Use your English! Read the text and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete it.
The pirate
I don't really have a very good sense of (1) this (2) It made me laugh so much, I've never forgotten but I do love it: Jake and Ben, (3) first time. Jake had a wooden leg, a metal hook on the end were two old pirates, met for the of his arm and a black patch over one eye. They started talking about the days (4) asked Jake how he'd got his wooden leg. 'I fell overboard, they had been at sea. Ben said Jake. "The other pirates (5) were pulling me out, a shark (6) to rescue me, but as they eating me for dinner bit my leg off. was rather (7) on And how did you get the hook?' asked Ben. 'I was having a sword fight with someone, said Jake. 'I was trying to prevent him (8) - stealing all my money - well, I couldn't (9). him to do that, could I? - but he cut my hand off with his sword in the fight? And how did you lose your eye?' asked Ben. I'd (10) not say. It's embarrassing? 'Go on, tell me? 'Well, I got a bit of sand in it,' said Jake. first day 'But you can't lose your eye because you get a bit of sand in it!' said Ben. 'Usually that's true, but it was my with the hook!'
1 A punch line B laughter B joke 2 A laugh 3 A which B whose 4 A which B when 5 A managed B succeeded 6 A which B whose B interested B with 7 A happy 8 A to 9 A accept 10 A prefer Blet B like C comedy D humour C fun D comediar C that C where C allowed C where C fond C from C allow C rather D who D why D failed D when D keen D by D agree D want​

Правильные ответы:

1 — D) humour
2 — B) joke
3 — D) who
4 — B) when
5 — A) managed
6 — A) which
7 — D) keen
8 — C) from
9 — C) allow
10 — C) rather

Получается такой текст:

I don't really have a very good sense of humour, but I do love this joke. It made me laugh so much, I've never forgotten it: Jake and Ben, who were two old pirates, met for the first time. Jake had a wooden leg, a metal hook on the end of his arm and a black patch over one eye. They started talking about the days when they had been at sea. Ben asked Jake how he'd got his wooden leg.

“I fell overboard,” said Jake. “The other pirates managed to rescue me, but as they were pulling me out, a shark which was rather keen on eating me for dinner bit my leg off.”

“And how did you get the hook?” asked Ben.

“I was having a sword fight with someone,” said Jake. “I was trying to prevent him from stealing all my money — well, I couldn't allow him to do that, could I? — but he cut my hand off with his sword in the fight.”

“And how did you lose your eye?” asked Ben.

“I'd rather not say. It's embarrassing.”

Пояснения:

1. sense of humour — устойчивое выражение «чувство юмора».

2. this joke — «эта шутка».

3. who относится к людям: Jake and Ben, who were two old pirates.

4. the days when — «те дни, когда они были в море».

5. manage to do something — «суметь, удалось что-то сделать».

6. which относится к предмету или животному — здесь к акуле.

7. keen on — устойчивое сочетание: «очень заинтересованный, увлечённый чем-либо».

8. prevent someone from doing something — «помешать кому-либо сделать что-либо».

9. allow someone to do something — «разрешить кому-либо сделать что-либо».

10. would rather not do something — «предпочёл бы не делать что-либо».