Task 3. Choose the best answer (A, B, C, or D): 1. From the story you can guess that the author A. thinks Mr McKenzie should be more careful. B. thinks students should help teachers more. C. likes Maria and Chloe as people. D. does not like working in a garden. 2. If the author added a sentence to the end of paragraph D, which of the following would be best? A. I hope to work in the school garden next year, too. B. Mr McKenzie learned gardening from his father. C. Mr McKenzie was able to return to school in a few weeks. D. It is easy for me to lift heavy boxes. 3. How many brothers or sisters does Maria have? A. One. B. Two. C. None. D. This information is not stated in the text. 4. Which sentence best describes the writer of this story? A. The writer is one of the characters in the story. B. The writer is Mr McKenzie’s doctor. C. The writer is Mrs Ferguson. D. The writer is not one of the characters in the story. 5. What change should be made in sentence 14 to make it grammatically correct? A. Change decided to to was deciding. B. Change move to to moving. C. Change decided to move to to decided moving. D. Nothing needs to be changed.

Перевод задания: Задание 3. Выберите лучший ответ (A, B, C или D).

1. A. Автор считает, что мистеру Маккензи следует быть осторожнее.
2. D. Это предложение логично завершает абзац D: оно связано с физической работой и способностями рассказчика.
3. D. В представленном фрагменте информация о братьях или сёстрах Марии не указана.
4. D. Автор рассказывает о героях со стороны и не является одним из персонажей.
5. D. Ничего менять не нужно: конструкция decided to move грамматически правильна, поскольку после decide используется инфинитив с to.

Ответ: 1 — A; 2 — D; 3 — D; 4 — D; 5 — D.

Перевод ответа: 1 — A; 2 — D; 3 — D; 4 — D; 5 — D.