put this "Isn't my lip-stick there?" The girl asked.
won't be coldthen." "I'll look.':
"My face will be," she said' I
"I never saw so many pockets."
put the U
'tict rp your feet a minute," said the boy' "while I At last, the cigarettes were found. But now, finding the lip-stick
ket under them. How's that now?
All right?" presented a new problem.
"I bought that lip-stick in Paris," the girl said sadly. "And now
"I think Eo."
it's gone. It probably fell through a hole in your pocket."
"Warm enough now?"
'"Maybe I'll be, in a minute'' "But there are no holes in my pockets. This is a new suit."
"It's cold to sit on' I'm sitting o '!It was a new lip-s1ick. From Paris. I bought it..."
But in a minute she said:
"Here it is!" he cried happily. "I've got it!"
cold stone."
boy said' "Stand up a "Oh, good! I'm glad!"
"Sit on one of these programs," the
"Take it," said the boy. "Don't you want it?"
now, sit down again' Better?"
put another program "No, no,'l said the girl. "Not now. I just wanted to be sure it was-
"Yes, fine," said the girl' "And let's
I

always as cold as ice'" n't lost... Jack, this lighter does not burn in the wind."
my feet, Jack' Because my feet are
as he pushed a "Yes, it does. Give it to me."
"Your feet are so little ," the boy said'
*Therri! I think they'll be warm enough now'" He tried the lighter two or three times. "I told you," the girl said.
under them.
"Flaven't you got some matches?"
"Yes, that's fine! What's the score?"
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 "And may I have your handkerchiefl" she aSked. "Because the
Jack had no'matches, but he got a box from his neighbour' Whilt
wind blew mine away."
he was trying to light a -ut"tt in-the wind' the visiting team scoredl
She put the handkerchief to her pretty little nose, then suddenly
goal. took it away and cried, with more enthusiasm than she had shown up
see how it ended' bect
The first quarter ended' The boy didn't to that moment: "Who's that?"
wh:
he wasn't watching'the game' He was watching an airplane
all 1'Who?"
low over the stadium d
the girl said, was flying Jangerously
"That man down in the first row with the players. The man in the
people in. it'
quarter'is ove: already'" warm jacket, and with no hat on."
"Oh." the boy said in surprise' "The
Now you have a chance to
"That's the football coach. I think his name is Adams or An-
"Is it ?" saidthe girl. "That's good' drews, or something like that."
rangd that blanket around me better'
I didn't tell you' but I was fi
"But I rVant to know, Jack!"
ing colder every minute'"
"What for?" Jack asked suspiciously.
"No! WhY didn't You tell me?"
*Oh, it will be all right when we fix it"' she told him' '.You n{ "I want to, that's all. Listen, isn't his name in the program some-
where?"
instead of putting it under me a
over me and then pushed it under, The boy didnrt think so.
then pulling it around. Do You see?"
minut "Well, lool< and see, can?t you? You can take the program that's
He understood-He was able to fix it in less than five
under my feet. It isn't making them warm anylvay."
girl' "That's fine' I won't be cold now'
"There!" said the The boy began to look for the name of the coach. He was silent,
look thev are all playing near ow end of the freld'" reading the names quickly.
"Don't go so fast," the girl said. "You are jumping over some
nameS. I'd like to find his name myself; but my hands will get cold, if
I don't keep them under the blanket."
"What?" A moment later she said suddenly, "Ilm hungry.:'
I think my
"something is burning' I think it's the blanket' The boy stopped looking through the names in the program.
rette fell into it around me'" "Hungry?" he said. But you have just had lunch!"
and then they saw that
He hunied to take the blanket off her' "I didn'f eat anything except that vegetable salad."
cigarette had fallen
was partly right; but only partly' The ":t.1*tt "Well," said the boy. "Can you wait until the end of the half? I
next to her.
|uni",, uur irr,o the blanket of the old gentleman
can get you a ham sandwich or something then."
voice' when it was
"Such excitement!" she said in h tired "I'll wait if I have to," the girl said. "But I'm tenibly hungry."
around her again' "Now' y0
and the boy was putting the blanket
have to give me my powder and lip-stick'
please' Jack'"
{ "Shall I go out and try to find something for you now? If you say
so, I'll go; but I don't like leaving you alone - "
"You look nice," he said' "You look fine'" 1

"No, dori't go," the girl said sorrowfully. "I'll wait."

never in my life I
"No, I don't.'I'm hot and I'm upset' Ilve "Smoke another cigaiette," the boy said. "Maybe that will help."'
such an unpleasant old man," she added in a clear loud voice' ' *All right,"
"Sh-sh." Said the boy. "Here! Here are
your things'" $
the girl said. "You light the cigarette and give.it to me."

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 4. Jack got a box of matches from his neighbour.
to light the match in the
wind' JaEk hdi 5. Jack put a blanket round JudY.
Again the strulgle began' at that child'" I
;l;;inJtoi said: "Look lV. Agree or disagree with the foilowing statements and prove your
come to the fifth
"r.r";, point of view.
..Tworowsdown.He,sclimbinguponhisfatherandjumpi l. Jack was a big football fan.
down. Can't You see him?" old eanng 2. Judy pretended not to be interested in the game.
b ry' about five years
He was a little, red-faced 3. Judy"s neighbours were not very happy to have her sitting next
warm little coat and his father's hat'
-"T";'".l;;,"ilttni. girt siid: to them.
*tn*lookatthe game"'the -Yl 4. Judy realized that she herself acted the same as the five-
yotll
was his father thinking of,
*t he decided to bring such a year-old boy.
"n
child to a football game? Irraginel"
shook his head' "Some
people a V, Give some character traits of Jack and Judy and remind about
The boy agreed with her' ie the situations where they displayed them. You may choose
strange," he said' some traits in the following'list and add some other ones:
thoug htfu l, kind-hearted ; ind ifferent, self'possessed, fussy, pa-
Test tient, capricious, sociable, impolite, etc.
what this story is about'
L Choose the right information
1. us about a boy who is keen
This story tells
on O|*tT-Y Text 3
i. i'it. *" ,.t*;';;;;ot onrv bovs but girls also
"* :t g SIXPENCE
football fans- - -,] L^r.
behave dll
some football fans can't l,J:ter Katherine Mansfield
3. This story tells us that
the game in the stadium 'i The new words:

ll.Answerthefollowingalternativequestions:4 a 1.,to sew - ilLIrb

they or were
t . Did Jack and Judy
anive for the game.on time a 2. to pour out - pzBnl{Barb, HaJIrIBarb
gone?
i. OtO Jack find Judy's lip-stick or hadit quarter of the gq$ I a 3" to clutch; cXBar[rB
see the first o 4. slipperg - [eMdrrrHr4e ryQlu
,. oiJ ,*o ouu" ut'y "hun"e to
didn't he see anything at all? a 5. to grasp - xBararb
I

of the
, :-
coach in +LA ir^
the Pro[l
name
+. Wt o was looking for the a 6. a slap - rrrtenoK
Judy or Jack? I 7. husky * oxpunrunft, cumrlfi
in a logical order' a 8. to wtrip - xJlecrarb
lll. Arrange the following sentences )
a 9. to blot out - BbrqepK[Barb, crl{parb; 3aDIOKIlIBarb
puphed a program under Judy's ltl -^ *0
1. Jack
ludv not to force him to to bfl
^-,{ h,iri
;.;;;;;t"aded It had begun at tea time. While Dicky's rnother and Mrs. Spears,
rotffi gerrtli who was spending the aftemoon with her, were quietly sitting over
ilrit ttu had fa[en into the bianket of the old
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 at Bendall had become quite excited over the new plan,,and she opened
their sewing in the drawing-room, this was what had happened
and the the door for him herself.
children's tea. They were eating their bread and butter'
"Oh, Edward, I'm so thankful you have come home," she cried.
vant girl had just poured out milk and water, when Dicky
had suq

denly seized the bread plate, put it upside down on his head' an "Why, what's happened?"
clutched the bread knife' "Look at me!" he shouted' "I simply can't tell you how naughty Dicky has been. I have no
His frightened sisters looked, and before the servant girl c1 control over him - none. I have tried everything. Edward, but it's all
get there G bread plate fell down, flew to the ground and ke i no use. The only thing to do is for you to whip him."
pieces. The little girls lifted their voices and cried' "But why on earth should I start whipping him? We've never
--lvlolnerr coIIIg
"Mother, come arlu wlrcr he's
look what
and lvuN done!"
uw r svrrv '
done it before."
lfl "Because," said his wife, i'don't you see, it's the only thing to do.
You can imagine how.mother came flying' But she was too
Dicky had jumped off his chair an had run to the veranda' You don't understand, Edward; you can't, you're at the offide all
v day;'
"Very well, Dicky," she cried' "I shall have to think of some
of punishing you." Edward sat irito a Chair. "What am I to beat him with?" he said
"I don't care," sounded the high little voice' l
wearily.

