Question

Many words from the French language came into the English language and nowadays they are commonly used in English. You are given the sentences containing the loans from French. Read the example carefully to find the meaning. Then choose the right word or word combination for the gap in the sentence. But be careful: two words are extra. Use only numbers.
21. A salad doesn’t come with your dinner, but you can order one ____.22. I’m going to be sent as an ____ to three different countries this year.23. Tom is very _____. He trusts everyone.24. Pam’s parents are so ______. All they ever do is talk about their money.25. My company cut half its staff this year but the upper ____ got huge bonuses.26. Only the ____ attended the opening night in the Opera.27. I had a sense of ___ when I visited Egypt. Maybe I was there in a past life!28. I sure hope they’re going to serve ____ since we aren’t going to have dinner for an hour!29. I’m going to call the ___ and ask him to get me two tickets for the opera this evening.30. My favourite pastry is an ____. I like to eat the ends off first, then eat my way toward the middle where I’ll find the most custard.

1. bourgeois 7. echelon2. eclair 8. concierge3. déjà vu 9. a la carte4. attache 10. haute couture5. gourmet 11. elite6. hors d’oeuvre 12. naive

Answer 1

21. A salad doesn’t come with your dinner, but you can order one a la carte (по выбору из меню).
22. I’m going to be sent as an attache (атташе) to three different countries this year.
23. Tom is very naïve (наивный; простодушный) He trusts everyone.
24. Pam’s parents are so bourgeois (буржуазный). All they ever do is talk about their money.
25. My company cut half its staff this year but the upper echelon (звено управления) got huge bonuses.
26. Only the elite (элита) attended the opening night in the Opera.
27. I had a sense of déjà vu when I visited Egypt. Maybe I was there in a past life!
28. I sure hope they’re going to serve hors d’oeuvre (закуска) since we aren’t going to have dinner for an hour!
29. I’m going to call the concierge (менеджер по работе с постояльцами, гостями отеля) and ask him to get me two tickets for the opera this evening.
30. My favourite pastry is an eclair (эклер). I like to eat the ends off first, then eat my way toward the middle where I’ll find the most custard.