 54  А9 А10 The house the couple was going to buy 1) proved to be profitable for them. 2) needed little repair work. 3) belonged to a local building society. Фрагмент аудиотекста 3. Interviewer: So you found a more permanent place to stay after that? Bill: Well, we set off to see one of the houses our landlady had suggested. It was near York. What a wonderful address! The house was run down though, so no building society would lend us any money to buy it. But after a while I found a local building society, which was planning to buy the house for their needs. After some negotiations, they agreed to lend me part of the money provided that I completely rewired the house, fixed the roof and made good the wall that was falling down at the back of the house. I couldn’t believe it at first, but I had to agree to do it, though because there was no other way I would have been able to get any finance. I suppose I realized though that the property had lots of potential and was a good investment because when we sold it four years later, it doubled the value. Выделенные жирным шрифтом слова свидетельствуют о том, что правильный ответ — 1 “proved to be profitable for them”. Вариант ответа 2 неверный, так как в тексте говорится о том, что дом требовал больших ремонтных работ. Вариант ответа 3 тоже неверный, так как в тексте говорится, что строительная компания собиралась покупать этот дом, значит, она им не владела. 
The couple couldn’t move into the house right away because 1) it was hard to get money to move house. 2) Bill was too busy working for the BBC day and night. 3) the house was not suitable for living in yet. Фрагмент аудиотекста 4. Interviewer: Bill, are you much of a handy man yourself? Do you like the store Do It Yourself? Bill: You know there are times in your life when you just have to grit your teeth and get on with things if you want to succeed. That was one of those moments. I had no money left, so I had to do it all myself and I didn’t have any of the necessary skills for that either. However, I could use my hands and had a basic idea how things were done. For six months I would get up early in the morning, cycle to the firm I was working for. After eight hours of work I would cycle to the house in York and I would work like crazy on all the jobs till one in the morning. Then I would cycle back home, sleep, and then it would start all over again. Six months later the kitchen and the living room were ready and we were able to move in. 54 |
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