II. Read the text, choose True or False. And give reasons for any false answers

John Reed was fourteen and I was only ten. He was large and rather fat. He usually ate too much at meals, which made him ill. He should have been at boarding school, but his mother, who loved him very much, had brought him home for a month or two, because she thought his health was weak. John did not love his mother or his sisters, and he hated me. He bullied and punished me, not two or three times a week, not once or twice a day, but all the time. My whole body trembled when he came near. Sometimes he hit me, sometimes he just threatened me, and I lived in terrible fear of him. I had no idea how to stop him. The servants did not want to offend their young master, and Mrs. Reed could see no his fault in her dear boy. So I obeyed John's order and came up to his armchair, thinking how very ugly his face was. Perhaps he understood what I was thinking, because he hit me hard on the face.

'That is for your rudeness to Mamma just now,' he said, 'and for your wickedness in hiding, and for looking at me like that, you rat!'

I was so used to his bullying that I never thought of hitting him back.

'What were you doing behind that curtain?' he asked.

'I was reading,' I answered.

'Show me the book.' I gave it to him.

'You have no right to take our books,' he continued. 'You have no money and your father left you none. You must ask for money in the streets, not live here in comfort with a gentleman's family. Anyway, all these books are mine, and so is the whole house, or will be in a few years' time. I'll teach you not to borrow my books again.' He lifted the heavy book and threw it hard at me. It hit me and I fell, injuring my head on the door. I was in great pain, and suddenly for the first time in my life, I forgot my fear of John Reed.

'You wicked, cruel boy!' I cried. 'You are a bully! You are as bad as a murderer!'

'What! What!' he cried. 'Did she say that to me? Did you hear, Eliza and Georgiana? I'll tell Mamma, but first...'

He hurried to attack me, but now he was fighting with a desperate girl. I really saw him as a wicked murderer. I felt the blood running down my face, and the pain gave me strength. I fought back as hard as I could, and he shouted for help. His sisters ran for Mrs. Reed, who called her maid, Miss Abbott, and Bessie. They pulled us apart and I heard them say,

'What a wicked girl! She attacked Master John!'

Mrs. Reed said calmly, 'Take her away to the red room and lock her in there.' And so I was carried upstairs.

As soon as we arrived in the red room, I became quiet again, and the two servants both started criticizing me.

1. John Reed was sixteen and I was only twelve. True or false

2. The servants did not want to offend their young master. True or false

3. He lifted the heavy box and threw it hard at me. True or false

4. 'You have no right to take our books,' he continued. True or false

5. Mrs. Reed told to take me to the green room I was carried downstairs. True or false

 

III. Write an essay “My favorite journalist”.

12

I. Choose the correct modal verb in brackets:

1. Take an umbrella. It (may/can) rain.

2. You (may/must) write the article as soon as possible.

3. Our employees (can/must) sign this agreement.

4. I (can’t/needn’t) believe it! You must be joking.

5. You look very pale; I think you (need/should) see the doctor.

6. I (may not/can’t) watch this film. It’s too long.

7. You (must not/needn’t) read in the dark.

8. You (should/have to) read this article. It’s really nice.

9. You (should/may) eat healthy food.

10. You (could/should) stop drinking. You know you cannot buy health.

 

II. Read the text, choose True or False. And give reasons for any false answers.

    In the kingdom of Near and Far, there lived a boy who didn’t know fear.

One morning his mother said, “I want to pick fresh blackberries for a pie, but I fear the great bear that lives in the forest.”

“What is fear?” asked the boy.

“Fear is when you feel worried that something terrible will happen to you,” answered the mother. “I can’t imagine how that would be,” said the boy. “I must find fear and see for myself. I’ll go to the berry patch.” The boy took a pail for the berries and an ax to cut wood for a fire. Off he went. He came to a sleeping giant. The boy looked into the giant’s pockets. “No fear here,” he said. Then he peered into the giant’s ears. “Nothing terrible there.” The boy walked into the giant’s nose. “Hello,” he called, “I’m looking for fear.” His voice echoed in the giant’s nose. “Aaah-choo!” the giant sneezed. The boy flew out of the giant’s nose and landed on top of a tall pine tree. “I’m allergic to people. They make me sneeze!” bellowed the giant. “Your sneeze blew me up into the tree,” said the boy. “I’m looking for fear.” “Fear, is it?” the giant roared. “I’ll show you fear.” The giant pulled the boy’s tree out of the ground and sent it sailing through the air.

“I’m flying over the forest like a bird!” shouted the boy. “I can see farms and villages. There’s no fear in the sky.” When the tree came down, it splashed into the sea. It rolled over and over, but the boy held on. When the tree stopped spinning, the boy said, “I didn’t find any fear in the air or under the water.”

The boy chopped off two limbs of the tree with his ax. He paddled his tree toward shore. It started to rain. Lightning streaked down from the sky. The winds blew his tree onto the land. The boy found a cave and crawled inside. “Now I’m inside the earth. I’ll try to find fear under the ground. The boy felt around the cave. He found a warm furry bed.

 

1. One morning boy’s granny said, “I want to pick fresh mushrooms for a pie, but I fear the great bear that lives in the forest. True. False

2. The boy took a pail for the berries and an ax to cut wood for a fire. True or false

3. The boy flew out of the giant’s head and landed on top of a tall pine tree. True or false

4. “I’m flying over the forest like a bird!” shouted the boy. “I can see farms and countries. True or false

5. The boy found a cave and crawled inside. True or false

 

III. Write an essay “Newspapers and Magazines”.

13

I. Change the following sentences into the Passive Voice

1. Millions of tourists visit France every year.

2. My mother does not clean our rooms.

3. My father bought the house.

4. I will ask a question.

5. We have done our homework.

6. My brother will not repair the car.

7. The little boy broke the window last week.
8. My mother has knitted this cardigan.

9. My sister does not buy many books.

10. All students have learned the irregular verbs.