Exercise 9. Find the answers to the questions in the text.

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4. “Of Human Bondage”['bɔndɪʤ]

5. a book of mine

6. franc[fræŋk]

7. they were not in season

8. pound[paund]

9. So I had my revenge[rɪ'venʤ] at last

READING COMPREHENSION

Exercise 9. Find the answers to the questions in the text.

1. Where was William Somerset Maugham born?

2. Why was he brought up by his uncle?

3. Why did W.S. Maugham give up medicine?

4. When was his best-known novel published?

5. Where did the story happen?

6. Was the narrator young or old at that time?

7. How old was the lady?

8. Why was the narrator ready to listen to the lady?

9. Were the prices high or low at the restaurant?

10. What kind of fish did the lady order?

11. The lady liked caviar, didn’t she?

12. What question did the narrator ask himself again and again?

13. Why were the peaches expensive?

14. Did the narrator manage to pay the bill?

15. How much does the lady weigh now?

Exercise 10. Correct the following statements. Begin with I’m afraid that’s wrong / that’s not quite true / as far as I know / on the contrary / I don’t think so / according to the story.

1. The narrator was a rich man.

2. The narrator chose the restaurant himself.

3. The narrator had only fifteen francs.

4. The lady wanted to talk about herself.

5. The narrator ordered the most expensive dish for himself.

6. The waiter came up to them with a large basket full of oranges.

7. When the narrator paid the bill, he still had a little money left.

Exercise 11. Choose the correct variant to finish the sentence according to the story.

1. W.S. Maugham’s novels, plays and short stories are characterized by …

a) a heavy style;

b) a clear and simple style;

c) a keen understanding of his time.

2. The lady asked me to give her …

a) only one thing to eat;

b) an autograph;

c) a small luncheon at a restaurant which she named.

3. When the waiter brought the menu, I saw …

a) that the prices were very low;

b) that there were a lot of nice dishes on it;

c) that the dishes were very expensive.

4. My doctor lets me drink …

a) only champagne;

b) nothing;

c) only one thing.

5. If a bill comes to more than I can pay …

a) I shall run away;

b) I shall leave my watch and say that I will come back and pay later;

c) I shall tell the lady to pay.

6. I am glad that today …

a) I have a lot of money;

b) the lady is very poor;

c) the lady is very fat.

Exercise 12. Make up and act out a conversation between the narrator and the lady using the following words and phrases:

to have a look at the menu, choose anything, don’t say that, more than one thing, to eat too much, a little fish, to order a beefsteak, what will you drink, to drink only champagne, to order half a bottle

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