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THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES
I. Comprehension. Are the following statements true or false:
1) When Watson heard the well-known voice he immediately dropped his revolver and came out of the hut.
2) Holmes knew who was in the hut because he had recognized his friend’s footprints.
3) Holmes was obliged to deceive his friend and keep his presence on the moor a secret because the matter was dangerous and he thought it better to make everybody think that he was in London.
4) Stapleton sent Laura Lyons money at the last moment because he wanted her to get a divorce from her husband.
5) Holmes made inquiries and learned that Stapleton had robbed the school where he taught and escaped under a false name.
6) Stapleton allowed Sir Henry to fall in love with his wife because he wanted to divorce her and marry Laura Lyons.
7) When the terrible cry rang through the silent night even Holmes was frightened.
8) When Holmes and Watson saw the motionless body on the ground they thought that it was Sir Henry.
9) It was evident that the escaped convict had been chased by the hound.
10) Holmes knew that there was cold-blooded murder in the case, but he didn’t know who the murderer was.
11) When Stapleton realized that it wasn’t Sir Henry who had broken his head he was disappointed.
12) Holmes couldn’t arrest Stapleton at once because he couldn’t prove anything yet.
13) Holmes discussed all the details of his plan with Watson and Lestrade.
14) Lestrade never went anywhere without his revolver.
15) When Watson crept to the window he didn’t see Mrs. Stapleton there.
16) Holmes was afraid that the thick white fog spreading over the moor would spoil his plans.
17) The Three men cocked their pistols when they saw Sir Henry walking along the path in front of them.
18) The huge black hound was following Lestrade.
19) Lestrade was a brave man.
20) Even Holmes was paralysed by the terrible sight of the hound.
21) When the beast sprang upon its victim, Watson fired several shots into the creature and it fell on the ground, dead.
22) Luckily Sir Henry wasn’t hurt.
23) Watson couldn’t understand why the eyes of the hound burned.
24) Mrs. Stapleton was tied to the bed and locked.
25) Mrs. Stapleton was very anxious about her husband.
26) Sir Henry recovered after the terrible shock very quickly.
27) Stapleton found his death in the heart of the great Grimpen Mire.
II. Vocabulary. Find in the text the English for:
Убежище, доверять кому-либо, держать в неведении, хладнокровное убийство, навести справки, сбежать под чужим именем, влюбиться в кого-либо, преступные планы, беглый каторжник, скрыть разочарование, пролить всеет на, пожать плечами, опасный враг, события последних дней, горько плакать, разгадать тайну, сверхъестественное животное, виновник всех бед, тихий и безобидный человек, широкополая шляпа с пером, какое сходство, настаивать на чем-либо, быть орудием в чьих-либо руках, скрип двери, густой белый туман, нарушить чьи-либо планы, быть парализованным ужасным зрелищем, спасти кому-либо жизнь, поймать преступника, слабый стон, заблудиться, кругосветное путешествие, быть напуганным до смерти, покончить с кем-либо.
What are the missing words:
1) “You must do what I demand __________, without asking the reason.”
2) Holmes’s face was still, but his eyes were shining with __________.
3) Sir Henry told us what he knew about his ____________, and then the conversation passed on to another subject.
4) “Good Heavens!” I cried in amazement. The face of Stapleton had appeared on the __________.
5) “Now it is clear that Stapleton is a Baskerville and the purpose of his crimes is to get the __________.”
6) “Mrs. Lyons, I must tell you that the suspect ___________ and we think that Stapleton and his wife …”
7) “And then he made you swear to say nothing about the ___________ with Sir Charles.
III. Speaking. Speak on the following topics:
1) Mr. Stapleton and his criminal past.
2) The murder of Sir Charles Baskerville. What was the motive? How was the murder planned?
3) Stapleton’s plan of getting rid of Sir Henry.
4) Mrs. Lyons and her role in Stapleton’s criminal plans.
5) How Watson’s view of Stapleton changed during the course of the story?
6) The character of Sherlock Holmes. Why was he so famous?
7) The character of Doctor Watson. Why was he unable to solve the crime by himself?
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