Задание

Why did everyone line the road?Прочтите текст и

выполните задания 4–7.

Newcomers

We saw the lorry long before it reached us. It was

filled with objects that we had never seen in our whole lives. The colours and shapes greatly impressed us. We longed to touch

those mysterious things and hold them close to our bosoms forever.

The vehicle advanced towards our house. It was moving

slowly, its metallic shine was dazzling us. Men, women and children lined the

road, admiring the splendor of the lorry. It was a rare sight for our place.

The driver of the car had to stop to ask us if we knew

anyone who spoke English in the village. It was a woman! She was wearing

sunglasses and a white cap.

“Of course!”, my younger

brother replied, dropping his ball onto the ground. “My

father. My father speaks very good English. He is also our school

headmaster. I will take you to him. He will be very happy to see you.”

The other three occupants of the car had smiled and

congratulated him for his good English.

“Where did you learn English?” a young man asked my

brother.

“At school,” he replied. “English is my favourite subject.”

They asked to take our pictures and we posed and posed

for the camera, shouting “Cheese! Cheese!” They

clicked and clicked in our direction and we laughed our hearts out.

We couldn’t believe our eyes when we saw the back of

the lorry. They were many things but we did not really know their names.

Derrick was sure he had seen a bicycle. Jack thought he had seen a TV set. I,

myself, had spotted a mirror. Later we found out those were our new neighbours.

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They wanted to see the woman driver.

They rarely saw a vehicle in the village.

They wanted to see the new neighbours.