II.Give Russian equivalents for the following words and expressions from the text. make up one's mind, fall in (out of) love with, have gift, splendid eyes, be
on the point of smth., bear, sufferings, employ smb., introduce smb. to smb.,
announce smth.., swear, start doing smth., be far (close) from centre, a
stuffy (airy) house, find faults, have patience, lose one's temper, take care of
smb., be one's first concern.
III.Questions on the text. 1.
How old was Roger Charing when he fell in love?
2.
What gift did Ruth' Barlow possess?
3.
Describe Ruth Barlow. Why does the author call her "an unfortunate
person"?
4.
How did Roger court Ruth Barlow?
5.
Why was he pleased with himself?
6.
Why did his feelings suddenly change and what did he swear?
7.
Why didn't Ruth feel that his attitude towards her had changed?
8.
What was Roger's plan? In what way did he put it into life?
9.
How many houses did they visit and what faults did Roger find?
10.
What had changed in Ruth's disposition by the time she began to
doubt if Roger would marry her?
11.
What was Ruth's letter about?
12.
Prove that Roger was stuck to his plan to the end.
