First, the boy drove many nails into the fence

Driving nails into the fence taught the boy to

Control his anger.

For the boy it was easier to hold his temper

Than to drive those nails into the fence.

Finally the day came when there were no nails

Left.

The boy was told to pull out one nail for each

Day that he was able to hold his temper.

The nails left holes in the fence.

The father wanted the boy to repair the fence.

Using the example of the fence the father

Wanted to demonstrate that words can be as

Painful as a knife.

Variant 24

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

The Earth from Above: the Role of Satellite Photography

Deserts are dry, desolate places where water is extremely rare and

Precious. It (1) rains, and the rain never lasts long, so the only

Plants and animals that live in the desert are those that are able to conserve

Water.

Not many people live in the desert. Those who do live near water.

Almost all of the 60 million people in Egypt live (2) the Nile

River. In satellite pictures, the agricultural land hugging the Nile River

Looks like a green ribbon winding through the dry Sahara Desert.

In some places near the equator, rain falls year-round. The warm

Temperatures and (3) weather result in lush tropical rain forests

In Central and South America, Africa and Asia.

There are more species of animals and plants in the rainforests

Than anywhere else on Earth — so many that most have not even been

(4). People living in the forests and, more recently, scientists have

Learned that many of the exotic plants are valuable. Some of them are

Sources of food and others are sources of important medicines.

In some parts of the world, the rainforests are in danger.

(5) satellite pictures show rain forest destruction very clearly, they

Are being used to monitor this huge jungle. Even a rainforest the size

Of the Amazon can be photographed in only a few hours by a satellite.

(By Sally Ride, American astronaut)

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3 Comment on the following issues.

Transportation is very important in the modern world, especially in

big cities. Describe:

• the advantages and disadvantages of modern means of transportation;

• what new means of transportation you would suggest for a big city.

Орієнтовні зразки екзаменаційних завдань для державної підсумкової атестації 53

VARIANT 25

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

Puppies For Sale

Once a small boy was attracted with a sign above the door of the

store that read ≪Puppies For Sale≫.

≪How much are you going to sell the puppies for?≫ the boy asked

The store-owner.

≪Anywhere from $30 to $50.≫

≪I have $2.37,≫ he said. ≪Can I please look at them?≫

The store-owner smiled and whistled and out of the kennel came Lady

Followed by five tiny balls of fur.

One puppy was lagging considerably behind. The store owner explained

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