Сборник заданий и упражнений по домашнему чтению на английском языке (на основе текстов из книги А. Хэйли «Аэропорт»)

Lesson 3

Part One 4–6

(p. 50–77)

1. Explain the meaning of the following words and phrases in English.

■■halt (p. 50)

■■heir (p. 50)

■■entice(p. 50)

■■immaculate (p. 51)

■■commendation (p. 52)

■■nibble (p. 53)

■■titter (p. 55)

■■snugness (p. 58)

■■rebuke (p. 59)

■■unrelenting (p. 59)

■■disgorge (p. 60)

■■malodorous (p. 60)

■■retrieve (p. 63)

■■thaw (p. 63)

■■eerie (p. 63)

■■premonition (p. 64)

■■malice (p. 67)

■■zest (p. 68)

■■vivacious (p. 69)

■■layover (p. 69)

■■perpetual (p. 70)

■■philandering (p. 70)

■■scathing (p. 71)

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■■ meticulous (p. 73) ■■ suffuse (p. 75)

■■ disdainfully (p. 75) ■■ sleek (p. 77)

2. Give the synonyms to the following words.

■■ tie-up (p. 50)

■■ topnotch (p. 51) ■■ lantern (p. 54)

■■ suddenness (p. 63) ■■ halcyon (p. 69)

3. Answer the following questions.

1. Who is Joe Patroni? What legends about him do you know? 2. What can you say about Captain Vernon Demerest?

4. Retell this extract. (20 sentences)

Lesson 4

Part One 7–8

(p. 78–103)

1. Explain the meaning of the following words and phrases in English.

■■presentiment (p. 78)

■■curvature (p. 79)

■■amber (p. 80)

■■entourage (p. 82)

■■summon (p. 82)

■■extraneous(p. 85)

■■concourse (p. 86)

■■revamp (p. 89)

■■dissent (p. 89)

■■showdown (p. 89)

■■veer (p. 89)

■■calamitous (p. 89)

■■assassination (p. 90)

■■reverie (p. 90)

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■■undertaking (p. 91)

■■wove (weave) (p. 92)

■■piecemeal (p. 92)

■■accorded (p. 92)

■■aftermath (p. 93)

■■incumbent (p. 93)

■■stunned (p. 94)

■■tenure (p. 94)

■■surmise (p. 94)

■■deduce (p. 96)

■■demolish (p. 98)

■■engulf (p. 98)

■■shelve (p. 98)

■■allegation (p. 101)

■■infuse (p. 102)

■■persuasion (p. 102)

■■deterioration (p. 102)

2.Give the synonyms from the text to the following words.

■■free (p. 83)

■■hurry (p. 83)

■■sadly (p. 85)

■■5 years (p. 86)

■■think over (p. 86)

■■busy, overcrowded (p. 86)

■■rich, prosperous (p. 86)

■■indifferent (p. 92)

■■meeting (p. 92)

■■presentiment (p. 95)

■■party (p. 100)

3.Give the Russian equivalents to the following phrases and use them in your own sentences.

■■huff and puff (p. 86)

■■hairbreadth judgments (p. 88)

■■be at stake (p. 89)

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4. Retell the part about Mel Bakerrsfeld career and personal life according to the plan.

■■events before meeting John F. Kennedy

■■period in White House

■■events after John F. Kennedy assassination

■■relations with Cindy

Lesson 5

Part One 9–10

(p. 103–134)

1. Explain the meaning of the following words and phrases in English.

■■tremulous(p. 105)

■■altitude (p. 105)

■■flamboyance (p. 107)

■■drawl (p. 107)

■■detachment (p. 109)

■■unravel (p. 111)

■■irascible (p. 114)

■■resentment (p. 115)

■■prematurely (p. 115)

■■imminent (p. 115)

■■freckles (p. 117)

■■pixyish (p. 117)

■■clipping (p. 117)

■■engulf (p. 118)

■■bleakness (p. 118)

■■remorse (p. 118)

■■trifling (p. 119)

■■propulsion (p. 121)

■■impeccably (p. 122)

■■abatement (p. 123)

■■fidget (p. 124)

■■enviable (p. 125)

■■dispense (p. 126)

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■■purveyor (p. 126)

■■on smb. behalf (p. 128)

■■shrewdly (p. 128)

■■recompense (p. 129)

■■intrusion (p. 129)

■■audacity (p. 131)

■■ample (p. 131)

■■perpetuation (p. 133)

■■subside (p. 133)

2.Give the synonyms from the text to the following words.

■■fat (p. 106)

■■think (p. 113)

■■observe, watch (p. 113)

■■brief, laconic (p. 114, 130)

■■secretly (p. 114)

■■pert (p. 117)

■■ask, beg (p. 122)

■■noise (p. 123)

■■angrily (p. 124)

■■trick (p. 125)

■■weary (p. 128)

■■evaluate (p. 131)

■■boring (p. 131)

3.Give the Russian equivalents to the following juridical terms.

■■litigation (p. 125)

■■Supreme Court (p. 129)

■■precedent (p. 129)

■■plaintiff (p. 131)

■■attorney (p. 131)

■■installment (p. 132)

■■suit (p. 132)

■■legal counsel (p. 133)

■■retainer (p. 133)

4.Using the text of the book (p. 124–125) describe Mr. Eliliott Freemantle. Express your own attitude to this gentleman.

