According to the selection, housewives had to do everything but the following

1) design the wood or coal stove.

2) rub the stove with thick black wax.

3) do the laundry. 4) prepare meals.

4. As the author describes that, in order to feed her family, a woman didn’t have to be skilled at

1) chopping wood.

2) heating up the stove.

3) processing foods.

4) all of the above.

The author denies

1) that water had to be brought into the house ten times a day.

2) that the life of a woman was easy.

3) that a single load of laundry used about forty liters of water.

4) none of the above

II. Выберите единственный правильный вариант из предложенных для заполнения пропуска. (задания 6 - 35)

Please, put _____ sugar into _____ coffee.

1) a, the 2) some, my 3) any, a 4) __, __

Britain is a country where over 80 _____ of the population _____ in small towns.

1) per cent, live 2) percents, lives 3) percents, live 4) per cents, lives

A group of his brothers and sisters _____ round the table, keeping _____.

1) sitting, silence 2) was sitting, silent 3) was sitting, silence 4) were sitting, silent

I am _____ than you can imagine.

1) older 2) elder 3) elderly 4) more old

10. A lady came into the room. She was wearing a dark coat and was carrying a _____ bag.

1) small, black leather, shiny 2) small, shiny, black leather 3) small, shiny, leather, black 4) black leather, small, shiny

To her question he just nodded and smiled _____.

1) most warm 2) warmly 3) warm 4) warm enough

The baby looked like his father. _____ he had his nose.

1) At last 2) At least 3) Lately 4) Latest

13. Don’t get too excited just _____. None of these plans are _____.

1) already; definitely 2) still; definite 3) also; definitely 4) yet; definite

A vegetarian is _____ person who will give you _____ nut cutlet.

1) a, a 2) a, __ 3) the, the 4) __, __

Leslie is a schoolgirl but her brother is at _____ university, studying _____ physics.

1) the, the 2) the, __ 3) __, __ 4) __, the

He went to _____ school to talk to _____ headmistress.

1) __, __ 2) a, the 3) the, the 4) __, the

We walked up the path to _____ front door and knocked, but _____ was no answer.

1) __, there 2) a, it 3) the, there 4) the, it