Use of English. Choose the best word (A–D) for each gap (1–7). (Выберите лучшее слово A–D для каждого пропуска.)
My Best Friend James
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!
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
- struggle to carry — «с трудом нести» (carry — нести в руках, а fetch/bring — приносить, take — брать).
- shrug one's shoulders — «пожать плечами».
- fall over — «упасть» (He fell over): C fell.
- my heart went out to him — «я проникся к нему сочувствием» (устойчивое выражение): A went.
- pick up — «подобрать, поднять»: B up.
- think about — «думать о»: whenever I think about the day we first met — «всякий раз, когда я думаю о том дне»: D about (после think about нужен объект без to).
- judge a book by its cover — «судить о книге по обложке» (пословица: нельзя судить по внешности).
