I. Read the following text and mark the statements T (true) or F (false), NS (Not Stated). Text: Gulliver was born in a large family of a farmer. At school, the boy learned well, so his father sent him to the University. After the University, he learned the doctor’s profession. Gulliver wanted to travel, so he decided to learn navigation too. Later Gulliver began to work on a ship as a ship doctor. One day, after many days of fine weather, there was a terrible storm. The ship broke to pieces and the people were drowned. Gulliver could swim well and he was not drowned. When he saw a shore, he swam to it. When Gulliver got out of water, he slept for many hours. When Gulliver woke up, he found that he was in a country where very small people lived. The name of the country was Lilliput. The little people were afraid of the big man. But when they saw that Gulliver was kind and did not want to kill them, they let him live with them. Gulliver lived there for two years. After many adventures, he got back to England. Statements: 1. Gulliver’s father was a doctor. 2. Gulliver was a sailor on the ship. 3. The ship was at sea for a long time. 4. The ship broke to pieces because of a terrible storm. 5. Little men put Gulliver into a big cage.

Перевод задания: Прочитайте текст и отметьте утверждения T (верно), F (неверно) или NS (не сказано).

1. F — Gulliver’s father was a farmer, not a doctor. (Отец Гулливера был фермером, а не врачом.)
2. F — Gulliver worked on the ship as a ship doctor, not as a sailor. (Гулливер работал на корабле судовым врачом, а не матросом.)
3. NS — The text does not say how long the ship was at sea. (В тексте не сказано, как долго корабль находился в море.)
4. T — The ship broke to pieces during the terrible storm. (Корабль разбился во время страшного шторма.)
5. NS — The text does not mention a cage. (В тексте не упоминается клетка.)

Ответ: 1 — F; 2 — F; 3 — NS; 4 — T; 5 — NS.