V. Choose the correct answers to the following questions:

1. What can you say about the literacy (грамотность) of Charles's mother?

His mother ...

a) could hardly read

b) could neither read nor write

c) was illiterate (неграмотная)

d) got good education

2.Why was Charles’s father put into prison?

He was put into prison because he ...

a) was a criminal

b) lost office money

c) did not want to work

d) was in debt.

3. Why did little Charles work at a factory?

He worked at a factory because he … .

a) wanted to support (поддержать ) his family

b) wanted to save (скопить) a good sum of money

c) did not want to study

d) wanted to become a factory worker

4. What was Charles's dream in his childhood and youth?

His dream was ... .

a) to see all the world

b) to know foreign languages

c) to get food education

d) to become a clerk like his father

5.Why did Charles Dickens often go to the British Museum?

He often went to the British Museum … .

a) to see works of art (произведения искусства)

b) to work hard in its reading rooms

с) because he was fond of natural sciences

d) because he liked its collections

6 .How old was Ch.Dickens when he died?

He died when he was ...

a) quite a young man

b) a very old man

c) more than fifty

d) in his forties

7. Where was Ch.Dickens buried?

He was buried … .

а) near his father’s grave ( могила)

b) in his home town

c) in Highgate Cemetery ( кладбище)

d) in Westminster Abbey

Part II. Vocabulary Work

VI. Match English and Russian equivalents:

a)	1. dream 2. educated 3. education 4. factory 5. famous	1. знаменитый 2. известность 3. мечта 4. образованый 5. фабрика 6. образование 7. фактура
b)	1. library 2. life 3. novel 4. popular 5. unhappy	1. библиотека 2. жизнь 3. жить 4. несчастливый 5. новизна 6. популярный 7. роман
c)	1. to become 2. to begin 3. to be born 4. to get 5. to help	1. начинать 2. получать 3. помогать 4. родиться 5. становиться 6. умирать
d)	1. to like 2. to spend 3. to study 4. to write	1. любить 2. ненавидеть 3. писать 4. провожать (кого-либо) 5. проводить (время) 6. обучать 7. учиться

VII. Match English and Russian equivalents:

a)	1. at an early age 2. to be out of prison 3. to be popular with 4. to earn one's living 5. from early morning till late at night	1. быть выпущенным из тюрьмы 2. в раннем возрасте З. жить для работы 4. зарабатывать на жизнь 5. с раннего возраста 6. с раннего утра до поздней ночи 7. пользоваться популярностью
b)	1. to get education. 2. to pay debts 3. to put into prison 4. to try trades	1. быть в тюрьме 2. оплачивать долги 3. получить что-либо в долг 4. получить образование 5. посадить в тюрьму 6. пробовать различные ремесла (профессии)