Английский язык. Бабушкин А.П - 34 стр.

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Are these statements true or false?
1. Pony Express is an American postal service of the 19th century which used horses
   and riders to take the post from Missouri to California.
2. Early settlers in the American West received their post very quickly.
3. Western businesses could function successfully owing to the reliable system of
   overnight delivery of goods.
4. Nowadays electronic devices help to make bank payments almost immediately.
5. Satellite television, fax machines and e-mail are efficient ways of sending and re-
   ceiving information.
                                   A Headful of Beauty
        People have always wanted to look beautiful. (1) ___.
        During the Roman Empire, upper-class men put coloured powder or gold dust
on their hair. (2) ___. During the early Middle Ages, noblemen wore their hair short.
Later on, they wore it in what we call a pageboy style. Women often kept their hair
hidden inside a net called a caul, or a hood called a wimple.
        After the Middle Ages, there was more variety in hair styles, with different
countries featuring their own favourites. For example, Queen Elizabeth of England
had red hair. (3) ___. Perhaps the high point, literally, in hair design came in the late
17th century. During that time, men and women spent many hours arranging hairdos
as high as three feet tall. (4) ___.
        Today, many different hair styles are in fashion at the same time. (5) ___.
Put in the missing sentences.
A. Their wives dyed their hair blond and wore elaborate hairdos of braids and curls.
B. People choose the ones they favour for the same reason as always: they want to
   look beautiful.
C. These creations were built on wire frames.
D. One way people try to look beautiful is by how they wear their hair.
E. That is why many people in her country dyed their hair red.
2. Do the following test. Choose the correct answer (A, B or C). Only one
answer is correct.
1. The brakes weren’t working properly, so I had them __________.
a) repairing b) repaired c) repair
2. If the engine had been losing a lot of oil, I __________.
a) would have noticed b) would notice c) had noticed
3. Mary bought a __________ jacket in the department store.
a) beautiful green leather b) leather green beautiful c) green beautiful leather
4. We __________ have lots of friends when we lived in the country.
a) used to b) used c) use
5. Doris told __________ about it, but we don’t know who.
a) somebody b) anybody c) anything
6. Our team haven’t won a match __________ the beginning of the season.
a) for b) since c) yet
7. Tom __________ lost his way.
a) must have b) must c) have must