Самые лучшие английские сказки / The best english fairy tales

7. Выберите правильный вариант:

1. The master remembered that he had left his book unlocked, returned and dispelled the demon.

2. The master remembered that he had left his money at home and returned.

3. The master did not want to dispell the demon.

4. The master never returned.

8. Why did the pupil order the demon to water the flower?

1. Just in case.[10 - Just in case. – На всякий случай.]

2. He wanted to have a good garden.

3. He liked plants very much.

4. He wanted to save his life.

9. Выберите правильный ответ:

"Enough, enough!" cried the lad; but the demon did not hear him. Why?

1. Because the demon was deaf.

2. Because the lad didn't know the words by which to send the demon away.

3. Because the demon was angry with the boy.

4. Because the demon did not speak English.

10. Выберите нужный глагол:

The water______________to the boy's knees and still more water was poured.

1. rise

2. rising

3. rose

4. risen

11. Выберите нужный предлог:

in – with – on – out

The master remembered his journey that he had not locked his book, and therefore returned.

12. Ответьте на вопросы:

1. How many persons are mentioned in the story?

2. What is the master's occupation?

3. What do magicians usually do?

4. What do you like and what don't you like in the characters?

5. What would you do if you were the main character of the story?

6. What is the end of the story?

7. Retell the story.

13. Заполните таблицу:

Ответы

1. A learned man had a book in which he had the knowledge to control demons.

2. A demon is a supernatural, malevolent being.

3: the use of paranormal methods to manipulate natural forces

4. The foolish pupil one day found it open and read a spell from it.

5. The demon appeared and demanded a task from the foolish pupil.

6. The demon went on watering the flower until the room was filling with water.

7. The master remembered that he had left his book unlocked, returned and dispelled the demon.

8. He wanted to save his life.

9. Because the lad didn't know the words by which to send the demon away.

10. rose; The water rose to the boy's knees and still more water was poured.

11.

The master remembered on his journey that he had not locked his book, and therefore returned.

13.

The Golden Arm

Here was once a man who travelled the land all over[11 - who travelled the land all over – который изъездил весь свет] in search of a wife. He saw young and old, rich and poor, pretty and plain, and could not meet with one to his mind.[12 - could not meet with one to his mind – не мог себе найти никого по душе] At last he found a woman, young, fair, and rich, who possessed a right arm of solid gold. He married her at once, and thought no man so fortunate as he was.[13 - no man so fortunate as he was – никто не был столь удачлив, как он] They lived happily together, but, though he wished people to think otherwise, he was fonder of the golden arm[14 - he was fonder of the golden arm – он больше любил золотую руку] than of all his wife’s gifts besides.