III Essay Writing

Write a letter to your friend about your region.

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EXAM CARD XXIII

I Reading

A MAN OF THE RIVER

The Mississippi River cuts a strong, wide swath through the heartland of America. In the flow of the Mississippi's waters, many see a symbol of freedom, a reflection of the strength of the American character. Among the millions who have drawn inspiration from the mighty river was Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known to the world as Mark Twain.

Sam Clemens was raised in Hannibal, Missouri, a small town on the Mississippi. In 1847, when he was 12 years old, his father died. The boy quit school and started working for a printer. Stimulated by the material he was handling, he soon began writing stories of his own and later became a journalist.

In 1861 Clemens went to Nevada Territory. There— after unsuccessful attempts at prospecting — he returned to journalism and short-story writing. It was at that time that he adopted the pen name Mark Twain, a riverman's term for 2 fathoms deep.

In 1867 Mark Twain left America to tour Europe and the Holy Land, sending back humorous travel sketches. On his return to the United Sates he settled in the Northeast, married, and spent the rest of his life writing, lecturing, and traveling. He died in 1910.

Mark Twain is generally recognized as America's greatest humorist. He was also a shrewd chronicler of his times and a fine novelist.. "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" is one of the most entertaining boys' books ever written. But "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" is Twain's masterpiece. On the surface, it is a book for juveniles, but ultimately it is a penetrating look at the human estate and the decaying civilization of the South. Mark Twain's works stand today as landmarks of wit and wisdom and as reminders of the vitality and earthiness of the young American heartland.

Write an annotation translation of the text

II Grammar

1. I want my magazine back. Please give it to ..... .

my

mine

me

2. I want you to read ..... passage of the text.

the next

the nearest

next

3. It is not clear if the weather ..... for the better, and we want to know if our plane will be late.

changes

will change

will be changing

will have changed

4. I like that camera. I am going to buy ..... .

she

it

its

5 The safe showed no sign of _____.

touching

being touched

having been touched

6 How many times have you ......... your house broken into?

been

had

be

have

7 We are looking forward _____ hearing from you as soon as possible.

–

to

for

in

8 If I _____ more time, I _____ to play the guitar earlier.

have; will learn

had; would learn

had had; would have learnt

9 Ann begged me not to tell her father what ..... earlier that day.

happen

had happened

would happen

10. Lora wondered if ..... in town for the rest of the summer; she wanted him to go to the country with her.

her cousin was going to stay

was her cousin going to stay

her cousin is going to stay

III Essay Writing

Internet in our life.

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EXAM CARD XXIV