Part 3. Use of English. Read the text below and choose the word that fits best for each space. The first one is done for you. Jesse’s Journal: I’m so thankful we are all okay. I never imagined I’d have to go through something (0) ___ what happened yesterday. (1) ___ I thought we were (2) ___ to have a regular thunderstorm. The sky got dark and the wind picked up. Dad came in early from the fields on his tractor. (3) ___ my sister Julia said, “Look at the sky. (4) ___ look weird?” We went to the window and saw strange, heavy clouds. I heard the wind begin to roar and started to feel (5) ___. Mom told us to run to the storm cellar, but I wanted to go to my room to get (6) ___ of my things first. Mom grabbed me and made me (7) ___ with everyone else. As we ran toward the storm cellar, I saw (8) ___ long, thin cloud drop down from the sky and touch the ground. The noise grew (9) ___, like a train rushing straight at us. My little brother Mark started to cry. He (10) ___ by my mother who carried him down the steps into the cellar. We turned on the emergency lamps and huddled together. Above us, we heard horrible sounds of crashing and tearing (11) ___ seemed to go on forever. All I could think about (12) ___ losing my tablet and smart phone. I knew Julia was worried about the clothes she (13) ___, and Mark (14) ___ about his favorite toys. When (15) ___ finally grew quiet again, we came upstairs. The whole house was gone — (16) ___ gone. The garage next to the house hadn’t been touched, and (17) ___ barn was fine. We all had the exact same reaction. (18) ___ of crying about what we (19) ___, we hugged each other and cried because everyone was safe. We still had (20) ___ mattered — our family. Options shown: 0 A as terrifying as; B such terrifying as; C so terrifying as; D so terrifying so. 1 A Firstly; B At first; C First of all; D The first. 2 A about; B near; C nearly; D close. 3 A That; B Than; C Then; D There. 4 A Doesn’t it; B Don’t they; C Isn’t it; D Aren’t they. 5 A frighten; B frightening; C frighteningly; D frightened. 6 A any; B something; C none; D some. 7 A to stay; B stay; C staying; D stayed. 8 A —; B a; C an; D the. 9 A loudly; B more loudly; C louder; D the loudest. 10 A picks up; B picked up; C was picking up; D was picked up. 11 A that; B than; C then; D they. 12 A if; B that; C was; D were. 13 A just bought; B was just buying; C has just bought; D had just bought. 14 A thought; B thinking; C was thinking; D he. 15 A We; B it; C they; D he. 16 A just; B only; C yet; D already. 17 A —; B a; C an; D the. Options for spaces 18–20 are not visible.

Перевод задания: Используйте английский язык. Прочитайте текст и выберите слово или выражение, которое лучше всего подходит для каждого пропуска. Первый пропуск заполнен.

Вставляем подходящие варианты в контекст. Для пропусков 18–20 варианты ответа на снимке не видны; слова подобраны по смыслу и грамматике предложения.

Ответы: 0 — A, as terrifying as; 1 — B, At first; 2 — A, about; 3 — C, Then; 4 — A, Doesn’t it; 5 — D, frightened; 6 — D, some; 7 — B, stay; 8 — B, a; 9 — C, louder; 10 — D, was picked up; 11 — A, that; 12 — C, was; 13 — D, had just bought; 14 — A, thought; 15 — B, it; 16 — A, just; 17 — D, the; 18 — Instead; 19 — had lost; 20 — what.

Кратко о выборе: At first обозначает начальный момент; about to означает «собираться»; frightened описывает состояние человека; после made используется инфинитив без to; was picked up — пассивная форма прошедшего времени. В предложении «The whole house was gone — just gone» слово just усиливает значение, а перед конкретным сараем употребляется the.

Заполненный текст на английском:

I’m so thankful we are all okay. I never imagined I’d have to go through something as terrifying as what happened yesterday. At first I thought we were about to have a regular thunderstorm. The sky got dark and the wind picked up. Dad came in early from the fields on his tractor. Then my sister Julia said, “Look at the sky. Doesn’t it look weird?” We went to the window and saw strange, heavy clouds. I heard the wind begin to roar and started to feel frightened. Mom told us to run to the storm cellar, but I wanted to go to my room to get some of my things first. Mom grabbed me and made me stay with everyone else. As we ran toward the storm cellar, I saw a long, thin cloud drop down from the sky and touch the ground. The noise grew louder, like a train rushing straight at us. My little brother Mark started to cry. He was picked up by my mother who carried him down the steps into the cellar. We turned on the emergency lamps and huddled together. Above us, we heard horrible sounds of crashing and tearing that seemed to go on forever. All I could think about was losing my tablet and smart phone. I knew Julia was worried about the clothes she had just bought, and Mark thought about his favorite toys. When it finally grew quiet again, we came upstairs. The whole house was gone — just gone. The garage next to the house hadn’t been touched, and the barn was fine. We all had the exact same reaction. Instead of crying about what we had lost, we hugged each other and cried because everyone was safe. We still had what mattered — our family.

Перевод заполненного текста:

Я так благодарен, что с нами всеми всё в порядке. Я и представить не мог, что мне придётся пережить нечто настолько же ужасное, как случившееся вчера. Сначала я думал, что вот-вот начнётся обычная гроза. Небо потемнело, и ветер усилился. Папа рано вернулся с полей на тракторе. Затем моя сестра Джулия сказала: «Посмотрите на небо. Разве оно не выглядит странно?» Мы подошли к окну и увидели необычные тяжёлые тучи. Я услышал, как ветер начал реветь, и испугался. Мама велела нам бежать в укрытие, но сначала я хотел зайти в свою комнату и взять кое-что из своих вещей. Мама схватила меня и заставила остаться со всеми. Когда мы бежали к укрытию, я увидел, как тонкий длинный столб облака опустился с неба и коснулся земли. Шум стал громче, словно поезд, мчащийся прямо на нас. Мой младший брат Марк заплакал. Мама подняла его и понесла вниз по ступенькам в укрытие. Мы включили аварийные лампы и тесно прижались друг к другу. Над нами раздавались ужасные грохочущие и трескучие звуки, которые, казалось, не прекращались целую вечность. Всё, о чём я мог думать, — это о том, как потеряю планшет и смартфон. Я знал, что Джулия переживала из-за одежды, которую только что купила, а Марк думал о своих любимых игрушках. Когда наконец всё стихло, мы поднялись наверх. От всего дома ничего не осталось — совсем ничего. Гараж рядом с домом не пострадал, и сарай уцелел. Мы все отреагировали одинаково. Вместо того чтобы плакать из-за того, что мы потеряли, мы обнялись и заплакали от радости, потому что все были живы. У нас осталось то, что действительно важно, — наша семья.