10 текстов на изучение лексики.
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10 текстов на изучение лексики.

1. Read this story to help you learn English vocabulary. Match the words with the explanation.

One day a policeman stopped (1) a motorist who had just gone through (2) a stop sign and was about to give him a ticket when the motorist said. "Officer you can't give me a ticket for that!' "Why not" said the officer. "Because although I did not stop I slowed right down and its almost the same." "But you did not stop" (3) replied the officer, "and the sign says STOP." "But (4) the way was clear and it was safe" replied the motorist. The officer then pulled out his (5) batton and started hitting the motorist. "What are you doing!" (6) yelled the motorist in surprise. "Stop hitting me!". The policeman then asked "Do you want me to slow down or stop?".

(а) answered

(b) the street

(c) a driver

(d) every car must stop at a stop sign

(e) called out loudly

(f) a stick

2. Read this story to help you learn English vocabulary. Match the words with the explanation.

There once was (1) a blind man who decided to visit Texas. When he arrived on the plane, he felt the seats and said, "Wow, these seats are big!" The person next to him answered, "Everything is big in Texas." When he finally arrived in Texas, he decided to visit the hotel bar. (2) Upon arriving in the bar, he ordered a beer and got (3) a mug placed between his hands. He (4) exclaimed, "Wow these mugs are big!" The (5) bartender replied, "Everything is big in Texas." After a couple of beers, the blind man asked the bartender where the bathroom was located. The bartender replied, "Second door to the right." The blind man (6) headed for the bathroom, but accidentally (7) skipped the second door. Instead, he entered the third door, which led to the swimming pool and fell into the pool by accident. Scared to death, the blind man started shouting, "Don't (8) flush, don't flush!"

(a) send lots of water into a toilet after using it

(b) to go to

(c) a man who makes drinks in a bar

(d) he said happily or excitedly

(e) a big glass for beer

 (f) when he arrived

(g) to go past (or "jump" past)

(h) a person who cannot see

3. Read this story to help you learn English vocabulary. Match the underlined words with the explanation. To learn most effectively, read the story at least two times.

A woman's husband (1) was cheating on her. The woman and her husband got (2) a divorce and the woman (3) went on with her life hating her ex-husband.

One day she found a beautiful lamp lying in the streets. She picked it up and (4) rubbed it a little bit. Suddenly, (5) a genie (6) popped out of the lamp! The genie said that he would (7) grant her three wishes but, with every wish, her husband would get the same thing only double.

So, the woman thought of a first wish. "I want to be rich!", she said. Suddenly, the woman became rich, and her ex-husband became (8) twice as rich! Then the woman thought of a second wish. "I want to be beautiful!". The woman immediately became beautiful, and the husband became twice as handsome.

"Okay", the genie said, "this is your last wish so be careful what you wish for!" The woman thought hard and finally came to a decision. "I want you to (9) scare me HALF to death!"

(a) make someone afraid

(b) they ended their marriage

(c) came out quickly

(d) a magical person

(e) moved her hand over it, maybe to clean it

(f) she continued

(g) double

(h) will give

 (i) he was with another woman

          4. This story seems to be about a dog, but it is really about a stupid boss. Match the underlined words with the explanation.

A salesman (1) dropped in to see a business customer. Not (2) a soul was in the office except a big dog who was emptying (3) wastebaskets. The salesman (4) stared at the animal, (5) wondering if his imagination could be (6)playing tricks on him. The dog looked up and said, "Don't be surprised. This is just part of my job." (7) "Incredible!" (8) exclaimed the man. "I can't believe it! Does your boss know what (9) a prize he has in you? An animal that can talk!" "No, no," (10) pleaded the dog. "Please don't! If that man finds out I can talk, he'll have me answering the phone too!"         

(a) shouted or said loudly

(b) hard to believe

(c) make him see something that is not real

 (d) thought (he was thinking)

(e) look at for a long time

(f) a place to throw away old paper and other garbage

(g) a person

(h) stopped for a visit

(i) ask someone to do something

(j) a wonderful person or worker

         5. Read this story to help you learn English vocabulary. Match the underlined words with the explanation.

Once there was a (1) millionaire, who collected live (2) alligators. He kept them in the pool in back of his (3) mansion. The millionaire also had a beautiful daughter who was (4) single. One day, the millionaire decided to throw a (5) huge party, and during the party he announced, "My dear guests, I have a proposition to every man here. I will give one million dollars, or my daughter, to the man who can swim across this pool full of alligators and (6) emerge unharmed!" As soon as he finished his last word, there was the sound of a large (7) splash in the pool. The guy in the pool was swimming with all his might, and (8) the crowd began (9) to cheer him on. Finally, he (10) made it to the other side of the pool unharmed. The millionaire was (11) impressed. He said, "That was incredible! Fantastic! I didn't think it could be done! Well, I must keep my end of (12) the bargain. Do you want my daughter or the one million dollars?" The guy (13) caught his breath, then said, "Listen, I don't want your money! And I don't want your daughter! I want (14) the idiot who pushed me in the pool!"         

(a) a very large house

(b) not married

(c) a very rich person (who has a million dollars or more)

(d) long, green animals with large mouths and very sharp teeth

(e) the bad person who pushed him (he did NOT jump in himself!)

