Прочитайте текст с пропусками, обозначенными номерами 30–36. Эти номера соответствуют заданиям 30–36, в которых представлены возможные варианты ответов. Запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа. Пример ответа: 1 Music lessons It was a hard winter for Mother. She sometimes pleaded with Father but no one could ever tell Father anything. He continued to stand like a rock against stopping my music lessons. To (30) ______ the truth, Father had certain natural gifts for debate. In the first place his voice was powerful and stormy, and he (31) ______ to let it out at full strength. As a second gift, he was convinced at all times that his opponents were wrong. Hence, even if they won a point or two, it (32) ______ them no good, for he dragged the issue to some other ground then, where he and Truth could prevail. When Mother said it surely was plain enough that I had no ear for music, what was his reply? Why, he said that the violin was the noblest instrument (33) ______ by man. Having silenced her with this solid premise he declared no boy should expect to learn it immediately. It required persistence. Everything, he had found out, required persistence. His motto was, “Never give (34) ______ ”. He said that Mother should be stricter with me, if necessary, and make me try harder. He also said that none of us realized what he had had to go (35) ______. Mother started to cry and said, “But you’re downtown, you don’t have to hear it”. Father was outraged. His final argument, I remember, was that my violin had cost twenty-five dollars, if I didn’t learn it, the money would be wasted, and he couldn’t afford it. But it was put to him that my younger brother Julian could learn it instead. Father was defeated, though he didn’t (36) ______ it, and I was set free. 31. 1) used 2) kept 3) held 4) took

Конструкция used to do something означает «иметь привычку делать что-либо в прошлом».

Прочитайте текст с пропусками, обозначенными номерами 30–36. Эти номера соответствуют заданиям 30–36, в которых представлены возможные варианты ответов. Запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа. Пример ответа: 1 Music lessons It was a hard winter for Mother. She sometimes pleaded with Father but no one could ever tell Father anything. He continued to stand like a rock against stopping my music lessons. To (30) ______ the truth, Father had certain natural gifts for debate. In the first place his voice was powerful and stormy, and he (31) ______ to let it out at full strength. As a second gift, he was convinced at all times that his opponents were wrong. Hence, even if they won a point or two, it (32) ______ them no good, for he dragged the issue to some other ground then, where he and Truth could prevail. When Mother said it surely was plain enough that I had no ear for music, what was his reply? Why, he said that the violin was the noblest instrument (33) ______ by man. Having silenced her with this solid premise he declared no boy should expect to learn it immediately. It required persistence. Everything, he had found out, required persistence. His motto was, “Never give (34) ______ ”. He said that Mother should be stricter with me, if necessary, and make me try harder. He also said that none of us realized what he had had to go (35) ______. Mother started to cry and said, “But you’re downtown, you don’t have to hear it”. Father was outraged. His final argument, I remember, was that my violin had cost twenty-five dollars, if I didn’t learn it, the money would be wasted, and he couldn’t afford it. But it was put to him that my younger brother Julian could learn it instead. Father was defeated, though he didn’t (36) ______ it, and I was set free. 32. 1) made 2) gave 3) took 4) did

Сочетание do no good означает «не приносить пользы».

Прочитайте текст с пропусками, обозначенными номерами 30–36. Эти номера соответствуют заданиям 30–36, в которых представлены возможные варианты ответов. Запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа. Пример ответа: 1 Music lessons It was a hard winter for Mother. She sometimes pleaded with Father but no one could ever tell Father anything. He continued to stand like a rock against stopping my music lessons. To (30) ______ the truth, Father had certain natural gifts for debate. In the first place his voice was powerful and stormy, and he (31) ______ to let it out at full strength. As a second gift, he was convinced at all times that his opponents were wrong. Hence, even if they won a point or two, it (32) ______ them no good, for he dragged the issue to some other ground then, where he and Truth could prevail. When Mother said it surely was plain enough that I had no ear for music, what was his reply? Why, he said that the violin was the noblest instrument (33) ______ by man. Having silenced her with this solid premise he declared no boy should expect to learn it immediately. It required persistence. Everything, he had found out, required persistence. His motto was, “Never give (34) ______ ”. He said that Mother should be stricter with me, if necessary, and make me try harder. He also said that none of us realized what he had had to go (35) ______. Mother started to cry and said, “But you’re downtown, you don’t have to hear it”. Father was outraged. His final argument, I remember, was that my violin had cost twenty-five dollars, if I didn’t learn it, the money would be wasted, and he couldn’t afford it. But it was put to him that my younger brother Julian could learn it instead. Father was defeated, though he didn’t (36) ______ it, and I was set free. 33. 1) discovered 2) explored 3) invented 4) opened

