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A Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (1818)

The original sci-fi novel in which a young Swiss doctor, Frankenstein, builds an enormous man from the parts of other bodies. As soon as the doctor brings the creature to life he realises he has made a terrible mistake and runs from his laboratory. When he returns the next day, the monster has gone and several months later the doctor's brother is found dead, killed by the monster.

B The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson (1886)

The story is told from the point of view of several friends of Dr Jekyll. The doctor wants to separate the good and bad parts of his character, so he secretly develops a drug which allows him to have a second personality, the evil Mr Hyde. At first the doctor can control when he becomes Mr Hyde, but eventually he can't. The evil Mr Hyde commits murder, so the good Dr Jekyll kills himself. When the body is found, it is Mr Hyde. However, the doctor has left a confession which explains that the two men are the same person.

C Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (1932)

Brave New World is set in the 26th century. It predicts a kind of utopia where everyone works according to their abilities and is given what they need. However, to achieve this, people are genetically engineered, so they are satisfied with their role in life. Universal happiness is possible because everyone takes mind-altering drugs. The novel attacks the idea that a perfect world can be found through technology and science.

D Nineteen Eighty Four by George Orwell (1949)

Nineteen Eighty Four foresees a grey, controlled Britain where everyone lives in fear. The country, now part of Oceania, is run by the Party and an imaginary leader, Big Brother, watches people all the time. The Party rewrites history and tries to control every aspect of people's lives, including what they think. The central character, Winston Smith, commits thought-crimes because he keeps a secret diary and falls in love with a woman called Julia. He is arrested and taken to Room 101 where he is tortured until he loses his individuality and learns to love Big Brother.

E The Children of Men by P.D. James (1992)

The Children of Men looks at a not-too-distant future in which every adult in the world has become infertile. No babies have been born for about two decades, so the world has an aging population. Adults have toys and pets as substitute children, but there is no purpose in life and suicide is common. People are brought to Britain from developing countries to work, but the government deports them when they are sixty.

F Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood (2003)

This book gives a terrible warning of what the future may be like if we don't do something now about problems such as global warming and social divisions. Genetically engineered animals supply food and the important people live in high-tech, luxury homes with controlled climates while the poor and uneducated live in dangerous, decaying areas.

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14 Match novels A-F with sentences 1-7. There is one extra sentence.

1 This nineteenth century book predicts transplant surgery.

2 This pessimistic book warns us that we shouldn't ignore current problems.

3 This book predicts the constant surveillance that has come true with security cameras on many British streets.

4 This book describes a world where space travel is an everyday event.

5 The main idea was very modern because it was written when psychiatry and psychology were new sciences.

6 In this book, the author warns us of the problems that too much technology could bring.

7 The author suggests that without a future, we lose interest in the present.

14 Сопоставьте романы A-F с предложениями 1-7. Одно предложение лишнее.

Ответ:

1 This nineteenth century book predicts transplant surgery. -> A (Frankenstein)
(Эта книга девятнадцатого века предсказывает трансплантацию органов.)

2 This pessimistic book warns us we shouldn't ignore current problems. -> F (Oryx and Crake)
(Эта пессимистичная книга предупреждает нас, что мы не должны игнорировать текущие проблемы.)

3 This book predicts the constant surveillance that has come true with security cameras on many British streets. -> D (Nineteen Eighty Four)
(Эта книга предсказывает постоянное наблюдение, которое стало реальностью благодаря камерам видеонаблюдения на многих улицах Британии.)

4 This book describes a world where space travel is an everyday event. -> (Extra sentence)
(Эта книга описывает мир, где космические путешествия являются повседневным событием.)

5 The main idea was very modern because it was written when psychiatry and psychology were new sciences. -> B (The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde)
(Основная идея была очень современной, потому что она была написана, когда психиатрия и психология были новыми науками.)

6 In this book, the author warns us of the problems that too much technology could bring. -> C (Brave New World)
(В этой книге автор предупреждает нас о проблемах, которые может принести слишком много технологий.)

7 The author suggests that without a future, we lose interest in the present. -> E (The Children of Men)
(Автор предполагает, что без будущего мы теряем интерес к настоящему.)