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Файл:The Legacy and Other Stories (Завещание и другие рассказы). Учебное пособие для студентов бакалавров, изучающих английский язык (второй год обучения),
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terofHarrowbyHallonseeingtheghost?6.Whydidtheghostap
peareveryyearinHarrowbyHall?7.Whydidtheghostcometoone
andthesamechambereveryyear?8.WhydidthemasterofHarrow
byHalldiesoonafterhehadmetwiththeghost?9.Whathappened
toHarrowbyHallafter itsmaster’sdeath?10.Whydidthe heir fail
inhisrstattempttogetridoftheghost?11.Howdidtheheirgetrid
oftheghost?12.Whatwastheheir’slifelikeafterhehadconquered
theghost?
1. The ghost was not aggressive. 2. The master of Harrow
by Hall was very polite with the ghost. 3. No one wanted to stay
inthehaunted chamber onChristmasEve. 4.Theheirbecame very
popularwithwomen afterhehad got ridofthe ghost.5.Thefather
ofthe“ghostdaughter”wasindifferenttohisdaughter.6.Theghost
regrettedaboutthesuicide.
1. Each Christmas eve the ghost came to the estate and stayed
thereforseveraldays.2.Theownersofthehousetookmanydifferent
precautionsnot tolet theghost in.3. The ghost didn’t spoilanything
inthehouse.4.ThemasterofHarrowbywasverypolitewithheghost
5. Each Christmas the ghost was obliged to spend with the master
ofthehouse.6.Theghosthauntedthemastersofthehouseevenwhen
theymoved to othercities. 7.Heatingthe roomdidn’thelp togetrid
oftheghost.8.Theyoungmasterofthehousedecidedtofreezetheghost
andputitintoacoldhousewarehouse.TheghostcametoHarrowby
HalleveryEaster.10.ThenameofthemasteroftheestatewasHenry
HartwickOglethrope.11.Theownersoftheestatetookprecautionsnot
tolet the ghost into the house. 12.The ghost was a young ladywho
had jumped of the cliff and died. 13. Three people died on meeting
withtheghost.14.Foralongperiodoftimetheestatewasnotinhabited.
15.The heirmadetwoattemptstogetridoftheghost.16.Intheend
theghostpromisednottocomeanymore.
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Togetridoftheghosttheownersoftheestate…
a)stoppedtheclockandmadethewalls,doorsandceilingwater
proof
b)didn’tgotobedatallandkeptthelighton
c)invitedtheminister
d)hadnoisyChristmascelebrationstofrightentheghost
TheghostofHarrowbywas…
a)themaidenwhousedtoliveinthehousetwohundredyearsago
b)thepreviousmasterofthehouse
c)thecookofthehouse
d)thesonofthemaster
TheyoungownerattendeddailytheTurkishbaths,because…
a)helikedthemverymuch
b)hegotacold
c)itwasgoodforhishealth
d)hetrainedhisbodytoresisthightemperature
Theyoungmasteraskedtheghost…
a)tositnearthereplace
b)tohavesometeawithhim
c)togotothelakewithhim
d)tohavedinnerwithhim
Theyoungmasterofthehousemanagedtogetridoftheghost
because…
a)hefrozeit
b)heheatedit
c)heleftthehousetotheghost
d)hepersuadedtheghostnotcomeanymore
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tobehaunted,saturate,tobeunconscious,topaysmb.acompli
ment,quininepills,gurgling,tocompelsmb.todosmth;predicament;
eternity;tofadeaway;tobeobliteratedbysmth;towithstandsmth.,
to go from one extreme to the other; to beseech smb. to do smth.;
toaccelerateone’sstep.
1. Thepubissaidbytheghostofaformerland
lord.2.Ourcultureiswithtelevisionandadvertising.3.She
wasfoundalivebut4.Byusingthewordman,Ianwas
.5.Howardsbeganbymanufacturingne
chemicals,especiallytheantimalarialdruganditsderivatives,
forthepharmaceuticalindustry.6.Wecouldhearthestream
downinthevalley.7.Alltheyoungmenintheareawere
toworkinthequarries andcoalmines.8.Howdothenewclassical
macroeconomistsexplainthat?9.Theyhadpractisedto
getherforonlyanhour,yetitseemedlikean.10.Thelaugh
ter,leavingmewithasenseofunease.11.Hiroshimawas
nearlybytheatomicbomb.12.Thebridgeisbuiltto
anearthquakeof8.3magnitude.13.Victims’advocateGailLe
landsaidthat toooften parents .
14.ButChanonlygavehimthatanxiousandlookIhad
seensomanytimesbefore.15.Couldyouyourstep.Idon’t
wanttomissthetrain.
