Прочитайте текст. Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа. Anthony Horowitz is a best-selling author of books for teenagers. His books are so good that people of all ages
read them. Telling stories has always been Horowitz's passion. He once told an interviewer that he (A1) ... to be
an author since the age of eight. Perhaps Horowitz wanted to start writing at the age of eight because that was
when his parents (A2) ... him to a boarding school. He hated living and studying there. Once the headmaster told
him to stand up in front of all the other students and said: "This boy is so stupid that he (A3) ... to the Christmas
games tomorrow.' 'I have never totally recovered) says Horowitz. To escape from these experiences, Horowitz
(A4) ... making up his own stories. Anthony's first novel (A5) ... in 1979. Since then, he has written more than
30 novels, including horror stories, fantasies, detective stories and thrillers. His most famous books are almost
certainly the Alex Rider series. The Alex Rider books (A6) ... English teachers very happy because they have helped
to get a whole generation of teenage boys reading, instead of playing computer games. In January 2014 Anthony
(A7) ... an OBE (a special Queen's honour) for his services to literature.
Al. 1) was wanted 2) had wanted 3) has wanted 4) wants
5) will want
A2. 1) have sent
2) were sending 3) will be sent 4) were sent 5) sent
A3. 1) won't come 2) isn't come 3) hadn't come 4) didn't come 5) won't be come
A4. 1) is started
2) started
3) was starting 4) will start 5) was started
A5. 1) was publishing 2) published 3) was published 4) had published 5) publishes
A6. 1) have made 2) were made
3) had made 4) will be made 5) are made
47. 1) awarded
2) has awarded 3) had awarded 4) was awarded 5) has been awarding
Our younger brothers have long been a very popular topic of conversation. During his friendship with a man last a lot of thoughts and sayings left, probably thousands and thousands of interesting quotes and aphorisms. In this post are a few quotes that are interesting enough - of course, to bring all the interesting aphorisms and quotations do not have time for.
Animals - very dear friends: do not ask questions and do not criticize. - George Eliot
The question is not, whether the animals are endowed with reason, if they can speak, but rather whether they can suffer. - Bentham
Having become the property of a person, animal indulges his vanity. - L. Vauvenargues
Animals are nothing else than the prototypes of our virtues and vices, wandering before our eyes the signs of our souls. - Victor Hugo
In animals, there is the noble characteristic that the lion never gets out of cowardice slave to another lion and a horse - a slave to another horse. - M. de Montaigne
Nowadays I can’t imagine my life without basketball. It is life the second wind for me. Basketball inspires me to further development and victories. When I’m exhausted I always remember that I am a member of the team. My team trusts me and waits that I will fight till the last whistle.
My credo can be presented by the word of the famous basketball player Kevin Garnett: “We have to do the impossible, but it is possible. Basketball is my life”