Exam card I i reading Charles Darwin (1809—1882)

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II GRAMMAR
1. I think you ..... very silly. Don't get out of bed. You’ll only make your temperature go up again.
are
are being
were
have been
2. Sara, my next door neighbour, has a car, but she ..... it very often.
doesn’t use
isn’t using
hasn’t used
hasn’t been using
3. Be careful with paint. It ..... a certain amount of lead.
contains
is containing
has contained
contained
4. I gave her my address and she gave ..... hers.
my
mine
me
5. Don’t worry about us; we can look after ..... .
by ourselves
ourself
ourselves
6. Some students are ..... about their homework as others.
more serious
not serious
not as serious
7. I like this book, ..... optimistic ending has always inspired me.
its
it's
there
their
8 I'm sorry you can't come in at the moment because we ......... the house decorated right now.
have had
will have
had
are having
9. They are not interested _____ investing their money into our business.
on
at
in
of
10 Our teacher suggests _____ test next week.
writing
being written
having been written
III Essay Writing
Write a letter to your friend about your region.

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EXAM CARD XXIII
I Reading
A MAN OF THE RIVER
The Mississippi River cuts a strong, wide swath through the heartland of America. In the flow of the Mississippi's waters, many see a symbol of freedom, a reflection of the strength of the American character. Among the millions who have drawn inspiration from the mighty river was Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known to the world as Mark Twain.
Sam Clemens was raised in Hannibal, Missouri, a small town on the Mississippi. In 1847, when he was 12 years old, his father died. The boy quit school and started working for a printer. Stimulated by the material he was handling, he soon began writing stories of his own and later became a journalist.
In 1861 Clemens went to Nevada Territory. There— after unsuccessful attempts at prospecting — he returned to journalism and short-story writing. It was at that time that he adopted the pen name Mark Twain, a riverman's term for 2 fathoms deep.
In 1867 Mark Twain left America to tour Europe and the Holy Land, sending back humorous travel sketches. On his return to the United Sates he settled in the Northeast, married, and spent the rest of his life writing, lecturing, and traveling. He died in 1910.
Mark Twain is generally recognized as America's greatest humorist. He was also a shrewd chronicler of his times and a fine novelist.. "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" is one of the most entertaining boys' books ever written. But "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" is Twain's masterpiece. On the surface, it is a book for juveniles, but ultimately it is a penetrating look at the human estate and the decaying civilization of the South. Mark Twain's works stand today as landmarks of wit and wisdom and as reminders of the vitality and earthiness of the young American heartland.