Номер 1, страница 33 - гдз по английскому языку 4 класс книга для чтения Верещагина, Афанасьева

1. Read the text to find out what the man was and why he came to the house next door only at night.

THE SPY NEXT DOOR

New words:

a spy [spaɪ] — шпион

next door [,nekst 'dɔ] — зд. соседний (дом)

light [laɪt] — свет

a burglar ['bɜːglə] — грабитель

maybe ['meɪbɪ] — может быть, возможно

to catch [kætʃ] (caught [kɔːt], caught [kɔːt]) — ловить, поймать

to seem [siːm] — казаться

a log [lɒg] — бревно

a neighbour ['neɪbə] — сосед

Ron Lake lived in a rather small house in a wide street leading to the river. It was their city’s main street and Ron’s house wasn’t far from the bridge. If the windows were open at night, when everything was dark and quiet, he could hear many different sounds from the river.

One dark night Ron couldn’t sleep and he couldn’t understand why. He heard noises, but they were not usual. He woke up his two brothers, Sid and Alan, because he was afraid.

“What has happened?” asked Sid. “It’s night and everybody is in bed.”

“Look over there,” said Ron. The boys came to the windows. “Look at the house near the church,” said Ron.

The boys looked at the house and couldn’t believe their eyes. There was light in it. “Oh dear!” said Sid. “Nobody has lived in this house for a long time!” “I have never seen anyone there either,” said Alan. “Who could it be?” asked Sid. “There is a burglar there!” said Ron.

Suddenly the house became dark. “Watch the doors!” said Sid. A man came out of the back door.

“Look! Here he is. He must be a burglar or maybe a spy!” said Alan. The man came to the traffic lights, turned left and then the boys couldn’t see him anymore. “We can’t catch him now,” said Ron. “Let’s go to the house tomorrow.”

The next day the boys went to the house. Both the front door and the back door were locked. Everything seemed all right. They couldn’t hear a thing. They looked through the window. There was nobody in. The boys watched the house for some time and then went home.

At night, when it got dark, the boys saw a tall man in the street. He walked up to the house and went in.

“I don’t think he is a burglar,” Sid said. “He has got a key to the house.”

“Maybe he is a spy,” said Ron. “Let’s go and see what he is doing.”

The boys walked up to the house. They could see that the fire was already burning in one of the rooms, and that there was a big box on the square table. But the boys couldn’t see the man. “What shall we do?” asked Alan.

Suddenly they saw a log next to the road. The boys put it up against the wall, below the window, but when Alan began to climb, he fell down and there was a loud noise. The door opened and they saw the man, and the man saw the boys.

“Who are you?” he asked. “Do you live near here?” “Yes, we do,” answered Sid. “And what about you?” The man smiled. “I think that I’m your neighbour. My name is Mr Collins. I am an architect. I have bought this house. My family is going to live here after their trip to Scotland. But I want to finish some things in the house and build some things in the garden, so I come here after work.”

“That sounds great,” said the boys. “We hope we’ll see a lot of you. Well, goodbye.”

“I’m sure you will. Goodbye, boys,” said Mr Collins and he shut the door.

The children started laughing as they walked back to their house. “A burglar!” said Ron. “A spy!” smiled Sid. “I wonder if he has a son of my age,” said Ron. “We could become friends.”

1. Прочтите текст, чтобы узнать, кем был этот человек и почему он приходил в соседний дом только ночью.

Ответ:

The man was an architect named Mr. Collins, and he was the new owner of the house. He came to the house only at night because he wanted to finish some things in the house and build some things in the garden after work, before his family moved in after their trip to Scotland.

Человек был архитектором по имени мистер Коллинз, и он был новым владельцем дома. Он приходил в дом только ночью, потому что хотел закончить некоторые дела в доме и построить кое-что в саду после работы, прежде чем его семья переедет после их поездки в Шотландию.