3 Read the text again carefully. Choose 1, 2, 3 or 4 for questions 1–7. Give reasons. 1 Before they were ‘The Railway Children’, the children … 1 always loved the railway. 2 only used the railway to go to the zoo. 3 just saw the railway as a means of transport. 4 never travelled by train. 2 Mother spent most of her time … 1 visiting old ladies. 2 sitting at home. 3 writing poetry. 4 helping her children. 3 Mother wrote poems whenever … 1 someone got sick. 2 something important happened. 3 the children wanted her to. 4 the children were at school. 4 The children’s father often … 1 got angry. 2 made excuses. 3 told funny jokes. 4 played with them. 5 On his tenth birthday, Peter received … 1 only one present. 2 only one present he liked. 3 many presents he didn’t like. 4 many nice presents. 6 The exploding engine didn’t … 1 frighten the dog. 2 hurt Peter’s feelings. 3 injure Peter. 4 break the Noah’s Ark people. 7 Peter went to bed because … 1 he was very upset. 2 he had caught a cold. 3 he had a problem with his eyes. 4 the others told him to.

Перевод задания: Прочитай текст ещё раз внимательно. Выбери 1, 2, 3 или 4 для вопросов 1–7. Объясни выбор.

1. 3 — They regarded railways as a way of getting to places. (Они считали железную дорогу лишь способом добраться до нужного места.)
2. 4 — Their mother spent time playing with the children, reading to them and helping with lessons. (Мать проводила время с детьми, читала им и помогала с уроками.)
3. 3 — She wrote poems for their birthdays and other special occasions. (Она сочиняла стихи к их дням рождения и другим особым случаям.)
4. 4 — Their father was always ready to play a game with them. (Отец всегда был готов поиграть с ними.)
5. 4 — Peter received many presents, including the model engine. (Питер получил много подарков, в том числе модель паровоза.)
6. 2 — The engine did hurt Peter’s feelings, although he was not physically injured. (Паровоз задел чувства Питера, хотя сам он не пострадал.)
7. 2 — He said his eyes were red because he had a cold. (Он сказал, что глаза покраснели из-за простуды.)