сырость; покрытый росой; принимать меры предосторож
ности;водоросли;тушить,гасить; каминная доска;сделатьчто
либоназлокомулибо;поместье; испарять;мучитель;бытьвы
нужденнымчтолибосделать.
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1. … had stained the walls. 2. The gelatinous orange pebbles
peeked up from a wrap of dark, green … under a oneeyed yellow
pond.3.Theneighboursthrowthingsoverthegardenjust…us.4.Jane
hasherownhouseonaneathousing…inthesoutheast.5.Shewas
nothing but … for me. 6. He noticed the picture frames on the …
had beenturned to the wall. 7. The sun … moisture on the leaves.
8.The…woodlandwassolitaryandstill.9.TheInsuredconsidered
thesafetyofthepropertyand……eventhoughtheytranspiredtobe
inadequate.10.Please…allcigarettes.11.Theministerwas…tore
portatleastonceeverysixmonths.
1.The owners … Harrowby Hall had done their utmost to rid them-
selves…thedampanddewyladywhorose………thebestbedroom
oor…midnight,…withoutavail.2.Thesightwassounexpectedand
soterrifyingthathefainted,…immediatelycame…,because…thevast
amount…water…hishair,which,trickling……hisface,restoredhis
consciousness.3.…anefforttowarmhimself…heapproachedthere,
an unfortunate move as it turned … , because it brought the ghost di
rectly…there,whichimmediatelywas extinguished. 4.Thestory…
thevisitationinicted…his familyhadgoneabroad,andnoonecould
begot to invite him … to anyfunction save afternoon teas and recep
tions.5.Theheirprovidedhimself…awarmsuit…furunderclothing.
6.…top…thisheplacedanotherset…underclothing,thissuitmade…
wool,and…thiswasasecondrubbergarmentliketherst.
1. Each commander began to beseech his immediate superior
forreinforcements.2.Hisvoicewouldbeseech,climbingtwooctaves.
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3.Ibesought himifthedecisionwentagainsthimtoreturntotheUp
per House and do his bit there. 4. I was crouching overthese poor
men,whowerelookinguptome,eyesraised,beseeching.5.MrCot
tlelooked up,his eyes beseeching MaryAnnto ndanother object
forherwellmeaningpity.6.Ononeoccasionhe puthishandprints
onthepaintingasifbeseeching thecanvastoacknowledgetheexiled
body.7.Weallbeggedhimnottodriveinthestorm,buthewouldn’t
listentous.8.Beppeoverhearsherplansandwhenheconfrontsher,
shebegshimnottotellRoy.9.Hebeggedhisparentsforlessonsand
beganpianostudiesatageve.10.Hemightaswellhavegottendown
onhishandsandkneesandbeggedforit.11.Hesaysthatthepolice
wererightbehindthem—hebeggedhisbrothertostop.
1.“Myfatherhaditfurnishedinpinkandyellow,knowingwell
thatblueandgray formed theonlycombinationof color Icouldto
lerate.Hediditmerelytospiteme…”2.“IfIhadknownwhatthecon
sequencesweretobeIshouldnothavejumped;butIreallyneverrea
lizedwhatIwasdoinguntilafterIwasdrowned.”
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1.Thinkaboutpossiblerelationshipsbetweenthe“ghostdaugh
ter”andherfather.2.Whydoyouthinkthefatherwassoindifferentto
hisdaughter?3.Canyouputforwardyourownideashowtheycould
getrid of theghost? 4.Ifyou werethe author,which detailswould
you add to the story? 5. Why do you think the story lacks for de
taileddescriptions? Is it an advantage or disadvantage?6. Why did
theauthorwritethestory?7.Whatdoyouusuallydoifyoucan’tsolve
a problem? 8. Can you justify people when they do somethingjust
tospitesmb?9.Whatisyourattitudetorevenge?10.Whichmyste
riousplacesintheworlddoyouknow?
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Virginia WoolfTheLegacy............................................................5
O. HenryTheGiftoftheMagi......................................................24
Irwin ShawMainCurrentsofAmericanThought..........................37
Jack London AWickedWoman..................................................... 57
Rachel GouldThucydides.............................................................. 81
Roald Dahl GallopingFoxley........................................................98
Herbert GeorgeWellsTheManWhoCouldWorkMiracles.........123
Oscar WildeTheDevotedFriend...................................................148
Robert HarrisPMQ.......................................................................168
Arthur Conan DoyleTheBrazilianCat.........................................193
John Kendrick Bangs TheWaterGhostofHarrowbyHall............221
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The legacy and oTher STorieS
Учебное пособие
С.В. Мичугина,Е.И. Михалева,О.А. Титова,
Н.Д. Паршина,С.Н. Макеева
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