Английский язык. Часть II. Коныгина Г.И - 9 стр.

     Prejudice) to a publishing house, Cadell. The (11) ___ rejected it by return of
     post, without (12) ___ it.
4.   In 1803, the manuscript of Northanger Abbey was sold to the publisher Rich-
     ard Crosby for £10. He took it for immediate (13) ___, but, although it was
     advertised, unaccountably it never appeared. Later, the firm was happy to sell
     the manuscript back to Austen’s brothers for £10, unaware that it was the
     (14) ___ of the famous Jane Austen.
5.   Jane's (15) ___ Henry helped her negotiate with the publisher Thomas Eger-
     ton who agreed to publish first Sense and Sensibility (November 1811) and
     then Pride and Prejudice (January 1813).
6.   All Austen's (16) ___ that appeared during her lifetime were (17) ___
     anonymously. However, their authorship was an open secret to her (18) ___
     and friends. After Jane Austen's death, Henry Austen for the first time identi-
     fied his (19) ___ as the author of the novels in the above mentioned Bio-
     graphical (20) ___.
7.   In 1816, Jane began to suffer from ill health. She travelled to Winchester to
     receive treatment. The last few weeks of her (21) ___ Jane spent there. She
     bravely kept up her spirits until dying on 18 July (22) ___, her head on Cas-
     sandra's shoulder, from what is now known as Addison's disease, at the (23)
     ___ of 41. Her family mourned her loss deeply. Jane's funeral was held in
     Winchester Cathedral and she was (24) ___ there. Thus, Winchester is Aus-
     ten's final resting (25) ___.

Vocabulary practice

In the text, find synonyms for the following words and expressions:

1.background, social environment, surroundings; 2.unbiased, impartial, unpreju-
diced; 3.spontaneous, unrehearsed, improvised; 4.close, trusted friend, intimate;
5.doubtful, uncertain, suspicious; 6.exceptionally, surprisingly, rarely; 7.event,
happening, occasion; 8.relating to, regarding, pertaining to, with respect to;
9.portray, depict, represent, give a picture of; 10.supply, make available, offer,
contribute, furnish; 11.evidently, obviously, unmistakably, clearly; 12.reliable,
constant, firm, stable; 13.finally, ultimately, in the end, in the long run; 14.to re-
fuse to accept, repel, rebuff; 15.doubtful, uncertain, dubious

In the text, find antonyms for the following words and expressions:

1.sincere, natural, honest; 2.expenditure, spending, expenses; 3.indifferent,
reserved, unfriendly; 4.restless, unstable, turbulent; 5.unfavourable, disadvanta-
geous, harmful; 6.insignificant, unimportant, irrelevant; 7. humble, modest,
unassuming, meek; 8.underestimate, fail to appreciate, undervalue, underrate;
9.mistakenly, incorrectly, erroneously, inaccurately; 10.persuade against, be op-
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