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I think I'm a good librarian. I
love books, and the people who read them, and if that makes me intolerant of
the video and computer age, it doesn't matter much in here. Paul was
embarrassed by my job. It didn't fit in with his creative Director image at dinner
parties. He'd rather I had either stayed at home, and then he could continue to
make jokes about me being the last housewife in captivity; or else that I had
found some trendy, highly-paid job in the media. When I pointed out that I did
work in the media, it just wasn't very highly paid, he would look pained.
I've always been addicted to the
printed word. A former headmistress once said, "If Constance had nothing
else to read, she'd read the label on a jam jar!"
She meant to be scathing, and the
other girls tittered sycophantically, but I thought she was being silly. You
could learn a lot from the labels on jam jars... and besides, the other girls
would only gaze into space and moon. Was that supposed to be better?
So my first thought when Kate
started school and I decided I could now take a job with a clear conscience,
was something to involve me with books. I would have been quite happy in a
bookshop, but the humiliation of having his wife working as a shop assistant
was more than Paul could contemplate. I tried to argue that all advertising is
only selling. I'd heard him propound the argument often enough at dinner
parties, when smart women fresh out of university and burning to write had
asked him if it wasn't an awful come down, when you'd got a First in English,
to wind up working in advertising? The moment he heard that contemptuous stress
on the first syllable, advertising, aa'man, Paul would assume his patient,
sophisticated smile and take them through his catechism about selling. But
evidently the same didn't apply to me and bookshops.
"Not even Hatchards?" I'd
said. "Then I'd be near your office and we could meet for lunch sometimes.
That would be nice..."
"My dear girl, you wouldn't
stand a chance of getting a job in Hatchards!" Paul had answered.
So I did get a year's course in
librarianship, and started work within a month of completing it. There aren't
that many librarians with a First from Oxford, and although I didn't tell my
colleagues, it showed up on my CV and must have impressed the selection
committee. They probably thought I wouldn't stay, but I have spent nearly nine
years now in the same public library. It helped to tide me over the utter
disorientation I felt when Paul left me, and my raging sense of pain and
injustice over the divorce. My incredulity at the distortion of our marriage as
expressed in solicitors' letters, and later my fury over the court proceedings,
were tamed and made bearable by the sweet unvarying routine of the Dewey
classifying system and the old ladies, the truanting children and the coffee
breaks.
1. Paul disapproved of his wife's
job because it
1) deprived him of a chance to show
off.
2) had nothing to do with
computers.
3) made her look like a housewife.
4) was not acceptable in their
circles.
2. According to the text, the
narrator was critical of her school environment as
1) the headmistress had disapproved
of her love for books.
2) the headmistress had teased her
for her obsession.
3) the other girls had never shared
her love for reading.
4) it had never been a source of
excitement for her.
3. The narrator decided to take
a job in a bookshop because
1) it could offer her vast career
opportunities.
2) she knew it would bring her a
lot of money.
3) her daughter had grown up and
did without her help.
4) it was a great place to meet
people who read books.
4. According to the text, the
narrator thought "advertising" to be NOT
1) effective.
2) profitable.
3) successful.
4) creative.
5. In order to start the work
in a library the narrator needed
1) a First from Oxford.
2) a year of job experience.
3) professional qualifications.
4) a reference enclosed in CV.
6. The narrator felt completely
confused because of
1) splitting up with her husband.
2) financial difficulties.
3) injustice on the part of old
ladies.
4) the disappointment with her job.
7. The narrator survived the
trauma because
1) she and her husband remained
friends.
2) she found satisfaction in her
job.
3) the court proceedings were just.
4) her own children supported her.
Грамматика.
1. Выберете верный
модальный глагол.
1. Jack has got a headache. He …
sleep well recently.
a) can’t
b) couldn’t have
c) hasn’t been able to
2. I … sleep for hours when I was a
little girls.
a) could
b) am able to
c) can
3. Tom … play tennis well but he …
play a game yesterday because he was ill.
a) couldn’t, could
b) can, was able
c) can, couldn’t
4. I didn’t want to be late for the
meeting. We … meet at 5 sharp.
a) were to
b) had to
c) could
5. Where are my gloves? — I … put
them on because it’s cold today.
a) can’t
b) have to
c) needn’t
6. You … take an umbrella today.
The Sun is shining.
a) needn’t
b) mustn’t
c) can’t
7. I’m sorry, you didn’t invite me
to your birthday party. You … invite me next time.
a) must
b) should
c) need to
8. Well, it’s 10 o’clock. I … go
now.
a) can
b) has to
c) must
9. You … smoke so much.
a) would
b) can’t
c) shouldn’t
10. We have got plenty of time. We
… hurry.
a) must
b) needn’t
c) should
2. Переведите на АЯ.
1. Вы должны бросить курить.
____________________________________________________________________
2. Вечеринка была замечательная. Вам следовало прийти.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
3. Ты можешь решить эту проблему.
_______________________________________________________________
4. Тебе следует навестить своего больного друга.
____________________________________________________
5. Тебе следовало навестить своего больного друга, но
ты не навестил.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
6. Не хотите еще чая? ____________________________________________________________________________
7. Я вынужден был сделать это.
___________________________________________________________________
8. Я не знаю, почему мы спешили. Нам не нужно было
спешить. _______________________________________________________________________________________________
9. Я бы хотел пойти с тобой.
______________________________________________________________________
10. Ты можешь делать все, что хочешь.
_____________________________________________________________
11. Ольге нужно уделить больше внимания занятиям по
английскому языку.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
12. Я не уверен, но возможно он неправ.
____________________________________________________________
13. Ему разрешили взять машину своего отца в прошлую
пятницу.
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14. Я могу считать до 50 по-испански.
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3. В каждом предложении
есть ошибки. Исправьте их.
1. Actors may learn a lot of
dialogues by heart. _________________________________________________________
2. Your glass is empty. Must I
refill it? _______________________________________________________________
3. Would I introduce Mr. Brown to
you? ______________________________________________________________
4. My sister can to play a few
musical instruments. _____________________________________________________
5. Some years ago I didn’t can
speak English. __________________________________________________________
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