"Oh, Mrs. Spears, I'don't know how to apologize for leavi "'Your slipper, of course," said his wife.
He went up the stairs. He pushed open the door of Dicky,s room.
by yourself like this."
Dicky was standing in the middle of the floor in his nighrshirt.
"It's quite all right, Mrs. Bendall' I only hope it was nothing
ous." "Well, Dicky, you know what I've come for," said Edward.
"It was Dicky," said Mrs- Bendall. And she explained the w Dicky made no reply.
affairlo Mrs. Spears' "I don't know how to cure him' Nothing v "I've come to give you a whipping." And grasping the slipper he
he is in that mood seems to have the slightest effect on him'" gave Dicky three slaps.

Mrs. Spears opened her pale eyes. 'Not even a whipping??' said "There, that'll teach you to behave properly to your mother. Get
.
into the bed."
"'We never have whipped the children'"
"Oh, my dear," said Mrs. Spears' "I'm sure you make a g Dicky stood there hanging his head. His lips were trembling, but
his eyes were dry. He swallowed and said huskily, ..I haven't done
mistake in trying to bring up children without whipping them'
lieve me, there is nothing like giving them on father's care'" "
my teeth, Daddy."

"Their father," said Mrs. Bendall. !'Then you don't whip I At the sight of that little face Edward tumed, and, not knowing
yourself?" what he was doing, he rushed from the room, down the stairs and out

"Never," Mrs. Spears seemed quite shocked at the idea' 'llt'!

into the garden. Good god! What had he done? If only he had cried or
got angry. But that'rDaddy!"
duty ofthe father. And, besides, he impresses them so much
And suddenly he remembered the time when Dicky had fallen
"I shall speak to Edward the moment he comes in," said D
off his knee and broken his arm while they were playing together. He
mother firmlY.
hadn't cried then, either. And that was the little hero he had just
The children had gone to bed before the father returned'
But whipped!
been a bad day at the office. He was hot, dusty, tired out'

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 roonl' Ih 4. The boy's father punished a) a slap;
up the Stairs' into Dicky's
He went back to the house'
il him and gave him
little boy was lving q"i;;'1ill' "Yenl:Y l":-":i-t,"?l:-;,yi:
pat ilH;::;::l:'H::'
bv Dickv's bed and beg his
I ilH*Tffi;:';?il*"'t'do*" do that sort of thing' ' lll. Answer the following questions:
don. But, of course, one can't
:

i
lightly' L What happened at the children's tea?
"Not asleep yet?" he said
I

2. What was the father's reaction when the mother asked him to
"No, DaddY."
qnrl cet on his boy's b.ed:"Y"t; whip the boy?
td*; c;e ^.,.' I: :ltili
just now' little man';'he "aid hr 3. Why did the boy stand in the middle of the floor before going
*tJilffi;.:; again'" to bed?
kily. That's never n l

4. Why did the father regret that he had punished his son?
"Yes, DaddY'"
Dicky's father sprang 5. Why did the father try to soften his tone while speaking to him
Oicty tay u, b"fo"' This was terrible'
to the window' He felt in his
trousettl-::^!:"1"1; after having punished hirn?
and went over back
it o*, t'" a new sixpence and'*'ent lV. Agree or disagree with the following statements and prove your
;;;r.;;"ging "r'ote point of view
Dicky.
''Here you are, little chap' Buv v":t::tl,::^l]:t'::;:,:1:t^:sj l. The boy didn't deserve to be punished for seizing a plate and
coulC' a
onDicky's pillorv' But
ward softly, laying tf'" "*p"n"" clutching a knife. Even a broken plate couldn't be a weighty reason
pence blot out what had been? for punishing the boy.
2. The boy was impolite enough when he cried "I don't care!" to
Test his mother's promise to think how to punish him.
3. The boy's parents were quite right when they brought uf their
the story'
l. Ghoose the names from son without whipping him.
Bendall' Edward' Mr'
Nancy, Dicky, Mrs' Green' Mrs' 4. The boy's father wouldn't have whipped him if that day had-
Mrs. Mitchell. 't been very bad and his wife hadn't been so excited and insistent.
choosing a)' b) or c)' . Answer the'question at the end of the story and explain your
ll. Gomplete the following sentences
point of view.
her a) in the gerden;
1. The boY's mother and "But could a sixpence bloi out what had happened?"
friend were sitting b) on the 'tetanda;
c) in the dra'ving-room' l
ext 4
in the conl- a) oftheir guest's children;
2. The boY was NEWS FOR A PEEPER
pany b) ofhis sisters;
c) of his friends' After Peter Langdale

the a) the boy's faiher:

3. The idea of rvhiPPing a 1. a temper
boY belonged to b) tlie boY's mother; - HpaB, xapaKrep
I 2. gratitude - 6naro4apnocrr
c) the mother's friend'
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 6ropo ' It's been two-fifteen in the aftemoon when she had written the
a 3. an undertaker - BnaAe[eq floxopoglroro note, and by three-fifteen she'd changed her mind quite a few times,
"":

I
a 4. harsh - Perrurfi, cYPoarrfi packing a suitcase with a few clothes, just to prEtend she was serious
!

i
r 5. a burglar - BoP, B3JIoMI{I'IK about it, and closed the front door behind her with a firm resolution
1
a 6. an alarm - cnrHaJI TPeBorlI never to enter the flat again until Bill went down on his knees and
{
I
a 7. a disaster - Hecalacrbe begged pardon.
cauoy6uftcrao
a 8. to commit suicide - coBeprullrr Knowing Bill was due home at five o'clock, the thought oc-
I
..9. an angle - yron cuned to her that unless she hurried she'd miss the show, and if she
. 10. to stage a horizontal-y[acrb n o6uopor
,l

,i did that no one would forgive her, least of all herself.

a 11. a cushion - (Aunanna-r) nogyuxa l So, she did enter the flat again, but she didn't look at it that way.
a 12. to squeeze - nrucrrararr(cr) ri
After all, she'd been a little harsh with a darling boy; perhaps there
| 13. paralysis - naPalurl i
was something in this business-man idea or else why did movie mag-
c 14. a stride - 6onruofi urar r,l nates make pictures of them? And then - a horrible thought flashed
r 15. hearty - cepgeunHfi, '4pyxecrnfi i through her mind - there was a chance, an awful chance, that Bill
BABoe' BqerBepo wpuld kill himself with that gun he'd bought during the burglar
o 16. to fold - crna.qblBarb
c ll.tohum - Ha[eBarb c 3aKpbIrbIM proM I alarm. He might even start drinking and go on with it tmtil he ran out
r is. th. reverse _ o6parnrrfi, flporrrBononoxnrri ; of money or put his head in the gas oven.
a 19. to snatch - cxBarurb li In fact, there were quite a number of things he might do, and
a 20. t clue - rlroq Stella began to think she'd been led back to the flat by some Fate

