E) was easy

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Variant 1

1. These sentences are from: David Balfour, a sixteen-year-old boy, is on board a brig bound for America. The brig meets with a violent storm off the coast of Scotland. During the shipwreck that follows David is cast overboard. He cannot swim and is being carried along by the waves and choked until, fortunately, he manages to get hold of a floating board. After a desperate struggle he is flung upon the shore.

e) “The Shipwreck”

2. These sentences are from: It seemed impossible that I should die on the shores of my own country and within view of men's houses. But the second day passed; and though I kept a look out for boats or men, no help came.

d) “The Shipwreck”

3. Complete the following sentence: " God damn! " said one of the white boys. Suddenly Roy recognized one of them. It was …

E) Charlie Mumford, old playmate

4. Complete the following sentence: While he was playing Brahms on a violin from Vienna in a Negro church in Hopkinsville, Missouri, for listeners who were poor white people and even poorer Negroes, the sick young man thought of…

E) his old dream

5. Complete thefollowing sentence: “Oh, yes madam, this is Mr. Slush latest book, I assure you. It's having a wonderful sale." As he spoke he pointed to a huge pile of books on the counter with the title in big letters…

d) “Golden Dreams”

6. ” From her nest in the oak-tree the nightingale heard him, and she looked out through the leaves and wondered”. This sentence is from the text…

c) “The Nightingale and the Rose”

7.Complete thefollowing sentence: The first Mrs. Walker had died, when Fran was still a baby…

e ) so, she did not remember her real mother at all

8.He was a rich man.He was a charming and accomplished host whose villa was an accepted rendezvous of the great. The main character of the text is

A) Octavian

9.Complete thefollowing sentence: … later Aubrey discovered that a pair of Degas' statuettes was missing from a stand opposite the Titian.

B) about ten minutes

10. Complete thefollowing sentence. (Mind the text “The Happy man by W.S. Maugham)

I opened the door to…

e ) total stranger

11. Two days before the close of the exhibition he received a letter. The main character of the text is:

E) Ellsworth

12.Define the story: That morning ‘young’ Jerry was alone in the cabin.His father had gone to San Francisco and was not to be back till next day.

e)’The Banks of the Sacramento”

13.Complete the following sentence. ’I returned home and did a little work on the scenario.

It… very….It was fine scenario.

e) was easy

14.These sentences are from: One day Tripp came in and leaned on my table. Tripp was

something in mechanical department. He was about twenty five and looked forty.

b)” No story”

15.Complete thefollowing sentence: He was almost sixty when I met him and he was the author of about …