Writing for the 11th grade
I. Choose the correct answer.
In
1873, a
grocery salesman named Joel Cheek became interested in coffee and came up with his own uniqueblend. Realizing that he (1)a fine brew, he decided to sell it. One of the South's(2)hotels, the Maxwell House, liked his coffee and began to serve it to guests; hence the nameMaxwell House Coffee. In 1907, on returning from a bear hunt in (3)Mississippi, PresidentTheodore Roosevelt was a guest of the Ladies Hermitage Association at Andrew (4)homestead in
Nashville,
Tennessee. He was served a cup of Maxwell House Coffee. Upon being offered a refill, he remarked on the excellent quality of the coffee and uttered the famous line, "Delightful. This coffee is good to (5)drop." Apparently when Roosevelt (6) people listened.
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tedC had createdD was creating
2A goodBbestC betterD the best
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JacksonB JacksonsC Jacksons'D Jackson's
5A lastB latestC the lastD the latest
6A talkedB had tal
kedC had been talkingD would talk
II. Choose the correct answer.
Big Ben is probably the
UK's most famous clock and one of
London's (7)known landmarks,sitting on the bank of (8)Thames and forming an important part of the city's skyscape. It's popularboth with tourists and locals alike. There is some confusion as to the name Big Ben. Some people use it to referto the entire clock tower, (9) use the name to refer to just the clock. In fact strictly speaking thename Big Ben applies just to one bell, the largest bell in the clock. However you define it, Big Ben is massive.The tower is
316 foot
high. (10)of the four faces of the clock is
23 foot
square and the figures areeach
4 foot
tall. The origin of the name Big Ben is uncertain. Some people have said it (11)aboutduring the parliamentary debate to consider naming the clock - after Sir Benjamin Hall, who was known as "Big Ben". Another possibility
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense form.
Last Sunday, hundreds of fans (1) (went) to Ukraina Palace in Kyiv to see the famous Ukrainian band “Ocean Elzy”. There (2) (was) not an empty seat anywhere in the auditorium. “Sure, it’s cold outside, but I hope we’ll warm it up here for you,” said Sviatoslav Vakarchuk, the band leader. The band (3) (sang) a lot of well-known songs from their albums. The wonderful music and the songs’ words (4) (told) the listeners about the eternal values: understanding, friendship and love. The sound (5) (was) perfect. The audience really (6) (loved) the concert. Many people in the crowd (7) (were) real fans and they (8) (knew) the words and they (9) (sang) along to nearly every song. At the end of the concert, “Ocean Elzy” (10) (showed) that they (11) (were) true performers. They (12) (finished) with a new song – a song from their album “Mira”. I (13) (knew) that I (14) (had seen) the performance of real stars.
If you would like to see unusial plants, birds and animals, you are to visit Australia.
One of the most interestin animals in Australia is kangaroo. The red kangaroo is the biggest of fifty percent of fifty kinds. They can jump four meters and more, and can run with the speed of seventy kilometers an hour. Kangaroos live in small groups. They prefer to eat grass and leaves.
Grey koalas are very nice animals. The often look sleepy. They have a pouch on theis fronts for their babies, like kangaroos. The koalas live in the pouch during six mounths, and then they ride on their mother's back. The name of koala means "no water". In fact koalas are not bears, they only look like these animals.
There are such unusual animals like echidna and duckbill. They are unusual because their babyies dring mother's milk, but they are born from the eggs. The echidna likes to eat ants. The duckbill can stay under water for several minutes, it swims very well.
Australia is famous for its birds - more than eight hundred kinds. Emu is two meters high, it's the second largest bird in the world. It can run very fast, but it can't fly.
Kookaburra is also an interesting bird. When it laughes it seems that a person laughes. Australians even have a song about this bird - they like it very much.
Gum trees or eucalyptus trees are wide-spread in Australia. These trees grow very quickly and can survive in the fires.
Australia has many surprises and many people dream to visit it.