VIII. Mark the sentences in which the word “like” has the same meaning as the sentence given below:

Не learnt at an early age what capitalist exploitation was like.

1. He doesn't like his trade.

2. He wanted to become a clerk like his father.

3. Hе doesn't help friends. Now we understand what he is like.

4. We like the film.

Part III Grammar

IX. Choose the necessary modal verb and its equivalent:

1. Он был посажен в тюрьму, так как не смог рассчитаться с долгами.

He was put into prison because he … pay his debts

a) could not b) might not

c) must not c) can not

2. Тебе придется работать на фабрике.

You … work at a factory.

a) must b) will have to

c) may d) can

3. Писателю пришлось зарабатывать на жизнь

The writer … earn his living.

a) had to b) was to

c) must d) could

X. Choose the following English equivalents of the underlined Russian words:

1. Это были самые несчастливые дни.

a) more unhappy

b) unhappy

c) the unhappiest

2. Позже, он узнал что такое эксплуатация.

a) later

b) lately

c) of late

3. Он является одним из самых величайших писателей нашей эпохи.

a) great

b) the greatest

c) greater

4. Мой старший брат – студент.

a) old

b) oldest (eldest)

c) older (elder)

ВАРИАНТ В

Часть I понимание прочитанного

I. Укажите, какой из предложенных вариантов наиболее полно раскрывает содержание текста:

The text tells us about …

l. the school years of Ch.Dickens

2. the work of Ch.Dickens at a factory

3. the family of Gh.Dickens

4. the dream of Ch.Dickens to become a well-educated man

5. the life and literary career of Ch.Dickens

II. Укажите номера абзацев, в которых можно найти ответы на следующие вопросы:

1. Why was the family put into prison?

2. Why did Ch.Dickens have to work hard in his childhood?

3. How did Ch.Dickens get education?

4. What newels did Ch.Dickens write?

Ш. Укажите номера предложений, которые Вы не встречали в тексте:

1. Чарльз очень хотел учиться.

2. Чарльз был старшим ребенком в семье.

3. Чарльз читал книги с утра до поздней ночи в кабинете отца.

4. В 1821 году семья Ч.Диккенса переехала в Лондон.

5. В раннем возрасте Ч. Диккенс узнал, что из себя представляет эксплуатация.

6. Безрадостное положение народа не было безразлично Диккенсу.

7. Чарльз вынужден был начать работать, чтобы зарабатывать на жизнь.

8. Никто не смог выручить мистера Диккенса из финансового затруднения.

IV. Поставьте следующие предложения в последовательности, соответствующей содержанию текста:

1. The boy had to work at a factory to help his family

2 .Ch. Dickens was born in 1812

3. Ch. Dickens wrote many novels which have always been popular with the people

4. Ch. Dickens died at an age of 58.

5. Ch. Dickens learnt at an early age what capitalist exploitation was like.

6. He got his education working in the British Museum.

7. When Ch. Dickens was nine his family was put into prison.

V. Укажите, какие из предложенных вариантов являются ответами на данные вопросы:

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

His mother … .

a) was illiterate (неграмотная)

b) got good education

c) could hardly read

d) could neither read nor write

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

He was put into prison because he… .

a) was in debt

b) was a criminal

c) did not want to work

d) lost office money

3. Why did little Charles work at a factory?

He worked at a factory because he … .

a) did not want to study

b) wanted to become a factory worker

c ) wanted to support (поддержать) his family

d) wanted to save a good sum of money

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

His dream was … .

a) to get good education

b) to see all the world

c) to become a clerk like his father

d) to know foreign languages

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

He often went to the British Museum

a) because he was fond of natural sciences

b) to work hard in its reading rooms

с) be cause he liked its collections

d) to see works of art ( произведения искусства)

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

He died when he was … .

a) a very old man

b) in his forties

c) quite a young man

d) more than fifty

7. Where was Ch. Dickens buried?

He was buried … .

a) in his home town

b) in Westminster Abbey

с) near his father’s grave (могила)

d) in Highgate Cemetery ( кладбище)