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Exercise # 7.
Choose the correct answer to complete each sentence according to
the information given in the text.
1. Although a fog rolled over the city in the small hours, the early part
of the night was ____________, and the lane, which the maid’s window
overlooked, was brilliantly lit by the full moon.
a) calm
b) clear
c) clean
d) empty
2. It seems she was romantically given, for she sat down upon her box,
which stood immediately under the window, and fell into a dream of
___________.
a) reflection
b) meditation
c) consideration
d) consolidation
3. It did not seem as if the subject of his address were of great
importance; indeed, from his pointing, it sometimes appeared as if he were
only ___________ his way.
a) demanding
b) claiming
c) asking
d) dreaming about
4. And next moment, _______________, he was trampling his victim
under foot and hailing
down a storm of blows, under which the bones were
audibly shattered and the body jumped upon the roadway.
a) like an idiot
b) like a beast
c) like a storm
d) outrageously
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5. Mr. Utterson had already ___________ at the name of Hyde; but
when the stick was laid before him, he could doubt no longer; broken and
battered
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as it was, he recognized it for one that he had himself presented
many years before to Henry Jekyll.
a) shivered
b) shocked
c) shaken
d) pleased
Exercise # 8.
Look through the passage and complete the following statements
with your own words as briefly as possible.
1. It was two o’clock when she _______________and called for the
police.
2. The murderer was gone long ago; but there lay his victim in the
middle of the lane, ___________________.
3. A purse and a gold watch were found upon the victim: but no cards
or papers, except a sealed and stamped envelope, which he had been
probably carrying to the post, and which _________ the name and address
of Mr. Utterson.
4. This was brought to the lawyer the next morning, before he
_________of bed; and he had no sooner seen it, and been told the
circumstances, than he ___________ a solemn lip.
5. ‘I shall say nothing till I have seen the body,’ said he; ‘this may be
very serious. ____________________ while I dress.’ And with the same
grave countenance he hurried through his breakfast and drove to the police
station, whither the body had been carried.
6. As soon as he came into the cell, he ___________.
7. It was ___________about nine in the morning, and the first fog of
the season.
8. A great chocolate-coloured pall lowered over heaven, but the wind
was continually charging and routing these embattled vapours; so that as the
cab crawled from street to street, Mr. Utterson beheld a marvelous number
of degrees and hues of twilight; for here it would be dark like the back-end
of evening; and there would be a glow of a rich, lurid brown, like the light
of some strange conflagration; and here, for a moment, the fog would be
quite broken up, and a haggard shaft of daylight would glance in between
the __________________.
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9. An _______________ and _________________ old woman opened
the door. She had an evil face, smoothed by hypocrisy; but her manners
were excellent.
10. Yes, she said, this was Mr. Hyde’s, but he was not at home; he had
been in that night very late, but had gone away again in less than an hour;
there was nothing strange in that; his habits were very irregular, and he
_______________; for instance, it was nearly two months since she had
seen him till yesterday.
Exercise # 9.
Look at the statements numbered 1-10; if the statement is true put
T, F if the statement is false or N if there is no information given.
1. A maid servant living alone in a house far from the river had gone
up-stairs to bed about eleven.
2. And then all of a sudden he broke out in a great flame of fury,
stamping with his foot, brandishing the cane, and carrying on (as the maid
described it) like a madman.
3. The stick with which the deed had been done, although it was of
some rare and very tough and heavy wood, had broken in the middle under
the stress of this insensate
cruelty; and one splintered half had rolled in the
neighbouring kerb – the other, without doubt, had been carried away by the
murderer.
4. A purse and a gold watch were found under the victim: but no cards
or papers, except a sealed and stamped envelope, which he had been
probably carrying to the post, and which bore the name and address of Mr.
Utterson.
5. ‘And perhaps you can help us to the man.’ And he briefly told what
the maid had seen, and showed the broken stick.
6. Mr. Utterson had already quailed at the name of Hyde; but when the
stick was laid before him, he doubted a bit longer; broken and battered as it
was, he recognized it for one that he had himself presented many years
before to Henry Jekyll.
7. The thoughts of his mind, besides, were of the gloomiest dye; and
when he glanced at the companion of his drive, he was under the conscious
of some touch of that terror of the law and the law’s officers, which may at
times assail the most honest.
8. In the whole extent of the house, which but for the old woman was
otherwise empty, Mr. Hyde had only used a couple of rooms; but these were
furnished with luxury and good taste.
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9. From these embers the inspector disinterred the butt-end of a green
cheque-book, which had resisted the action of the fire; the other half of the
stick was located behind the door and as this clinched
his suspicions, the
officer declared himself delighted.
10. A visit to the bank, where several thousand pounds were sacrificed
to the murderer’s credit, completed his gratification.
Exercise # 10.
