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| Harry had lived with the Dursleys almost ten years, ten (12)…………….. | MISERY | |
| years, ever since his parents had died in that car crash. He couldn’t remember his parents at all and neither his aunt nor his uncle spoke about them. When he had been younger harry had dreamed of some (13) ………… relatives coming to take him away, but it had never happened. | KNOW | |
| The Dursleys were his only family. Yet sometimes he thought (or maybe hoped) that (14)………………. in the street seemed to know him | STRANGE | |
| They were really very strange. Once it was a tiny man in a violet top hat who bowed to him when they were shopping. After asking Harry (15) …………….. if he knew the man, aunt Petunia rushed out of the shop | FURY | |
| without (16) ………………. anything. Harry didn’t object, because | BUY | |
| he knew this habit of his aunt to (17) ……………… things. | DRAMA | |
| Another time it was at the zoo (18) …………….. when an old woman dressed all in green waved merrily at him, | ENTER | |
| her eyes bright with (19) …………….. | FRIEND |
Task 4. Choose the right word to relate the numbered sentences indirectly
(20) “Are you in love with Marge, Dickie?” (21) “I care about her, Tom. She’s been very nice to me. We’ve had some good times together. You don’t seem to understand it. I am going to keep her friendship” (22) “Well, have I done anything to prevent you? I told you, Dickie, I’d rather leave than do anything to hurt your friendship with Marge.” Dickie looked at Tom. (23) “No, you haven’t done anything, specifically, but it’s obvious, you don’t like her around” (24) “I am sorry,” said Tom sincerely. He was sorry he hadn’t made more of an effort, that he had done a bad job. (25) “Well, let’s forget it and leave things as they are. You and me have been friends for years. And Marge and I are OK.” Dickie turned away and stared out at the water.
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(From “The Talented Mr Ripley” by P. Highsmith)
20. Tom: A. inquired B. requested C. interrogated D. wondered
21. Dick: A. neglected B. explained C. persuaded D. contradicted
22. Tom: A. explained B. persuaded C. interrupted D. insisted
23. Dick: A. doubted B. wondered C. stated D. agreed
24. Tom: A. regretted B. apologized C. sympathized D. excused himself
25. Dick: A. agreed B. forgot C. forgave D. suggested
Section C. GRAMMAR
Task 5. Choose the right variant
Whispers followed Harry from the moment he left his dormitory next day. People queuing outside classrooms stood on tiptoe to get a look at him, or doubled back to pass him in the corridors, again staring. Harry wished they wouldn't’ because he (26) ……. to concentrate on finding his way to classes.
(27) …….. a hundred and forty-two staircases at Hogwarts: wide sweeping ones; narrow rickety ones; some that led somewhere different (28) ……. Friday; some with a vanishing step halfway. Then there were doors that (29) ……. unless you asked politely. It was also very hard to remember where anything was, because it all seemed to move around a lot. The people in the portraits kept going to visit (30) …… and Harry was sure the coats of armour (31) …… walk. The ghosts didn’t help (32) ……... It was always a shock when one of them appeared suddenly at the door you were trying to open. And then, once you (33) ……. the classroom, there were the lessons themselves. There was a lot more to magic, as Harry quickly found out, than waving your stick and saying (34) ……. funny words or flying on (35) ……. old broom.
26. A. has tried B. tries C. was trying D. will try
27. A. there was B. it was C. it had been D. there were
28. A. on B. at C. in D. for
29. A. would not open B. would open C. have opened D. will not open
30. A. one another B. themselves C. others D. each other
31. A. must B. had C. could D. can
32. A. also B. too C. either D. neither
33. A. have found B. had found C. has found D. will have found
34. A. a few B. few C. little D.any
35. A. Charles B. Charles’s C. Charles’ D. the Charles
