Exercises
1. What did Abe Slaney do after he had been attacked?
1) He started fighting.
2) He started laughing.
3) He started crying.
4) He was so amazed that he couldn’t do anything.
2. Why was Slaney shocked when Holmes told him that Mrs. Cubitt was hurt?
1) He never shot at women.
2) He didn’t want to believe that she could have commited suicide.
3) He loved her.
4) He thought that he missed.
3. Why did he say that he had a right to her?
1) They were married.
2) He was too confident.
3) They were engaged.
4) He usually got everything what he wanted.
4. Why did Elsie run away from Slaney?
1) He threatened her.
2) He hit her.
3) She wanted to be independent.
4) She found out that he was a cheater.
5. Who invented the secret writing with the dancing men?
1) the boss of the gang
2) Elgie
3) Abe Slaney
4) Sherlock Holmes
6. How did Slaney know that Elsie was reading his messages?
1) She washed them out.
2) She left an answer once.
3) She called him.
4) It is not mentioned in the text.
7. Did Slaney want to kill Elsie’s husband?
1) Yes, he did. Mr. Cubitt made him mad.
2) Yes, he did but he couldn’t do it.
3) No, didn’t. He wanted just to frighten him.
4) No, he didn’t but Elsie asked him for it.
8. Why was Abe’s punishment changed?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
9. Choose the right verbs:
She asked me to…………… and said that it…………… her heart if anyone…………… something.
1) went away, would break, found out
2) go away, will break, found out
3) go away, would break, would find out
4) go away, would break, found out
10. Complete the sentences with these words and expressions:
set a trap, in no way, was sentenced, commit, put, made
1) This…………… me mad, and I caught her arm and tried to pull her through the window.
2) Abe Slaney…………… to death at Norwich.
3) So you killed Mr. Cubitt and nearly made Mrs. Cubitt to…………… suicide.
4) The least that you can do for her is to say to the world that she was…………… responsible for his tragic end.
5) Don’t tell me that she helped to…………… for me!
6) In a second Holmes…………… a pistol to the man’s head.
11. Insert the right prepositions:
after, of, out(2), into, with, to(3), in(2)
1) I had a room downstairs and could get……… and……… every night.
2) She has devoted her life……… the care of the poor.
3) Mrs. Hilton Cubitt has been accused……… the murder of her own husband.
4) I heard nothing until that boy came……… a note, which made me walk here and give myself……… your hands.
5) ……… her marriage……… this Englishman I found……… where she was.
6) But I came here……… answer……… a letter from Mrs. Hilton Cubitt.
12. Complete the table:
13. Questions to think about:
1) What helps Sherlock Holmes to solve such difficult riddles?
2) Is Slaney the only man who is guilty in this story?
3) For whom do you feel sorry?
4) What are the starting point, culmination and outcome of this story?
5) Try to reconstruct the alphabet of the dancing men.
Vocabulary
A
ability способность
absent-minded рассеянный
accusation обвинение
accuse обвинять
accustomed привыкший
across через, сквозь
act действовать
active активный
addition дополнение
address обращаться
administration управление
admiration восхищение
adventure приключение
advice совет
advise советовать
afraid испуганный
afterwards позже, потом
again снова
against против
agent посредник
agree соглашаться
ahead заранее
air воздух
allow позволять
almost почти
alone один
already уже
although хотя
always всегда
amazement удивление
amazing удивительный, ошеломляющий
amusement удовольствие, развлечение
analysis анализ, исследование
angry злой, рассерженный
annoy досаждать
another другой
answer ответ, отвечать
anxiety беспокойство
anxious беспокойный
anyway во всяком случае
appeal обращение
appear появляться
appropriate подходящий
arm рука
armchair кресло
armed вооруженный
arrangement расстановка
arrest арестовывать
arrive прибывать
ask спрашивать
asleep спящий
association ассоциация
assume предположить
at last наконец
at least по крайней мере
at once сразу же
attack атаковать
attention внимание
author автор
avoid избегать
B
basis основание
be (was, were) быть, являться
beautiful красивый
become (became, become) становиться
beg умолять
begin (began, begun) начинать
behind позади
believe верить
bell колокольчик, звонок
belong принадлежать
beside рядом
better лучше, сравн. ст. от good
between между
bird птица
blood кровь
body тело
boss босс
both оба
break (broke, broken) ломать
breathe дышать
brew варить
bring (brought, brought) приносить
broad широкий
bullet пуля
burn гореть
business дело, история
busy занятый
buy (bought, bought) покупать
C
cab экипаж
calculation подсчет
call звонить, звать
calm спокойный
can (could) мочь, уметь
cancel отменять
candle свеча
care забота, заботиться
careful осторожный, внимательный
carriage вагон, повозка
case случай, дело
catch (caught, caught) ловить, поймать
centre центр
century век, столетие
certainly конечно, безусловно
chain цепь
chair стул
chalk мел
change менять
cheat обманывать
cheater мошенник
cheek щека
chemical химический
сhequebook чековая книжка
childish детский
choice выбор
choose (chose, chosen) выбирать
church церковь
clever умный
client клиент
close близкий; закрывать
closely близко
clumsy неуклюжий
cold холодный
colleague коллега
collect собирать
collection собрание
come (came, come) приходить
commit совершать
common распространенный
company компания
complete заканчивать, законченный
completely полностью
conceal скрывать
conclusion вывод
condition условие
confess признавать(ся)
confession признание
confident уверенный
confused смущенный
connection связь
contain содержать
continue продолжать
cook кухарка
copy копия, копировать
correct правильный
country страна, сельский
counry-side сельская местность
county графство
couple пара
crazy сумасшедший
crime преступление
criminal преступник
cry крик, кричать, плакать
curious любопытный
curiousity любопытный
