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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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a)Franktookthestairstwoat a time. b)Infact,asetofbeauti
fully manicured nails is a sign of a woman who takes pride in her
appearance. c)Kevinpracticallyworshipshisolderbrother. d)“Twen
ty dollars,” said Madame, lifting the mass with a practised hand.
e)Ineverquitemastered the art of walkinginhighheels. f)Reforming
theprisonsystemwouldbea mammoth task. g)Itook a lookat thecoat
anddecideditwasn’tworth£50. h)Danadepreciates thevalueofhis
relationshipswithhisfriendsinhispoetry.
вынуждать;ничегонеоставалосьделать;трюмо;чрезвычайно
гордиться чемл., замереть; цепочка для карманных часов;
прогульщик;отбивные;витрина,ясли.
1. He didn’t want to accept the invitation but nally James …
him.2.Faithhasaskedfortwohighqualitylamb…andsteak.3.We
werelookingattheChristmasdisplaysinthe….4.Abachelorfriend
ofmine……inculinaryartwhichleaveshimnevershortofadmiring
girlfriends.5.Thepresidentofthecompanyadmittedthat…………
butsignthecontract.6.He……,notdaringtomove,unabletobreak
away.7.JosephandMarywiththeirnewbornsonlyingina….8.It
wasaplatinum……simpleandchasteindesign9.Heassumedthat
aporteror…wasusuallystationedthereto be on callortoanswer
enquiries.10.Astudentwhostaysawayfromschoolwithoutpermis
sioniscalled…
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1.Life ismade …of sobs,snifes, andsmiles, …snifes pre
dominating.2.Dellanishedhercry and attended…hercheeks…
thepowderrag.3.Onceshefaltered…aminuteandstoodstillwhile
atearortwosplashed…thewornredcarpet.4.…thatchain…his
watchJim might beproperly anxious …the time … any company.
5.Grandasthewatchwas,hesometimeslooked…itonthesly…
account…theoldleatherstrapthatheused…place…achain.6.His
eyeswerexed…Della,andtherewasanexpression…themthatshe
couldnotread,anditterriedher.7.Thedullpreciousmetalseemed
toash … areection … her bright andardent spirit. 8.I couldn’t
have…Christmas…givingyouapresent.
1.There(be)clearlynothing(leave)(do)but(op)downontheshab
bylittlecouchand(howl).2.Now,whentheincome(beshrunk)to$20,
thelettersof“Dillingham”(look)blurred,asthoughthey(think)seriously
ofcontractingtoamodestandunassumingD.3.She(stand)bythewin
dow and (look) out dully at a grey cat (walk) a grey fence in a grey
backyard.4. Suddenlyshe (whirl)from thewindow and (stand) before
theglass.Hereyes(shine)brilliantly,butherface(lose)itscolourwithin
twentyseconds. 5.She (nd) it at last.It surely(be made)for Jimand
nooneelse.6.Assoonasshe(see)itshe(know)thatit(mustbe)Jim’s.
7.I(have)myhair(cut)offand(sell)itbecauseI(can)not(live)through
Christmaswithout(give)youapresent.8.Jimnotyet(see)hisbeautiful
present.She(hold)itouttohimeagerlyuponheropenpalm.
1.Pennies savedone andtwo at … time bybulldozing …gro
cerand … vegetableman and …butcher untilone’scheeksburned
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with … silent imputation of parsimony that such close dealing im
plied.2.While…mistressof…homeisgraduallysubsidingfrom…
rststageto…second,take…lookat…home.3.Shestoodby…
windowand looked outdully at … grey catwalking … greyfence
in…greybackyard.4.Therewas…pierglassbetween…windows
of…room.5.…verythinandveryagilepersonmay,byobserving
his reection in … rapid sequence of longitudinal strips, obtain …
fairly accurate conception of his looks. Della, being slender, had
mastered … art. 6. Then she heard his step on … stair away down
on … rst ight, and she turned white for just … moment. 7. Jim
steppedinside…door,asimmovableas…setterat…scentofquail.
8.…mathematicianor…witwouldgiveyou…wronganswer.
1. WhatwastheproblemDellawassomuchupsetwith?2.What
washeratlike?3.Whydidtheyhavenancialdifculties?4.Which
twopossessionsdidDellaandherhusbandhave?5.WheredidDella
takethemoneyfrom?6.Whatdidshebuyforherhusband?7.What
didJamesbuyforDella?8.WhydidJamessuggesttheyshouldput
thepresentsawayandkeepthemawhile?
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1.Quietnessandvalue—thedescriptionappliedtoboth.2.Themagi,
asyouknow,werewisemen—wonderfullywisemen—whobrought
giftstotheBabeinthemanger.TheyinventedtheartofgivingChristmas
presents.Beingwise,theirgiftswerenodoubtwiseones,possiblybearing
theprivilegeofexchangeincaseofduplication.AndhereIhavelamely
relatedto youthe uneventful chronicle of twofoolish childrenin aat
whomostunwiselysacricedforeachotherthegreatesttreasuresoftheir
house.Butinalastwordtothewiseofthesedaysletitbesaidthatofall
whogivegiftsthesetwowerethewisest.Ofallwhogiveandreceivegifts,
suchastheyarewisest.Everywheretheyarewisest.Theyarethemagi.
