Task 5. Complete the text by choosing the correct options for 32–38. It was a hard winter for Mother. She sometimes pleaded with Father but no one could ever tell Father anything. He continued to stand like a rock against stopping my music lessons. To 32 ______ the truth, Father had certain natural gifts for debate. In the first place his voice was powerful and stormy, and he 33 ______ to let it out at full strength. As a second gift, he was convinced at all times that his opponents were wrong. Hence, even if they won a point or two, it 34 ______ them no good, for he dragged the issue to some other ground then, where he and Truth could prevail. When Mother said it surely was plain enough that I had no ear for music, what was his reply? Why, he said that the violin was the noblest instrument 35 ______ by man. Having silenced her with this solid premise he declared no boy should expect to learn it immediately. It required persistence. Everything, he had found out, required persistence. His motto was, “Never give 36 ______”. He said that Mother should be stricter with me, if necessary, and make me try harder. He also said that none of us realized what he had had to go 37 ______. Mother started to cry and said, “But you’re downtown, you don’t have to hear it.” Father was outraged. His final argument, I remember, was that my violin had cost twenty-five dollars, if I didn’t learn it, the money would be wasted, and he couldn’t afford it. But it was put to him that my younger brother Julian could learn it instead. Father was defeated, though he didn’t 38 ______ it, and I was set free. Options shown: 32) say / tell / speak / talk; 33) used / kept / held / took; 34) made / gave / took / did; 35) discovered / explored / invented / opened; 36) up / of / in / on; 37) over / into / down / through. Options for 38 are cut off in the image.

Перевод задания: Дополните текст, выбрав правильные варианты ответов 32–38.

Ответы: 32 — tell; 33 — used; 34 — did; 35 — invented; 36 — up; 37 — through. В № 38 варианты ответа на фотографии обрезаны. По смыслу подходит admit, но подтвердить его как вариант из списка невозможно.

Почему: говорят to tell the truth («говоря правду»), used to («обычно делал»), did them no good («не принесло им пользы»), invented by man («изобретённый человеком»), give up («сдаваться») и go through («пережить, пройти через»). В последнем предложении естественно звучит he didn’t admit it — «он этого не признал».

It was a hard winter for Mother. She sometimes pleaded with Father but no one could ever tell Father anything. He continued to stand like a rock against stopping my music lessons. To tell the truth, Father had certain natural gifts for debate. In the first place his voice was powerful and stormy, and he used to let it out at full strength. As a second gift, he was convinced at all times that his opponents were wrong. Hence, even if they won a point or two, it did them no good, for he dragged the issue to some other ground then, where he and Truth could prevail. When Mother said it surely was plain enough that I had no ear for music, what was his reply? Why, he said that the violin was the noblest instrument invented by man. Having silenced her with this solid premise he declared no boy should expect to learn it immediately. It required persistence. Everything, he had found out, required persistence. His motto was, “Never give up”. He said that Mother should be stricter with me, if necessary, and make me try harder. He also said that none of us realized what he had had to go through. Mother started to cry and said, “But you’re downtown, you don’t have to hear it.” Father was outraged. His final argument, I remember, was that my violin had cost twenty-five dollars, if I didn’t learn it, the money would be wasted, and he couldn’t afford it. But it was put to him that my younger brother Julian could learn it instead. Father was defeated, though he didn’t admit it, and I was set free.

Это была тяжёлая зима для матери. Иногда она умоляла отца, но ему никто никогда ничего не мог сказать. Он стоял словно скала, не желая прекращать мои уроки музыки. По правде говоря, у отца были природные способности к спору. Во-первых, его голос был сильным и грозным, и он привык говорить во весь голос. Во-вторых, он всегда был убеждён, что его оппоненты неправы. Поэтому, даже если они выигрывали один-два довода, это не приносило им пользы: отец переводил спор на другую тему, где мог одержать верх он и сама Истина. Когда мать сказала, что и так было совершенно ясно, что у меня нет музыкального слуха, что же он ответил? Он сказал, что скрипка — благороднейший инструмент, изобретённый человеком. Убедив её этим веским доводом, он заявил, что ни один мальчик не должен рассчитывать научиться играть на ней сразу. Для этого нужно упорство. Он выяснил, что во всём требуется упорство. Его девизом было: «Никогда не сдавайся». Он сказал, что матери следует быть со мной строже, если понадобится, и заставлять меня стараться усерднее. Он также сказал, что никто из нас не понимал, через что ему пришлось пройти. Мать заплакала и сказала: «Но ты же в центре города, тебе не приходится это слушать». Отец возмутился. Его последним доводом, насколько я помню, было то, что моя скрипка стоила двадцать пять долларов: если я не научусь играть, деньги пропадут, а он не мог себе этого позволить. Но ему указали, что вместо меня на скрипке мог бы учиться мой младший брат Джулиан. Отец потерпел поражение, хотя и не признал этого, а меня освободили от уроков.