1. Прочитайте текст и определите истинность утверждений 1 – 6 после него. Свой ответ выберите из вариантов a – c.
A man from silent films
Charles Spencer Chaplin was born in 1889 in south London. His father died when he was a child, and the family didn't have much money. Charlie first performed on the theatre stage at the age of five.
After he joined Frank Karno's company, he went to the USA in 1914 and in his first year there he acted in 35 of Hollywood's early films. These were “silent films”, before the invention of cinema sound - the actors couldn't speak, but acted out their feelings in their faces and movements. Charlie Chaplin became one of the most famous actors in the world, and everyone knew and loved the role he played: a man with a black hat, big shoes, a little moustache and unusual walk.
With other actors, Chaplin formed a film company, and he started to direct his own films. Later, after sound arrived, he began to talk on screen and he wrote the music for one of his last films, “Limelight”. Twenty-five years before his death in 1977, he had political problems in the USA and moved away to live in Switzerland. Most people still like his films today.
a) true b) false с) doesn’t say
1) Chaplin was born more than 100 years ago.
2) He lived in London before he moved to the USA.
3) He was 35 when he got his first role.
4) He began to speak in his films in 50s.
5) Chaplin had his film company and was a very rich man.
6) He left the USA in 1977.
2. Выберите из скобок подходящий вариант.
1) Usually sweets are (eat / eating / eaten / ate) by children.
2) You should wake up (earlier / the most early / more early / earliest).
3) We (are invited / were inviting / are inviting / were invited) by our friends yesterday.
4) She made her brother (closed / close / closes / to close) the window.
5) I’ll be happy not to watch this (boring / bored / bore / boredom) film again.
6) They want (our / their / us / we) to walk with them.
7) We could (hard / hardly / harder / hardlier) see an old fortress on the hill.
3. Преобразуйте слова в скобках так, чтобы они лексически соответствовали содержанию предложений.
1) There is nothing (INTEREST) to watch on TV.
2) Our (TEACH) is very young.
3) Is Mark a (LUCK) boy?
4) (FRIEND) is the best thing in the world.
5) The Earth is (SAFE) now because there is a lot of pollution.
6) What are your (ACHIEVE) in charity?
Задание 1:
1) a) true
2) a) true
3) b) false
4) с) doesn’t say
5) с) doesn’t say
6) b) false
Задание 2:
1) eaten
2) earlier
3) were invited
4) close
5) boring
6) us
7) hardly
Задание 3:
1) interesting
2) teacher
3) lucky
4) friendship
5) unsafe
6) achievements