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When Dick [1...] school at the age of 18 he was going to be an artist for he liked painting very [2...]. But his parents wanted [3...] to study languages.
One summer morning Dick came to Richmond, a suburb of London. He [4...] a temporary job as he wanted to save up [5...] money to go travelling. He went to the [6...] library to ask for an employment there but without success. Dick was walking from the library when he [7...] a woman [8...] on the opposite side of the road. She [9...] absolutely helpless and upset. He hurried [10...] the road [11...] his help. Dick didn`t look particularly attractive with his long untidy hair.
So he thought it was his appearance that [12...] the poor lady and she wasn`t able [13...] a word. When she began [14...] he couldn`t understand [15...]. She was a foreigner!
Then a policeman came up to them but he could not help the woman [16...]. She [17...] to him when a car stopped [18...] them. [19...] two adults and a boy in it. The man in the car asked, „Can we help? Why is she crying? “The policeman and Dick explained that she didn`t speak English and [20...] could understand her. The woman tried to say [21...] and suddenly the boy exclaimed, “She [22...] Russian. I know, I studied it at school! “Then he said that the lady was walking to the bus station and lost her [23...].
After that Dick changed his mind and studied languages at the university. Now he [24...] six languages. One of them is Russian!
1. A-leaves
B-left for
C-left
2. A-well
B-many
C-much
3. A-he
B-him
C-his
4. A-was looking for
B-was looking at
C-was looking after
5. A-a
B-some
C-the
6. A-located
B-near
C-local
7. A-saw
B-watched
C-looked
8. A-standing
B-staying
C-stopping
9. A-saw
B-watched
C-looked
10. A-cross
B-across
C-along
11. A-to propose
B-to suggest
C-to offer
12. A-was afraid of
B-frightened
C-horrible
13. A-to speak
B-to talk
C-to say
14. A-to say
B-to talk
C-to tell
15. A-anything
B-something
C-nothing
16. A-neither
B-either
C-too
17. A-is going
B-was coming
C-was about
18. A-nearly
B-far from
C-near
19. A-there was
B-there were
C-there are
20. A-somebody
B-anybody
C-nobody
21. A-something
B-anything
C-nothing
22. A-is saying
B-is speaking
C-is talking
23. A-road
B-way
C-route
24. A-is speaking
B-speaks
C-speak