Тексты для экзамена 11 класса

                                      The Invisible Man.

                                               P a r t  I

    So   I   began   a   new   life.  I    had    no    shelter    and   no
clothes. I  could  tell nobody  about  my  secret. I  was   thinking   about
one  only:  where  to  get  shelter  from  the  snow  and  where   to   find
clothes. But  there  was  no  shelter  for  an Invisible Man in London.
    Then  I  had  idea. I  went  to  a big   department   store.  You  know
these department   store,  Kemp. You  can   get   everything   there:  meat,
furniture,  clothes, clocks  and   watches,  and   many   other   things.  I
thought  to  take  shelter there, and I had some other plans besides.
    I entered  the  shop  and  looked to  the right and  to the  left. Then
I  entered  a department  where  they  were  selling  furniture.  I   wanted
to  sit  and  rest a  little , but  could  not   find   a  good   place.  At
last  I  found  it  in a  room  full  of   mattresses.  I  decided   to  lie
down  among  the  mattresses  and wait   until   closing    time  came.   My
idea  was  to  get  food  and  other  clothes  in  the  shop. Then  I  could
go  and  get  my money, books  and other  things. After  I  could   find   a
room  in  a  London  house  and  finish my work.
    Closing  time  came  quickly  enough. By  that  time  I  had   a   good
rest  among the  mattresses. Then  the  doors  were  shut  from  outside.  I
 dot  up  and  went  to  explore   the  department  store. My  first   visit
 was  to  the  department  where  they sold  men’s  things. There I  got   a
 vest,  a  shirt ,  trousers ,  a  jacket  and  a   hat.   The   vest    was
very  nice  and  warm. I  began  to  feel  a  man  again  ,  and   my   next
task was to get food.
    There  was  a  cafe  on  the  first   floor,    and    I    got    cold
meat   there. There  was  some   coffee  too,  and  I   warmed  it   up   in
the  small   kitchen   of  the  cafe. As  I could   find   no   other   food
there ,  I  went  back  to  the  mattress  room  and slept  there.  It   was
morning already. I opened  my eyes. At  first  I   could   not    understand
where  I  was. Then  I  heard  some  people   talking  ,  and  saw  two  men
coming to  the  place  where I  lay. I got up  and  looked  where   I  could
hide . But as I did so , they saw me.  “Who’s  that ?”  cried  one.
    “Stop there!”  shouted  the  other. I   ran  round  a  counter  past  a
 boy  of fifteen. Then I had a good  idea.  I  hid  behind  a  counter   and
began  to  take  off    clothes   as   fast   as  I  could.  The   jacket  ,
trousers,  and  shirt  were  not  difficult  to  take   off,   but  I  could
not take  off the vest. I heard more men  coming.
    “This way, Policeman,” I heard somebody shouting.  I ran   back   again
to  the department where they sold mattresses. There I took off my vest  and
 stood  a  free man again. Then a  policeman  and   two  or   tree   shopmen
came  round  the  corner. They saw a  vest and one of the  men    said,  “He
must  be  here.”
    But  they  did  not  find  me. I  stood  watching  them  for  a   time.
Then I went into  the cafe  and  drank a  little  milk. Then  I   sat   down
in  a  corner  to  think  what  to  do  next.


   (After H.G. Wells)
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