Контрольные задания > Задание 2: Прочитайте текст. Для каждого из предложений А-Е необходимо выбрать один верный вариант ответа из трёх представленных (1, 2 или 3).
Tea Leaves
Many years ago tea was almost unknown in Europe, and most people had never even heard the word, despite its popularity in Eastern cultures. One day a young sailor returned to Great Britain from India. As the only son of an elderly woman, he always brought her a special gift from his travels, often choosing something unique to impress her friends. The sailor presented his mum a box of tea. Although the old woman was unfamiliar with it, she liked its pleasant aroma and quickly invited her friends over to try it. When her guests arrived, she welcomed them to the dining table, serving cakes, fruits, and, unknowingly, the tea leaves themselves. When the sailor entered the room, he saw a large plate filled with tea leaves with butter and salt. He couldn't help but smile as he watched his mother's friends trying to enjoy the leaves with butter and salt, though as evident they were not pleased. "Where is the tea, Mother?" the sailor asked, puzzled. She pointed to the plate at the center of the table. "No, that's just the leaves," he corrected her, "Where is the water?" "The water?" his mother was surprised, "I threw it away, of course."
C. The old woman ...
1) liked the smell of tea leaves.
2) threw the tea leaves away.
3) presented the tea leaves to her friends.
D. Choose the FALSE sentence.
1) The sailor's mother put the plate with tea leaves in the middle of the table.
2) The guests were eating the tea leaves with butter and salt.
3) Everybody liked the tea.
E. The old woman ...
1) didn't understand that they should drink tea.
2) didn't want to give tea to her guests.
3) didn't remember where she put the water.
Вопрос:
Задание 2: Прочитайте текст. Для каждого из предложений А-Е необходимо выбрать один верный вариант ответа из трёх представленных (1, 2 или 3).
Tea Leaves
Many years ago tea was almost unknown in Europe, and most people had never even heard the word, despite its popularity in Eastern cultures. One day a young sailor returned to Great Britain from India. As the only son of an elderly woman, he always brought her a special gift from his travels, often choosing something unique to impress her friends. The sailor presented his mum a box of tea. Although the old woman was unfamiliar with it, she liked its pleasant aroma and quickly invited her friends over to try it. When her guests arrived, she welcomed them to the dining table, serving cakes, fruits, and, unknowingly, the tea leaves themselves. When the sailor entered the room, he saw a large plate filled with tea leaves with butter and salt. He couldn't help but smile as he watched his mother's friends trying to enjoy the leaves with butter and salt, though as evident they were not pleased. "Where is the tea, Mother?" the sailor asked, puzzled. She pointed to the plate at the center of the table. "No, that's just the leaves," he corrected her, "Where is the water?" "The water?" his mother was surprised, "I threw it away, of course."
C. The old woman ...
1) liked the smell of tea leaves.
2) threw the tea leaves away.
3) presented the tea leaves to her friends.
D. Choose the FALSE sentence.
1) The sailor's mother put the plate with tea leaves in the middle of the table.
2) The guests were eating the tea leaves with butter and salt.
3) Everybody liked the tea.
E. The old woman ...
1) didn't understand that they should drink tea.
2) didn't want to give tea to her guests.
3) didn't remember where she put the water.
Ответ:
C. The old woman ...
**1) liked the smell of tea leaves.**
*Обоснование:* В тексте говорится, что старушке понравился приятный аромат чая (""...she liked its pleasant aroma...").
D. Choose the FALSE sentence.
**3) Everybody liked the tea.**
*Обоснование:* В тексте сказано, что гости пытались наслаждаться чайными листьями с маслом и солью, но было очевидно, что они не были довольны (""...as evident they were not pleased.""). Значит, не всем чай понравился.
E. The old woman ...
**1) didn't understand that they should drink tea.**
*Обоснование:* Старушка не знала, что чай нужно заваривать, и подала чайные листья как закуску. Это говорит о том, что она не понимала, как правильно употреблять чай.