WheredidDellaandherhusbandlive?
a)inahouse b)inasmallat
c)inatenantedroom d)inaluxuriousapartment
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WhatwasDella’shusband’sname?
a)Ronald b)Jonathan
c)Jim d)James
WheredidDella’shusbandtakehiswatchfrom?
a)heboughtitbeforemarriage
b)itwasDella’spresent
c)itwashisweddingpresent
d)heinheriteditfromhisfatherandgrandfather
AtwhichpricedidDellasellherhair?
a)onedollarandeightysevencents
b)thirtydollars
c)twentyonedollars
d)twentydollars
WhatdidDella’shusbandbuyforher?
a)silvercombs b)woodencombs
c)tortoiseshellcombs d)ironcombs
WhatdidDellabuyforherhusband?
a)silverfobchain b)anewwatch
c)aleatherwallet d)aplatinumfobchain
7.Thefamilyincomewas…
a)twentydollarsaweek b)thirtydollarsaweek
c)eightdollarsaweek d)twentydollarsaday
8.Jimgothisgoldwatchfrom…
a)hisfarther b)hisbrother
c)boughtithimself d)Della
9.ThelengthofDella’shairwas…
a)belowtheknees b)uptotheshoulders
c)uptothewaist d)uptotheheels
10.Delladecidedtohaveherhaircutbecauseshe…
a)wantedtochangethehaircut
b)herhusbandaskedhertodoit
c)shewantedtosellthehair
d)shewantedtomakeachignon
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11.AsaChristmaspresentforDellaJimbought
a)abrooch b)asetofhairpins
c)aring d)asetofcombs
1.Differenttypes of family
relationships.2.Financialproblemswithinafamilyandpossiblesolu
tionstothem.
.
‘Hadthelivedintheat
acrosstheairshaft,Dellawouldhaveletherhairhangoutofthewindow
somedaytodryjusttodepreciateHerMajesty’sjewelsandgifts.’Who
wasQueenofSheba?
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Irwin Shaw
FLACKER: ALL right now, Kid, now you’d better talk,”
Andrewdictated.“Business:Soundofthedoorclosing,theslowturn
ingofthekeyinthelock.Buddy:You’renevergoingtogetmetotalk,
Flacker. Business: Sound of a slap. Flacker: Maybe that’ll make
youthink different,Kid.Where is Jerry Carmichael? Buddy:(laug
hing) Wouldn’t you like to know, Flacker? Flacker:Yeah. (Slowly,
withgreatthreatinhisvoice)AndI’mgoingtondout.Onewayor
another.See?Business:Sirenfadesin,louder,fadesout.Announcer:
WillBuddytalk?WillFlackerforcehim
therescuedsonoftherailroadking?WillDustyBladesreachhim
intime?TuneinMondayatthesametime,,etcetera...”
Andrewdroppedontothecouchandputhisfeetup.Hestretched
andsighedashewatchedLenorenishscratchinghisdictationdown
intheshorthandnotebook.
“Thirty bucks,” he said. “There’s another thirty bucks. Is it
therightlength?”
“Uhuh,” Lenore said. “Eleven and a half pages. This is a very
goodone,Andy.”
“Yeah,”Andrewsaid,closinghiseyes.“PutitnexttoMobyDick
onyourlibraryshelf.”
“It’sveryexciting,”Lenoresaid,standingup.“Idon’tknowwhat
they’recomplainingabout.”
“You’rea lovelygirl,”Andrew put his handsover hiseyes and
rubbedaroundandaround.“Ihavewoodenhingesonmyeyelids.Do
yousleepatnight?”
“Don’tdothat toyoureyes,” Lenorestarted to puton hercoat.
“Youonlythem.”
“You’reright.”Andrewdughissts into his eyesandrotatedthem
slowly.“Youdon’tknowhowrightyouare.”
“Tomorrow.Atteno’clock?”Lenoreasked.
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“Atteno’clock.Digmeoutofthearmsofsleep.Weshallleave
DustyBladestohisfateforthisweekandgoonwiththefurtherad
venturesofRonnieCookandHisFriends,fortydollarsascript.Ial
waysenjoywritingRonnieCookmuchbetterthanDustyBlades.See
whattendollarsdoestoaman.”HeopenedhiseyesandwatchedLe
noreputtingherhatoninfrontofthemirror.Whenhesquinted,she
wasnotsoplainlooking.HefeltverysorryforLenore,plainassand,
with her atcolored face, and her hair pulled down like rope, and
nevera man toher name.She wasputtingon ared hatwith a kind
ofladderarrangementgoinguponeside.Itlookedveryfunnyandsad
onher.Andrewrealizedthatitwasanewhat.“That’sa mighty ne
hat,”hesaid.
“IthoughtalongtimebeforeIboughtthishat,”Lenoresaid,us
hingbecausehe’dnoticedit.