Choose the sentences which have no factual and grammar mistakes.
a) The terrible quarter of Soho seen under these changing glimpses,
with its muddy ways, and slatternly passengers, and its lamps, which had
never been extinguished or had been kindled afresh to combat this mournful
re-invasion of darkness, seemed, in the lawyer’s eyes, like a district of some
city in a nightmare.
b) The thoughts of his mind, besides, were of the gloomiest dye; and
when he looked at the companion of his drive, he was conscious of some
touch of that terror of the law and the law’s officers, which may at times
assail the most honest.
c) As the cab drew up before the address indicated, the fog lit a little
and showed him a dingy
street, a gin palace, a low French eating-house, a
shop for the retail of penny numbers and two penny salads, many ragged
children huddled in the doorways, and many women of different
nationalities passing out, key in hand, to have a morning glass; and the next
moment the fog settled down again upon that part, as brown as umber, and
cut him off from his blackguardly surroundings.
d) This was the home of Henry Jekyll’s favorite; of a man who was heir
to a quarter of a millions sterling.
e) ‘Very well, then, we want to see his rooms,’ said the lawyer; and
when the woman began to declare it was impossible, ‘I had better tell you
who this person is,’ he added. ‘This is Inspector Newcomen of Scotland
Yard.’
f) A flash of odious joy appeared upon the woman’s face. ‘Ah!’ said
she, ‘he is out of trouble! What has he done?
g) ‘Mr. Utterson and the inspector exchanged glances. ‘He seems a very
popular character,’ observed the latter. ‘And now, my good woman just let
me and this gentleman have a look about us.’
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Exercise # 11.
Choose two correct sentences.
a. In the whole extent of the house, which but for the old woman
remained otherwise derelict, Mr. Hyde had only used a couple of rooms; but
these were furnished with luxury and good taste.
b. A closet was filled with wine; the plate was of silver, the napery
gorgeous; a good picture hung upon the walls, a gift (as Utterson supposed)
from Henry Jekyll, who was less of a connoisseur; and the carpets were of
many plies and agreeable in colour.
c. At this moment, however, the rooms had every mark of having been
recently and hurriedly ransacked; clothes lay about the floor, with their
pockets inside out; lock-fast drawers stood open; and on the hearth there lay
a pile of grey ashes, as though many papers had been burned.
d. From these embers the inspector disinterred the butt-end of a green
cheque-book, which had refrained the action of the fire; the other half of the
stick was found behind the door and as this clinched his suspicions, the
officer declared himself delighted.
e. A visit to the bank, where several thousand pounds were found to be
lying to the murderer’s credit, concluded his gratification.
Exercise # 12.
Give a summary of the whole text.
Exercise # 13.
Pick out from the text adjectives and other words used to
characterize:
a) Mr. Utterson
b) Mr. Richard Enfield
c) Mr. Hyde
Exercise # 14.
Quote the text to prove that:
a) It seems that the maid servant was romantically given;
b) The stick with which the deed had been done, although it was of
some rare and very tough and heavy wood, had broken in the middle under
the stress of this insensate cruelty;
c) It was by this time about nine in the morning, and the first fog of the
season;
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d) An ivory-faced and silvery-haired old woman opened the door. She
had an evil face, smoothed by hypocrisy; but her manners were excellent.
Exercise # 15.
Retell the story according to the outline below:
I. Nearly a year later, in the month of October, 18 — , London was
startled by a crime of singular ferocity
and rendered all the more notable by
the high position of the victim.
II. When they had come within speech (which was just under the
maid’s eyes) the older man bowed and accosted the other with a very pretty
manner of politeness. It did not seem as if the subject of his address were of
great importance.
III. It was two o’clock when she came to herself and called for the police.
IV. Mr. Utterson had already quailed at the name of Hyde; but when
the stick was laid before him, he could doubt no longer; broken and battered
as it was, he recognized it for one that he had himself presented many years
before to Henry Jekyll.
V. It was by this time about nine in the morning, and the first fog of
the season.
VI. An ivory-faced and silvery-haired old woman opened the door.
VII. At this moment, however, the rooms bore every mark of having
been recently and hurriedly ransacked.
VIII. A visit to the bank, where several thousand pounds were found to
be lying to the murderer’s credit, completed his gratification.
Exercise # 16.
Topics for discussion
1. British vice versa American English: positive and negative
politeness;
2. Mind your ps and qs: meaning and origin;
3. Conversational interactions: politeness and face management.
Exercise # 17.
Translate the text below from Russian into English.
Старинный французский рецепт
(по рассказу из журнала «Отдохни»)
Когда майора Ершова вызвал к себе генерал, Ершов пошел к нему в
кабинет с большой неохотой. Дело о похищении
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из библиотеки
старинных кулинарных книг, которое он должен был закончить, вот
уже несколько дней стояло на месте.
Войдя в кабинет, Ершов уже приготовился выслушать в свой адрес
разные неприятные слова, но вместо этого генерал предложил ему
сесть и спросил:
– Вы знаете иностранные языки?
– Так точно, – ответил Ершов.
– А какие? – поинтересовался генерал.
– Я один знаю, – ответил Ершов, – английский.
Генерал вынул из стола небольшую книжку и открыл ее на первой
странице.
– Прочтите-ка, – предложил он Ершову. – Сразу по-русски.
Ершов увидел перед собой английский текст, но это его не
смутило. И он начал переводить.
