Английский язык. Бабушкин А.П - 24 стр.

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makers belonged to the shoemakers' guild. Nail makers belonged to a guild of nail
makers.
        Craft guilds were important in those days. If people were not members of a
guild, they could not find work.
        To become a guild member, a person first had to be an apprentice, or learner. A
learner received no pay. Next the person became a journeyman and received pay. At
last a person became a master and could open a shop.
        In the 1800s Candace Wheeler, an artist and maker of American cloth, became
interested in women's problems. Many women had good educations but could not
earn enough money to live. Candace opened the Women's Exchange, a kind of guild,
in New York.
        At the Exchange women could sell their beautiful handmade dresses and table-
cloths. It helped them earn enough to live.
Are these statements true or false?
1. In former times craft guilds were associations of skilled workers who joined to-
   gether in order to find agreement in industrial disputes.
2. It was hard for people who were guild members to find work.
3. Apprentices worked for a person skilled in a trade in order to learn that person’s
   skill.
4. A master craftsman is a man who has great skill in working with his hands.
5. The Women’s Exchange was aimed at improving political position of women in
   society.
2. Do the following test. Choose the correct answer (A, B or C). Only one
answer is correct.
1. My shirts were dirty, so I had them __________.
a) washed b) washing c) wash
2. If I had seen the advertisement, I __________ for the job.
a) would have applied b) would apply c) had applied
3. She was wearing a __________ skirt.
a) pretty yellow cotton b) cotton yellow pretty c) yellow cotton pretty
4. We __________ quarrel with my sister when we were younger but now we don’t
any more.
a) didn’t use to b) used c) used to
5. I’m sorry, there are __________ tickets left for that performance.
a) no b) nothing c) any
6. I haven’t heard from her __________ a fortnight.
a) for b) since c) by
7. Someone __________ stolen my watch.
a) must b) have must c) must have
8. If I __________ you, I’d make a number of changes.
a) were b) had been c) am
9. They made him __________ to another flat.
a) move b) to move c) moving
10.Bad news __________ make people happy
a) don’t b) doesn’t c) isn’t