. Mark Twain’s childhood; B. Mark Twain’s Books;

C. Life in the USA;

D. The Adventures of Mark Twain.

32. What is the writer trying to do in the text?

A. to advertise Mark Twain’s books;

B. to give information on the Civil War;

C. to recommend a trip to California;

D. to tell a story about Mark Twain’s life.

33. Complete the phrase: The greatest influence on Mark Twain and his books was

A. his poor family.

B. the Mississippi River.

C. the Civil War.

D. different jobs.

34. Choose the sentence, which is not true.

A. Mark Twain settled down in Europe.

B. Mark Twain worked as a river boat pilot.

C. Mark Twain worked on a newspaper.

D. Mark Twain was born in the state of Missouri.

35. What do we learn from the text about Mark Twain?

A. His father was a rich man.

B. He took part in the Civil War.

C. He didn’t have much luck.

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Cinderella lives with her step-mother and two bad and ugly step-sisters. she has to work all day while her sisters do nothing but play and try on new dresses and shoes. there is a ball at the prince's palace tonight and cinderella's sisters are ready to go to it. cinderella is very sad. she is not allowed to go to the ball. suddenly, a fairy godmother comes to the house. "do not worry, cinderella", — she says. she waves her magic wand. in a moment a very beautiful dress appears and there is a coach with two horses ready to take her to the ball. "but remember, — says the fairy godmother. — you must come back before midnight". cinderella is in the palace. there are many nice-looking young ladies but she is the prettiest of all. the prince dances with cinderella all the time, but nobody knows the name of the beauty. when the clock strikes twelve, cinderella runs away without saying goodbye. she leaves a beautiful little slipper on the stairs in a hurry. the prince and his men travel through the kingdom looking for the beautiful lady from the ball. they come to cinderella's house. cinderella's sisters are ready to try on the little slipper. but their feet are too big. the step-mother is furious. then cinderella puts on the slipper. it is just right. "now i know, — the prince says. — you are my beautiful dancer. i want you to be my wife! " there was a big wedding party at the palace. cinderella and prince were very happy. they had so many guests! there were the king, the queen and the fairy godmother. they all danced and had a lot of fun. the prince and cinderella lived long and happily ever after

4 ACTIVATE Follow the steps in the writing

guide

O WRITING GUIDE

A TASK

Write an email to Beth about your interests.

B THINK AND PLAN

1 What's your name and age?

2 Where are you from and what's your school?

3. How many people are in your class?

4 Do you do sports as a class?

5 What sports do you and the other people in

your class like?

6 What other lessons do you enjoy? Why?

7 What questions have you got for Beth?

C WRITE

Write your email. Use and, or and but and the

key phrases

Paragraph 1. Introduction

My name's...

Paragraph 2: Hobbies and interests

I'm really into ...

Paragraph 3: Questions

What about you?

D CHECK

and, or and but

• spelling

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