Проверь, как уверенность, готовность к делу и умение понимать людей помогают герою добиться успеха. Работай с текстом внимательно: важны детали и скрытые мотивы.
№1 · АРГУМЕНТАЦИЯ
ЭССЕ · 5 БАЛЛОВ
1. What really creates success?
Напишите связное рассуждение на английском языке: do you agree that Richards succeeded mainly because he understood people rather than because he knew the technical details? Use evidence from the story and one example from modern life.
Объём: 120–170 слов
№2 · ПОНИМАНИЕ
4 ВАРИАНТА · 1 БАЛЛ
2. Richards’s hidden strength
Выберите наиболее точное объяснение поведения Ричардса в разговоре с мистером Проссетом. Richards answered confidently although he had worked out the figures only for his own interest.
He wanted to impress Mr Prosset and understood what the visitor expected to hear.
He had been officially appointed to answer every engineering question.
He had memorised the company’s complete technical report.
He was trying to hide that he had never seen the figures before.
№3 · ЛЕКСИКА В КОНТЕКСТЕ
4 ПРОПУСКА · 1 БАЛЛ
3. Phrasal verbs from the story
Заполните пропуски подходящими фразовыми глаголами из рассказа.
The young man at South Station, tried to in Boston, and continued to although he was not officially employed. Later he was the new rink.
№4 · ФАКТЫ ТЕКСТА
4 УТВЕРЖДЕНИЯ · 1 БАЛЛ
4. Check the factual details
Определите истинность утверждений по содержанию рассказа. Оценивайте только соответствие фактам текста.
The narrator and Richards inspected a private railroad construction project.ИстинаЛожь
Richards had graduated from a famous engineering university.ИстинаЛожь
Mr Prosset was mainly interested in spending a pleasant holiday.ИстинаЛожь
The narrator knew every answer to Mr Prosset’s questions.ИстинаЛожь
№5 · ФУНКЦИЯ ФРАЗЫ
4 СВЯЗКИ · 1 БАЛЛ
5. Phrase and communicative effect
Соедините реплику или фразу с её функцией в эпизоде.
“I’m afraid I don’t know, sir.”
“I think, about nine million cubic feet, sir.”
“That’s very interesting, Mr Richards, isn’t it?”
“A little honest bluff doesn’t hurt.”
Richards gives a confident estimate.
The narrator honestly admits that he cannot answer.
Mr Prosset becomes impressed and curious.
The narrator criticises Richards’s confident performance.
№6 · СЮЖЕТ
4 ЭЛЕМЕНТА · 1 БАЛЛ
6. The odd interpretation
Найдите единственное объяснение, которое противоречит рассказу.
Richards understood that Mr Prosset wanted to remember him as a useful young man.
The narrator’s honest answers made him look less impressive than Richards.
Richards used his knowledge of the situation to create a favourable impression.
Richards refused to speak because he was afraid of being asked a technical question.
№7 · ХРОНОЛОГИЯ
5 ШАГОВ · 1 БАЛЛ
7. How the opportunity developed
Расположите события в порядке, в котором они происходят в рассказе.
The narrator meets Richards in Cuba.
Richards becomes vice-president of the company.
Mr Prosset asks the two young men questions.
The two young men inspect the construction work.
Richards gives an approximate figure.
№8 · ХАРАКТЕРИСТИКА
ЭССЕ · 5 БАЛЛОВ
8. A character sketch of Richards
Напишите на английском языке характеристику Richards. Раскройте его внешность, образование, манеру поведения, отношение к работе и главную цель.
Объём: 100–150 слов
№9 · ПОДТЕКСТ
4 ВАРИАНТА · 1 БАЛЛ
9. The meaning of “take a lot of interest”
Выберите вариант, который точнее всего объясняет смысл фразы “take a lot of interest in his work” в финале рассказа.
to be genuinely involved in and attentive to one’s work
to receive a large amount of money for one’s work
to ask other people to do one’s work
to avoid responsibility for the final result
№10 · СОГЛАСОВАНИЕ ВРЕМЁН
4 ПРОПУСКА · 1 БАЛЛ
10. Reporting the conversation
Заполните пропуски, преобразуя содержание реплик в косвенную речь.
Richards said that he about nine million cubic feet. The narrator explained that they no calculations on that. Richards added that he the figures for his own interest. The narrator later learnt that Richards vice-president.
№11 · ИНТЕРПРЕТАЦИЯ
4 УТВЕРЖДЕНИЯ · 1 БАЛЛ
11. Reading between the lines
Определите истинность утверждений, делая выводы только из текста и учитывая слова автора.
Richards’s confidence was partly a performance adapted to the situation.ИстинаЛожь
The narrator believed that technical knowledge was completely useless.ИстинаЛожь
Mr Prosset probably remembered Richards more clearly than the narrator.ИстинаЛожь
Richards’s later promotion proves that he had no useful abilities at all.ИстинаЛожь
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№12 · ПРИЧИНА И СЛЕДСТВИЕ
4 СВЯЗКИ · 1 БАЛЛ
12. Action and consequence
Соедините действие героя с его непосредственным следствием в рассказе.
The narrator checked Richards’s figures.
Richards answered Mr Prosset confidently.
The narrator admitted that he did not know something.
Richards showed interest in his work.
Mr Prosset became interested in him.
He later became a vice-president.
He failed to make the same impression as Richards.
The inspector caught a serious mistake only twice.
№13 · МОТИВЫ ГЕРОЕВ
4 ЭЛЕМЕНТА · 1 БАЛЛ
13. The odd judgement
Найдите суждение, которое нельзя подтвердить содержанием рассказа.
Richards wanted to be seen as someone the company could use.
The narrator felt sympathy for Richards despite his mistakes.
Mr Prosset was interested only in checking exact engineering calculations.
The narrator realised that social confidence influenced the impression of competence.
№14 · СЮЖЕТ И ПОДТЕКСТ
5 ЭЛЕМЕНТОВ · 1 БАЛЛ
14. From first meeting to promotion
Восстановите последовательность развития истории от первой встречи до финала.
Richards impresses Mr Prosset during the inspection.
The narrator reads about Richards’s promotion in a newspaper.
Richards explains why he spoke so confidently.
The narrator first meets Richards on a boat.
The narrator sees Richards working on the same project.
№15 · СРАВНЕНИЕ ГЕРОЕВ
ЭССЕ · 5 БАЛЛОВ
15. Knowledge and social intelligence
Сравните Richards и рассказчика в эссе на английском языке. Кто из них лучше использовал свои сильные стороны в ситуации с мистером Проссетом? Подкрепите вывод деталями текста.
Объём: 120–180 слов
№16 · СМЫСЛ ФИНАЛА
4 ВАРИАНТА · 1 БАЛЛ
16. Why the ending matters
Какой вывод наиболее точно передаёт смысл финала рассказа? The narrator learns that Richards has become a vice-president.
Richards’s ability to read a situation and show interest helped him advance professionally.
Richards became successful because the narrator secretly recommended him.
Richards’s technical mistakes were rewarded because accuracy was unimportant.
Mr Prosset promoted Richards immediately after the inspection.
