b) thought it was a funny thing to do;

b) thought it was a funny thing to do;

c) pteyed tricks on him.

4. Why did Michael accept Brian's-cigarette?

a. He was afraid to offend Brian. •.,..... '.... v-- •..• • > _: v

b. He thought he would be laughed at if he refused.

. c. He wanted a cigarette very much. ■.»... • ^

5. When Michael took up smoking again his wife

a) was awfully upset; b) decided to begin smoking herself; c) was very glad.

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The Olympics have a¹ very long history. They began in 776 ВС and took place every four years for nearly 1,200 years at Olympia, in Greece. The citizens of all the Greek states were invited to take part in the Games. The prizes were Wreaths made of the branches of olive trees. In 394 AD the games were stopped by the Roman Emperor Theodosius, and they were not held again until 1896. The games of 1896 were held at Athens and they were the first international Olympic Games. All the nations of the world were invited to send athletic teams. F;rom then and until the present time the Olympic Games have been international and the number of athletes taking part and the number of events on the programme have increased. In these games only amateurs or non-professional athletes can take part. Each country sends teams for as many of the different events as possible. The winners of each event are given a certain number of points. The International Olympic Committee decides where each Olympics will take place. They ask a city (not a country) to be the host.

1. The Olympic Games didn't take place

a) during 1200 years; b) frorri 394 to 1896; c) from 776 ВС to 394 AD.

2. When did the Olympic Games become international?

a) in 394 AD; b) at the end of the nineteenth century; c) about 3000 years ago.

3. In 1896 the Olympic Games

a) were stopped; b) changed the programme; c) were not international.

4. Who can take part in tfie Olympic games?.a) anybody who is interested in sports;

- b) any non-professional athlete; c) professional sportsmen from all over the world,

5. The International Olympic Committee;

a) makes decisions about the city where the Olympics are to take place;

b) asks a country to organize the games;

c) is the host in the country.

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A year ago nobody had ever heard of us. We were just another pop group -one of half a dozen in Barchester alone. What I want to tell you about is how we found our new sound. The sound that made us famous.

There were four of us in our group: Bill Kelly, Harry Black, Ken MacDonald and me. That Friday we were in a very bad mood. It was clear to all of us that we had reached a crisis. Bill went to the kitchen to get some sandwiches and when he came back he was carrying our local newspaper.

"Here you are. Just the thing for us," he said. "The Local Council prize is a trip to Italy. The song must be about Verona, too."

Harry took the newspaper from Bill and was reading it himself." You forgot to tell us something important," he said. "It says hfere we must learn some Italian to win the first prize." "What do you say to that?"

"Don't worry," said Bill. "I've got the answer." He took the paper and read. "Start learning another language tonight by the new method of professor Alistair S. Lethe".

1. How many pop groups were.there in Barchester?

a) more than twelve; t>) itss than twenty; c) about five or six.

2. How did the boys feel?

a. They were very happy.

b.. They were very sad.

c. They were glad to reach the end of their career.

3. Why did Bill go to the kitchen?

a) to fetch the local newspaper;

b) to have dinner in the kitchen;

c) to find something to eat.

4. The winners of the contest

a) would travel to Italy; >

b) would write a new song about Verona;

c) would take part in a contest in Italy.

5. What did Bill forget to tell his friends?

a. They should learn Italian.

b. There was a new method of learning Italian.

c. The first prize would be given to Italians. ¹

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Somebody once asked Mark Twain whether he could remember the first money he ever earned. "I remember quite well," the famous writer answered. "It happened at school. Schoolboys in those days had very little respect for their teachers and even less for their desks. The boys used pens and pencils and even knives to draw stars and faces, or to write their names on their desks. At last, the school principal said: "Next time anybody does such a thing, he will have to pay five dollars, or he will receive a

beating in front of the whole school." Soon after that, I had to go to my father and ask him to give me five dollars. 1 was honest enough to explain that I couldn't agree to receive a beating instead, but he said:

"No, I can't allow you to connect our name with such things. So I'll pay the five dollars. But you must suffer for what you have done. TH give you the beating here at home." "So he beat me, and then gave me the five dollars to take to school. But 1 decided that the beating didn't hurt so much, and another beating at school wouldn't be worse. So 1 told them to give me a beating in front of the whole school, and 1 kept

the five dollars. And that was the first money I ever earned".

