Task 2. Read the text and choose the correct answer. (20 points)
Charlie Chaplin was a (1) comedic / comedy / comedian / comic British actor who is not for nothing called one of the biggest stars of the 20th-century silent-film era. He’s regarded as one of the most central figures of the early days of Hollywood, who lived an interesting life (2) either / both / and / together in his films and off-screen. He is most recognized (3) with / at / in / on association with his popular character called “Little Tramp”, the man with the toothbrush moustache, bowler hat, bamboo cane and a funny walk. Chaplin is really one of films’ first superstars (4) elevated / elevating / elevator / to elevate the industry in a way few could ever imagine. Charlie Chaplin became equally famous for his life behind the camera. His life was full of scandal and controversy. His affairs with actresses who (5) acting / had acted / have acted / acted in his films numerous. Some of them even ended with marriage. Chaplin (6) was married / married / has been married / had been married four times and had a total of eleven children. Chaplin was a writer, a producer and an actor in his films. He also composed music for most of them. Being financially (7) free / rich / independent / happy he could allow himself to be a perfectionist and spend years on the development and production of a film. Both social and political topics are reflected in his works. (8) Nevertheless / In addition / However / In spite of, they contain autobiographical elements. Chaplin’s comedic style is widely referred to as slapstick, although it’s defined as intelligent and restrained. He managed to avoid conventional slapstick by slowing up the pace and exhausting each scene of its comic potential, paying more attention to people’s feelings (9) for / by / about / towards the characters. Charlie Chaplin received many awards and honours including three Academy Awards. Six of his films (10) were selected / had been selected / had selected / have been selected to be kept in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress in Washington D. C., USA.
Вы когда-нибудь были в цирке?
Yes, I was in the circus about 2 years ago. I remember I really liked looking at the view.
Да, я была в цирке пару лет назад. Я помню, мне очень нравилось смотреть на представление
2. Have you watched circus performance on TV?
Вы смотрели цирковое представление на ТВ?
No, I didn`t look circus show on TV. It seems to me more interesting to watch it live, instead of to look through the screen.
Нет, я не смотрела цирковое представление на тв. Мне кажется интереснее наблюдать его вживую, а не смотреть через экран.
3. Do you enjoy clowns?
Вам нравится клоуны?
I don't like clowns. They seem to me terrible and not funny. Many children are afraid of them.
Мне не нравятся клоуны. Они кажутся мне страшными и совсем не смешными.
Многие дети их боятся.
4. Do you like watching trained animals?
Любите ли вы наблюдать за дрессированными животными?
I like to watch the trained animals. They are funny and amusing. Animals are very cute, and I enjoy watching them perform different tricks.
Мне нравится наблюдать за дрессированными животными. Они смешные и забавные. Животные очень милые, и мне доставляет удовольствие смотреть, как они выполняют разные трюки.
So we decided that we'd make it a great day, a holiday for all the family, and do everything we could to make Mother happy. Father decided to take a holiday from his office, so as to help in celebrating the day, and my sister Ann and I stayed home from college classes, and Mary and my brother Will stayed home from High School.
It was our plan to make it a day just like Christmas or any big holiday, and so we decided to decorate the house with flowers. We asked Mother to do it, because she always does it.
The two girls thought it would be a nice thing to dress in our best for such a big occasion, and so they both got new hats. Father had bought silk ties for himself and us boys. We were going to get Mother a new hat too, but it turned out that she liked her old hat better than a new one.
After breakfast we decided that we would hire a motor car and take Mother for a beautiful drive away into the country. But on the very morning of the day we changed the plan a little bit. We all felt that it would be nicer to have a definite purpose. It turned out that Father had just got a new rod the day before, and he said that Mother could use it if she wanted to: in fact, he said it was practically for her, only Mother said she would rather watch him fish than fish herself.
So we got everything arranged for the trip. Mother cut up some sandwiches and packed all up in a basket for us.
When the car came to the door, it turned out that we couldn't all get in. Father said that he could stay at home and work in the garden. The girls said that Mother had only to say the word and they’d gladly stay t home and work.
In the end it was decided that Mother would stay at home and have a lovely restful day round the house. It turned out anyway that Mother didn't care for fishing and also it was just a little bit cold and fresh out-of-doors, though it was lovely and sunny, and Father was afraid that Mother might take cold if she came.
We had the loveliest day. Father and the boys fished, the girls met quite a lot of people. We all had a splendid time.
It was quite late when we got back. We sat down to dinner. It was grand. When it was over all of us wanted to help clear the things up and wash the dishes, only Mother said that she would really much rather do it.
When we all kissed Mother before going to bed, she said it had been the most wonderful day in her life and I think there were tears in her eyes.