Jack was shot by the drank passenger in

A) 1921

B) 1913

C) 1902

D) 1903

15. The story is about__

A) a sailor that threw a passenger into the sea

B) a dolphin that helped ships in 1912

C) a dolphin that helped ships many years ago.

D) a penguin that helped ships many years ago.

16. All statements are true, except__

A) Jack left the French Pass after he was shot forever.

B) Jack never guided the Penguin again after the shot.

C) The sailors wanted to throw drank passenger into the sea for shooting Jack.

D) drank passenger's shot was not fatal

17. The swimmer and navigator,___ first appeared at the end of the 19th

Century,

A) Penguin

B) French Pass

C) Jack

D) a drank passenger

18. All statements are not true, except__

A) a dolphin guided ships through dangerous waters for more than twenty years

B) a penguin helped ships many years ago.

C) a passenger on board helped a dolphin to guide ships through dangerous waters

D) a statue was erected to Jack's memory on the beach of Wellington.

19. All statements are not true, except__

A) a dolphin with special trainings guided ships through dangerous waters

B) a life-saver dolphin could read and write, had special trainings to guide

C) Jack met passing ships to show them safe channel through the Pass.

D) a dolphin needed ships to reach the safe entrance to French Pass

20. The sailors were angry and wanted to throw _ into the sea.

A) Penguin

B) French Pass

C) a drank passenger

D) a captain

21. A few years later the ____ hit some underwater rocks in the Pass and

Was lost.

A) a drank passenger

B) Penguin

C) a dolphin

D) French Pass

22. A statue was erected to________ memory on the beach of Wellington.

A) a dolphin's

B) a drank passenger's

C) Penguin's

D) a captain's

Which statement is incorrect?

A) a dolphin navigated'ships many years ago.

B) a dolphin helped ships many years ago.

C) a dolphin acted as a swimmer and navigator for the ships.

D) a passenger on board helped ships many years ago.

Which statement is correct?

A) Jack was not trained to guide ships through French Pass

B) Last twenty years Jack guided ships through dangerous waters.

C) Jack was trained to guide ships through French Pass

D) Jack first appeared at the end of the twentieth century

THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON

London in the middle of the 1 7^thcentury was a city of narrow, dirty streets. Indeed, the streets were so narrow that it was often possible for a person at a window on one side of the street to shake hands with a neighbour on the other side. There was little light and air. Rubbish lay piled up in dark corners. It is no wonder that epidemics were

common.

The greatest epidemic of the plague broke out in 1665. It was a sad time for London. The streets were empty, shops were closed and there were few boats on the Thames. Every house in which there were sick people was shut up, and no one was allowed to go in or out, and the door of the house was marked with a red cross.

The following year the Great Fire took place. It broke out late on a Saturday night in a street not far from London Bridge. The summer had been dry, a hot east wind biew and the fire spread quickly. This is what we read in the diary of John Evelyn, who saw the terrible fire with his own eyes. The Thames was covered with boats full of people. On the other side one could see carts carrying out the saved goods out into the fields and people putting up tents. At night the fire could be seen ten miles away.

The fire burnt for five days and destroyed the greater part of the city. But it did the city good, as it cleared away the old wooden houses and dirty, narrow streets.

A monument near London Bridge still marks the spot where the fire broke out. Sir Christopher Wren, the famous architect of that day, took part in rebuilding the city. The greater part of it had been of woods, but after the fire wider streets and brick houses were built. The oid church of St. Paul was among the buildings destroyed by the fire. In its place Wren built the present St. Paul's Cathedral. He lies buried under the roof of his own great work. These words are written on his grave. Reader, if you want to see his monument, look around".

London was a city of narrow and dirty streets in century.

A) the 1 5th

B) the 1 4th

C) the 1 8th

D) the 1 7th

26. in the middle of the 17th century London was_ .

A) a city of new buildings

B) a city of narrow, dirty streets

C) a city of fresh air

D) a city of wide, clean streets

27. John Evelyn was___ .

A) a person who never made a mistake

B) a person who stopped the fire

C) a person who saw the terrible fire with his own eyes

D) a person who does not eat meat

Of the city was destroyed by the fire.

A) The whole part

B) The second part

C) The greater part

D) The small part

Among the buildings destroyed by the fire was .

A) Westminster Abbey

B) Big Ben

C) London Bridge

D) the old church of St. Paul

30. The greatest epidemic of the plague broke out__ .

A) in 1563

B) in 1665

C) in 1668

D) in 1 565

Took part in rebuilding the city.

A) John Evelyn

B) A famous sculpture

C) John Galsworthy

D) Christopher Wren

The Great Fire broke out late on a Saturday night in a street not far from

A) London Bridge

B) St. Paul's Cathedral

C) Houses of Parliament

D) Big Ben

33. The words: "Reader, if you want to see his monument, look around"

written on___ grave.

A) Wren's

B) Evelyn's

C) John's

D) Paul's

The greatest epidemic of the plague broke out

A) in 1563

B) in 1663

C) in 1668

D) in 1665

35. The summer had been__ , a hot east wind blew and the fire spread

Quickly

A) cool

B) foggy

C) wet

D) dry

36. Christopher Wren was____ .

A) the famous photographer

B) a well-known writer

C) the famous architect of that day

D) a popular artist

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CHARLES DICKENS

Charles Dickens is one of the most popular writers of ail time. His life is rather like one of his books, full of happy and sad situations. He was born near Portsmouth, England in 1812, and then the family moved to London. He was one of the eight children. His father was a clerk, so they were very poor. His mother taught Charles to read. He loved books, but his parents did not have enough money to send him to school for long. At the age of twelve he went to work in a factory, and he hated the job. Then his father was sent to prison because he owed people money. Dickens wrote about these unhappy times later, in many of his stories. He did not want to stay poor forever. He taught himself shorthand and became a reporter in Parliament.

Dickens had his first success as a writer with The Pickwick Papers. By the age of twenty-four he was already famous; he stayed famous until he died. In 1 836 he married Catherine Hogarth, and they had ten children. They found it more and more difficult to live together, though, so in 1858 they moved to different homes. As well as his writing, Dickens had a number of other interests. He gave a lot of time to things that he believed in. He fought, for example, for changes to laws and prisons. In the end his health suffered, and he died in 1 870.

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