“Harriet!” The governess next door screamed in the alley
tothe nextdoor neighbor’slittle girl. “Harriet,get awayfrom there
!”
Andrewturnedoveron hisstomachonthe couch andputapil
lowoverhishead.“HaveyougotanyideasforRonnieCookandHis
Friendsfortomorrow?”heaskedLenore.
“No.Haveyou?”
“No.”Hepulledthepillowtightaroundhishead.
“You’llgetthembytomorrow,”Lenoresaid.“Youalwaysdo.”
“Yeah,”saidAndrew.
“Youneedavacation,”Lenoresaid.
“Getoutofhere.”
“Goodbye,”Lenorestartedout.“Getagoodnight’ssleep.“
“Anythingyousay.”
Andrew watched her with one eye as she went off the porch
onwhich heworked and through the livingroom anddining room,
towardthestairs.Shehadnicelegs.Youwerealwayssurprisedwhen
agirlwithafacelikethathadnicelegs.Butshehadhaironherlegs.
Shewasnot aluckygirl. “Oh, no,”Andrew saidasthe doorclosed
behindher,“youarenotaluckygirl.”
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Heclosedhiseyesandtriedtosleep.Thesuncameinthroughtheopen
windowsandthecurtainsblewsoftlyoverhisheadandthesunwaswarm
andcomfortingonhisclosedeyes.Acrossthestreet,onthepublicathletic
eld, four boys were shagging ies. There would be the neat pleasant
crackofthebatandalongtimelaterthesmackoftheballintheelder’s
glove.Thetalltreesoutside,asoldasBrooklyn,rustledalittlefromtime
totimeaslittlespurtsofwindsweptacrossthebaseballeld.
“Harriet!”thegovernesscalled.“StopthatorIwillmakeyoustand
byyourselfinthecornerallafternoon!Harriet!Idemandyoustopit!”
ThegovernesswasFrench.ShehadtheonlyunpleasantFrenchaccent
Andrewhadeverheard.
Thelittle girlstarted tocry,“Mamma!Mamma! Mamma,she’s
goingtohitme!”Thelittlegirlhatedthegovernessandthegoverness
hatedthelittlegirl,andtheycontinuallyreportedeachothertothelit
tlegirl’smother.“Mamma!”
“Youarealittleliar,”thegovernessscreamed.“Youwillgrowup,
andyouwillbealiarallyourlife.Therewillbenohopeforyou.”
“Mamma!”wailedthelittlegirl.
Theywentinsidethehouseanditwasquietagain.
“Charlie,” one of the boys on the baseball eld yelled, “hit it
tome,Charlie!”
Thetelephonerang,fourtimes,andthenAndrewheardhismother
talkingintoit.Shecameontotheporch.
“It’samanfromthebank,”shesaid.“Hewantstotalktoyou.”
“Youshould’vetoldhimIwasn’thome,”Andrewsaid.
“Butyouarehome,”hismothersaid.“HowwasItoknowthat...?”
“You’reright.”Andrewswunghis legsoverandsatup.“You’re
perfectlyright.”
He went into the dining room, to the telephone, and talked
tothemanatthebank.
“You’reahundredand eleven dollarsoverdrawn,”said theman
atthebank.
Andrewsquintedathismother,sittingacrosstheroom,onastraight
chair,withherarmsfoldedinherlap,herheadturnedjustalittle,soas
nottomissanything.
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“IthoughtIhadaboutfourhundreddollarsinthebank,”Andrew
.
“Youareahundredandelevendollars,”saidtheman
atthebank.
Andrewsighed.“I’llcheckit.”Heputthephonedown.
“What’sthematter?”hismotherasked.
“I’mahundredandelevendollarsoverdrawn,”hesaid.
“That’s shameful,” hismothersaid. “Yououghttobe moreme
thodical.”
“Yes.”Andrewstartedbacktotheporch.
“You’reawfullycareless.”Hismotherfollowedhim.“Youreally
oughttokeeptrackofyourmoney.”
“Yes.”Andrewsatdownonthecouch.
“Givemeakiss,”hismothersaid.
“Why?”
“.”Shelaughed.
“O.K.”Hekissedherandsheheldhimforamoment.Hedropped
downonthecouch.Sheranherngerunderhiseye.
“You’vegot,”shesaid.
“That’sright.”
Shekissedhimagainandwentto.Heclosedhis
eyes.Fromtherearofthehousecamethesoundofthevacuumcleaner.
Andrewfelthismusclesgettingstiffinprotestagainstthevacuumcleaner.
Hegotupandwenttoherbedroom,whereshewasrunningthemachine
backandforthunder thebed.Shewasdownononekneeandwasbent
overlookingunderthebed.
“Hey!”Andrewyelled.“Hey,Mom!”
She turned off the machine and looked up at him. “What’s
thematter?”
“I’mtryingtosleep,”hesaid.
“Well,whydon’tyousleep?”
“Thevacuumcleaner.It’sshakingthehouse.”
Hismother stood up, her face setting intostern lines. “I’vegot
tocleanthehouse,don’tI?”
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