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Язык, )listening comprehension test mark twain’s first money somebody once asked mark twain whether he could remember the first money he ever earned. “i remember quite well”, the famous writer answered. “it happened at school. schoolboys in those days had very little respect for their teachers and even less for their desks. the boys used pens and pencils and even knives to draw stars and faces, or to write their names on their desks. at last, the school principal said; ‘the next time anybody does such thing, he will have to pay five dollars, or he will receive a beating in front of the whole school’. soon after that, i had to go to my father and ask him to give me five dollars. i was honest enough to explain that i could agree to receive a beating instead, but he said: ‘no, i can’t allow you to connect our name with such things. so i’ll pay the five dollars. but you must suffer for what you have done. i’ll give you the beating here, at home’. so he beat me, and then gave me the five dollars to take to school. but i decided that the beating didn’t hurt so much, and another beating at school wouldn’t be worse. so i told them to give trie a beating in front of the whole school, and i kept the five dollars. and that was the first money i ever earned”. put “+” next to the true sentences and “—” next to the false ones. 1.mark twain had to work to earn money when he was a schoolboy. 2.the pupils were punished for drawing and writing on then 3.the pupils had to pay for the desks they had spoilt. 4.the pupils had to pay money instead of getting a beating in front of the school. 5.mark twain preferred being beaten to paying. 6.he was suffering hard from the beating he had got in front of the school. ii. answer the questions 1.what did the boys use their pens, pencils and knives for? a) to make smth for their friends b) to play different games c) to draw or to write on the desks 2.why did the school principal invent such a strict punishment for student. a) to make pupils to learn well b) to stop writing and drawing on the desks c) to make pupils to do their home task well 3.why did the boy’s father decide to pay five dollars? a) he couldn’t allow his son to be beaten in front of the whole school b) he didn’t want his son to suffer c) he wanted his son to buy some pens 4.how much money did they have to pay? a) some dollars b) five pounds c) five dollars 5.how did the boy earn the money for the first time? a) he let him beat b) he sold food c) he worked in an office 6.what did he do with the money that father gave him? a) he spent them b) he kept them for himself c) he gave them to his father iii. give the antonyms to the words pay honest instead agree suffer allow ask 6 questions to the text

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TASK 1  1-  2+  3+  4+  5+   TASK 2  1C  2B  3A  4C  5A  6B   TASK 3 pay-debt, loss,    honest-unfair ,dishonest,  instead-as well, in addition,   agree-reject, disagree,  suffer -strengthen,  allow- refuse   TASK 4  1How did Mark Twain earn his first money?  2Did it happen at school or in the street?  3Did the boys use pens and pencils only to write exercises?  4Who gave Mark Twain $5?  5Mark Twain preferred beating to paying, didn't he?  6How did he keep $5?