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21. The word PROSPECTOR in the text refers to ...
A) a person B) a gold mine C) a chance D) a territory
22. According to the passage ...
A) more than 60,000 of the people trying to reach the Klondike failed on the way.
B) nearly everyone who reached the Klondike was able to find some gold.
C) about 40% of the men who tried to find gold in the Klondike became rich.
D) each of the 40,000 men had to walk about 1500 kilometres just to carry 25 kilos of stores.
23. The conditions around the Yukon and Klondike Rivers were so difficult because ...
A) the gold mines were all on the steep and frozen mountain passes.
B) each prospector needed 25 kilos of stores to get him through the winter.
C) they were nearly 1500 kilometres away from the nearest store.
D) of a number of reasons including difficult terrain and harsh weather conditions.
24. From the passage we can conclude that ...
A) searching for gold in the Canadian winter is the quickest way to get rich.
B) there is still plenty of gold waiting to be found in the Yukon and Klondike Rivers.
C) very few of the prospectors actually achieved what they had aimed for.
D) it is less difficult to find gold in Canada than in some other places.


On 18 April 1810, four months after he and Pottinger had sailed from Bombay, Christie rode through the principal gateway of Herat. He was to remain there for a month, taking careful notes of all what he saw or heard. The city of Herat is situated in a valley, surrounded by lofty mountains. The valley, running from east to west, was thirty miles long and fifteen wide. The city itself covered an area of four square miles and was surrounded by a massive wall. At its northern end was a citadel built of baked brick with a tower at each corner.
25. What is the text about?
A) Traditions and customs of Afghan people. B) Pottinger`s journey to Bombay.
C) Herat in the nineteenth century. D) Christie`s adventures in Afghanistan.