The tone of the author can best be described as

 A shrewd

 B requesting

 C persuasive

 D authoritative

3. What is the author’s main idea in the passage?

 A If you have some spare cash and are looking to enhance your reading experience, then I highly suggest you consider purchasing an e-reader.

 B E-readers are replacing the books of old, and I welcome them with open arms (as you should).

 C An e-reader is a device that allows you to read e-books. An e-book is a book-length publication in digital form.

 D E-readers are superior to printed books because they save space, are environmentally friendly, and provide helpful reading tips and tools that printed books do not.

4. According to the author e-readers are superior to books because they:

 A provide helpful reading tips.

 B allow their user to customize letter size, font, and line spacing.

 C allow highlighting and electronic bookmarking.

 D all of the above.

II. Writing

Read the text and choose the best answer for each gap.

The Vikings were (1) ….warriors from Denmark, Norway and Sweden. These tall, fair-haired people colonised many (2)...... of Europe between the 9^th and 11^th centuries. They were excellent sailors who (3)...... in long wooden (4)...... with many oars and large rectangular sails. Erik the Red was one of the (5)...... famous (6) …... He (7)...... Greenland and set up a colony there in 982 AD. Leif Erikson, his son, was the (8)...... European to set foot on the North American continent.

Голова предметної комісії ______________________________ О.А.Бондаренко

Екзаменатори ________________________ О.А. Бондаренко

________________________ С.В.Барцева

________________________ Л.В. Замула

________________________ І.М. Плєшкова

________________________ В.І. Бова

________________________ Л.М. Клант

________________________ О.В. Лебедь

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