Kitabı oku: «Рассказы / Short Stories», sayfa 9

Exercises

1. Choose the right variant:

1. Miss Martha was sure that the customer would buy fresh bread.

2. Miss Martha was sure that the man would bring more customers to her.

3. Miss Martha was sure that the customer would be thankful.

4. Miss Martha was sure that the customer would never come again.

2. What is the German architectural draftsman’s name?

1. Tausendonfer

2. Meacham

3. Dummkopf

4. Blumberger

3. Who was the young man with Blumberger?

1. his colleague

2. his son

3. his lawyer

4. his driver

4. Why did Miss Martha put the butter inside the bread?

1. She wanted to spoil the drawing.

2. She had too much butter in her bakery.

3. She liked butter very much.

4. She intended to support the “artist”.

5. What is a “Dummkopf”?

1. a wise man or a woman

2. a fool

3. a police officer

4. a friend

6. What is “Tausendonfer”?

1. wishing luck

2. wordplay

3. magic chant

4. German cursing

7. Choose the right variant:

1. Miss Martha put butter on the customer’s loaves of bread.

2. Miss Martha put butter under the customer’s loaves of bread.

3. Miss Martha put butter near the customer’s loaves of bread.

4. Miss Martha put butter into the customer’s loaves of bread.

8. Why did Miss Martha bring the picture to her bakery?

1. She liked art very much.

2. She wanted to know the occupation of the customer.

3. She wanted to hide the hole on the wall.

4. There was no room for the picture at home.

9. Why did the customer begin to curse Miss Martha?

1. She spoiled his work.

2. He hated women.

3. He did not know any good words.

4. He forgot to take his loaves of bread.

10. Choose the right verb:

Miss Martha _____________ well putting butter into the loaves of bread.

1. did

2. meant

3. made

4. wished

11. Choose the correct verbs:

With a bread knife Miss Martha _____________ a deep cut in each of the stale loaves, _____________ a big piece of butter, and _____________ the loaves tight again.

1. pressed, inserted, made

2. inserted, made, pressed

3. pressed, made, inserted

4. made, inserted, pressed

12. Insert the right prepositions:

in order to – around – from – at

1. He clinched his two fists and shook them ferociously _____________ Miss Martha.