Of his closed eyelids shocked her. She hadn’t expected that. The thought

Of looking at them the rest of her life led her to refuse to marry him.

Besides he was not as handsome as some other strong, muscular, pretty

Guys she could now see all around her.

So she said she wouldn’t marry him.

Her boyfriend left her in tears and days later wrote a note to her

saying, ≪Take good care of your eyes, my dear, for before they were

yours, they were mine.≫

True False

The story took place in summer.

The girl in the story didn’t feel positive about

Herself.

Nobody loved the girl.

The girl told her boyfriend that Christmas

Would be the perfect time to get married.

The girl promised to marry the boy as soon as

She could see.

The girl didn’t know who donated the pair of

Eyes to her.

When she saw her boyfriend, she was

Disappointed as he was not tall enough.

She didn’t want to marry the boy.

The boy was crying when he left her.

From his letter she found out who had given

His eyes to her.

Variant 18

2 Complete the text with the words from the box.

Heart American River waters founded

Buildings culture politicians sandy nicknames

Chicago: the City That Works

Chicago, Illinois was (1) in 1833, near a canal between

The Great Lakes and the Mississippi (2).

It boasts the United States’ tallest building and one of the world’s

Largest office (3). With the elevated trains, the city looks,

Feels, and in fact is, big.

Chicago is the home of the blues and the truth of jazz, the

(4) of comedy and the idea of the skyscraper.

As the hub of the Midwest, Chicago is easy to find — its picturesque

Skyline calls across the (5) of Lake Michigan, a first impression

That soon reveals world-class museums of art and science, miles of

(6) beaches, huge parks and perhaps the finest downtown

Collection of modern architecture in the world.

Chicago is a stronghold of the Democratic Party and has been home

To many influential (7), including the current President of

The United States, Barack Obama.

The city’s popular (8) is found in novels, plays, movies

And songs. Chicago has numerous (9), the best-known

include: ≪Chi-town≫, ≪Windy City≫, ≪Second City≫, and the ≪City of Big

Shoulders≫. Chicago has also been called ≪the most (10) of

big cities≫.

(From the official City Guide of Chicago)

3 Comment on the following issues.

Prepare an article for a Writing Competition about your pet, telling

the readers:

• how it came to be in your family;

• how you care about it.

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VARIANT 19

1 Read the text and mark () the following statements «True» or «False».

Once upon a time there was a farmer who owned an old mule. The

Mule fell into the farmer’s well.

After carefully analysing the situation, the farmer decided that neither

The mule nor the well was worth the trouble of saving. Instead, he

Called his neighbours together, told them what had happened, and asked

Them to help bring dirt to bury the old mule in the well.

When the old mule heard that, he was hysterical! But as the farmer

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