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This did not improve my mood at all but then I noticed that the porter of a sleeping car
was looking at me. I saw the expression of his face suddenly change. He whispered to the
conductor, pointing to me and I realized I was being talked about. Then the conductor came
forward, his face all politeness. “Can I be of any service to you?” he asked. “Do you want a
place in a sleeping car?’ “Yes,” I said. “I will be very grateful to you.” The conductor
continued: “We have nothing left except the big family compartment with two berths and a
couple of arm-chairs in it. It is entirely at your disposal. Here, Tom, take these suitcases
aboard!” Then he touched his hat and moved along.
The porter made us comfortable in the compartment and then he said, bowing and
smiling: “Is there anything you want, sir? You can have just anything you want.” “Good. This
lamp is hung too high above the berth. Can I have a better lamp fixed just at the head of my bed
below the luggage rack, so that I can read comfortably?” I asked. “Yes, sir. The lamp you want
is just fixed in the next compartment. I will get it from there and fix it here. It will burn all
night. Sir, you can ask for anything you want, the whole railroad will be turned inside out to
please you.” And he disappeared.
I smiled at my companion and said: “Well, what do you say now? Did their attitude
change the moment they understood I was Mark Twain?” My companion did not answer.
As I was saying this, the porter’s smiling face appeared in the door way and this speech
followed: “Oh, sir, I recognized you the minute I set my eyes on you.” “Is that so, my boy?’ I
said, handing him a good tip. “Who am I?” “Mr. McClellan, Mayor of New York,” he said and
disappeared again.
X. Укажите, какие утверждения соответствуют содержанию текста.
Исправьте неправильные высказывания. Используйте фразы: It is true. It is false.
1. Several years ago Mark Twain arrived in Washington where he was to change buses.
2. At the railway station there were many people trying to get into the train. 3. Mark Twain
bought the ticket in the booking office. 4. There were many vacant seats in the train. 5. Mark
Twain was very disappointed that nobody recognized him. 6. The conductor offered Mark
Twain and his companion the big family compartment in the sleeping car. 7. The conductor’s
name was Tom. 8. There were four berths and two chairs in the compartment. 9. Mark Twain
asked the porter to repair the berth. 10. The porter tried to please Mark Twain because he
thought him to be Mayor of New York.
ВАРИАНТ 2
I. Выберите нужное причастие (Participle I or Participle II) из данных в скобках.
Предложения перепишите и переведите.
The number of cars (forming; formed) a passenger train is much less than that of a
freight train. 2. Refrigerator cars are used for transporting (freezing; frozen) meat and other
perishable commodities. 3. Unfortunately the (damaging; damaged) car was not insured. 4. A
new road (connecting; connected) the plant with the railway station will soon be built. 5.
Having missed the 10 o’clock train, he had to send a telegram to his friends who were (waiting;
waited) for him.
II. Перепишите и переведите предложения, обращая внимание на
многофункциональность глаголов to be и to have.

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