te! h'.,9 which had a'personal interest in the destiny of young couples.
any wife should be who's
Stella was as currolLrs as She walked into the bedroom and noticed that her message was
can-look after
band a note telling him he lt-i:ltlljT lY
ht comes non still there, just where she'd placed it on the dressing-table. So Bill
;;;-J;;r fed up with his bad temper Yhln hadn't been back yet. She was in time to prevent disaster and that un-
nings, aridthat she's.lusi
about had errough o:"::trff:liJ; pleasant after-effect which they always printed in the papers when;
flat for a man who's got as
m/'ll[
and cooking in the three-room ever anyone committed suicide.
sense
of gratitude as an undbrtaker has a "-t.1::::^,.,'t
sense Glancing around the room, the only place she could think of to
she'd never done this before;
I
She was,curious because watch from was under the bed. From this angle she had a view of the
never had time. They'd-"tit
0""" married tn:","t::1.:'^iT,i
note on the dressing-table.
girl.to k11w au about w11it
ilHil ffi;;""-t for'a offin writint:?n" 1 She'd be able to watch Bill's reaction when he read the note; and
when a wife tells her husbartd i"":':1':-u , if he didn't Stage a horizontal but went to the drawer where the
to that note on the dressing.table; wh.eth:: le I
Bill reacted was kept instead, she'd.jump out and save him.
tt'3.*f',ld:
bravely and went out to face "11Y::::::fblll
l-ffi;;;;;;. She hopedhe'd give wav to despair' Too bad that she couldn't have a cushion or two to help her get
brtable under the bed, but there wasn't space. The floor was
oEJt *uy
the best wGJ to
!v see athing'
AnYwaY' tne
Anyway,
ii was
"",t:-:t:i]::::1
happening and keep your
eyes hard, and it wasn't possible to move much, because the under-
a g;;; the place where
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side of the mattress was so close; an
inch lower and she couldn'thavo Test
squeezed in at all.
the first stage of paralysis; thl l. Choose the right information what this text is about.
Just as her pose was reproducing
"Hel
front door openedand Bilicame into the hall with a hearty L This story is about a young couple who begin their family life.
2. This story is about a young couple who misunderstand each
darling! You there?"
He saw the note other.
A few strides and he was in the bedroom'
him read it' it ovel 3. This story is about a young couple who try to find mutual un-
looking from under the bed Stella watched
and finally fold it away in his pocket'
'l derstanding.
beside the dressing-tabi
There was dead silence while he stood ll. Form the words from the given ones in bracketb and according
,turing Ufuntly into space; deciding
whether
lo
use,a tT:t,:h:,:i to the text.
all ready to leave her hidin-g pla{
."r"i Sr"llu supposed. She was l. The wife was angry with her husband as he was a hard (sensi-
the weapon lay' Insted
the moment he made for the drawer where tive) brute, who had no feelings.
deep sigh' took out a suit'
he opened his wardrobe and, with a 2. ...she'sjust about had enough ofcleaning and polishing and
he put on. cooking in a three-room flat for a man who's got as much sense'of
a friend' thought Stellaj
Going out to discuss the problern with (grateful) as...
a pre-mamage sweemel
maybe...maybe he'd make a date with 3. The wife wanted to see whether her husband took it bravely
She hadn't thought of dames before' I and went out to face the world, (fear) and (wife) or whether he gave
her by Bitl's wei
But this honible idea was crushed out of way to (desperate).

he sat heavily on the bed and changed

his shoes' When he'd 6 4. Maybe he'd made a date with a (maniage) sweetheart!
was a light hearted tune' the k 5. But this tenible idea was crushed out of her by her husband's
second shoe on he began to hum' It
aman hums when he is in high spirits'
r-^ :^ :- r-:-t- .-i.itc ;'
1 (weigh) as he sat (heavy) on the bed.
least sorry' A hard' insens
Stella was angry' He wasn't in the lll. Choose the best equivalent for the italicized words.
leave him just like
hrute who could watch his quarter-year-bride l. She is/ed up with his bad temper.
He had no feelings, and she felt she
wouldn't care less if he
a) is deceived; b) is given a lot offood; c) has had enough.
dead on the floor beside her' 2. The husband might start drinking and go on with it until he ran
write sornet
When he'd dressed she saw him' still humming' out of money.
way' and replace it i
on the back of her note, fold it in reverse a) found money; b) earned money; c) spent money.
original place on the dressing-table' 3. The husband gave himself the once-over in the mirror.
his tie straight,]|
Then he brushed his suit carefully, fixed a) again looked at himself in the mirror; b) looked at himself only
' himself the once-over in the mirror' and
went into the hail'
once; c) saw himself in the mirror by chance.
Immediately the front door closed Stella got out from u{ 4. The husbind stood beside the dressing-table staring blankly
neath the'bed and snatched at the note'
This must be some into space.
clue to his movements. a) exactly at one place; b) full of thoughts; c) without feelings,
She read: "It's much softer ON the
bed'" i
interest or understanding.

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 prove . 18. a wallet - 6yuaxuur
following statements and
M. Agree or disagree with the a 19. to stammer
point of view'
- 3auKatbct
imagination'
l. Stelta was too emotional and had a rich Danny was standing oir Manhattan Bridge. Suddenly he noticed
to a certain extent'
2. Stella was kind and reasonable a still burning cigarette-end on the sidewalk and rushed to save it.
3. Stella was an inexperienced
wife' A few deep puffs and Danny sent little blue clouds of smoke into the
with his ypung wife' mild air of the early morning.
4. Bill was too harsh
to.draw Stella's attention to if While enjoying the smoke he thbught over his present situation.
V. What proverb would you like
they were a nappy couple' Explain your choice' What's the use of it all, he said to himself; here I am a young man
wished
soft command'" looking for a job of some kind or other - but not the ghost of a chance
a) "There is'a great force in
of getting one.
b) "Love makes all hearts gentle'"
waters'" And I.am certainly no fool! I am good at anything, I don't mind
"t if" is not only clear sailing in calm
j) "A
") of gladness seldorn falls into madness'" what I do - and still - no luck... . I must smoke dog-ends thrown away
-un by others... . Oh boy! What does a man do to become a partner of
Rockefeller or Vanderbilt?.. . I am quite sure they were hot very par-
Text 5
ticular about $e way in which they made their money - and I should-
BIG BUSINESS n't be either.
...And still, there is only eight dollars and fifty cents iir the torn
The new words. pockets of my trousers. Eight dollars and fifty cents! The devil
. 1. a sidewalk - TPorYaP knows how much longer I shall be able to meet both ends meet on
a 2.to rush - 6Pocarrcr eight fifty! A week? A fortnight? A month? Where, for Heaven's
o 3. a Puff - AbrMoK, 3artxKa , could I pick up a job?
. 4. milit -ruxuit Damn it all! Now it's beginning to rain cats and dogs on top of
o 5.adog-end-oxYPott and I have a hole in my shoes. A hole? It's holes I have, nothing
a 6. on top of all - cBepx' sAo6agor Ko BceMy holes and no shoes around them... . Where can I hide from the
a 7. stealthilY - YrPaarofi, rafino in? I'll go into the Post Office for a.while.
a 8. worsted - KaMBoJIbHat rKaHb By the time he reached the Post office he was nearly wet
a 9. a clothier - roproBeq r"ryxcrofi oAexAofi Now he stood in the main hall of the Post Offibe, watching
a 10. a sleeve - PYKaB people hurrying busily this way and that, and then picked up a let-
, a 1l- to roll up I crarsrsarb' cBeprblBarr(cr) t' somebody seemedto have left behind on one ofthe many writing
o 12. to wiPe - BbIrI'IParb He read the first few lines, hardly knowing what exactly he
o 13. swbat - nor reading; then something struck him. He read again, and this time
. c l4-to attend-o6cnYxuaarr - gave alow, long whistle of surprise. In no time he was out in the
. o 15- a lounge suit - nnAxa'ilrbrfr KocrIoM again, looked stealthily back, and hiding in a doorway started
.) 16. looselY - cao6oAno learn by heart the short note.
a 17- to bargain - roProBarbct
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 "Dear friend," it said. "Yesterday, shortly before I left I made The boy hurried off and
d second later Danny
jacket that hung was trying on
my mind to get rid of my old clothes. I am well on my way to Sa loosely from his narrow a
shoulders.
Francisco by now, but I just remembered something tenible.
,,"r. :l':J:Lljf
sir!,: atendant in admira_
The night before I left I happened to meet Mr. Bwbridge at tl
.. ;t"'e,
__ measure by"r"rui-"a',r,e
a first_class tailor
better _
Savoy. He paid off an old debt. He gave me a one thousand ""rld;,;fir;;;
bill, and.I put it into the inside pocket of the blue worsted suit I Carefi.tlly and yet
-J)
wearing. But I have sold that suit along with the other oldihings.
pockets of the jacket, d over the
clearhis throat. Then he had to
please go at once to Black, the old clothes dealer, at 3, Pi h
he paid the price of bargaining
Street, Brooklyn, maybe he has not resold the suit yet..." seven and q half
anrr a hotr s^'^-
dollars,
rater he sat in columven of an hour
One thousand dollars! Whispered Danny, almost beside hi with a large parcel i" r'i,
with excitement. That sum might be the making of me... . Damd
couldn't help feeling
#:t,:f- rtunar. ri
Huniedly he opened the
I am going to risk my last dollars! i , parcel, took out
ntn, inside pocket of which acket in
Black & Son, secondhand gents' clothiers, had their shop fir ln. rr" ro*j'
opened it and began to count wallet,
customers when Danny entered. Old man Black, his sleeves
thousand three hundred
th" _on"y *itt . I