Сочетание the instrument invented by man означает «инструмент, изобретённый человеком». Речь идёт о создании скрипки, поэтому используется invented. discovered означает «обнаруженный, открытый», но предметы не открывают, их создают. explored означает «исследованный». opened означает «открытый» и не подходит по смыслу.

Прочитайте текст с пропусками, обозначенными номерами 30–36. Эти номера соответствуют заданиям 30–36, в которых представлены возможные варианты ответов. Запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа. Пример ответа: 1 Music lessons It was a hard winter for Mother. She sometimes pleaded with Father but no one could ever tell Father anything. He continued to stand like a rock against stopping my music lessons. To (30) ______ the truth, Father had certain natural gifts for debate. In the first place his voice was powerful and stormy, and he (31) ______ to let it out at full strength. As a second gift, he was convinced at all times that his opponents were wrong. Hence, even if they won a point or two, it (32) ______ them no good, for he dragged the issue to some other ground then, where he and Truth could prevail. When Mother said it surely was plain enough that I had no ear for music, what was his reply? Why, he said that the violin was the noblest instrument (33) ______ by man. Having silenced her with this solid premise he declared no boy should expect to learn it immediately. It required persistence. Everything, he had found out, required persistence. His motto was, “Never give (34) ______ ”. He said that Mother should be stricter with me, if necessary, and make me try harder. He also said that none of us realized what he had had to go (35) ______. Mother started to cry and said, “But you’re downtown, you don’t have to hear it”. Father was outraged. His final argument, I remember, was that my violin had cost twenty-five dollars, if I didn’t learn it, the money would be wasted, and he couldn’t afford it. But it was put to him that my younger brother Julian could learn it instead. Father was defeated, though he didn’t (36) ______ it, and I was set free. 34. 1) up 2) of 3) in 4) on

Устойчивое выражение give up означает «сдаваться, прекращать попытки».

Прочитайте текст с пропусками, обозначенными номерами 30–36. Эти номера соответствуют заданиям 30–36, в которых представлены возможные варианты ответов. Запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа. Пример ответа: 1 Music lessons It was a hard winter for Mother. She sometimes pleaded with Father but no one could ever tell Father anything. He continued to stand like a rock against stopping my music lessons. To (30) ______ the truth, Father had certain natural gifts for debate. In the first place his voice was powerful and stormy, and he (31) ______ to let it out at full strength. As a second gift, he was convinced at all times that his opponents were wrong. Hence, even if they won a point or two, it (32) ______ them no good, for he dragged the issue to some other ground then, where he and Truth could prevail. When Mother said it surely was plain enough that I had no ear for music, what was his reply? Why, he said that the violin was the noblest instrument (33) ______ by man. Having silenced her with this solid premise he declared no boy should expect to learn it immediately. It required persistence. Everything, he had found out, required persistence. His motto was, “Never give (34) ______ ”. He said that Mother should be stricter with me, if necessary, and make me try harder. He also said that none of us realized what he had had to go (35) ______. Mother started to cry and said, “But you’re downtown, you don’t have to hear it”. Father was outraged. His final argument, I remember, was that my violin had cost twenty-five dollars, if I didn’t learn it, the money would be wasted, and he couldn’t afford it. But it was put to him that my younger brother Julian could learn it instead. Father was defeated, though he didn’t (36) ______ it, and I was set free. 35. 1) over 2) into 3) down 4) through

Конструкция go through something означает «пережить, пройти через что-либо трудное». Отец говорит о трудностях, которые ему пришлось пережить. go over означает «пересмотреть, повторить». go into означает «войти, подробно рассмотреть». go down означает «спуститься, уменьшиться».