II. Choose the correct answer.
1. What did the official do? a) He turned his back. b) He looked smiling. c) He got angry.
2. Who looked at M. Twain? a) A young lady. b) A young porter. c) An old gentleman.
3. What did the porter do after looking at M. Twain? a) He shouted something to the lady. b) He whispered something to the conductor. c) He laughed loudly.
4. What did the conductor do? a) He turned and came to Mark Twain. b) He went away. c) He ran to the car.
5. What did he offer M. Twain? a) A blanket; b) a cup of tea; c) two seats.
6. The porter thought M. Twain was: a) the Prime Minister, b) the Mayor of New York; c) his acquaintance.

III. Choose the right word according to the text and circle it.
1. M. Twain arrived at a bus/railway station near New York.
2. The long sleeper train / the long-distance train was full of people.
3. M. Twain asked the young man in the canteen/booking office if he could have 2 tickets.
4. After the answer M. Twain got furious/angry.
5. A porter whispered / told something to the conductor.
6. The conductor proposed / offered the writer two seats.

II. Choose the correct answer.

1. a) He turned his back. Официальный служащий повернулся к Марку Твену спиной.

2. b) A young porter. На Марка Твена посмотрел молодой носильщик.

3. b) He whispered something to the conductor. Носильщик что-то прошептал проводнику.

4. a) He turned and came to Mark Twain. Проводник повернулся и подошёл к Марку Твену.

5. c) Two seats. Проводник предложил Марку Твену два места в спальном вагоне.

6. b) The Mayor of New York. Носильщик думал, что Марк Твен — мэр Нью-Йорка.

III. Choose the right word according to the text.

1. Railway station M. Twain arrived at a railway station near New York.

2. The long sleeper train The long sleeper train was full of people.

3. Booking office M. Twain asked the young man in the booking office if he could have 2 tickets.

4. Angry After the answer M. Twain got angry.

5. Whispered A porter whispered something to the conductor.

6. Offered The conductor offered the writer two seats.

Краткие ответы для записи

II: 1 — a, 2 — b, 3 — b, 4 — a, 5 — c, 6 — b.

III: 1 — railway station, 2 — the long sleeper train, 3 — booking office, 4 — angry, 5 — whispered, 6 — offered.