X. Find the adverbs in the text, put them down and analyze their meaning.

XI. Put the type of question given in brackets to the following sentences:

1. Examination by torture has been used in many countries as a judicial method. (General)

2. Among primitive societies torture has been a means of ordeal and punishment of captured enemies. (Special to the subject)

3. In ancient Athens slaves always faced the examination by torture. (Special)

4. In 1816 Roman Catholic church banned the use of torture in Roman Catholic countries. (Alternative)

5. By the middle of the 13th century the ordeal had died out in England and on the Continent. (Disjunctive)

XII. Answer the questions.

1. What is torture in law?

2. What is the concept of torture among primitive societies?

3. What is ordeal?

4. What were the most common kinds of ordeal in Europe?

5. What kind of ordeal did high rank people face? What was it like?

6. What proved the guilt of a high rank citizen?

7. What kind of ordeal was applied to the lower class citizens?

8. What forms did water ordeal acquire?

9. What was the usual mode of trial for witchcraft? What was it like?

10. By what time did the ordeal disappear in England and on the Continent?

11. The usage of what does torture involve as a judicial method? Why?

12. What class of people was always examined by torture in ancient Athens?

13. In what cases was torture inflicted on freemen in the Rome Empire?

14. How did the Roman Catholic church influence the spreading of torture during the Middle Ages?

15. What were the reasons for abolishing torture in the 19th century?

16. Why was the use of torture revived in the 20th century?

Контрольная работа №2 2 вариант

I. Form the adverbs corresponding to the following adjectives:

slow, merry, happy, brave, careful, hard, good, near, terrible, entire, wonderful, proud, painful, cold, silent, strong.

II. Use the correct form of comparison.

1. The (much) you read the (soon) you enlarge your vocabulary. 2. I like this picture (well) of all. 3. The children got up (late) this morning, they didn’t have to go to school. 4. It’s a pity you live so far away. I wish you lived (near). 5. Your English has improved. You speak a lot (fluently) you did when we last met. 6. It is a sort of paradox, but it is true – we are never (much) in danger than we think ourselves (much) secure. 7. Now I can see the ship (clearly) than before. 8. He speaks French (correctly) of all in my class.

III. Put the adverbs in the right place.

1. When we heard the news, we phoned Jane to her office to tell her everything. (immediately) 2. I’m going to England. (soon) 3. Have you been to the theatre? (recently) 4. My mother is very tired when she gets home from work. (usually) 5. I have good memory for faces but I forget names. (always) 6. He raised his head and looked at me in surprise. (slowly) 7. She is late. (never) 8. He is clever to understand it. (enough)

IV. Choose the right word.

1. Can you be (quite/quietly), please? I have a headache. 2. Your friend seems very (nice/nicely). 3. The tunnels of the Moscow Metro are dug (deep/deeply) below the surface of the earth. 4. This melody sounds (beautiful/beautifully). 5. I felt (real/really) ill last week. I couldn’t eat (for/during) three days. 6. You will not succeed unless you work (harder/hardly) 7. The plane soared (high/highly), we could (hard hardly) see it. 8. He approached me (closer/more closely) to hear me well. 9. He was (near/nearly) run over by the car. 10. I have seen very little of him (late/lately).