up, was wiping the sweat off his face, and after giving instructio: # .;;"..0. ..u,"u"ollili,l
doltars!,,
Danny, ;;
his employees who were busy carrying clothes about the shop,
;T".":T{"undred_do'arsr il, ,r" was big business. /'
ried towards Danny to serve him.
"What can I do for you, sir?" il
"Have you got anything in tweed?" asked Danny with When Mr. Black
his shop long after nine
indifference. aging clerk said to him1lo1;d p. m., his man_
with u.uti.fi;i;;:tl, ..w"rt,
"Tweed, sir? Certainly, sir, the very latest... . My assi cellent business again sir, that was ex_
today,
things. We are doing
wasn,t irF...;"
are getting rid of all
attend to you. John, run and bring the tweed suit we bought
very *ooJ ju.rn"ss in ,il
Rockefeller the other day!" :frri,ta those cheap
,l
"Now I come to think of it," said Danny who seemed to be said Mr. Black smiling. ,Did
l.u"r$|"! you manage to write
ging his mind, "I think I would rather have something in won those

"Just my own taste, sir! Worsted is always the smartest "Certainly, Nr. Black. rl
Five hundred!,,
a gentleman." ' "AIl rightlMy son will deal *itfr,ttut. fo,nolrow
gotng 'to lose' them morning
"Well - I think I'd like to have. something in navy blue - again he is il
"I can let you have a suit like that, sir. Something quite lclephone boxes...We-sirat and in the i

tional," exclaimed Mr. Black. "I say, John, leave the tweed, bri those.one
nrarvelous idea, ofdays. A

blue worsted one... . Yes, the one we have from Mr. Gould- it
Mr. Black was searching
about the shop for something.
"Ralph!,, he called, .,bring
just the right size." And then Mr. Black turned to another _" rn, ;ffi ,;
"The blue lounge suit!" cried the attendant to qmall boy. "Yourjacket, sir?,,
a
"Yes, I hung it here
Ralph, be sharp! Get us the navy worsted lounge suit!" over the chair. The blue jacketl,,

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 4. Here I am looking for a job of seme kind or other - but not the
and opened his eyes wide'
"Oh, that one.. '" stammered the boy ghost of a chance of getting it. a)l haven't taken my chance to get it;
"that one was sold this afternoon'
sir'" I

b) I have a slight chance ofgetting thejob; c) I have no chance ofget-

job.
rest rl

i
ting a

lV. Express your opinion and give some facts from the text to
'- about'
-- - -
t"
what this story tis
L Ghoose the right information i prove it.
is about a young man who is
looking for djob'
1. This story l. Did Danny insistently look for a job or did he think more how
2'Thisstoryisaboutanunemployedyouhgmanwhowal to get money in a dishonestway?
pleased with his life' _ __-^:+:-.- r^- o- eaci 2. Was eleven thousand and three hundred dollars a theft on
man who was waiting for an
eas;
3. This story is about a young Danny's p?rt or was it his lucky chance?
way to find moneY' 3. What kind of man was Mr. Black? You may use the following
and his dishonest way c
4. This story is about a businessman words, but don't forget to give some facts from the text to prove your
selling things. , ,r opinion. (Money making businessman, resourceful, sociable, hon-
questions: t est, dishonest, moral, immoral, enthusiastic, flexible, careful, indif-
ll. Answer the following
ferent, energetic, careless, etc.)
middle-aged
1. Was Danny a young man or a Ta{
-^ Otttcet 4. Whose orwhich big business is meant by the author in the title
the Post ^"r^^.i
,,iidDannv find the letter in the street or in of the story?
clothes for men'/
3. Did "Black & Son" shop sell
in the shop wh6n Danny e V. Can this story be a good illustration of any of the following pro'
4. Were there only a few cuitomers
verbs. Explain your choice.
tered? ^jac! ,'
that the pockets of a new
5. Did Danny try to make sure a) "Everything is mixed with mercy."
were not empty, when he was
trying it on? b) "Muck and money go together."
italicized parts of the follow c) "Nothing is stolen without hands."
lll. Ghoose the right meaning of the
sentences. d) "As a man sows, so shall he reap."
Danny' "That
l. "Such a big sum of money!" whispered
me..." a) help'me to ima8inethf"tff,l
may be the making of
to improve my appearance; c) make
me a Text 6
ili*t*t ol i.rpt"
^-,t o mnra orrncessfifl man, RUTHLESS
to'mqke b1
how much longer I shall be able
;);;""rviupPY; b) to have somethiri
,.. After W. de Mille
lot; c) to buY the necessary things' The new words:
3. A suit made to measure ry a
first class tailor couldn't fit
of a high qualrtv; c)
a 1. a closet - rryraH
b;t...;;;;i" i,' u putti""rar wav; b) mademeasurements' a 2. a caretaker - cvorpureJlb 3AaHHlI
to his
especially for one person according
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 He took two small white tablets out of his pocket and put them
a 3. to dissolYe - PacrBoPtrbcfl on the table. Then he opened the bottle.,"The person who broke into
i 4. a burglar - BoP, B3noMUrlIK my closet last winter and stqle my whiskey will probably try to do it
,| 5. earnestness - cepbe3Hocrb' I4cKpeHHocr" : f

again while we are away," he went on, "only this time he'll be very
J

a 6, ruthless - xecroKnfi, 6esxanocrnrtil sorry if he comes."

a 7. thereverse - nporlrBonoJtoxHoe' o6pafiroe {
Then one by one he dropped the tablets into the bottle and held it
up to watch them dissolve. His wife looked at him in horror.
businessman' He had arcomfort'
Judson Webb was an American "What are they?" she asked him at last. "Will they make the man
o',',''-.t instead of livint * "-lTy-tt::,li
ablefl . r r ---- v^-r. oL*
is cottage stood in a nici'
sick?"
l|::1
prace
O#"
*,.0*. In one of the room i tnerc was
Y,.:::::"T';:1fliffi
a big closet' He tit<;f
ft
"Not only sick. They will kill him," he answered,with satisfac-
tion. "The orily way of getting rid of a thief is to kill him."

n: n"fl:1111,ilT He closed the bottle and put it back on the shelf near the little
much, ttn"tiutt, his closet wh":"
cottage very whiskey-glass. He was pleased. He said: "Now, Mr. Thief, when you
and even his wire w
ffiil;il;;;;;t'' it was rris own
1l3set
his persbnal possessions
a break in, drink as much as you wish..."
allowed to ttuu" u rt"v]iotJudson loved
not Helen's face was pale.
else touched'n"T,-
t"';;;';J;
got very angry when anybody *":--o r^,,1
- tris tfiltgs "Don't do it, Judson!" she cried "It's horrible, it's murder!"
now' And Judson was packing ",^ fir.J "The law do'es not call it murder, if you shoot a thief who is en-
would be driving back to civilization'
winter. In a few minutes he tering my house by force."
New York' t

"Don't do it," she begged, "the law doesn't punish burglary by

which the whiskey t:*O
As he looked at the shelf o r lt:r|1 death, what right have you?"
the bottles were unoPened
elcept one' It was 1I
was serious. All "When it comes to protecting my property, I make my own laws."
ur'rrurbrJ
invitingly t u *ttitt"v-giu"
in front *itt' lt.'ii.t1ol- T:.:,?:t:sPt
the shelf' lFlelen' his wife' He was now like a big dog which was afraid that somebody
f"tt,Oit ftAf full' As he took it from would take away his bone.
everything' Hasn't Alec coml
from the next room: "iu" pu"t"o "But all they did was to steal a little whiskey," she said "proba-
run the water off?"
Alec lived nearby and worked
as a caretaker' bly, some boys. They did not do any real damage."
-'' i
out of the water' He said l "It does not matter. If a man robs me of five dollars it is the same
"He is at the lake taking the tboats as if he took a hundred. A thief s a thief."
be back in half an hour'" She made one last effort: "We won't be here till next spring.
Helen came into the room
carrying her suitcase' she stopped
I shall worry all the time if I know that this bottle full of poison is
the bottle in her husband,tlil-U,.
looked in surprise as she saw here. Suppose something happens to us and nobody"knows..."
at ten
,.Judson,,, she exclaimed, "you are not taking a drink
He laughed at her earnestness: "We'll risk it," he said. "I've
morning, are You?" made my money by taking risks. If I die, it will all belong to you, and
:ffi;; iJ* t'. not taking anvthing out of this bottle' I'1 you can do as you please."
putting something into it'"
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He had always been ruthless inl

