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22.05.2023 08:24 •  Английский язык

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berny, a young man about 23 years old, with fair hair and moustache, and blue eyes went home through the rain. he felt very depressed. it had been a very bad summer for most people and he had not been better than the rest. a few weeks with one firm, a few days with another, then out of a job, then on again for a month perhaps, and so on.
his clothes, though shabby, were clean and neat but the holes in his shoes made it painful to walk. he got married year ago though his wages didn't average a pound a week. as a single man he had never worried much if he happened to be out of work. he always had enough to live on and pocket money besides, but now that he was married it was different the fear of being 'out' haunied him all the time.
berny had started for rushton and co. on the previous monday after having been idle for three weeks, but he now began to fear that what had happened to jim linden — a master craftsman — might also happen to himself at any time. he would have to be very careful not to offend willy smith in any way. he was afraid that willy did not like him very much and could dismiss him at any time.
willy smith, the foreman, was quite without special abilities. but he pretended to know everything about matching 'tones' and 'shades' and 'colours' and that had so impressed mr derek that he put willy in charge of the construction work.
although willy did as little as possible himself, he took care to make the others work hard. any man who failed to satisfy him was reported to mr derek as being 'no good' or 'too slow for a funeral' and was then dismissed at the end of the week. knowing this, all the workers feared and hated the cunning willy. some, by giving him pipefuls of tobacco and pints of beer, managed to win willy's favour and often kept their jobs when better men were dismissed.
as he walked home through the rain thinking of these things, berny realised that it was not possible to foresee what day or even an hour might bring.
1. berny felt depressed because
1. it had been a bad summer for some people
2. he had recently got married, despite his low wages
3. he was afraid of losing his lob
4. his shoes were worn out and his feet were hurting

3. willy got his position because mr derek thought he was good at
1. using language
2. repairing and decorating houses
3. making friends with other people
4. buying and selling

2. berny's fear of being "out" means:
1. not having much money
2. having nowhere to live
3. being unemployed
4. quarrelling with his wife
4. to keep his job, anyone working under willy had to
1. give good presents to his family
2. deceive him
3. work hard
4. make room for his friends

5. willy was
1. a skilful worker but lazy
2. not very skilful but also lazy
3. not very skilful but hard working
4. a skilful man and a hard worker