Fill in the gaps with the correct words using those given in brackets: 1) When William came down for lunch on the third afternoon, he smiled at ______ walls, the old cups, the dirty plates, and even at his wife! (bore) 2) ‘Oh, it couldn’t be!’ she cried and his ______ stopped as quickly as if she’d switched him off. (happy) 3) She looked at him ______. (cold) 4) ‘Well, wouldn’t it be ______,’ he asked, ‘if Time Travel could happen?’ (interest) 5) William was ______ cold but when he opened the attic door, a dust of summer came upon him. (terrible) 6) It kept the ______ and smell of other seasons. (warm) 7) She heard him climb up the ladder into the attic, into that dusty place of Old Times, into a world ______ from this world below. (differ) 8) She took a chair and got into the empty and ______ attic. (silence)

Ответ (English)

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1. When William came down for lunch on the third afternoon, he smiled at bored walls, the old cups, the dirty plates, and even at his wife!
2. ‘Oh, it couldn’t be!’ she cried and his happiness stopped as quickly as if she’d switched him off.
3. She looked at him coldly.
4. ‘Well, wouldn’t it be interesting,’ he asked, ‘if Time Travel could happen?’
5. William was terribly cold but when he opened the attic door, a dust of summer came upon him.
6. It kept the warmth and smell of other seasons.
7. She heard him climb up the ladder into the attic, into that dusty place of Old Times, into a world different from this world below.
8. She took a chair and got into the empty and silent attic.

Ответ: 1) bored; 2) happiness; 3) coldly; 4) interesting; 5) terribly; 6) warmth; 7) different; 8) silent.

Перевод (RU)

1. В третий день Уильям улыбался скучным стенам, старым чашкам, грязным тарелкам и даже своей жене.
2. Она вскрикнула, и его счастье остановилось так же быстро, будто она его выключила.
3. Она холодно посмотрела на него.
4. Он спросил, разве не было бы интересно, если бы путешествия во времени стали возможны?
5. Уильяму было ужасно холодно, но когда он открыл дверь на чердак, на него пахнуло летом.
6. Там сохранялись тепло и запах других времён года.
7. Это был мир, отличный от нижнего мира.
8. Она взяла стул и вошла в пустой тихий чердак.