Raffaele is a professional adventurer, perhaps the last in a long line

Of popular writers who ventured into wild places and returned with electrifying

Tales of fearsome animals and strange humans.

The person described in this story is.

A young

B old-fashioned

C from an English-speaking country

D strange

From the article, the readers learn that.

A there are elephants of different sizes

B cannibals and pirates have vanished from the modern world

C writers today do a lot of their research on the Internet

D all writers are old-fashioned

Paul interrupts his story because.

A the reporter keeps interrupting to ask questions

B fans keep taking his picture

C he keeps thinking of other stories to tell

D he has to hurry up

4. ≪A dainty little dumbo≫ is probably.

A an Asian

B a foolish girl

C an elephant

D a writer

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5. ≪Adventurer≫ probably means.

A someone who chooses to visit strange places and take chances

B a journalist who reports on the real world

C someone who likes to risk his life

D a traveller

6. What does the word ≪electrifying≫ mean?

A Exciting.

B Horrifying.

C Terrible.

D Light.

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

Venice

Italian (1) are famed for their history and (2), but

To many people Venice is unquestionably one of the (3) cities

(4) the world. Constructed on an archipelago of 18 small islands

Separated (5) a dense network of waterways, Venice is geared to

Accommodating the millions of tourists who flock here annually. Known

(6) as ≪The Queen of the Adriatic≫, Venice is best seen by water.

Relax as you wind your way along the Grand Canal (7) incredible

façades of Gothic and Renaissance palaces and magnificent churches

Below the elegant Rialto Bridge. Go (8) around the numerous

Palaces and take in the wonderful architectural heritage. Venice today

Still looks much as it (9) in the 13th century, with the exception

Of a few transformations to some buildings. Crowded throughout

The summer months, reasonably priced accommodation is almost impossible

(10), so an advance booking is essential.

A B C D

Cities city place location

Cultures culture cultured cultural

Finest smallest widest narrowest

Into at in on

With for at by

Locally strangely luckily obligatory

Along past forward to

Sightseeing sight walk st roll

Does do did has done

Found to find founded having found

3 Comment on the following issues.

We are living in the age of high technologies. What other scientific

Surprises can be observed in future?

• What do you think the next great invention will be?

• What invention do you think the world needs most?

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VARIANT 23

1 Read the text and choose the correct item for each statement below.

Great Barrier Reef «Overrun by Weeds»

Scientists say chemical run-off from farming is threatening the Reef,

Which is also battling climate change, coral bleaching and the crownof-

Thorns starfish. Now experts at the Australian Research Council say

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