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19. According to the text no one knows why people …
A) feel sleepy after eating. B) sleep as soon as they find a place.
C) cannot eat and sleep the whole day. D) cannot live without having sleep.
20. Dreaming sleep continues about …
A) 120 minutes B) 70 minutes C) 90 minutes D) 4 or 5 minutes
21. How many periods does D-sleep consist of?
A) more than 4 periods. B) less than 5 periods. C) no more than 5 periods. D) nearly 4 periods.
22. Animals die if they don`t have food. Which of the following sentences has got the same meaning?
A) Animals die unless they buy something to eat. B) Animals cannot live without food.
C) Animals may die although they have food. D) Animals could live without food very little time.


The Kushan dynasty ruled an empire that extended from Central Asia to northern India. In the last century AD it conquered Kashmir and much of north-western India. The kingdom was its height during the rule of Emperor Kanishka, who extended it further. The Kushans established good commercial relationships with neighboring countries and with the Roman Empire. Cities flourished, especially the great trade centre at Takshalisa, and the Silk Road linking the Roman Empire to China thrived. Buddhism migrated from India to China along the trade routes, and the Kushan kings exchanged ambassadors with the emperors of Rome. An influential school of art blossomed at Mathura, a Kushan capital, while the art Gandhara blended Indian and Greco-Roman styles. Kanishka was a great patron of Buddhism, and some of his monuments remain. After his death the Indians part of empire lasted for about 70 years before disintegrating into several principalities.
23. What is the text about?
A) Relationships between Central Asia and India. B) Emperor Kanishka and his military conquests.
C) Political developments in the 1st century AD. D) The Kushan Empire and its achievements.