II. Ответьте на следующие вопросы.

1. What kind of flat did Jim have?

2. How did Jim get to know Mrs. Roper?

3. How did Jim let Mrs. Roper know what he thought about her work?

4. What was Mrs. Roper's answer to him?

III. Восполните пропущенную часть предложения.

1Jim lived with his parents until he was----------------------------------

2Mrs. Roper agreed to come to Jim's flat every morning---------------

3Jim came home_________that evening.

№16

Прослушайте текст два раза и выполните следующие задания.

I. Выберите и запишите правильный вариант окончания предложения.

1George discovered that he was a clever businessman

a) by buying a small shop of his own

b) by making toys at a factory of his own

c) by selling toys in the street

2. George wanted jokes in a speech because

a) he wanted the audience to admire him

b) his speechwriter knew a lot of funny stories

c) he wanted to make his audience happy

3. George burst out laughing because

a) the audience was in a good temper

b) he had never heard the story before

c) his speechwriter put in his favourite story

II. Ответьте на следующие вопросы.

1. Where was George Robinson elected to at the age of 32?

2. Why did George use a speechwriter?

3. Why did George not know what was in his speech?

4. What happened to George when he burst out laughing?

III. Восполните пропущенную часть предложения.

1. George had always been interested in____________politics.

2. George got quite used to_______________his speechwriter.

3. George came to the words, «And that reminds me of_______

______________________________».

№17

Прослушайте текст два раза и выполните следующие задания.

I. Выберите и запишите правильный вариант окончания предложения.

1. As he grew older Johny began

a) to feel unhappy at home

b) to travel further

c) to hide from his parents

2. Johny went to Cairo because

a) he liked geography

b) he liked flying

c) a plane was going there

3. Johny wanted to become an explorer, but his teachers said,

a) «You are too young»

b) «Go into space instead»

c) «It isn't easy these days»

II. Ответьте на следующие вопросы.

1. What did Johny answer when the police asked him why he ran awa> from home?

2. What was Johny's favourite trick as he grew older?

3. What subject was Johny especially good at?

4. Where did Johny see a notice about an expedition to Brazil?

III. Восполните пропущенную часть предложения.

1. Johny was able to run away from home for the first time at the age of three because________________________________________

2. Johny got on a bus or even a train, and simply sat there until someone

3. They wanted three young people _________________________

№18

Прослушайте текст два раза и выполните следующие задания.

I. Выберите и запишите правильный вариант окончания предложения.

1. Aunt Jane prefers to watch films at the cinema because

a) she thinks the television screen is too small

b) she likes to travel to other towns

c) most of the films are not shown on television

2. Aunt Jane's relatives have always been puzzled by the fact that she

a) likes going to the cinema so often

b) seldom watches films on television

c) goes to the cinema alone

3. To appear in a film Aunt Jane used to

a) spend hours outside film studios

b) work at one of the film studios

с) rehearse for days