– Спасибо, – сказал генерал. – Язык, я вижу, вы знаете.
– Это – Агата Кристи. – Ершов поспешил показать свои знания,
обрадованный тем, что его не будут ругать.
– А точнее? – улыбаясь, спросил генерал.
– Приключение “Звезды Запада”.
– Правильно, оно. А дело у меня к вам, Ершов, вот какое. У нас
завтра открывается международный конгресс полицейских. А лейтенант Дыбенко, наш переводчик, заболел. Поэтому
вы, майор, отло-
жите все свои дела и поезжайте на конгресс, будете работать там.
***
На конгрессе представители разных стран обсуждали наболевшие
проблемы. Ершов кое-что отмечал в своем блокноте и время от
времени посматривал в партер, где среди французской делегации,
сидела молодая женщина, одетая в форму капитана.
В перерыве, когда
участники конгресса пошли обедать, Ершов как
будто случайно оказался за одним столом с французами и уже открыл
рот, чтобы начать говорить по-английски, как вдруг увидел, что
француженка кокетливо протянула ему руку.
– Жаннет Аджани, капитан полицейского управления города
Руана, – сказала она по-русски с акцентом.
– Леня, – ответил Ершов, не
зная, что делать с рукой: пожать или
поцеловать.
– Ответьте мне честно, Леня, – сказала Жаннет, глядя в программу
культурных мероприятий, – вы любите симфоническую музыку?
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В этот вечер организаторы конгресса предлагали участникам пойти
в консерваторию на концерт.
– Да как вам сказать …. – ответил Ершов.
Я так и думала, – засмеялась Жаннет, – и я тоже. Давайте просто
погуляем по городу.
***
Ершов пошел с Жаннет туда, куда обычно он ходил с девушками: к
стенам древнего Кремля.
– Я хочу
есть! – вдруг сказала Жаннет.
Ершов предложил Жаннет пойти в лучший ресторан, который он
знал, «Гурман».
– Интересно, интересно, – говорила Жанет, читая меню. – А вот это –
«Утка по-королевски». Это даже у нас редко где можно попробовать.
Через некоторое время им принесли «утку по-королевски» …
– Так, так … – удивленно повторяла она, – полная
идентичность.
– С чем? – спросил Ершов.
– Понимаете, Леня, эту утку действительно приготовили по очень
старинному рецепту. Я пробовала ее только однажды, в Париже, в
специальном ресторане. Тогда и сейчас вкус идентичный. Даже во
Франции не каждый повар умеет так готовить. Где ваш повар научился
так готовить?
– А давайте спросим? – предложил
Ершов.
Через пять минут молодой человек в белой одежде подошел к их
столу и спросил:
– Есть жалобы?
– Нет! – ответила Жаннет. – Я только хотела вас спросить: кто вас
научил готовить это блюдо?
– Я взял его из книги. У меня дома есть старинная кулинарная
книга на французском языке. Я перевел ее
со словарем.
И тут Ершов понял, что пора вмешаться, и вынул свое удос-
товерение.
– У меня к вам несколько вопросов. Итак, вы сказали, что взяли
рецепт из книги, не так ли?
– Да, из книги, - удивился повар.
– А книгу где взяли?
– Друг принес целую сумку и попросил хранить их некоторое
время. Я из любопытства посмотрел и вижу – кулинарные книги на
французском языке.
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– Вы знаете французский?
– Хороший повар должен знать французский. Только французский
язык в этой книге довольно странный. Сейчас уже так не пишут.
– Это, наверное, старо-французский, – сказала Жаннет.
– Да, наверное, – согласился повар. – Эти книги – все старые …
– Так они и сейчас у вас?
– У меня …
– А тот, кто их
принес? Как его зовут?
– Это что, допрос? – опять удивился повар.
– К сожалению, да – ответил Ершов.
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
1859–1930
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was born in
Edinburgh, Scotland. He studied to be a doctor at
the University of Edinburgh and set up a small
practice at Southsea in Hampshire during his 20s.
While the practice proved largely unsuccessful,
the lack of patients provided him with the
opportunity to create possibly the most popular
character ever introduced in the history of fiction,
Sherlock Holmes.
While at University, Conan Doyle had been
greatly influenced by John Bell, one of his
professors. Bell was an expert in the use of
deductive reasoning to diagnose disease. Conan
Doyle was so impressed that he used these same principles when creating
his famous detectives.
Sherlock Holmes was introduced in A Study in Scarlet (1887), followed
by A Sign of Four (1890), but didn't really take hold of the public's
imagination until Strand magazine, newly founded in 1890, published a
series of short stories called The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. From that
point on the public couldn't get enough of Holmes and his always reliable
confidant, John H. Watson, a retired military doctor.
Residing in London at 221B Baker Street, Holmes's character and
personality set him apart from all others. "Holmes, with his keen sense of
observation, his lean face and hooked nose, his long legs, his deerstalker
hat, his magnifying glass, and his ever-present pipe. This personality is what
caught the reader's imagination." (The Literature of Crime and Detection)
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