Mary Poppins / Мэри Поппинс. Книга для чтения на английском языке

6. They had very nice tea with cake, biscuits and chocolates, and talked and ________ all the time.

7. One day I went to the circus and I laughed so much that I flew up to the ________ and could not get down until midnight.

8. She thought that she looked very ________ .

9. “I say,” said Mr. Wigg to the children, “there are no chairs here, but I think you can sit on the ________ .

10. “Come in! Come in! And welcome!” said a loud and ________ voice from the room.

5. Fill in the blanks with prepositions or adverbs where necessary.

1. Jane, Michael and Mary Poppins got ___ the bus.

2. She liked to look ___ herself ___ shop windows.

3. Go upstairs and ___ the п¬Ѓrst door ___ the landing.

4. Mary Poppins knocked ___ the door.

5. There was a bright п¬Ѓre ___ the п¬Ѓreplace, and ___ the centre ___ the room there was a very large table ___ four cups, bread and butter, biscuits, chocolates and a very large cake.

6. They looked ___ the ceiling, and ___ their surprise they saw a round, fat man, who was hanging ___ the air.

7. I think I must explain ___ you why I am here.

8. Everything seems funny ___ me.

9. I can laugh ___ everything that I see.

10. And Mr. Wigg began to shake ___ laughter.

11. You see, when my Birthday comes ___ Friday, it always happens ___ me.

12. If my Birthday comes ___ Friday and I laugh ___ that day, I become п¬Ѓlled ___ Laughing Gas.

13. And ___ the great surprise ___ Jane and Michael, she put her hands down ___ her sides, and ___ a laugh, ___ even a smile, she flew up ___ the air and sat down ___ Jane.

14. Usually people begin ___ bread and butter.

15. And he cut a large piece ___ cake ___ everybody.

6. Find in the text the sentences in which the following word-combinations are used.

As soon as; began to shake with laughter; come along; turned the corner; it’s very nice of you; don’t make me laugh; to their surprise; stopped laughing.

7. Find in the text the English equivalents of the following words, word-combinations and sentences. Use them in sentences of your own.