She knew it was useless tci argue' 5. Did Helen face defeat in her argument with her husband?
business. She went to the door with a sigh of
defeat' 6. Did Helen go to warn anybody about the poisonous whiskey?
- .,
at the farm house"f
walk down the road and say good-bye
"I'll ' tll. ldentify if the following statements are true(T) orfalse(F). Correct
she said quietly. She hadlmade op ["i mind to tell the caretakerls the false ones.
wife about it' Someone had to know' 1. Helen was in horror when she saw her husband putting two
"All right, my dear," he smiled' "and don't "b*lI"Y poisonous tablets into the bottle with whiskey.
hurt unless he br s in''?'l
poor little burglar. No one is going to be 2. J. Webb was putting the tablets into the bottle and speaking
' H.l"t *"it ao*o the road and Judson started to close
the closet
about killing a thief with satisfaction and pleasure.
he had not packed his huntitti
door. He suddenly remembered that 3. Mr. Webb was compared with a wolf in the text.
boots drying outside on the heavy table
in
t" gtt*t' - -.,-^- r-
to fetch them' But^ when I
4. Helen was not very insistent when she asked her husband not
So, ieaving the door open, he went to poison the whiskey.
slipped on alstone and h
wanted, to reach for fris boots he suddenly 5. Nobody tried to heJp Mr. Webb when he slipped, fell and
head struck the massive table as he fell' i stmck his head on the table.
Several minutes later he fell on a strong arm round him lV. Express your opinion how the following words of J. Webb char-
Alec's voice was saYing: acterize him-
fall' Take this"'
"It's all right, Mr. Webb' It was not a bad '
l. "Not only sick. They will kill him,"he answered with satisfac-
make you feel better." ., ,. - ---^,^..-, tion. "The only way of getting grid of a thief is to kill him."
his lips' Half
A small whiskey-glass was pressed to 2. "Don't do it ," she begged, "the law doesn't punish burglary
drank. by death, what right have you?"
Test "When it comes to protecting my property, I make my own
laws."
text is about'
l. Choose the right information what this V. Which of the following proverbs e;<press6s the main idea of the
a'thief for storyt Explain your choice.
l. Judson Webb wanted to catch and to punish
ing some whiskeY from his bottle' a) "Measure thrice and cut once."
kill a thief for drinking some
2. Judson Webb wanted to b) "Every medal has its reverse."
from his boitle. c) "As a man lives, so shall he die."
caretaker from
3,'Helen, Mr. Webb's wife, saved their
4. Mr. Webb Punished himself' ;' t
Text 7
ll. Answer the foltowing questions: I

AFTER TWENry YEARS

1. Did J. Webb live in the summer
cottage all the yeal
After O. Henry
2. Did Alei work as their caretaker?
Webb's closet?
I ':
The new words:
3. Was anybody allowed to enter Mr'
' 4. Dia J- Webb put two poisonous tablets
into the bottler a 1. to be inclined - 6urr cKJroHHbrM
whiskey? a 2. to betray - npeAaBarb

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 "It sounds interesting," said the cop. "A long time between meet-
. 3. betrayal - upe4atenrcrno
ings, it seems to me. Have you heard from your friend since you went
important' west?"
The cop moved along the street, looking strong and 1

of how he "Yes, for a time we did write to each other," said the man.
This was the way he always moved' He was not thinking
him' lt was only "But after a year or two, we stopped. The West is big. I moved
looked. There were few people on the street to see
a wind with a littlE around everywhere, and I moved quickly. But I know that Jimmy
about ten at night, but it was cold' And there was 1

eacf door to' will meet here if he can. He was as true as any man in the world. He'll
rain in it. H€ stooped at doors as he walked along, trying
I

he turned andsi never forget. I came a thoirsand miles to stand here tonight. But I'll
be sure that it was closed for the night' Now and then
cop' watchful' I be glad about that, if my old friend comes too."
looked up and down the street' He was a fine-looking
guarding the Peace' The waiting man took out a fine watch, covered with small jew-
and then yout els. "Three minutes before ten," he said. "It was ten that night when
People in this part of the city went home early' Nbw
But most ofthe we said good-bye here at the restaurant door."
might s;e the lights of a shop or of a small restaurant'
ago'
doors belonged to.business places that had been closed hours "Yeu were successful in the west, weren't you?" asked the cop.
of th(
Then the cop suddenly slowed his walk' Near the door "I surely was! I hope Jimmy has done half as well, He was a slow
toward him
darkened shop a man was standing' As the cop walked mover. I've had to fight for my success. In New York a man doesn't
the man spokequickly' i'It's all right, officer"'he
said' "I'm waitinl change much. In the West you leam how to fight for what you get."
for a friend. Twenty years ago we agieed to meet here tonight' The cop took a step or two. "I'll go on my way", he said. "I hope
strange to you, doesn't it? I'll explain if you want
to be your friend comes all right. If he isn't here at ten, are you going to
sounds
there was a
that everything's all right. About twenty years ago leave?"
taurant where this shop stands. 'Big Joe' Brandy's restaurant' "I am not," said the other. "I'll wait half an hour, at least. If Jim-
"It was here until five years ago," said the cop' my is alive on earth, he'll be here by that time. Good night, officer."
The man near the door had a colourless square face
with bril
"Good night ,'said the cop, and walked away, trying doors as he
eyes, and a little white mark near the right eye' He
had a large j
went.
in his necktie. There was now a cold rain falling and the wind was stronger. The
"Twenty years ago tonight," said the man' "I had dinner
uii
few people walking along that street were hurrying, trying to keep
Jimmy Wells. He was my b".t f,i."d and the best
fellow inthe wotl
warn. And at the door of the shop stood the man who had come a
He and I grew up together here in New York, like
two brothers' I
thousand miles to meet a friend. Such a meeting could not be certain.
and Jimmy was twenty. The next morning I was to
start t
eighteert But he waited.
the west. was going to find a job and make a great success' Y'
I
it was tl
About twenfy minutes he waited, and then a tall man in a long
couldn't have pulled Jimmy out of New York' He thought coat came hurrying across the street. He went directly to the waiting
only place on the earth. man.
"We agreed that night that we would meet here again in tv
ki "Is that you, Bob?" he asked, doubtfully.
years. We thought that in twenty years we would'know what
"Is that you Jimmy Wells?" cried the man at the door.
men we were, and what future waited for us'"
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 The new man took the other man's hands in his' "It's Bob! Test
surely is. I was certain I would find you here if you were still alive'
l. Choose the right information what this story is about.
Twenty years is a long time' The old restaurant is gcine, Bob' I wish fl
were here, so that we could have another dinner in it.. Hasthe west
l. This story is about two faithful friends-
2. This story is about a man who betrays his friend.
been good to you?"
3. This story is about a cop who helps wo friends to meet after
"It gave me everything I asked for. You'vg changed, Jimmy'
20 years.
tall'" r
I never thought you were so
*Oh, I grew a little after I was twenty-" ' 'i ll. Answer the following questions:

'jAre you doing well in New York, Jimmy?" I

l. Were Bob and Jimmy great friends in their youth?
"Well enough. I work for the city. Come on, Bob' We'll go to t 2. Were they of the same age when they parted?
place I know, and have a good long talk about old times'" i 3. Were they different people when they were young?
4. Did they correspond with each other all the time?
The two men started along the street, arm in arm' The man ft
the West was begiruring to tell the story of his life' The other, with lll. ldentify if the following statements are true or false.
coat up to his ears, Iistened with interest. 1. Jimmy Wells was a good cop.
At the corner stood a shop bright with electric lights' When tht . 2. Jimmy Wells met Bob in the street at night by chance.
came nearer,'each tumed to look at the other's face' r'
3. Bob was Jimmy's true friend.
The man from the West stopped suddenly and pulled 'his a 4. Bob recognized his friend in the second cop unhesitatingly.
away. "You are not Jimmy Wells," he said. "Twenty years is a 5. The second cop played the role of Bob's true friend perfectly
time, but not long enough to change the shape of, a man's nose'" well.
"It sometimes changes a good man into a bad one," said the lV. Express your polnt of view and explain it.
man. "You've been under arrest for ten minutes, Bob' Chicago 1. What did the second cop mean when he said that not only
thought you might be coming to New York' They told us wa:ch
1 1 noses could change, but'sometimes a good man could change into a
you. Are you coming with me uietly? That's wise' But first here' bad one?
something I was asked to give you- You may read it here at the wi: 2. Why did Bob's hands begin to shake when he opened the little
dow. It's frorn the cop named Wells'" piece of paper and began to read it? What feelings did he experience
The man from the West open'ed the little piece ofpapdr' His at that moment?
began to shake as he read. ;
3. Why didn't Jimmy arrest Bob himself?
"Bob: I was at the place on time. I saw the face of the'm .4. What was the reason for Jimmy's betrayal of his friend?
wanted by Chicago cops' I didn't wani to arrest you myself' Sc V. Express your attitude towards the main heroes and explain it.
went and got another cop and sent him to do the job' Who do you sympathize riirith: Bob, the criminal, or Jimmy, the
cop?
Are you inclined to follow the proverb "Be just before you are
generous"?

