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13. 1. Her father understood that she boiled the egg for the first time in
her life.
2. He took up a newspaper and read for ten minutes.
3. Father asked Kate to boil an egg soft for his breakfast.
4. Kate answered that it wasn't ready because it was still very
hard.
5. Then he asked Kate if the egg was ready.
A) 3,2,5,4,1
B) 4,2,3,1,5
C) 2,4,3,1,5
D) 5,3,1,2,4
E) 1,3,4,5,2
14. 1. They give us much information about history.
2. He wrote about the everyday life of the common people and
problems of kings and queens.
3. W. Shakespeare wrote 37 plays, dramas, tragedies and
comedies.
4. His plays help us to understand people.
5. For example: Hamlet, King Lear.
A) 3,5,2,4,1
B) 2,4,1,5,3
C) 4,1,2,3,5
D) 2,5,1,4,3
E) 4,5,1,3,2
15. 1. Attempts are made to reform the system.
2. But the system remains to this day.
3. Modern English spelling is archaic in many cases.
4. It's a source of difficulty to everybody.
5. Some of them are successful and quite scientific.
A) 1,5,3,4,2
B) 3,4,5,1,2
C) 3,1,5,2,4
D) 3,4,2,1,5
E) 2,4,5,1,3
16. I. I had to wait for the next winter.
II. They were so nice, new and shining that I wanted to go to
skate at once.
III. My mother bought me a pair of skates.
IV. But alas, the winter was warm and there was not much snow
outside to make a skating-rink.
V. I guessed all my classmates would he envious when they saw
my skates.
A) II I V III IV
B) III II IV I V
C) I V III IV II
D) III II V IV I
E) IV I V II III
17. 1. Put some tea into the pot.
2. Boil the water.
3. Warm the pot.
4. Fill the kettle with cold water.
5. Pour hot water into the pot.
A) 4,2,3,1,5
B) 5,4,1,3,2
C) 1,2,3,4,5
D) 2,5,3,1,4
E) 3,4,1,2,5
18. 1. On New Year's Eve people usually have a lot of fun.
2. Today it is observed in the same way as it was observed many
centuries ago.
3. In Great Britain and the USA people celebrate many holidays.
4. On this day' people show their love by giving presents and
sending cards to people they love.
5. New Year is one of the oldest holidays in the world.
A) 5,4,2,1,3
B) 1,2,4,5,3
C) 3,5,2,1,4
D) 3,1,2,4,5
E) 4,2,1,5,3
19. 1. Warm the teapot.
2. Let the tea draw, then pour it into your cup and enjoy your
tea.
3. Put one table spoon of tea into the pot and pour hot water into
it.
4. Fill the kettle with cold water and boil the water.
5. Making tea is very easy.
A) 1,2,3,4,5
B) 4,2,1,3,5
C) 2,3,1,5,4
D) 5,4,3,1,2
E) 5,4,1,3,2
20. 1. Besides, it was raining and the wind was blowing.
2. It was dark when the circus train reached the station.
3. Then all the actors in spite of the nasty weather helped the
workers to get the circus tent up.
4. Men and animals came into the rainy windy night.
5. But the circus workers began to unload the carriages.
A) 2,3,1,5,4
B) 4,1,5,2,3
C) 2,1,5,3,4
D) 1,4,5,2,3
E) 3,4,1,2,5
21. 1. A man spent his whole Sunday in front of the TV set watching
football matches.
2. In the morning his wife saw that her husband was still asleep
in his armchair.
3. A little later he fell asleep in his armchair.
4. The man woke up at once and asked: "Five to seven? And who
is leading?"
5. She went to wake him up and said that it was five to seven.
A) 1,2,3,4,5
B) 1,3,5,4,2
C) 1,3,2,5,4
D) 5,2,1,3,4
E) 1,3,2,4,5
22. 1. Perhaps, they crossed the narrow Bering Strait in boats.
2. Some scientists say that they could do it when the level of the
water in the oceans had dropped.
3. It was so low that a land bridge existed between Asia and
North America.
4. Indians and Eskimos were the first settlers in Canada.
5. They seem to have come there from Asia.
A) 4, 5, 1, 2, 3
B) 4, 5, 3, 1, 2
C) 2, 4, 1, 5, 3
D) 5, 4, 2, 3, 1
E) 4, 1, 3, 5, 2
23. 1. A little boy showed his father a new pen-knife.
2. "Are you sure it was lost?" the father asked.
3. "I saw a man looking for it."
4. He said he had found it in the street.
5. "Of course, it was lost!" the boy answered.
A) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
B) 1, 4, 2, 5, 3
C) 1, 4, 2, 3, 5
D) 1, 2, 4, 3, 5
E) 1 , 3, 2, 5, 4
24. 1. The girl had no time to look for it.
2. She hurried down the stairs and lost one of her prettiest
shoes.
3. At midnight Cinderella ran away from the palace.
4. She hid herself behind a tree.
5. She was so unhappy.
A) 4,5,2,3,1
B) 1,2,3,5,4
C) 3,5,2,1,4
D) 3,4,5,1,2
E) 2,5,3,1,4
25. 1. "Look here!" said the farmer "when shall I see the city?"
2. A farmer went to Chicago to see the sights of the city.
3. The clerk answered, "We have breakfast from 7 to 11, dinner
from 12 to 13, supper from 6 to 8".
4. He asked the clerk about the hours for meals.
5. He engaged a room at a hotel.
A) 5,3,1,4,2
B) 2,5,4,3,1
C) 4,1,2,5,3
D) 3,2,5,4,1
E) 1,3,5,2,4
26. I. And Snickers are my favorite chocolate bars.
II. The only problem is they make you fat.
III. Sometimes it is difficult enough.
IV. I like Snickers very much.
V. That's why when I go past the sweet shop I always try to stop
myself from going in.
A) IV,III,V,II,I
B) IV,I,II,V,III
C) II,V,I,III,I
D) IV,V,I,III,II
E) I,III,V,IV,II
Book 3
Making up a story
