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Assignment Twelve (pp. 106-115)
I. Answer the questions using the words given below.
1. What did Poirot think to himself about, swaying to and fro in the tube train?
to sway to and fro
in the tube train
attractive
to sparkle with intelligence
to be alike
to be devoid of charm
to lack
to stop at a station
2. Who did Poirot see on the opposite escalator and why was he puzzled?
to carry upwards
the surface of the earth
to raise one’s eyes
on the opposite escalator
to descend
to be decorated with
to move in opposite directions
upwards/downwards
to lean over
at the rush hour
at the foot of
in turn
flamboyant
3. What mood did Poirot come home in and who helped him to find out about “Hell”?
in a mood of pleasant excitement
the magic fascination
to admit smth
to rouse
a woman in a thousand
to be efficient
to ring up for a table
to reserve a table for two
to require explanations
to run a night club
4. What was “Hell” like?
to pass through
a neon sign
to show one letter at a time
to direct smb to
to pave the way to
on one’s left
immovable
to label
to be fixed on
to pick up smth
to be lighted with
to play hot music
5. Who did the Countess introduce Poirot to and what did she tell him about them?
the terror of evildoers
to lead a life of
an elderly man
to give advice
a check coat
to have a degree
not to make the most of oneself
the young people of nowadays
to light up with pride
for smb’s sake
to adore
to talk about the welfare of smb
6. What attracted Poirot’s attention in Hell?
to exchange some words with smb
to attract smb’s attention
fair-haired
to live a life of ease and pleasure
nevertheless
neither … nor
in fact
to seem to smb
to be on business
7. What was Poirot’s reason for visiting Scotland Yard on the following morning? What did Chief Inspector Japp tell Poirot about Hell?
to pay a visit to
on the surface
to make money
a dummy
to have got an interest in smth
at the taxpayers’ expense
on a large scale
to exchange smth for smth
to supply
so far
to raid some place
to get in a jam
to search
all is well that ends well
to be a success
8. What attracted Poirot to this case?
to try one’s hand at
to be worth doing
the drug racket
to destroy
appropriate
II. Comment on the following words: “It is difficult for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of Heavens.”
Assignment Thirteen (pp. 116-125)
I. Answer the questions using the words given below.
1. What and why did Poirot try to find out speaking to the Countess in Hell?
to have much affection for smb
to see smb in the jam
to own
to have a partner
a criminal past
to burst out laughing
to deal in smth
to tear into pieces
to mistrust
a sense of humour
to be in danger
2. The Police were planning to raid the place on Thursday night. They thought it would be a success. Prove it.
3. What happened in Hell on Thursday night?
to study the surroundings
to go with a swing
to be plastered with diamonds
to rise to one’s feet
to go out/on
to be halfway
round the corner
to speak in a whisper
smb/smth in question
in this/that case
4. What was the result of the raid?
to pick up the receiver
not to have the faintest idea
to speak the truth
to be wrong about the whole thing
to be mixed up in smth
to cut off smb’s exclamations
5. Why did Poirot invite the Countess to his place on Friday morning? What did he want to find out?
to sail in
by mistake
to take smth off
to feel smth hard
by touch
double-faced
to put up the money
to betray smb
now that
to embroil smb with
6. How and why did Mr. Higgs induce Cerberus to follow him out of Hell?
to be filled with
to beat the floor with
to introduce smb to smb
to be a master in one’s profession
rat-like
to resist
not to work the same way with smb
a specially trained dog
to carry smth in one’s mouth
to spit smth out
for hours
7. What was found in the dog’s mouth and how did the Countess react to it?
to step forward
a package
to be wrapped in smth
to demand
to be worth
to bring ruin and misery to smb
to swear to smb
to be used for that purpose
8. Who was the real organizer of the dope racket?
to take time and trouble
to convict
to see smb framed
to take the rap
to make an exchange
an accomplice
to produce smth
to fit smth back
to make an arrest
II. Comment on Hercule Poirot’s words: “From the Nemean Lion to the Capture of Cerberus”, he murmured. “It is complete”.
Revise the words of the last three stories for a test.
Test
Translate into English
1. Хотя обстоятельства кражи неизвестного шедевра Рубенса были обыкновенными, Пуаро взялся за это дело, так как владелец картинной галереи был его другом. Произведение было выставлено напоказ и украдено средь бела дня. Картину контрабандным путем переправят во Францию и там она перейдет в руки миллионера, которого Мистер Симпсон хорошо знал.
2. Инспектор Джеп зашел к Пуаро и попросил помочь в расследовании пропавшей школьницы по дороге из Англии в Париж. Вини, некрасивая девочка с двумя косичками и выравнивающими скобками на зубах, вместе с 18 другими школьницами пересекла пролив, прошла таможню, села в парижский поезд и исчезла в воздухе на окраине Парижа. Пуаро заинтересовался этим делом и решил убить двух зайцев, расследуя и этот случай.
3. Мисс Карнаби волновалась за одну из своих подруг, которая была ревностной верующей в секте «Стадо Пастуха». Несколько женщин умерли при загадочных обстоятельствах после того, как составили завещание и оставили все свои деньги главе секты, который обещал им духовные радости, а сам совершал убийства.
4. Знакомая Пуаро, которую он не видел несколько лет, управляла ночным клубом и пригласила его туда. Мисс Лемон позвонила, чтобы заказать столик на двоих. Комната не была большой и была освещена маленькими красными лампами. Джазовый оркестр играл зажигательную музыку.
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