Номер 10, страница 147 - гдз по английскому языку 11 класс учебник Афанасьева, Михеева

Unit 4. Steps to the Future. Step 1 - номер 10, страница 147.

Условие.

10 Complete the text with the appropriate words.

Can you really (1) ... the great works of literature to the size of a paragraph? The exercise is as old as the (2) ... but now the craze is said to be sweeping the Internet. One site, (3) ... “I Love Books”, has challenged readers to summarise a classic in under 25 words. (4) ... the results will hardly be able to impress a well-read person, the site’s users are trying their hand at it with enthusiasm. From Dickens to Dostoevsky, the most popular novels have been cut short. Here are some examples.

Lord of the Rings, J. R. R. Tolkien:

“Little guys go to a lot of (5) ... to get rid of Stolen jewellery”.

Three Sisters, Anton Chekhov:

“Three Russian sisters want to go to Moscow. They don’t go”.

A la Recherche du Temps Perdu, Marcel Proust:

“Guy wakes up, eats cake, thinks about (6) ... , becomes a writer”.

1) a) restore	b) refer	c) reduce	d) release
2) a) mountains	b) hills	c) trees	d) plains
3) a) call	b) called	c) recalled	d) calling
4) a) If	b) Thus	c) Anyhow	d) Though
5) a) trouble	b) problem	c) difficulty	d) headache
6) a) thing	b) matter	c) stuff	d) subject

Решение.

Решение 2.

Дополните текст подходящими словами.

Ответ:

1) c) reduce - сократить

2) b) hills - холмы

3) b) called - называемый

4) d) Though - хотя

5) a) trouble - хлопоты

6) c) stuff - всякое