Тест 5. Чтение

1. Восстановите текст газетной статьи, выбирая подходящие по смыслу слова, пропущенные в предложениях: It will be a _________ of pleasure to every patriotic citizen to learn that Jules Mercade, whose name was found painted on the Liberty Bell yesterday morning, was arrested in Paris, early yesterday afternoon.
matter
business
deal
problem

2. The police had been looking for him for 2 years________ they caught him yesterday.
until
which
while
whose

3. 3._________ Paris dispatches, Mercade exhibited no surprise at his arrest, since which time he has preserved a profound silence.
Before
While
According to
That is why

4. ________ he has even refused to admit his identity, the police are unable to establish it.
According to
As
That is why
Though

5. The prisoner seems, _________, to be much amused at the position in which he finds himself and expects to escape punishment for his act on account of lack of evidence.
indeed
that
enough
as

6. Mercade agreed to dispense with the formality of extradition _________ he_received firstclass steamship accommodations and that there be no outward sign of his status as a prisoner.
on condition that
more than
though
according to

7. To this peculiar bargain the French authorities agreed at the request of Ambassador Halleck,________ to avoid delay.
inasmuch
in order
though
so

8. He is _______ to sail to his own country tomorrow.
removed
reported
revealed
resolved

9. He hopes he will be released at his arrival_________.
surprisingly
immediately
simultaneously
intensively

10. Прочитайте восстановленную статью и подберите к ней подходящий заголовок:
A Long-Expected Guest
A Long-Expected Arrest
Travelling by Sea
A Sudden Visit

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