Выберите верный вариант william thackeray
william thackeray was bom in 1811 in parents sent him to england
where early training at the famous charter house school. then he went to
cambridge, but 3 to take his degree. he 4 an artist.
as he had some went to the continent and spent some time travelling.
when england he was compelled to turn his attention to literature
he wrote many humorous tales and sketches and some other works of satirical character. he was also a clever writer of magazine articles.
vanity fair, began to appear in a monthly magazine. then came another novel,
and in 1851 he became a public lecturer. for his lectures he chose the english humorists of the
eighteenth century. these lectures were very popular in
these lectures in scotland and america.
thackeray wrote some other novels and became very popular and famous this
distinguished novelist died 1863.
(a) at seven (c) when he had seven years
(b) at the age of seven (d) when he was seven years
2. (a) receives (c) had received
(b) received (d) was receiving
3. (a) did not wait to take (c) did not wait taking
(b) expected no taking (d) hadn't expected to take
4. (a) made up one's mind to become
(b) made up his mind to become
(c) made up his mind becoming
(d) made up mind to become
5. (a) destiny (c) fortune
(b) fate (d) rich
6. (a) returned (c) had returned
(b) was returned (d) was returning
7. (a) means of support (c) a means of a support
(b) a mean of support (d) a means of support
8. (a) the first he's novel c) his the first novel
(b) his first novel (d) the first of his novel
9. (a) after (c) after that time
(b) after then (d) afterwards
10. (a) listened to (c) delivered
(b) explained (d) put down
11. (a) at the world (c) throughout the world
(b) through world (d) in world
12. (a) at the end of (c) on the end of
(b) in the end of (d) end of
1. Chris Bromham jumped - c. Over 18 big red buses on his motorbike.
- Крис Бромхэм перепрыгнул через 18 больших красных автобусов на своём мотоцикле.
2. Chad Hundeby swam - e. Across the sea from England to France in 7 hours and 17 minutes.
- Чад Хандеби проплыл, пересекая море от Англии до Франции, за 7 часов, 17 минут.
3. Iris Alvarez jumped - d. Into the sea from 18-metre rock.
- Айрис Альварес прыгнул в море с 18-ти метровой скалы.
4. Michael Johnson ran - f. Around a 400-metre track in 43.18 seconds.
- Майкл Джонсон пробежал 400-метровую дистанцию за 43.18 секунд.
5. Takao Arayama climbed - b. Up Mountain Everest when he was 70 years old.
- Такао Араяма взобрался на вершину горы Эверест в возрасте 70 лет.
6. Joseph Kittinger fell - a. Through the air for 31,000 metres in the world's highest skydive.
- Джозеф Киттинджер совершил прыжок с высоты 31 000 тысячи метров, это самый высокий прыжок с парашюта в мире.
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2. I was at the supermarket when I slipped and fell over. It was so embarrassing!
3. David is a big fan of jazz and he's got hundreds of CDs.
4. Owen didn't do well in the exam and was very disappointed.
5. Wendy is interested in films and goes to the cinema every week.
6. I have a really busy schedule during the week.
7. Zukhra really liked the special effects in the new Star Wars film.
8. My best friend and I decided to enter a competition and we won tickets to Mexico!