Task 4. Questions 31–40. For items 31–40, match the items 31–40 to the phenomena A–M. There are some extra phenomena which do not match. 31. The Trail of Tears; 32. John Bull; 33. The Great Gatsby; 34. Prohibition; 35. Louisiana Purchase; 36. Pygmalion; 37. The Great Depression; 38. Jackson Pollock; 39. The Ivy League; 40. Alfred Hitchcock. A) the artist who made his masterpieces by putting the painting on the floor and then walking around it, letting the paint drip from sticks; B) a figure who stands for the USA sometimes represented by the figure of a man with a white beard and tall hat; C) This book deals with a poor Cockney girl who is taught how to speak and behave like an upper class lady as a scientific experiment; D) the period from 1919 to 1933 in the US when the production and sale of alcoholic drinks was illegal; E) an English filmmaker of the 20-th century who specialized in thrillers; F) the massive area of land bought from France in 1803 which doubled the US size; G) a figure who stands for England in literary and political satire; H) a group of eight old and respected universities in the Northeastern US; I) the path that the Cherokees, forced to move away from their homes, travelled in the autumn and winter of 1838 to 1839; J) the severe economic problems that followed the Wall Street Crash of 1929 and resulted in the failure of many banks and businesses; K) This novel describes the rise and fall of the main character, who extravagantly lives from bootlegging. He loves a beautiful woman who is the cause of his downfall; L) an English animator of the 20-th century who is famous for inventing some of the best-known cartoons; M) Oxford and Cambridge together.

Перевод задания: Сопоставьте пункты 31–40 с явлениями A–M. Некоторые явления являются лишними и не подходят.

1. 31 — I. The Trail of Tears — the path the Cherokees were forced to travel after being driven from their homes. (Дорога слёз — путь, по которому чероки были вынуждены идти после изгнания из своих домов.)
2. 32 — G. John Bull — a figure who stands for England in literary and political satire. (Джон Булль — образ, олицетворяющий Англию в литературной и политической сатире.)
3. 33 — K. The Great Gatsby — a novel about the rise and fall of a bootlegger who loves a beautiful woman. («Великий Гэтсби» — роман о возвышении и падении бутлегера, влюблённого в красивую женщину.)
4. 34 — D. Prohibition — the period in the US when producing and selling alcoholic drinks was illegal. (Сухой закон — период в США, когда производство и продажа алкогольных напитков были незаконны.)
5. 35 — F. Louisiana Purchase — the vast territory bought from France in 1803, which doubled the size of the US. (Луизианская покупка — обширная территория, купленная у Франции в 1803 году и удвоившая площадь США.)
6. 36 — C. Pygmalion — a book about a poor Cockney girl taught to speak and behave like an upper-class lady as a scientific experiment. («Пигмалион» — произведение о бедной девушке-кокни, которую в рамках научного эксперимента учат говорить и вести себя как дама из высшего общества.)
7. 37 — J. The Great Depression — the severe economic problems that followed the 1929 Wall Street Crash. (Великая депрессия — тяжёлые экономические проблемы, последовавшие за крахом Уолл-стрит в 1929 году.)
8. 38 — A. Jackson Pollock — the artist who made paintings by putting them on the floor and letting paint drip from sticks. (Джексон Поллок — художник, создававший картины на полу, позволяя краске стекать с палочек.)
9. 39 — H. The Ivy League — a group of eight old and respected universities in the northeastern US. (Лига плюща — группа из восьми старинных и престижных университетов на северо-востоке США.)
10. 40 — E. Alfred Hitchcock — an English filmmaker of the 20th century who specialized in thrillers. (Альфред Хичкок — английский кинорежиссёр XX века, специализировавшийся на триллерах.)

Лишние варианты: B) образ, олицетворяющий США; L) английский мультипликатор XX века; M) Оксфорд и Кембридж вместе.