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Lesson 6

Part One 11

Part Two 1–2

(p. 134–171)

1.Explain the meaning of the following words and phrases in English.

■■rage (p. 134)

■■dejection (p. 135)

■■insolvency (p. 136

■■imminent (p. 136)

■■eviction (p. 136)

■■subterfuge (p. 136)

■■transcendent (p. 139)

■■contingencies (p. 139)

■■preclude (p. 140)

■■stride (p. 148

■■savage (p. 150)

■■exonerated (p. 150)

■■wrathfully (p. 151)

■■nudge (p. 154)

■■enchanting (p. 155)

■■incinerate (p. 158)

■■brusqueness (p. 160)

■■devout (p. 161)

■■sediment (p. 163)

■■rotten (p. 163)

■■lump (p. 164)

■■suasion (p. 167)

■■gullible (p. 168)

■■upheaval (p. 170)

■■alimony (p. 170)

2.Give the synonyms from the text to the following words.

■■angry (p. 134)

■■carefully (p. 145)

■■mad (p. 150)

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■■boss (p. 151)

■■hide (p. 155)

■■doubt (p. 160)

3.Give the detailed Russian translation of Guerrerro’s appearance p. 134–135 in a written form.

4. Make up the plan & retell the extract.

Lesson 7

Part Two 3

(p. 171–201)

1. Explain the meaning of the following words and phrases in English.

■■оblivion (p. 172)

■■conscientious (p. 172)

■■desolation (p. 173)

■■trainee (p. 177)

■■acuity (p. 177)

■■retentive (p. 178)

■■gauge (p. 180)

■■doze (p. 181)

■■bout (p. 181)

■■desist (p.184)

■■slanting (p. 185)

■■prudent (p. 187)

■■whim (p. 189)

■■urgency (p. 192)

■■denunciation (p. 192)

■■plummet (p. 193)

■■despairing (p. 192)

■■beseeching (p. 193)

■■pending (p. 194)

■■reprimand (p. 194)

■■exonerated (p. 195)

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■■chivalrous (p. 195)

■■vicinity (p. 195)

■■hesitant (p. 199)

2.Give the synonyms from the text to the following words.

■■maze (p. 171)

■■row (p. 176) — tier

■■in addition (p. 177)

■■miserable (p. 193)

3.Give the detailed description of Perry Yount and George Wallace.

4.Make up the plan & retell the extract.

Lesson 8

Part Two 4–5

(p. 201–242)

1. Explain the meaning of the following words and phrases in English.

■■distraught (p. 202)

■■handkerchief (p. 202)

■■afford (p. 204)

■■manifest (p. 205)

■■schedule (p. 206)

■■appointment (p. 206)

■■unabashed (p. 207)

■■defroud (p. 207)

■■request (p. 208)

■■blush (p. 209),

■■irascible (p. 210)

■■hostile (p. 212)

■■reproach (p. 213)

■■sheepish (p. 213)

■■swamp (p. 214)

■■meditative (p. 216)

■■swung up (p. 220)

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■■conseccionaire (p. 222)

■■prejudice (p. 224)

■■hazardous (p. 227)

2.Answer the following questions.

1.Who is Mrs. Ada Quonsett? (р. 203)

2.What about Mrs. Ada Quonsett and Tanya Livingston were talking? (р. 202)

3.What do airlines do with stowaways? (р. 206)

4.How does Mrs. Ada Quonsett get on board usually? (р. 208)

5.What did Tanya Livingston decide to do with Mrs. Quonsett? (р. 212)

6.Who is Egan Jeffers? (р. 220)

7.What troubles did he talk about? (р. 221)

8.Why didn`t Mel agree with Vernon Demerest at the Airport Commissioners meeting? (р. 225)

3. Make up the plan & retell the extract.

Lesson 9

Part Two 6–7

(p. 242–272)

1. Explain the meaning of the following words and phrases in English.

■■dissipation (p. 244)

■■appraising (p. 244)

■■obstinacy (p. 248)

■■scoffed (p. 250)

■■shaky (p. 251)

■■initially (p. 252)

■■tray (p. 252)

■■envisage (p. 253)

■■shrieking (p. 255)

■■porter (p. 255)

■■skidding (p. 255)

■■wheel (p. 255)

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■■precaution (p. 256)

■■hangar (p. 257)

■■topnotch (p. 258)

■■dour (p. 266)

■■pace (p. 272)

2.Give the synonyms from the text to the following words.

■■thought (p. 242)

■■drawbacks (p. 242)

■■solace (p. 243)

■■honestly (p. 244)

■■following (p. 247)

■■stubbornness (p. 248)

■■mocked (p. 249, 250)

3.Answer the following words questions.

1.Was there a chance to recover the relationship between Mel and Cindy? p. 243

2.Who is Derek Eden? p.243

3.What plans had Cindy got when she met Mel first? p. 249–250

4.How things were going on between Derek and Cindy that night?

p. 254

5.Where was Boeing N-731-TA preparing for flight and who was the pilot? p. 255–256

6.How was Trans American Counter Centre organised inside?

p. 263

7.Who’s Fred Phirmphoot? p. 263–264

4. Make up the plan & retell the extract.

(p. 272–333)

1. Explain the meaning of the following words and phrases in English.

■■spindly (p. 274)

■■inconspicuous (p. 276)

■■throttle (p. 276)

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