English writers. Мартемьянова Н.В. - 6 стр.

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   C elections

Choose the right word from the text B.
6) Gulliver’s Travels is often described as a book that _____ read with delight
    A adults
    B students
    C children
7) The conduct of the _____ people of these countries represents the kinds of
foolishness Swift saw in his world.
    A unusual
    B ordinary
    C odd
8) In his _____ voyage, Gulliver discovers a land ruled by wise and gentle horses.
    A last
    B first
    C second
9) He hated the tyranny of one nation _____ another.
    A under
    B over
    C above
3       Can you fill in the missing words from the text A?
1) Swift, Jonathan, an English author, wrote Gulliver’s Travels, a ____________ of
   comic literature.
2) His parents were of English ____________.
3) While working for Temple, Swift met a young girl _______ Esther Johnson, whom
   he ______Stella.
4) He _______ his money to start a hospital for the mentally ill.
Can you fill in the missing words from the text C?
5) Readers need not be _________ to find pleasure in the book.
6) Swift could be very __________.
7) Swift wrote a great ______-- of poetry and light verse.
8) Swift ______ liberty, common sense, honesty and humanity.
9) His writings ask the reader ________ these values.
4      Insert articles if necessary.
1) Jonathan Swift _____ English author wrote Gulliver’s Travels.
2) Swift was _____ Protestant churchman who became _____ hero in _____ Roman
   Catholic Ireland.
3) Swift graduated from _____ Trinity College in _____ Dublin.
4) In 1695 Swift became _____ minister in _____ Anglican Church of _____ Ireland.
5) He and Stella became _____ lifelong friends, and Swift wrote _____ long letters to
   her during his _____ busiest days.
6) His skills as _____ writer became widely known.
7) In 1710 Swift became _____ powerful supporter of _____ new Tory government of
   _____ Great Britain.