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1. Answer the questions:

1. What happened to Virginia when she was riding on Brockley meadows?

2. Who was sitting by the window in the Tapestry Chamber?

3. What was the ghost doing?

4. Why was Virginia filled with pity?

5. How did Sir Simon die?

6. Why did the ghost steal Virginia’s paints?

7. What did the ghost tell Virginia about the garden of death?

8. How did the ghost explain the prophecy on the library window?

9. Did Virginia agree to help the ghost?

10. What did little huntsmen on the tapestry say to Virginia?

2. True or false?

1. As Virginia was running past the Tapestry Chamber, the door of which happened to be open, she saw her father sitting by the window.

2. Little Virginia determined to comfort the ghost because he looked lonely and depressed.

3. The ghost told Virginia that he was very lonely and unhappy.

4. Virginia asked the ghost to tell her everything about his wife.

5. The ghost explained Virginia why he had taken her paints.

6. Sir Simon’s wife was a beautiful lady and knew everything about cookery.

7. The ghost didn’t want to tell Virginia anything about death.

8. The ghost explained Virginia the meaning of the prophecy on the library window.

9. On the faded green tapestry were broidered little fairies.

10. When they reached the end of the room the ghost stopped, and muttered some words she could not understand.

3. Find in the text the English equivalents to the following words and expressions:

кудрявый кавалер, гобелен, к ее великому изумлению, утешить, в изумлении, стряпня, смиренно, достопримечательности, затушить, морщинистый, в отчаянии, смилостивиться, темный, выцветший, вышитый, впадина.

4. Write questions to the following answers.

1. Virginia tore her habit while she was riding with her cavalier.

2. As she was running past the Tapestry Chamber, the door of which happened to be open, she saw the Canterville ghost.

3. Virginia’s first idea was to run away and lock herself in her room.

4. The ghost looked lonely and depressed.

5. She told she was sorry for him.

6. Sir Simon’s wife was plain and knew nothing about cookery.

7. They starved him to death.

8. On the faded green tapestry were broidered little huntsmen.

9. They blew their horns and with their tiny hands waved to her to go back.

10. When they reached the end of the room he stopped, and muttered some words she could not understand.

5. Fill in the gaps with the words from the box.

1. To her immense ___________________, however, it was the Canterville Ghost himself!