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VARIANT 20

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

The date was the 28th of April. It was the early morning. Callao harbour

Was very busy. The Minister of Marine had ordered a boat to row

Us out of the harbour.

When I arrived, only Herman was there. Fruit baskets and boxes lay

In a heap on the deck. In the middle of the heap sat Herman. He was

Holding a cage; and in the cage there was a green parrot. The bird was

A present from a friend in Peru.

≪Take care of the parrot for a minute,≫ said Herman. ≪I want to go

ashore and the boat won’t be here for a long time.≫

Herman left, and a few minutes later the boat arrived. It was a large

Motor boat full of officers and sailors. The officers called out some

Orders; and the sailors then fixed a strong rope to the raft.

≪One moment!≫ I shouted. ≪It’s too early! We must wait for the other

men.≫ I pointed towards the city.

But nobody understood. The officers only smiled politely. I untied

The rope and threw it into the water. I waved my arms and made signs

To the officers. This excited the parrot. The bird opened its cage and

Escaped. It walked about on the bamboo deck. I tried to catch the parrot.

But it called out rude words in Spanish and flew into the cabin. At

Last, I caught the bird and put it back into its cage.

(Excerpt from «Kon-Tiki Expedition» by Thor Heyerdahl)

True False

From the text we can say when the story takes

Place.

Callao harbour was deserted.

There was a large pile of fruit baskets and

Boxes on the deck of the raft.

Herman was sitting on the heap.

There was a red parrot in the cage.

Herman wanted to go ashore, but was afraid

The boat would arrive soon.

The motorboat that arrived was full of officers

And sailors.

The officers didn’t speak English.

The parrot opened its cage and got out.

The parrot said some words in Spanish.

Variant 20

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

Despite yours arrive by earlier

Too visiting it where same

New York is an invisible city, a chameleon hiding in plain sight, a place

That two people will never experience in quite the (1) way.

(2) this, it is — like all great cities — constantly being

Explored, examined, and explained.

But New York moves (3) fast to be easily understood.

Just when you think you understand (4), the city dances

Away, changed. New immigrants (5) transforming entire

Neighbourhoods of the city. Rents go up, buildings come down, and stable

Businesses disappear only to be replaced by new industries that were

Unimaginable just a few months (6).

But even more powerful than the changes caused (7) time

Are the changes caused by place, by ethnicity, by character. New York

Is a vision embraced by many people personally, each unlike any other.

Which New York you see depends on who you are and (8) you

Live: my New York is not, and never will be, (9).

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