Use of English 2. Choose the best word (A–D) for each gap (1–7). Text: “One Friday evening while I was walking home from school, I saw a boy from my class struggling to (1) ____ a huge pile of books. I didn’t know much about him, just that his name was James. He wore quite unfashionable clothes and didn’t seem to have any friends. I knew that he lived near me, and I could see that he needed some help, but I just shrugged my (2) ____ and walked on. Suddenly, a group of kids ran past him, pushing him out of the way. He (3) ____ over and his books flew out of his arms and onto the ground. He looked up and I saw a terrible sadness in his eyes. At that moment, my heart (4) ____ out to him. I jogged over to him and helped him pick (5) ____ his books. He looked at me, surprised, and said, ‘Hey, thanks!’ There was a big smile on his face. As we walked home together that day, I discovered that James was pretty cool! Now, whenever I think (6) ____ the day my best friend and I first met, I am reminded of one thing: you should never judge a book by its (7) ____! Who knows what special friendship you might miss out on!” Options: 1 A fetch B bring C carry D take; 2 A arms B shoulders C eyes D head; 3 A ran B went C fell D got; 4 A went B got C was D came; 5 A over B up C on D off; 6 A back B to C for D about; 7 A front B cover C top D outside.

Перевод задания: Выберите лучшее слово (A–D) для каждого пропуска (1–7).

1. C — carry: “carry a huge pile of books” — нести большую стопку книг.
2. B — shoulders: устойчивое выражение “shrug one’s shoulders” — пожать плечами.
3. C — fell: “fell over” — упал.
4. D — came: устойчивое выражение “my heart came out to him” в значении сочувствия; обычно английская идиома имеет форму “my heart went out to him”, но среди предложенных вариантов задано came. Вероятно, в напечатанном задании подразумевалось “my heart went out to him”; проверьте вариант D по оригиналу: в изображении он читается как “came”.
5. B — up: “pick up his books” — поднять его книги.
6. D — about: “think about the day” — думать о том дне.
7. B — cover: идиома “judge a book by its cover” — судить о книге по обложке.

Перевод ответов: 1 — нести; 2 — плечами; 3 — упал; 4 — идиома о сочувствии (на фото напечатано came, хотя нормативно здесь ожидается went); 5 — поднять; 6 — думать о; 7 — обложке.