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 "A what?" my uncle asked.
Text 8 "An adventuress," the old man shouted. "Go in and eat. Order
the best food, and if the diner is crowded, and the beautiful woman
OLD COUNTRY ADYICE TO THE AMERICAI\
TRAVELLER sits at your table, do not look into her eyes. Ifshe speaks pretend to
be deaf."
. After William SaroYan 'Yes, sir," my uncle said.
newwords: / "That's the only way out of it."
The .
a 1. a compartment - KYne '! "Olrt of what?" my uncle said.
a 2. an imposter - MorIreHHI{K "Out ofthe whole trouble ," the old man said. "I have travelled. I
a 3. to dope - AaBarb HapKorI{KI4 I'IJIII AowIHr il know what I'm talking about."
a 4. a diner-BaroH-PecroPaH "Yes, sir," my uncle said.
a 5. a smoker - Kyrle AJII lcypf,Illlrx "On your way back to the seat from the diner," the old man said,
a 6. in progress - B pa3rape ,i
"you'll pass through a smoker. There you will find a game of cards in
a 1.to seek advice - o6patuarrct 3a coBeroM progress. The players will be three young men. One of them will in-
i
to New Yorlt vite you to join the game. Tell them, 'I don't speak English'."
One day my uncle Melik navelled from Fresno
him a visit ant "Yes, sir," my uncle said.
Before he jot aboard the train his uncle Garro
paid
"That is all," the old man said.
told him about the dangers oftravel'
"choose your sei 'Thank you very much," my uncle said.
"When you get on the train,"the old man said'
"One thing more," the old man said. "When you go to bed at
caiefully, sit down, and do not look about'"
"Yes, sir," mY uncle said. night, take your money out ofyour pocket and put it in yow shoe. Put
"several moments after the train begins to move"'the
old your shoe under the pillow, keep your head on the pillow all night,
said "two men wearing uniforms will come to your compartment ar and don't sleep."

ask you for your ticket. Ignore them' They

will be imposters"' The old man went auiay and the next day my uncle Melik got
"How shall I know?" my uncle said' ' aboard the train and went to New York. The two men in uniforms
..you will know," thg old mAn said. "You are no longer a child'l? were not imposters, the young man with a doped cigarette didn't ap-
: "Yes, sir," mY uncle said' i pear, thd beautiful young woman did not sit at his table in the diner,
man tlitt cgnit
"Before yo., h"t, ou.'elled w :nty miles' a young and there was no card game in the progress in the smoker. My uncle
you don't smoke' The ci
to you and offer you a cigarette' Tell him put his money in the shoe and put his shoe under the pillow and put
refte will be doPed." . i his head on the pillow and did not sleep all night the first night, but
"Yes, sir," mY uncle said' the second night he decided to sleep.
young woman will'i
"On the way to the diner a very beautiful The second day he himself offered another young man a ciga-
attractive' and yb
into you," the old man said' "She will be very rette which the other young man accepted. In the diner my uncle
natural wish will be to become friends with
her' Don't do this' go
went to sit at a table with a young lady. He started a card game in the
the diner and eat. The woman will be an adventuress'"
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smoker, and long before the train got to New York my uncle knew r
2. Uncle Garro suggested that uncle Melik should pretend deaf
everybody aboard the train and everybody knew him.
'l when the players invite him to join the card game.
Thejourney was a very pleasant one. ,l
3. Uncle Garro advised Melik to keep his money iri the pillow at
When my uncle came back from New York, his uncle Garro vi1; night.
sited him again. 4. The second day uncle Melik invited the beautiful young
"I see you are looking all right," he said. "Did you follow my in woman to sit at his table.
structions?" V. a) Expiess your opinion wliat kind of man was uncle Garro and if
"Yes, Sir," my uncle said. you would seek advice of such people. Explain why.
"I'm pleased," he said. b) "Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties." This is the
quotation from Aesop's fable . Does this quotation go with this
Test story? Explain how you understand it.
What kind of people do you usually seek advice of?
l. Choose the right information what this story is aboul
1. This story tell us that the hero did not take advice ofhis unclE
and he liked his journey.
2. This story tells us that not all pieces of advice can be useful.,
3. This story tells us that it is better to seek advice ofyour parents.

ll. Answer the foltowing questions:

l. Did Melik travel from
Fresno to New York?
2. Did his uncle Garro give him pieces of advice to be careful
while travelling?
3: Did Melik follow his uncle's advice? i'ir

4. Was the journey pleasant for Melik? r

l1l. Fitl in the blanks with the words which are given in the text.
l. "When you get on the train, choose your ... carefully."
2. "After the train begins to move, two men wearing ... will com9,
to your Compartment."
3. "A young man will come to you, and offer you a ... ."
4. "On the way to the diner a beautiful woman will ,.. into yoir." I
-1'
lV. Correct the following statements. r
'':

l.
Uncle Garro advised my uncle Melik to find out what he
wanted to know from the two men who will come to his compart-
ment.

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 Agreement:.
Appendix I (tully) agree that... On the whole you are right.
There is something'in what I accept this.
CONVERSATIONAL FORMULAS (CLICHES) . you say
It really looks like that. That's a fine way of putting it!
Disagreement: It's very well put. OK, OK, have ityourownway!
It would be natural to stress It looks strange, birt...
Far from it. You are mistaken.
that...
It's the other waY around. It doesn't make sense.
'I'd likeyour opinion about... I can see his point of view when
, Ftrere I differ from you. You are completelY and utterlY . he says...
wrong. I'm sure you'll agree... You are fully justified in
I doubt it. You can't mean it. saymg...

It couldn't be further from the Too good to be true. Praise:

truth. It's magnificent (lovely, superb, arcrazing, fantastic, great, etc.)
. Contrary to Yow argument. You are right in suggesting .
I'm absolutely thrilled ( I'm thrilled no end).
that.., but... I'm crazy about...
Quite the contrary. On the contrary.
Disapproval
' It may seem so, but it runs On the other hand...
It's ridiculous (disgusting). It mdde me sick.
. counter to...
It's bellow all criticism. Too bad for words.
I doubt that (if)... There may be some truth in what
you say but... I was shocked by... What's the use (good) of...?
It's a shame... No good at all!
. I see no point in saYing... In fact the exact reverse is...
It couldn't possibly be worse
It's really a pity, but... It leaves open the problern of... l,l

I think you overestimate It's not at all the same thing' Persuading:
i
(underestimate)... Do it for my sake. Do follow.my advice and...
It's rtot as simple as all that. I can't accept his statement when , i I asstue you it's worth it. Just to pledse me.
he says...
' If I were you, I should... I wish you would take my advi-
But that's not the Point. The You lack imaginatioir. ' ce.'
. point is... It's high time to,.. I wish I could convince you.
You are completelY out of At one time I thought so, too, but.. I don't want to be biased. If you jrist take a look at...
date. now... ' It goes without saying that... It is strange even to argue about it.
You must keeP uP to'date. There ii something (quite a lot) I don't want to impose my I'd liks to draw yourattention to
in what you say, but... ideas, but I'm srue that... the following
I don't expect you to take it
That may be or may not be so
for granted, but...
(true), I only know that...
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Correcting PeoPle:'

\ot exact, but... , No, I'm afraid You are mls-

taken.