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1. Schoolboys in those,days

a) respected their desks but didn't respect their teachers;

b) respected neither their teachers nor their desks;

c) respected both their teachers and their desks.

2. What did the principal tell the schoolboys?.,

a. He would pay each five dollars.

b. They had to pay five dollars for their education.

c. They would be punished in they dared to do something wrong.

3. Why did Mark Twain have to turn to his father?

a. He wanted a good beating., -

b. He asked for five dollars, if he didn4 mind....

c. He wanted jhis father to talk to the principal.

4. What was the father's decision?

a. He agreed to give him money after giving him beating first.

b. He readily agreed to give him five dollars. '

c. He didn4 give him anything.

5. How did Mark Twain earn his first money?. a. He worked hard at school and earned much money.

b. The principal gave him five doilars. - ■ -, >

c. Me preferred to be beaten th&n to pay the money,

In a museum in Holland one can see a pair'Of 'wdttden shoes-with fun^:riy^l little figures of animals drawn on them. Those drawings helped to discover the great painter Rembrandt. ' ' ' "' " 'v."

One day at school, instead of listening to the teacher he was drawing pigs and chickens on the wooden shoes of the pupil sitting next to hi rfi: Seeing thiHhe teacher got angry with him and said he would tell his mother.... „■•».

In the afternoon Rembrandt was sitting.on the top of the hill quite near his house, watching the traffic in the streets. When he saw. his teaqher coming towards his father's house, he was sure that the teacher had come to speak to his parents. His father called him and the young Rembrandt saw his teacher with one of the wooden shoes in his hand. All eyes were turned on him as he came near. To his great surprise, his mother spoke to him kindly, saying. "Do you really want to be a painter, my child?" The boy couldn't believe his ears, his heart was full of happiness.

His teacher told him that he liked his excellent drawings and wanted him to study painting with a famous artist in the town.

1. Whom did the pair of shoes belong to?

a) to the young Rembrandt; b) to Rembrandt's classmate; c) to Rembrandt's teacher.

2. The drawings on the shoes

a) helped to discover the painter's shoes;

b) showed that Rembrandt had a talent for painting;

c) are the most popular among Rembrandt's paintings. "V • '

3. Seeing his teacher Rembrandt

a) was sure that he had come to return the shoes;

b) thought that the teacher wanted to have a talk with his parents;

с) decided to speak to him first.

4. What did Rembrandt's parents do when the boy approached?

a. They ignored him.

b. They told him to look at the shoes.

c. They looked at him. *

5. After hearing his mother's question Rembrandt ' ■

a) ran away to a famous artist;) burst out laughing; c) was very much surprised.

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In 1712 Defoe met a sailor who had been alone on a desert island. Alexander Selkirk was his name. After.a, quarrel with his officer the sailor had been put ashore on an island off the coast of Chile. For more than four years he had lived alone on that island. At last he was saved by a ship putting in at this island for water. When the sailor returned to London, his adventures became the talk of the town. Several stories about him were printed, read and soon forgotten. But Defoe did not forget;:Selkirk's ' unique experience captured his imagination. ^:,;.. i

And Defoe turned to writing the story of a shipwrecked man, He chose an island in a different part of the world for his story, and created an imaginary character for his hero, Robinson Crusoe. With his skill of a journalist he was able to make his story seem absolutely true. The book was a great success. Everybody read it, enjoyed it, ' almost believed it. The story of Robinson Crusoe, an imaginary character, is known all over the world, while the true story of Selkirk is practically unknown today.' ''

1. What happened to the sailor after a quarrel with the officer?,.... _t..

a. He was ordered to sail back home.

b. He was left alone on the island,

c. He swam to the shore.._r

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