3. Read the text again and choose the best answers. 1) The writer decided to catch a train to Barnstaple because … a) he didn’t want to wait for a long time at the station. b) he really wanted to visit Barnstaple. c) it was the only possible place to go from Exeter. 2) The man at the ticket office … a) didn’t want to give the writer a cheap fare. b) didn’t want to explain why the return fare was cheaper. c) didn’t know why the return fare was cheaper. 3) The writer suggests that British people … a) need to confirm many times that they are catching the right train. b) usually get on the wrong train. c) always leave their bags and other things on trains. 4) The two women at the bus station … a) didn’t give the writer any information. b) seemed surprised about where the writer wanted to go. c) didn’t know if there were any buses to Minehead. 5) In the end, the writer … a) decided to stay the night at a hotel. b) didn’t get to where he wanted to be. c) decided to go back to Exeter after a long meal at a hotel.

Перевод задания: Прочитайте текст ещё раз и выберите наиболее подходящие ответы.

1) a) He didn’t want to wait for a couple of hours for the next train to Plymouth. (Он не хотел ждать пару часов следующего поезда до Плимута.)

2) c) The man honestly says he cannot explain why the return ticket costs less. (Сотрудник честно говорит, что не может объяснить, почему билет туда и обратно стоит дешевле.)

3) a) The writer humorously says that passengers repeatedly check whether they are boarding the right train. (Автор с юмором замечает, что пассажиры снова и снова проверяют, тот ли поезд им нужен.)

4) b) The women look at him as if his request for a ticket to Minehead were very unusual. (Женщины смотрят на него так, словно его просьба о билете до Майнхеда очень необычна.)

5) c) He returns to Exeter after eating at a hotel. (Он возвращается в Эксетер после еды в гостинице.)