с тестами по английскому1) Tolkien …………………… a cult figure in the 1960s and has had a massive influence on fantasy writing ever since.a) began . b) to be . c) became . d) plagiarized .2) Not everybody likes Tolkien’s work because the fantasy genre is not everybody’s ………………………..a) drink of poison , b) a piece of cake , c) shot of vodka , d) cup of tea .3) Many hostile critics …………………. Tolkien’s work to be just overlong and overrated fairy tales for children .a) consider , b) admire , c) praise , d) criticize.4) Feminists criticize Tolkien for not including enough …………….. characters in his stories.a) male , b) weird , c) female , d) evil.5) In his work Tolkien creates a complete imaginary world filled with bright details of geography , history , strange creatures , languages , so that the reader can really ……….. in his invented reality.a) believe , b) accept , c) enjoy , d) participate .6) In The Hobbit , which first appeared in 1937 , the main hero Bilbo Baggins goes off on an exciting adventure with dwarves and they steal masses of ………………….. from a very fierce and powerful dragon.a) apples , b ) mammoth bones , c) magic wands , d) treasure .7) The Hobbit is the prequel to the epic Lord of the Rings ……………… in 1954/55 , which is possibly even longer than the Bible .a) filmed , b) published , c) drawn , d) recorded.8) Hobbits are friendly , cheerful creatures , smaller than humans .They love to eat , drink and gossip. Many of them live in cosy burrows ……………. the ground.a) above , b) on , c) over , d) under .9) In The Hobbit , Bilbo Baggins finds an immensely powerful ring while he is …….. in a dark , damp tunnel under the mountains.a) partying , b ) lost , c) sleeping , d) hunting.10) Bilbo does not understand the Ring’s true power but he occasionally slips it on his finger so he can become ………………… at a dangerous moment.a) visible , b) immortal , c) invisible .d) drunk . ​

1 became

2 cup of tea

3 criticize

4 female

5 believe

6 treasure

7 published

8  under

9 lost

10 invisible

Объяснение:

An old man and an old woman lived poorly. The man asked the woman to make a bun. —“We have no flour. What do I need to make it?” She found some flour, made a bun and placed it on the open window to cool. The little bun suddenly rolled off.       The bun was rolling along the forest and faced a hare. The hare said: “I will eat you!” The little bun asked not to eat him and sang a song for the hare. While the little bun was singing, the hare distracted and didn’t get when the bun ran away.     The little bun rolled on and faced a wolf. And everything happened as with the hare. He sang a song and rolled away. The same happened with the bear. The little bun ran from everyone until he met a fox. She wasn’t as stupid as other animals. She asked the bun to sing.   When he finished she said: “What a beautiful song. But sweet bun, I am so old, so can you sit closer on my nose and sing to me one more time?” The bun did as he was asked and — bump — the fox ate him!                                                                                                                               Старик и старуха жили бедно. Старик попросил жену сделать колобок. — "У нас нет муки. Из чего мне нужно сделать его? "Она нашла муку, сделала колобок и положила его на открытое окно, чтобы охладиться. Маленький колобок вдруг скатился. Колобок катился по лесу и столкнулся с зайцем. Заяц сказал: «Я тебя съем!» Колобок попросил не есть его и спел песню для зайца. В то время как колобок пел, заяц отвлекся и не понял, когда колобок убежал. Колобок покатился дальше и столкнулся с волком. И все произошло так, как с зайцем. Он спел песню и укатился. То же самое произошло с медведем. Колобок убежал от всех, пока не встретил лису. Она не была так глупа, как другие животные. Она попросила его спеть. Когда он закончил, она сказала: "Какая красивая песня. Но сладенький мой, я так стара, так что ты можешь сесть ближе на мой носок и мне спеть еще разок? "колобок сделал, как ему было предложено, и - бумс — лиса съела его!

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                                               and a Dog
Once upon a time there was a horse whose name was Reginald.Every morning he was delivering milk, he usually met his friend Blackie, who was a little black dog. 
 Reginald didn’t want to be a milkman’s horse.He wanted to be a racehorse and win the Derbi.  And Blackie, who had rather short legs, wanted to be able to run very fast, like a hound. 
 One afternoon they were sitting in Reginald’s stable.Suddenly Blackie said that he had, an idea.  
«Why do we not eat coal?» — he said. «Trains eat coal a run fast.»
  
They thought about this for a long time, and at last Reginald said: «Let’s try it,» 
 So they went down to the coal cellar. They were going to take some some coal, when Mrs Marry, the landlady, came in.
  «What! You are stealing my coal!» —  she began to cry, and she picked up a piece of coal and threw it at them.They ran away. They had never run so fast in their lives before.
 Just then the Mayor was looking out of the window.  
«Oh, that horse can run fast I’m sure it can win the Derby, look at the dog; it’s a real hound I’ll give them each a medal.» And he did.