1) Запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа.

Dinner Amos Finnister was a private detective. In all his years as a policeman and a private investigator, he had learned about people. He gained a psychological insight into most as he ___ them do foolish things. He was at ease with people from all walks of life, and in consequence they were at ease with him.

1) looked
2) watched
3) stared
4) gazed

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2) Запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа.

And this was most apparent on Friday evening, when Major Cedric Crawford dined with him at the Ritz restaurant. Amos ___ to dine there when he lived in New York.

1) took
2) kept
3) held
4) used

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3) Запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа.

By the time they were halfway through dinner, Amos had the major laughing and sharing stories, some of which were funny. By the time they had eaten the main course, Amos felt comfortable enough to ___ the answer to an important question. “I wonder if you have ever come across Tabitha James.”

1) search
2) ask
3) seek
4) pose

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4) Запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа.

Cedric ___ knowing Tabitha with no sign of embarrassment or reluctance.

1) accepted
2) agreed
3) admitted
4) adopted

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5) Запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа.

“To ___ the truth, I knew her quite well, actually. She was a close friend of a fellow guards officer, Sebastian Lawford. She fell in love with him at first sight. They were going to marry but unfortunately that did not come to pass.”

1) tell
2) say
3) speak
4) talk

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6) Запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа.

“And why was that, Major, do you know?” “Oh, yes, I’m afraid I do. Tabitha had contracted pneumonia but ___ no attention to her illness.

1) brought
2) paid
3) took
4) turned

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7) Запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа.

Before I knew it, she was dead and gone. As for Sebastian, he rejoined the army when the war broke out and was killed. A sad story, isn’t it?” Amos nodded. So much depended ___ this information.

1) on
2) at
3) in
4) of

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8) Вставьте слово, которое грамматически будет соответствовать содержанию текста.

In thick fog It was a foggy night. In a very thick fog, a ship ___ (SAIL) very slowly. Suddenly lights appeared forward on a collision course. The Captain shouted through the mouthpiece: “Get out of my way! I am the carrier ‘Manchester’! My displacement is 30,000 tons!”

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9) Вставьте слово, которое грамматически будет соответствовать содержанию текста.

A voice ___ (COME) through the fog in reply:

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10) Вставьте слово, которое грамматически будет соответствовать содержанию текста.

“You ___ (WELL) turn away yourself. I’m the light house!”

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11) Вставьте слово, которое грамматически будет соответствовать содержанию текста.

The purpose of education A famous professor greeted the first year undergraduates at the beginning of the academic year. He ___ (TELL) them in his opening remarks:

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12) Вставьте слово, которое грамматически будет соответствовать содержанию текста.

“Nothing you learn here at the university will be of slightest use to you ___ (LATE), but one thing.

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13) Вставьте слово, которое грамматически будет соответствовать содержанию текста.

If you work hard, if you train your brain, you should be able to understand when a man ___ (TALK) nonsense. And that, in my view, is the main, if not the sole, purpose of education.”