Задание

Read the text and choose the correct options

Cat from Animal Shelter

I want to amuse you and tell you a story about a cat I took from an animal shelter when I was a student. When I was a sophomore at our Pedagogical University, I decided not to stay lonely any more. Of course, there were some friends and mates at university. But I wanted a company to live with. I was too young and not ready for a family yet, so I made up my mind to get myself a cat. I wasn't fond of bringing up kittens because I had grown up in the village, and I knew how much trouble the kittens may cause. So one October night, I was surfing the Net and found an ad saying an animal shelter was searching for a new owner for an adult cat. It was situated in a small village 20 kilometres from my city. After I had thought over everything thoroughly, I took a taxi and went to the shelter.

As soon as I was moving closer and closer to the shelter, I was getting more and more worried. I was in doubt whether I wanted that adult cat or not. As I came in, I was met by a woman who asked me what I wanted. By this time, I started to feel extremely nervous, and I whispered that I wanted that cat they were giving away. The woman nodded and entered the room on the right.

After about half an hour, she came back with no cat in her hands. The woman told me that the cat had changed his mind and that he didn't want a new home. I understood that my worries were justified. I had just spent half of my scholarship to get there by taxi! I had to spend the next half of the month eating only potatoes! And she said the cat had changed his mind! Who even cared about the cat's mind? So I told this lady to bring me any cat that would go to her. And she came back with an enormous red 3-year-old cat in her hands. I grabbed my new treasure and hurried home.

Later that night—and it was already nighttime—I looked at my cat, whom I called Vasia like all the cats I had at my parents' home in the village. I was satisfied and pleased. Vasia was lying on my knees and purring. He was clean and full of cat food. An important thing happened that night. Neither the young man nor the cat was lonely any more.

Mark the sentences with the same meaning as the given ones have.

I was a sophomore.

I was lonely.

I was a second-year student.

I was fond of cats.

I decided not to stay lonely any more.

I decided to get married.

I made up my mind to have a pet.

I wanted to move to a hostel.

I knew how much trouble the kittens may cause.

I didn't want to have a kitten.

I loved the trouble with kittens.

I didn't know how much trouble they may cause.

I started to feel extremely nervous.

I was anxious.

I was aggressive.

I was sleepy.

I had spent half of my scholarship to get there by taxi!

I spent my pocket money.

I spent the money I earned at work.

I spent the money my university paid me.

I told this lady to bring me any cat that would go to her.

I wanted to get that woman's personal cat.

I refused to get a cat.

I didn't care what cat to take.

She came back with an enormous red cat in her hands.

The cat was huge.

The cat was tiny.

It was a kitten.

Vasia was full of cat food.

The cat hated cat food.

The cat was not hungry any more.

The cat ate meat and vegetables for dinner.