Task 1. Choose a correct answer
1. Where were the Americans having dinner one day?
a). on board ship b). at the hotel c). at a party d). in a cafe
2. What did the young man hope to find in the fish?
a). a watch b). a ring c). some money d). a diamond
3. Where was the young man sent to work?
a). to England b). to London c). to New York d). to Canada
4. When had the young people decided to marry?
a). when he returned home b). during the journey
c). before he left home
d). on the way back home
5. What did the young man buy for his girl?
a). a beautiful dress b). a fur coat c). a gold watch d). a diamond ring
6. Why didn't the girl answer his letters?
a). she was very ill
c). she wanted to marry another man
7. How did the young man react to his friend's news?
b). he was very lonely
d). he was very unhappy
a). he was very happy
c). he was very angry
b). she wanted to join him
d). she was angry with him
8. What did the young man do with the present?
a). he gave it to another girl b). he threw into the sea
d). he lost it in the street
c). he sold it
9. What did the friends have for dinner when they met again?
a). they had soup
b). they had pudding
c). they had meat
d). they had fish
10. What did the young man feel hard in his mouth?
a). a fruit stone b). a fish bone c). an egg shell d). a diamond ring
11. Who came to the port to meet him?
a). my father b). my friend c). my sister d). my relatives
12. Who was having dinner at a hotel in London?
b). some people
d). some women
a). some Englishmen
c). some Americans