Variant 1 You could have come first and won the race if you … faster

25. Which of them is TRUE about the primitive societies …
A) they still don`t know how to count B) they have a unique system of numbers
C) their counting system is limited D) they learnt counting form nature


Horseradish has been used since 1500 B.C. when the Egyptians farmed it. The ground root was a part of ancient Jewish Passover ceremonies, and early Greeks used it as an ointment for lower back pain. According to legend, the oracle of Delphi told Apollo, “The radish is worth its weight in lead, the beet its weight in silver, the horseradish its weight in gold.” Horseradish became more popular in Central Europe in the 12th century when it was called “meerrettich”, German for sea radish, because it grows by sea. It is believed that when the eating of horseradish spread to England during the Renaissance. the English could not pronounce the German “mere” and began calling it mareradish. Eventually, “mare” led to “horse”, and it became known as horseradish.
26. How valuable was horseradish in ancient Greek?
A) As a beet B) As gold C) As a horse D) As a renaissance picture
27. “Meerrettich” was changed to “horseradish” by the English because …
A) horseradish was not eaten in England at first.
B) the English grew horseradish to feed their horses.
C) the German grew horseradish differently from the English.
D) the English mispronounced the German name for horseradish.
28. What is FALSE according to the passage?
A) It is still unknown who firstly cultivated horseradish.
B) Horseradish was more famous in the central part of Europe first.
C) During the period of Revival English people could know about horseradish.
D) Horseradish took its German name due to growing by sea.


GET A GRIP ON YOURSELF
How many times have you heard those words?
You`ve got a problem, right? So you carry it around with you for a while until it gets too bad to keep it yourself. So you screw up your courage and find someone to talk to about it. And every time, the conversation finishes something like this. “You`ve just got to get a grip on yourself, Paula”.
Ask me, how do I feel after that? I`ll tell you. I feel stupid, inadequate and actually very angry. You see, what I really wanted was some advice … Let me tell you something about the sort of people who tell you to get a grip on yourself. There are two types, basically. Firstly, there are like busy-bees. You know that they don`t want to listen to your problems and that they find it very embarrassing anyway.
Worse, though, are the people who seem to the only too willing to listen. You pour out your heart and are about to cry on their shoulder when they put on that special voice and suddenly say: “Get a grip on yourself”.