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Reading (2nd term) the 8th form

1. Read the text and mark the following statements «True» (T) or
«False» (F).
Cornelia Funke is a German writer. Her famous story «Inkheart» is a rich
story centred around a 12-year-old book lover whose father has a unique
gift for bringing the world of books to life. «Inkheart» was the first in a
trilogy and Funke followed with «Inkspell» and «Inkdeath». Before
writing «Inkheart», she learns about booksellers, book collectors, book
thieves and even book murderers as well as reading about martens and
fire-eaters. She then imagines the characters and the places they might go,
writes down lines for the first 20 chapters. Then, and only then — after
about six months — she writes the first sentence. A novel will take her
about a year to write. She always does her own sketches — in pen and ink,
she creates a picture of her own characters to help her write about them.
She married printer Rolf Funke in 1981. They have two children, Anna
and Ben. Up until 2005 the Funke family lived in Hamburg, Germany,
when they moved to Los Angeles. Sadly, in March 2006, Rolf died of
cancer.
1) «Inkheart» is the first book in the series.________
2) «Inkheart» is about the girl who can bring characters of books to
life.____
3) Before writing a story the author finds out a lot of things she wants to
write about.______
4) It takes Cornelia Funke six months to write a story._______
5) Cornelia’s grandfather illustrates her books._________
6) Cornelia Funke is a widow.__________

2. Read the text. Make the sentences below the text true.
Built five thousand years ago, the mysterious stone circle on the Salisbury
Plain, in southern England attracts many visitors. Some have thought that
the large stones were set to worship the gods of the ancients, while others
have said that it was an observatory or solar chronometer to mark the
seasons. Its purpose has been lost to history, but its beauty has stood the
test of time. Visits inside of the centre circle of the site are not allowed
during normal hours, but can be arranged at other times.
1) This passage is from a newspaper article.
2) This monument is in Ireland.
3) People know exactly why the stones are standing there.
3. Read the text below. Match choices (A—G) to (1—6). There is one
choice you do not need to use.
Christopher Paolini was born on 17 November 1983 1)_______ . He has
lived most of his life in Paradise Valley, Montana 2)______ . The tall,
jagged Beartooth Mountains rise on one side 3)_______ . Snowcapped
most of the year, 4)_______ .
Christopher was homeschooled by his parents. As a child, he often wrote
short stories and poems, 5)_________ , and read much. Some of his
favorite books were Bruce Coville’s «Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher»,
Frank Herbert’s «Dune» 6)__________ . The idea of «Eragon» began as
daydreams of a teen.
A) with his parents and younger sister, Angela
B)often went to the library
C)they inspired the fantastic scenery in «Eragon»
D) and Raymond E. Feist’s «Magician»
E) he climbed the mountains
F )of Paradise Valley
G) in Southern California

Answer 1

Ответ:

True («Inkheart» is the first book in the series)

False («Inkheart» is not about a girl who can bring characters of books to life)

True (Before writing a story, the author learns about various things she wants to write about)

True (It takes Cornelia Funke about six months to write a story)

False (Cornelia's grandfather does not illustrate her books)

False (Cornelia Funke is not a widow)

False (This passage is not from a newspaper article)

False (The monument is not in Ireland)

False (People do not know exactly why the stones are standing there)

G) in Southern California

F) of Paradise Valley

E) he climbed the mountains

C) they inspired the fantastic scenery in "Eragon"

B) often went to the library

D) and Raymond E. Feist's "Magician"