Задание

Прочитайте тексты с пропусками, обозначенными номерами 1–10. Заполните пропуск 1, образовав однокоренное слово от слова EXCITE так, чтобы оно грамматически и лексически соответствовало содержанию текста.

It’s Only Me

After her husband had gone to work, Mrs Richards sent her children to school and went upstairs to her bedroom. She was too 1_____________________________ to do any housework that morning, because in the evening she would be going to a fancy dress party with her husband. She intended to dress up as a ghost and she had made her costume the night before. Now she was 2_______________________________ to try it on. Though the costume consisted only of a sheet, it was very 3__________________________________. Mrs Richards put it on, looked in the mirror, smiled and went downstairs. She wanted to find out whether it would be 4________________________________ to wear. Just as Mrs Richards was entering the dining room, there was a knock on the front door. She knew that it must be the baker. She had told him to come straight in if ever she failed to open the door and to leave the bread on the kitchen table. Not wanting to frighten the poor man, Mrs Richards 5_______________________________ hid in the small room under the stairs. She heard the front door open and heavy footsteps in the hall. Suddenly the door of the room was opened and a man entered. Mrs Richards realized that it must be the man from the Electricity Board who had come to read the meter. She tried to explain the situation, saying ‘It’s only me’, but it was too late. The man let out a cry and jumped back several paces. When Mrs Richards walked towards him, he ran away, slamming the door behind him.

Understanding poetry

Poetry is a language used to form patterns of sound and thought into work of art. Good poems often seem to suggest more than they say, and complete understanding of the poem often depends upon the sensitivity and 6______________________________ of the reader. Reading poetry in English can be especially 7_______________________________ to speakers of other languages because it requires them to think in English. It also requires them to consider the subtle 8__________________________________ and connotations of words. To understand the poem is to understand its images. An image is a detailed 9______________________________ that appeals to the senses. It is like a picture drawn with words and like words, it can have 10_________________________________ meanings.