II. Fill in the gaps with names of outstanding people of the USA from brackets.

1. … is one of the greatest 20^th-century American writers. He was awarded the Noble Prize for literature in 1954.

2. … was the 35^th President of the United States serving from 1961 until assassination in 1963. Today he continues to rank highly in public opinion ratings of former U.S. presidents.

3. … was the third President of the USA. He was the author of the Declaration of Independence and the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom, and founder of the University of Virginia.

4. … was an American actress, singer, model and showgirl. She starred in a number of commercially successful motion pictures during the 1950s.

5. … was an American poet. Many of her poems were not completed and written on scraps of paper, such as old grocery lists. Eventually when her poetry was published, editors took it upon themselves to group them into classes – Friends, Nature, Love, and Death.

6. … was an American singer, entertainer, and businessman. His contribution to music, dance, and fashion, along with a much-publicized personal life, made him a global figure in popular culture.

7. … is a retired American professional tennis player and former world No.1.

8. … was an American author, essayist, biographer and historian of the early 19^th century. He was best known for his short stories “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” and “Rip Van Winkle”.

(John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Emily Elizabeth Dickinson, Marilyn Monroe, Washington Irving, Thomas Jefferson, Ernest Hemingway, Andre Kirk Agassi, Michael Joseph Jackson)

III. Insert articles where necessary.

Abraham Lincoln was … president of … United States from 1861 until his shocking assassination in 1865. The colourful stories about … Lincoln’s life really are true. He was born in … log cabin and grew up on … American frontier, educated himself by reading borrowed books, and clerking in … general store, and then as … country lawyer, long before he became … president. He served in the Illinois General Assembly for 8 years and in … US House of Representatives for one term (1847-49) before his election as … nation’s first Republican president in 1860. As … president he is best remembered for leading the Union through … Civil War and freeing Confederate slaves with … 1863 Emancipation Proclamation; for delivering … Gettysburg Address, … most famous oration in American history, and for his tragic assassination by John Wilkes Booth at … Ford’s Theater in Washington, D.C. Upon … Lincolns death, Andrew Johnson assumed … presidency. … Lincoln Memorial, with its famous statue of … Lincoln by … Daniel Chester French, was dedicated in Washington in 1922.

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