Matryoshka dolls

It may seem strange, but Matryoshka dolls are a relatively (относительно) new phenomenon.

They 1)_______ (one)appeared in 1899 in the town of Sergiev Posad. The idea 2)_______(bring)_; to Russia from Japan by merchants (купцы). But village artists adopted them very 3) _______(quick)and made them into a great variety of shapes. They were designed as toys for 4)_______(child)Some dolls depicted families in 5)________(nation)costumes, later they became characters from different tales and novels, political figu­res, animals.

Matryoshka is a beautiful 6)_______(Russia)souvenir. This wooden doll 7)_________ (decorate)any place. You can see lots of them in the Toy Museum in Sergiev Posad and also buy them in shops.

 

2.10. St Nicholas: the first Santa

St Nicholas 1)__________ (live) nearly 700years ago in Myra, in Asia, and he was a bishop. He was rich, but he was a good man and he used all his money to help poor people.

One day, Nicholas 2)___________ (hear)that a poor man had to sell his three pretty daughters. That night, Nicholas put three bags of gold through the 3)_____(man)

оpen door. The girls were now safe.

Another time, Nicholas threw some gold 4)_____(coin)down a chimney at midnight. The coins fell into a shoe, which 5)_______ (stand)near the fire.

Nicholas didn't tell people what he was doing. But after he died, people learned his secret. It became the custom to give pre­sents on 6)____ (he)special day —

6 December. It was said that the presents came from St Nicholas.

In some 7)_______ (country)of Europe, people continue to give their gifts on 6 December.

 

Задание № 3

Рекомендации к выполнению

Вупражнениях, включенных в задание № 3, необходимо выбрать из четырех предложенных вариантов ответа ту грамматическую форму, ко­торая соответствует содержанию текста.

Внимательно прочитайте текст, не обращая внимания на пропуски. Затем внимательно про­читайте варианты грамматических форм.

Выберите вариант ответа, который граммати­чески соответствует содержанию текста. Если у вас возникнут затруднения, советуем заглянуть в грамматические таблицы, помещенные в Грам­матическом справочнике (см. Приложение 1).

Перенесите свои ответы в таблицу. В верхней строчке проставлены номера вопросов. В ниж­ней строчке необходимо указать букву соответ­ствующего варианта ответа.

Выполнив задание, проверьте себя еще раз.

3.1. Прочитайте текст. Выберите ответ (а—d) по смыслу. Занесите свои ответы в таблицу.

I'm a writer!

Many people think that they can write stories. They 1)________ like to be writers. They write stories and send them to magazines. When the magazines don't want to publish their stories, 2)______ people become angry.

A lady once wrote a long story. She sent it to a famous editor (редактор). After 3)______ weeks the story was returned to her. The lady was angry. She wrote 4)_______ the editor:

"Dear Sir, yesterday you sent back my story. How do you know that the story is not good? You 5)______ not read it. Before I sent you the story, I had pasted (склеивать) together pages 18, 19 and 20. This was 6)_______test to see if you would read the story. When the story came back yesterday, the pages were still pasted together. Do you read all the stories that 7)______ to you in such a way (таким образом)?"

The editor wrote back: "Dear Madam, at breakfast when I open an еgg I don't have to eat all the egg to understand that it is bad."

 

1. a) should	b) would	c) must	d) can
2. a) these	b) this	e) those	d) that
3. a) a few	b) few	c) little	d) a little
4. a) at	b)into	c)-	d)to
5. a) do	b) did	c) does	d) was
6. a) an	b) a	c) the	d) —
7. a) were sent	Ь) was sent	c) are sent	d) send