 (f) come out

(g) all the people

(h) the sound of the water when something big falls in

(i) started to breathe again

(j) he did it, he arrived on the other side

(k) the agreement

(l) he thought it was great

(m) to call out in encouragement

(n) a very big party

                   6. Here's a short, funny story for learning vocabulary. As a student of English, you should read this story at least three times. Match the underlined words with the explanation.

A man who (1) was involved in a (2) terrible motorcycle accident was unable to speak when he (3) regained consciousness. Wanting to know how long he had been unconscious, he a took (4) a pad of paper and a pen from (5) the bed-stand and wrote one word: (6)"Date?". He gave the pad to (7) a nurse who (8) handed the pad back to the patient after writing one more word: "Married!".         

(a) gave back (put it into his hand)

 (b) someone who works in a hospital helping doctors

(c) a table next to a bed

 (d) many pieces of blank paper glued together

(e) woke up

(f) very bad, quite serious

(g) was in the middle of

(h) a meeting

                  7. Here's a short, funny story for learning vocabulary. As a student of English, you should read this story at least three times. Match the underlined words with the explanation.

A man went into a bar, called (1) the bartender and said to him, "Give me a glass of (2) whiskey before (3) the trouble starts". The bartender was busy serving other (4) patrons, so instead of saying anything, he just gave the man a glass of whiskey and the man drank it. Quickly he (5) slammed his glass down, called the bartender again and said, "Give me another whiskey before the trouble starts". Again the bartender was (6) too occupied to say anything, so he just gave the man a second drink and went away. After the man drank his second whiskey, he called the barman a third time and said, "One (7) last drink before the trouble starts". Finally, the bartender had (8) a free moment so when he brought the third glass of whiskey he asked, "What trouble are you (9) referring to?". The man answered, "I don't have any money"!         

(a) talking about

(b) when he was not busy

(c) the final drink

(d) too busy

(e) put down hard ("slam" can also be used to describe closing a door very loudly)

(f) customers

 (g) "the" before "trouble" means the man seems to know that something bad will happen

(h) a strong kind of alcohol

(i) a man who servers drinks in a bar

                     8. Here's a short, funny story for learning vocabulary. As a student of English, you should read this story at least three times. Match the underlined words with the explanation.

A man who was (1) hard of hearing (2) realized that he needed (3) to purchase (4) a hearing aid, but he (5) was unwilling to spend much money. "How much do they (6) run?", he asked a shopkeeper. "That depends", said the salesperson. "They can run anywhere from $2 to $2000." The man said, "Let's see the $2 (7) model". The (8) clerk put (9) the device around the man's neck. "You just (10) stick this button in your ear and put this little (11) string down into your (12) pocket", he (13) instructed. "How does it (14) work?", the man asked. "For $2, it doesn't (15) actually work, the salesman (16) replied, "but when people see it on you, they'll talk louder".

(a) to buy

(b) a little machine to help you hear better

(c) cannot hear well

(d) understood

(e) answered

(f) really

(g) do what it should do

 (h) a thin, long wire

(i) to put

(j) the little machine

(k) a worker in a shop

(l) part of your pants, you can put things in it such as money or your keys

(m) to tell or to teach

(n) one kind or one type

(o) from the lowest price to the highest

(p) did not want to

                         9.Here's a short, funny story for learning vocabulary. As a student of English, you should read this story at least three times. Match the underlined words with the explanation.

A (1) slow-witted man (2)applied for the job of (3) deputy sheriff in a small town. During the interview, the sheriff asked him, "What is one plus one?". The man answered (4) confidently, "Eleven".

This wasn't the answer the sheriff (5) expected, but he had to admit the boy was right. Next he asked, "What two days of the week start with the letter T?". "Today and tomorrow", the man said (6) promptly.

The sheriff was (7) impressed with the way this man (8) thought outside the box, so he (9) challenged him. "Who killed Abraham Lincoln?", he asked. The man looked (10) bewildered and admitted, "I don't know". (11) Satisfied that he had (12) stumped the man, he (13) instructed him, "Well, go home and work on that one for a while". The man went home and told his mother, "The interview went great! First day on the job and I'm already working on (14) a murder case!".

(a) someone killed another person

(b) an assistant to the police

(c) tried to get

(d) ) told him what to do

(e) gave him a question he could not answer

 (f) surprised and confused

(g) gave him a difficult question

(h) thought creatively, thought differently

(i) had a good opinion

(j) very quickly

(k) felt good

(l) hoped for

(m he believe in himself

(n) not very intelligent

                          10. Here's another funny story for learning vocabulary. As a student of English, you should read this story at least three times. Match the underlined words with the explanation.

Vocabulary-Building Story

A police officer stopped (1) a motorist who was (2) speeding down Main Street. "But officer," the man began, "I can explain." "Just be quiet," (3) snapped the officer. "I'm going to let you (4) cool your heels in jail until (5) the chief gets back." "But, officer, I just wanted to say..." "And I said to keep quiet! You're going to jail!"

A few hours later the officer (6) looked in on his prisoner and said, "Lucky for you that the chief's at his daughter's (7) wedding . He'll be (8) in a good mood when he gets back." "Don't (9) count on it ," answered the fellow in (10) the cell . "I'm (11) the groom."         

(a) the man who is getting married

(b) a small room in a jail

 (c) expect it

(d) happy

(e) have time to think

(f) she is getting married

(g) stopped to see him

(h) the police chief, the top police officer

(i) said with anger

(j) going too fast

(k) a driver