mira132

26.09.2022 02:32 •  Английский язык

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Michael, ' she said. But I told her that my father was unable to support me, and that I would have to work. She asked me to promise her to study at night. I told her that I would, though I knew it was a lie. But I loved books, I was carried away by many books; I wanted very much to go to high school and college. Miss Barry presented me with a book. I thanked her for it and threw it under the bed when I returned home. I never read a page in it, or in any other book for the next five years. I told myself that I hated books, that they were lies and were different from life.
It was not easy to find my first job. for it for months. Every morning I bought a newspaper and looked through the Want Ads. At last I found work. It was in a factory. The place was dark and hot; air was poisoned. The boys and girls working at the long table were wet, their faces were white and angry. There was no time for anything but work. I forgot my college hopes, I could not sleep at night. My mother saw that I was losing my health and she made me leave the job. Then a job in a shop, at a chemist's. Jobs. Jobs. I went from one to another without plan, without hope. I was at a loss what to do. One day I stopped to listen to a man who was speaking about the struggle for a better life. The words brought hope to me and made me think, struggle and live. It was the great beginning for me.

1. The author dreamed to continue the education.
1) True
2) False
3) Not stated
2. The author had to work because he was from a poor family.
1) True
2) False
3) Not stated
3. His teacher wanted him to get a good job.
1) True
2) False
3) Not stated
4. The author refused to read the books because he didn't like reading.
1) True
2) False
3) Not stated
5. The author worked in the miserable conditions.
1) True
2) False
3) Not stated
6. The author gave up the job because of a terrible cold.
1) True
2) False
3) Not stated
7. The author wanted to gain experience in his jobs.
1) True
2) False
3) Not stated
8. An unexpected meeting changed all his life.
1) True
2) False
3) Not stated