B. Insert the verb which suits best in the right form

1) The climbers stood on top of the mountain, … at the splendid view as if entranced.

2) As I watched the procession that moved slowly toward the throne I caught a fleeting glimpse of a black face … from behind the draperies that covered the wall back of the dais upon which stood Salensus Oll awaiting his bride.

3) Chuck sat quietly for hours … into the distance, thinking of what might have been.

4) He was … through the wet windscreen at the cars ahead.

5) His dark heart is filled with rage and his eyes … fiercely, while he tears up the earth with his paws and lashes his flanks and shoulders with his tail so that no one dares to face him and go near to give battle.

6) Annette … admiringly at Warren as he spoke.

7) Razumov dropped into a chair, let fall his stick, and propped on his elbows, his head between his hands, … at me persistently, openly, and continuously, while I signaled the waiter and ordered some beer.

8) She … angrily at everyone and stormed out of the room.

9) As we approached the little clump of verdure I saw the man come from his tent and with hand-shaded eyes … intently at us.

10) She … at him accusingly.

11) She wondered if she should ever see him, but she knew that if she did she should not like him, and he would not like her, and that she should only stand and … at him and say nothing.

12) The driver was … into the distance trying to read the road sign.

13) There is passion, adoration, in his eyes, and he goes about in a sort of trance, … in ecstasy at the swelling sails, the foaming wake, and the heave and the run of her over the liquid mountains that are moving with us in stately procession.

14) Up went her hands, and she was turned to stone; her mouth dropped open, her eyes … wide and timorously, she was the picture of astonished curiosity touched with fear.

15) Why do you … at me so inhospitably?

7. Translate into Russian:

1) There is so much good in the worst of us, and so much bad in the best of us, that it ill behaves any of us to find fault with the rest of us.

2) A wise man is superior to any insults which can be put upon him, and the best reply to unseemly behavior is patience and moderation.

3) I seized my hat and, trying not to look at Apollon, who had been all day expecting his month's wages, but in his foolishness was unwilling to be the first to speak about it, I slipped between him and the door and, lumping into a high-class sledge I drove up in grand style to the Hotel de Paris.

4) If you seek truth you will not seek victory by dishonorable means, and if you find truth you will become invincible.

5) We hadn't heard from him for so long, we'd given him up for dead.

6) Common sense is the knack of seeing things as they are, and doing things as they ought to be done.

7) Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them. (W. Shakespeare)

8) He received it on the palm of his hand, then applied it close to his eye to see what it was, and afterwards turned it several times with the point of a pin but could make nothing of it.

9) And surely, as Norman of Torn turned in the direction from which he had just come, there, racing toward him at full tilt, rode three steel-armored men on their mighty horses.

10) I wonder where she finds the strength to bear up under so much unfair criticism.

11) Just at this moment Alice felt a very curious sensation, which puzzled her a good deal until she made out what it was: she was beginning to grow larger again, and she thought at first she would get up and leave the court; but on second thoughtsshe decided to remain where she was as long as there was room for her.

12) The deals did fairly by him in the long run, causing him to come away with a few dollars to the good.

13) Do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Let the day's own trouble be sufficient for the day.

14) With unerring precision that was almost uncanny she could track the largest or the smallest beast to his hiding place.

8. Translate into English:

1) Перестань ко мне придираться, мы проиграли потому, что ты думаешь, что лучше других. Если бы мы оставили эти деньги про запас, вместо того чтобы ставить все на эту чертову лошадь, у нас сейчас было бы достаточно чтобы продолжать играть. Ах, если бы мы послушались совета Джека, у него просто сверхъестественная интуиция, он нас никогда не подводил. Ладно, давай-ка пораскинем мозгами как нам теперь выбираться из этой передряги.

2) Парнишка для меня полная загадка, я совершенно его не понимаю. В один момент он молчалив и умиротворен, а через минуту бесится от ярости.

3) Он живет с размахом и наслаждается, привлекая всеобщее внимание. У него довольно приличный доход и он вполне может позволить себе такой образ жизни.

4) Почему ты выглядишь такой встревоженной? Опять из-за Майкла? У него прямо дар попадать в неприятности. Почему бы тебе не махнуть на него рукой?

5) Ненавижу, когда решение мне навязывают, но если поразмыслить, то уж лучше искать помощи у друзей, чем быть одной. Гораздо легче держаться, если рядом есть кто-то, кому доверяешь

6) Когда Мэри увидела лошадь, несущуюся на нее на полной скорости, она упала в обморок. У нас полчаса ушло на то, чтобы привести ее в чувство. Видели бы вы ее мать, все это время она была крайне взвинчена от тревоги.

7) «Эта мерзкая мелодия меня весь день преследует», выпалила Джейн.

8) Итак, наш выигрыш 10 фунтов, мы их разделим поровну, честное слово! И нечего тебе вести себя столь нагло!

Detailed Comprehension

1. Answer the questions:

1) What was the mother’s attitude to her children? Did she love them? Do you think she was a good mother?

2) What was the role of the father in the story?

3) Why do you think the mother thought that luck was more important than money? Do you agree with her?

4) Were the children aware of the lack of money? What voices did they hear in the house? Were they real?

5) Why did Paul confide in his uncle but didn’t want his mother to know his secret?

6) Do you think eighty thousand pounds will solve the family’s financial problems?

7) Do you find the story supernatural or true-to-life? Do you believe in the supernatural and in the gift of prevision?

8) Who is to blame for Paul’s death? Why?

9) The story is written like a fable? Can you prove it? What is the message of this fable?

10) Do you consider gambling a vice / a hobby / an addiction?

2. Trace all the references to Paul’s eyes, make a list. Which emotions prevail in the descriptions? What kind of image is created by these references? Why?

3. Speak about:

a) The lifestyle the family kept up

b) Oscar Cresswell

с) Paul’s parents

4. Develop the situations checking your knowledge of the context:

1. And hurriedly she felt she must cover up some fault in herself.

2. Between wonder and amusement Uncle Oscar was silent.

3. Then something very curious happened. The voices in the house suddenly went mad, like a chorus of frogs on a spring evening.

4. The Derby was drawing near, and the boy grew more and more tense.

5. In the evening Oscar Cresswell did not come, but Bassett sent a message, saying could he come up for one moment, just one moment?

5. Comment on the following quotations:

1) That’s why it’s better to be born lucky than rich. If you’re rich, you may lose your money. But if you’re lucky, you will always get more money.