THE GIFT OF MAGI by O’Henry

THE GIFT OF MAGI by O’Henry

1. FIND WORDS WITH THE MEANINGS BELOW IN THE TEXT:

1.1 to sit or lie down in a heavy way by relaxing your muscles and letting your body fall;

1.2 old and in bad condition;

1.3 to cry very loudly in pain, anger, or sadness;

1.4 to make something start, especially an official process;

1.5 the situation of being successful and having a lot of money;

1.6 to become smaller in amount, value, or range;

1.7 tall or long and thin in an attractive way;

1.8 to stop doing something because you have lost your confidence or determination;

1.9 seeming to be good, useful, or important but not really having any value at all;

1.10 done secretly, especially because you know you should not be doing it;

1.11 very large;

1.12 a feeling of not approving of someone or something;

1.13 to look at someone or something very directly for a long time;

1.14 done in a way that is slow or boring and therefore annoys people;

1.15 extremely obvious;

1.16 to love and admire someone or something very much;

1.17 to want sth. a lot;

1.18 to give up something important or valuable so that you or other people can do or have something else;

2. FIND ENGLISH EQUIVALENT:

2.1 она побледнела

2.2 обременен семьей

2.3 драгоценный метал

3. TRANSLATE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES:

3.1 Pennies saved one and two at a time by bulldozing the grocer and the vegetable man and the butcher until one's cheeks burned with the silent imputation of parsimony that such close dealing implied.

3.2 Something fine and rare and sterling--something just a little bit near to being worthy of the honor of being owned by Jim.

3.3 Rapidly she pulled down her hair and let it fall to its full length.

3.4 Had the queen of Sheba lived in the flat across the airshaft, Della would have let her hair hang out the window some day to try just to depreciate Her Majesty's jewels and gifts. Had King Solomon been the janitor, with all his treasures piled up in the basement, Jim would have pulled out his watch every time he passed, just to see him pluck at his beard from envy.

3.5 On went her old brown jacket; on went her old brown hat. With a whirl of skirts and with the brilliant sparkle still in her eyes, she fluttered out the door and down the stairs to the street.

3.6 Oh, and the next two hours tripped by on rosy wings.

3.7 When Della reached home her intoxication gave way a little to prudence and reason. She got out her curling irons and lighted the gas and went to work repairing the ravages made by generosity added to love.

3.8 Jim stopped inside the door, as immovable as a setter at the scent of quail.

3.9 Maybe the hairs of my head were numbered

3.10 a quick feminine change to hysterical tears and wails, necessitating the immediate employment of all the comforting powers of the lord of the flat.

4. FILL IN THE GAPS using words from the box:

Shrink worship sacrifice instigate on the sly stare crave patent falter shabby slender

4.1 The leaders of the two factions … peace talks.

4.2 The company’s profit margins … from 32.5 per cent to 17 per cent.

4.3 I’m supposed to be on a diet, but I still have the odd bar of chocolate ….

4.4 She … her career to bring up the children.

4.5 His junior officers … him.

4.6 He lifted his head and … at her.

4.7 His comments are just … nonsense.

4.8 Lewis still … for the recognition he feels he lacks in America.

4.9 The children were all so … and hungry.

4.10 She has a tall … figure.

4.11 Wright never … in his architectural principles.

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