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Erasmus
One of the greatest thinkers and writers of the Renaissance was the (1)... scholar Desiderius Erasmus.
Erasmus lived in a troubled (2)... . The medieval idea of feudalism was in decline, and new ideas (3)... being developed.
He visited most countries of Europe and won the friendship (4)... leading scholars of his time. Erasmus wrote his Encomium moriae (5)... a stay in England.
Erasmus saw the Latin language (6)... of the things which could help to bring unity to Europe. In 1516 he published a new Latin translation of the New Testament. This work caused him (7)... recognised as one of the greatest writers of his generation. He died in 1536 (8)... the age of seventy.
| A | B | C | D | |
| 1. | Dutchman | Holland | Dutch | Hollow |
| 2. | spot | situation | time | part |
| 3. | have | were | still | now |
| 4. | as | by | of | for |
| 5. | while | in | during | for |
| 6. | the one | being | to be | as one |
| 7. | be | to be | being | been |
| 8. | then | when | in | at |
III. WRITING
Your friends from another country are going to visit your capital city and have asked you to tell them about it. Write a personal letter (60–80 words). Include this information:
• episodes from the city’s history;
• a few facts about its places of interest;
• your recommendations for sightseeing tours.
EXAMINATION CARD № 5
II. USE OF ENGLISH
Read the text and then select the correct answer A, B, C or D
Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910), better known by the pen name Mark Twain, is best (1) … for his keen social observation and as the author of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. The (2) … became a landmark in the history of American literature.
The book first (3) … in 1885. Although it has been (4) … popular with young readers and taken as a (5) … to the earlier Tom Sawyer, it has also (6) … the attention of serious literary critics. Based in the mid 1800s, the novel often (7) … with deeply rooted attitudes, (8) … racism, of the time.
Immediately after its publication the book became controversial and has remained (9) … up to the present. It has been (10) … from the sections for children of several libraries and removed from reading lists and school programs because of its alleged racism. However, its defenders claim that the (11) … of the book is anti-racist, (12) … to its satirical nature.
| 1) | A remembered | B famous | C reminded | D awarded |
| 2) | A last | B latter | C latest | D second |
| 3) | A appeared | B published | C sold | D printed |
| 4) | A absolutely | B ordinary | C truly | D totally |
| 5) | A story | B sequel | C part | D follow |
| 6) | A attracted | B applied | C pulled | D amazed |
| 7) | A describes | B focuses | C disapproves | D deals |
| 8) | A strongly | B hardly | C particularly | D solely |
| 9) | A such | B as | C that | D so |
| 10) | A excluded | B forbidden | C extracted | D misplaced |
| 11) | A plot | B chapter | C plan | D action |
| 12) | A showing | B relating | C referring | D regarding |
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