1. Find in the text English equivalents for the following words and expressions. Быть честным; приятный человек, которого никто не знал; даже на хлеб; к вечеру; отдохнуть; мне было нечем заняться; сразу догадался; через десять минут; готов заплатить; я должен забрать собаку; вернул соба-

ку хозяину.

2. Give Russian equivalents for the following words and expressions from the text and use them in sentences of your own.

Earn some (a lot of, little) money; become great friends; be in need of smth.; wear a uniform; it takes (took, will take) smb. some time to do smth.; be angry with; with joy.

3. Answer the questions.

1. Whom did the author meet at his friend’s house one day?

2. Did General Miles recognize the author? Why couldn’t he?

3. Prove that the author’s youth was very hard.

4. Why did the boy find himself in the hotel one day?

5. Who ran into the hall suddenly?

6. Why did the boy sell the dog to General Miles for three dollars?

7. What happened ten minutes later?

8. What brilliant idea came to the boy’s mind?

9. How did he manage to take the dog back?

10. How did the boy’s behaviour prove his words, “Never ask for money

you haven’t earned”?

4. Comment on the proverb: “Honesty is the best policy”. Say how you understand it and illustrate it by examples. Give your reasons and try to prove your point of view beginning with:

As far as I know …

The matter is ….

I’m sure that ….

I suppose that …

I believe that …

To sum it up …

Moreover …

5. Give the gist of the story in not more than ten sentences.

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london - first of all a city rich in history, which greets you at every step. during the first visit to london to look at the sights, beautiful views and wonderful spectacle. change of guard at buckingham palace will make an unforgettable experience changing of the guard at buckingham palace (daily at 11: 30 am) and parade horse guards (11 hours, on sundays - 10: 00). must go to piccadilly circus, trafalgar square to see the ensemble (trafalgar square), relax in hyde park (hyde park). the easiest way to watch all the great sights of london is a bus tour.westminster abbey (westminster abbey) westminster abbey - it begins and ends with the fate of the king: its walls crowned british monarch, and here they find eternal rest.in addition, westminster abbey, famous for his "corner of poets." in honor included in the history of british artists - shakespeare, chaucer, milton, wordsworth, dickens, and many other memorial boards. but these graves are not all poets are mentioned here.in westminster, the castle on the banks of the thames in the 13th century meets the british parliament - the medieval walls, impregnable and stately, as if symbolizing the firmness of one of the oldest democratic institutions in europe. you can not go past the famous big ben (big ben), watch where the lead track of time since 1859. in fact, big ben - it's not the name of the tower and the clock and bell time.it is also firmly stands on the banks of the tower - an ancient fortress and prison, gloomy walls which have seen a lot of blood, including the royal. pay attention to security guards the tower - beefeaters - in luxurious coats.tower bridge (tower bridge) over the dark waters of the thames stretched the famous tower bridge, recognizable, probably around the world. he became as a symbol of london, the eiffel tower - paris, the statue of liberty - new york city. it seems even trite, it is so closely linked with the capital of england. nevertheless, again and again he amazes the audience grandeur and austerity of forms.at night, the medieval gloom disappeared, and the tower bridge, thanks to modern illumination, it appears to us as a kind of fantastic, fabulous facility.