Forgive me if I keep conecting you.' I beg to differ.

I'm afraid you are on the wrong Sorry to correct You but there
track. is something else You haven't
noticed.

That's not strictlY ffue, You You say there is one difference,
know.' but in fact there are two.

Assuring and Reasiuring:

I assure you I shan't." Where there is life there is hoPe.

You shouldn't worry about that. You can manage that.

Don't be afraid now... It wcin't be too difficult if You
go on trylng.

lnterruPting Conversation:
Could I just saY..' I have a point (to make) here. '.

I'd like to add sth. here, if I maY. May I say sth. here?
Hold on a second. Don't you think... If.l could stop You here for a

second...

May I put a word in? L

Asking for OPinion:
How, do you feel about? I was wondering whether You
stood on the question of'..

What's your oPinion of? What's your position on? What

about..?

Giving Apinion:
In rhy opinion... As far as I'rn able to judge..'
As far ai I:m concemed... As I see it..:
Frankly (peisonallY) I think... It would seem to me that.',
I reckon... From my point of view.'.
It just occrrred to me..'

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Aski4g for Clarification : T Avoiding Bei ng M isu nderstood :
. I don't get yon. I'm afraid I don't follow... !
Please don't misunderstand me. Don't get me wrohg.
I'm sorry. I don't see what you mean. You haven't got the Point I I was about to say that in fact...
What exactly are you trying to' i think.
What are we arguing about?. ,

sly? No... just let mg finish. I'm not implying that you hpve
Why should we choos et- no understanding of the prolem.
I'm sorry, but could you explain
what you mean by... ween...? Well. I didn't really mean It's just that...
I've missefl the point comple- embarrassing.
What exactly are you driving
(getting) at? tely.
Expressing Surprise:

Ghling Clatification: I can hardly believe it! How on earth did you...?

All I'm trying to say is that... You must be joking. Would you believe it?
What I mean is...
That doesn't surprise me. No... It can't be!
Well, what I'm getting at is I'd like to make a point.
that...
I'd like to stress once again. I want to press the point that... rt

True to some extent The thing I want to mention is... 1,

Well, the point I'm trying to I'd like to point out...

make is that... I
This is not the reason why... The way I see it...
The last thing I mean is... Now I begin to see...

Asking for More Detailed lnformation:

CouldI ask you a little more I'm interested in knowing more

about...? about...?
How exactly do you...? I wonder if you could explain ,

about... in more detail?

lll a ki n g Ge n e ra I izati on s :

There is a tendency for doing... Generally speaking...

In the majority of cases... To sum it all up...
In most cases... The major point at issue is...
On the whole... By and large.:.

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 dashing t' d*fi3] - nrrxofi ,. cTpevraren*nrfi
Appendix2 . ,
deceitful fdt'st:tfl] - nxr,rnufi
decqnt ['dr:snt] - npr,rnnvnrtfl, uopsAo.tlHE i, ]
THE ADJECTIVES WHICH CAN BE USED '
r

delicate ['deltkat], yroHeeHHlt{r,yvrunufi, lrsFlcraHHuil,

TO DESCRIBE SOMEONE'S C}IARACTER
AND PERSONALITY
determined [dl:te:mrnd] - pprur,rreflbHuil, aenperndnnufi, non-
Hbrr{ peul4MocTl,I

absent-minded [ebsantlmalndtd] - paccetHHbrh 7 l . devoted [dt'vouud] - npegauuuft, ueixnnfi

adveriturous [ed'ventJaras] - onacHufi, pucKoBaHHblfi, 6e:pac'

I

, disappointed [dlse'polntld] -pa3orrapoBaHHufi, oropueunufi

cy4no cuenufi
dishonest [dts'ontst] - ne.{ecrurtfi , MortreHHurlecKuf

aggressive [a' greslv] - arpeccnBHblfi , Hana4aroulufi disrespectful [dts'rts'pektfl] - ueqovrureSrnufi , ,

qectonro6unnfr, c'rpeunu1nfica, )KAX- double 7 faced.['dablfelst] ABynuvnu[

ambitious [em'btJas] -
easy-going [t:zt' goulj] - ao6po.4yutro-necelufi , 6ecne'ruru7, 6es-
Ayull'Ii
sa6orHufi
anxious ['apkJes] - 6ecnorolurufics
osa6oqeHHufi, Ii
energetic [,ene'$etlk] - eHeprrqHbl it
arrogant ['eragant] - naAuennuft I

false [fa:ls] - noxuufi, ouru6ounryi, n4uertfi, o6uanvuerlfi,.

artful ['a:tfl] - nonrrai, xurPnil
fir.m [fa:m] - crofirufi, nenorq.qe6nurrfi, u4croil.rnn1rfi, peurn-
artless ['a:tlas] - npocrofi, fiPocroAyluHrrft, 6ecxulpoctnrtfi ]
renruufi
assertive [a'sa:ttv] - qp€Mepno Hacrbfiqunrril, nanopncrbrfi Iii
flattering ['.flaterrg] - ronapnufi, rrcruertil
attentive [e'tenttv] - eHl'lNlaterlHHfi ,i
forgetful [fa' getfl] - ra6unqunrtfi , nennuuatenruufi
awkward ['o:kwad] - Henosrufi
frank [fregk] - orrponennufi
' brave fbrerv] - cuenuil, xPa6Pufr
fussy ['fnst] - HaAoeAJIr4Bufi , cysrnusFIfi, upznepe.qrlanrrfi
calm [ka:m], quiet ['kwaattf -rnxuil, cuorofiHuft generous [' df enerel] - ulegpufi, nQnIaro4yrtrHrtfi
capricious fkep'rtJas] : raupnsnuf
gentle [dSentl] - genararuufi
careful [keefl] - la6orrusrrft, ocropoxnufi, ctaparel gf ateful[grertfl]- 6laro4apHufi , lpnsHatelruuft
BHIIMATEJIbHbII' grgedy ['gu:dt] - xaAnufi
careless ['kelas] - He6pextruil; ueocropokuufi,
harsh [ha:Jl- pe:xnfi, xecrrnfi ,

JIETKOMbICJIEHHbII,I
haughty ['hb:tt] - uaAMenHufr, aucorouepnbtfi'
chatty t'tJretl] - 6olrnunufi honpqt ['9:ntst1 -.{ecrqufi' ,;..
courageous [ka'reld5as] - xpa6prrfi, MyxecrBeHHu[, cuea4 hostile ['hostall] - npax,ue6unfi
,hypocriticat [hlpa'krrttkl] : npnrBopHblfi, nuueMepHutT
OTBA)KHbIII

tonceited [ken'st:trd] - caMoAoBorlsnrrlr, tulecnasHrrfi

ill-natured f,ll'nettJed] - uo6nufi, rpy6u[, glpnoro HpaBa
cross fkros] -:1ofi, cepAIattfi, pas.qpaxennrrir i impatient [rm'pelJnt] - Herepnenunrtfi
cruel [kru:al] - xecrornfi, ronapnrrfi I impudent f'*p;"d*q - naxan*rbrfi :
.
cunning ['ktntt:] - xnrPul
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 inconsistent [,tnken'ststantJ - uenocne4osareruHufi respectable [rt'spektebl] - no,{rbHHhlfi
indifferent [ln' dlfrent] - 6espasruuHufi responsive [rl'sponslv] - or3blBquBblil, uyrxufi
industrious [tn'dastrles] - ncuolnurenurrfi risky ['rtskt] - pucrcoeannufi
inhumane [tn,hju'mern] - HeryMaHHbr[, xeirorufi ronantic [rou'manttk] - pouaHrnuHstfi
insincere [,lnstn'sla] - ueucrpenHnfi rude [ru:d] - rpy6ufi, octcop6hren*mil
'sacrificial
, intelligent [h'telldjent] - yuHuil, cnururenufi [,sakrt'ft!] - xeprnenHuil
jealous [' dSelas] - pennnnrrfi , 3ag]rcrnr.rsbril scornful ['sko:nfl]- upeHe6pexnrenruuil
jolly [td5olr] - eeceauft, pagocrnr,ril self-appreciation [,selfaprt:Jt'etJn] caMoMHeHtIe, caMoAo-
just [$,nst] - cnpanegrnnufi BOJIbCTBO

kindhearted [,katnd'ha:tld] - Ao6pufi , naarrocep4evHnil selfish ['selftfl- srorcruqHufi

