Funny stories / Сборник лучших смешных рассказов. Уровень 2

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Сборник. Funny stories / Сборник лучших смешных рассказов. Уровень 2

Should married men play golf? Jerome K. Jerome

Should we say what we think, or think what we say? Jerome K. Jerome

Why we hate the foreigner. Jerome K. Jerome

The man who would manage. Jerome K. Jerome

The man who went wrong. Jerome K. Jerome

The degeneration of Thomas Henry. Jerome K. Jerome

Portrait of a lady. Jerome K. Jerome

A man of habit. Jerome K. Jerome

1. Smoking and drinking

2. Falling asleep

3. The editor’s story

4. The end of the editor’s story

The ransom of Red Chief. O. Henry

1. A good idea

2. Good morning

3. The letter

4. The answer

Luck. Mark Twain

1. The student

2. The soldier

The open window. H. H. Munro (Saki)

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People know that we Englishmen attach too much importance to sport, it is well-known, indeed. One can wait: some day some English novelist[1] will write a book, showing the evil effects of over-indulgence in sport[2]: the ruined business, the ruined home, the slow but sure[3] destroying of the brain, which leads to foolishness.

I once heard of a young couple. They went for their honeymoon[4] to Scotland. The poor girl did not know he was a golfer (he won her heart when his shoulder was broken). They decided to make a tour. The second day the man went out for a walk. At dinner-time he noticed that it seemed a pretty place they had found, and suggested to stay there another day. The next morning after breakfast he borrowed a club from the hotel porter, and remarked that he would take a walk. He returned in time for lunch and seemed angry all the afternoon. He said the air was good for him, and urged that they should stay another day.

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7. Выберите правильный вариант:

1. Tennis and the ministry don’t seem to go together.

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