I. Choose the correct variant:

Chapter 5

Arithmetic

I. Choose the correct variant:

1. Matilda wanted to punish her parents because they were _____ to her.

a) cruel, b) beastly,

c) not kind, d) tactless.

2. The only power Matilda had in her family was _____.

a) slyness, b) deception,

c) brainpower, d) intelligence.

3. Mr Wormwood looked like a _______ in his suit.

a) bookmaker, b) professor,

c) businessman, d) cowboy.

4. The man was pleased because he _____

a) had a most successful day, b) had a rest,

c) saw his children, d) came home.

5. Mr Wormwood believed that he had a _______ inside his head.

a) great brain, b) calculator,

c) computer, d) genius.

6. On counting the profit, the son couldn’t keep from saying that his father was ______.

a) successful, b) fair,

c) brilliant, d) generous.

7. “Car number four cost eighty-six pounds – a real ______ that was – and sold for six and ninety-nine pounds fifty”.

a) godsend, b) stroke of luck,

c) jalopy, d) wreck.

8. “But when you’re in big _____ like I am, you’ve got to be hot stuff in arithmetic”

a) family, b) industry,

c) business, d) deal.

9. While speaking to the son, Mr Wormwood asked Matilda _____

a) to help to count, b) to keep her mouth shut,

c) not to butt in, d) not to disturb them.

10. The father was angry because Matilda appeared ______

a) cleverer than he, b) a cheat and a liar,

c) slow-witted, d) cunning.

II. Mark the statements as True or False. Correct the false statements:

1. It didn’t matter to Matilda whether her parent were intelligent and honourable.

2. Matilda didn’t want to punish her parents.

3. Matilda was always obliged to do as she was told.

4. The girl enjoyed having her meals in front of TV.

5. The thing that prevented Matilda from going round the bend was the fun of devising and dishing out splendid punishments.

6. Matilda’s magic medicine didn’t work at all.

7. When the father came home he seemed very tired and exhausted.

8. Mr Wormwood’s business was quite successful.

9. Matilda was capable of counting the profit quickly.

10. The girl was proud of her father.

III. Find in the text the words and word-combinations which mean the following (Pay attention to the postpositions used). Reproduce the sentences where they were used:

1. To want something very much;

2. To be good at arithmetic;

3. Honest and fair, or deserving praise and respect;

4. Extremely stupid;

5. A way of getting rid of strong feelings without causing harm;

6. The word describes a young person who is confident in a way that is unpleasant and sometimes rude;

7. When something such as violence, pain or anger suddenly starts or gets much worse;

8. Someone who watches something that is happening in a public place but is not involved in it;

9. Good, pleasing or effective;

10. To become less relaxed and more formal.

IV. Complete the sentences with the words or phrases used in the text. Change the form of the phrases if necessary:

forced at a tidy profit dish out

have power on hot stuff at fall over oneself

at any rate add up put up

be pleased with

1. She ____some _______ her family.

2. He couldn’t change the situation, so he _______ with the fact.

3. Matilda was always ______ to eat her evening meals out of TV dinner-trays in front of the dreaded box.

4. Stop _______ advice! Nobody is interested in your viewpoint.

5. The business seemed to bring some profit _______. So they decided to continue working.

6. Jane coped with the task so she ________.

7. He has sold no less than five cars, each one _______.

8. The flat was to Mike’s liking that’s why he ________ to buy it.

9. “You’ll be going into this business with me one day, you’ve got to know how to ________ the profits.

10. Mary entered the technical university quite easy because she was ______ arithmetic.

V. Transcribe, translate the words and reproduce the situations where they were used: Invent, bearable, dreaded, asinine, civil, appall, profit, splendid, cheat, bingo.

VI. Match the halves to make phrases used in the text. Translate them. Restore the sentences where they were used:

1. To prevent 2. To cool 3. To sell 4. To fall 5. To add 6. To work 7. To be busy 8. To rub 9. To be 10. To pick up

a) up the profits b) exhausted both physically and emotionally c) with high finance d) smb from doing smth e) one’s hands together f) smb down g) over oneself to do smth h) smth in the shop i) out the profit j) smth at a tidy profit

VII. Put down in two columns the words describing personality (in a positive and negative ways).

VIII. Rewrite the following sentences as reported speech. Try to use different suitable reported verbs:

1. “Write down these figures”, the father said, reading from his bit of paper.

2. “Car number two”, the father went on, “cost me one hundred and eighteen pounds and sold for seven hundred and sixty. Got it?”

3. “Yes, Dad”, the son said. “I’ve got that”.

4. “Say that again”, the son said. “How much did it sell for?”

5. “Very well”, the father said. “Now work out the profit I made on each of the five cars and add up the total. Then you’ll be able to tell me how much money your rather brilliant father made altogether today”

6. “You mean you had it in your head, Dad?” the son asked goggling.

7. “Don’t butt in”, the father said. “Your brother and I are busy with high finance”.

8. “Shut up”, the father said. “Stop guessing and trying to be clever”

9. “I’m sure it’s right”, Matilda said

10. “Don’t give me that rubbish!”, the father shouted. “Of course you looked! You must have looked!”.

IX. Listen and intone the first paragraph of the chapter.

X. Give a short summary of the chapter.

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