laughable ['la:fabl] - cmeunoil, cMexorBopHbr[, ra6aounfi self-control [,selfken' troul] - car"roo6naAaHlte, cAepxaHHocrb
' self-possessed
lazy l'letztl - neHugufi [,selft a'zest] - uruetourr-ril cauoo6na,qaHlle, ruIaAHo-
light-minded [,latt'malndld] - JrerKoMbrcrrenHufi KpoBue; rrr4epxaHnufi
loyal ['lclal]
- nepHufi serious ['startas] - cepre:urrfi, Baxuufi
mean [ml:n] - un3rufi, noA.nufi sensible ['sensabl] - (6raro)pasyunufi , rgpaaorranca.rutufi
merciful["ma:slfl]-Mr4nocepAHrrft,cocrpagarenrnufi
'' ) i sensitive ['senseilv] - ryncrnutenrurtfi
merciless ['me:stlas] - 6esxanocrHufi, 6ecnoulaAurrfi shy [Jat] - 3acreHrrnBhrfi, po6xlrfi
miserable ['mt:zrabl] - Hecqacrnhrfi, xaarnfl, y6orlrfi sincere [stn'ste] - r.rcxpenHufi , .ructocep4evHufi
modest ['modtst] - crpouuufi sincerity lstn'serltl] - ucKpeHuocrb
nervous ['ne:vas] - nepnnufi, 6ecnorosur,rilca smart [sma:t] - naxog.runr,tfi, ocrpoynaHuil
patient ['petJnt] - reprrerrrrBhrfi , ynopnrrfi ; nacrofi.rnerrfi sociable ['souJabl] - o6rqurenurnfi
persistent [pa'slstant] - ynopxufi, Hacrofiqreufi strong-willed [,stroj'wtld] - BoJIeBo[, peullrenbHblfi ; ynparranfi
periuadable [pe'swetdabl] - noAaarouraficr y6exAeHnto ,
stubborn ['stnben] - y.tp"*uh
persuasive [pa'swetstv] - y6e4urenrnufi successful [sak'sesfl] - yAa.ranaufi, IlpeycrleBarouvlfi
perverse [pa'va:s] - usnparqenuufi :
supporting [sa'po:tt4] (actor, role, rfall, evidence. Rule: this word
polite [pa'lart] - nexnunuir is, used only before a noun.)
possessive
PurrEllrvE ZgDrVl -- LUULlEsnnnagu(nn
[pa'zestv]
LPg co6crseHHraqecrufi supportive [sg'po:ttv] - giving help, encouragemont or sympathy
principled ['prtnslpld] - npt,ililturuarrnufi, c rBepADrMu ycrorMu ir
'to sb- She was very supportive during myfather's illness.
proud [praud] - ropsuf suspicious [sa'spl:Jas] - noAosplr:renrHufi
reliable [rI'latabl] - uaAexsnfi, 3acJryrfl4Barorunil .qoaepru sympathetic [,stmpe'0etIk] - covyncrneHnnfi, nonnrrfi coqyBcr-
reserved [rl'za:vd] - crcpurHufi, c4eplrauHufi, aaurHyrufi BUt
resolute ['rezalu:t] - peurureJrbHrrfi , nenoroae6nuufi , rnepgprfi ' tactless [ttektlas] - 6ecrarcrnufi
resdir rceful [rt',sa sfl ] - HaxoAqr.rBbr h, u3o6perarenrsufi
: talkative ['te:katlv] - pzrroBopqunuft, cnonooxotahssril

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thoughtful ['Oc:tfl] - n4yvuunufi
thoughtless ['Oc:tlas] - 6ecne.rHrril, 6espaccy4uufi Aumpytuttna f. 8., AQauacoeea O. @., Cauoxlma T.C. IIo-
l.
trustful ['trnstfl] - AoBeprruBBrfi, nnrueuuirfi noAo3pr4TeJrEnocrn co6ue uo p€BBLIrrrrc ycrnofi pevu. M., flpocnelueHue, 1987-
trustless ['trnstlas] - nena4exnufi , He4onepuunrrfi [.
2. Ap6ercoea T. IzI., Bodpoea A. Y're6HIar aHuuficr<oro .sgrr-
trustworthy ['tr stw3:dl] - ua4exurrfi, 3acn]DKr4Baroxlrafi 4onepu.r '
xa. M., Brrcru. ur., 1968.
uncommunicative l,nnka'mju:nlkattv] - Heo6ulurelrnufi 3. Baeunoea M. l. Y':rgrMct ql4Tarb 6ucrpee. M., Bucur. rur.,
unselfish [nn'selfrJ] - 6ecxopucruuft I 984.
unsociable [nn'souJebl] - ueo6qurelruufi 4. Buuoepadoea E. 8.,,[ueuucxan 3' l. Yqe6nur asrnuficroro
vain [veln] - TulecJraBHrri, nonHrrfi caMoMHeHr.{lr, nycrofi, no- -rr3brKa.M., flpocn'euenue, I 984.
r(a3HoI 5. Kapueecxan E. 8., Ilaehoeu'a H. A., Cmpacrceea P.l. Read-
violent ['vatalent] - BcnrrJrbquBrrfi, rop.auuf, HeI,tcronrril, rpocr- ing Comprehension for First-Year Students. Mn., 1996.
nufi 6. Kyuuu,4. B. Anuo'pyccrufi tlpa:eoloru'recrufi cnonapr.
vulgar ['vnlga]- rpy6u[, nynrrapuufi, norunui M., 1956.
willful ['wllfl] - ynp-ruuil 7. Kycrcoecrcan C. Anrnuficxue [ocnoBl{qbl I4 rloroBopKu. MH.,

stupid willfulness ['stju:ptd'wllfulnes] - caMoAypcrBo Bruu. rur., 1987.

8. Pavlotstry V. M.Read,learn, discuss. "Opanyn", Cn6, "'Kapo",
wi stful [t wlstfl ] - Tocryrourrfi , rocrnr.rauf, 3aAyM.rr.rBrrfi
yielding ['jr:ldt4] - ycryFrr4Bbrfi, norna4ucrufi
t999.
9. Ilaenoqrcuu B. M., Xpauoea H. A. 20 reM AruI cBo6oAHoro
o6peun.s. "Ba3llc", Cu6, "Kapo", 2001.
10. Ilanyxuua JI. f., Xtonman JI. P. Byaertt ql{rarb I4 roBopl{rb
no-aHrnuilcKIa. M., I{nra,qelr, 1 996.
ll. Cedoe [. C. C6opHur anrnlrficrux ayreHruqHblx reKcroB'
MH., "Jlercuc",2002.
12. Vailsep f. M., @onouxuna C. R., Knuueumeurco A. ,\-K:uwra
Arr qreHus. M., flpocueuesue, 1974.
13. Michael Mc Carthy, Felicity O'Del.l. Test your English Vo-
cabulary in Use, Cambridge University Press, 2001.
14. Short Stories, compiledby Robert G. Dixon, New York, Re-
gents Publishing CO.
15. Hornby A. S. Oxford Advanced Leamer's Dictionary of Cur-
rent English. Oxford; University Press.
16. Webster's New Explorer Student Dictionary. Federal Street
Press,1999.

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PART ONE
Short Stories
Unit I
I
BEST LOOKING GIRL IN TOWN . Thyra Samrer Winslow
5
DETOURTO ROMANCE. G/r6 ert Wright l3,l
THEBIcCHANCE.FrederickLaing .. .
Unit 2
TO LOVE AND TO HONOR. Oaaws Roy Cohen
WILL OF THE WIND. William Brandon
BETTER LATE . Edword S t even s o n
Unit 3
FINAL BREAK .Ion S. Thonpson
Unit 4
IRENE'S SISTER. ltina De lmar
DECISION. Roy Hil li goss
Unit 5
,, ARTFORHEART'SSAKE. RubeGotdberg
' ALL ABOARD. llalter Dovepofl
CLOCKWORK .' Howa rdB res I i n.
A CASE OF SUSPICION. Ed ltatlace .

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JOHN ROSSITER'SW[FE. Charles G. Nonis
THE WRONG HOIJSE. Janes N. yoang. .
TEN STEPS. fioben Liilell .
RED BALLOON S. Elmer Dovis .

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Unit I
THE CHRISTMAS PRESENTS
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THEMEMENTO. 164
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SOAPY'SCHOICE
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