II. Read the text and mark the sentences T (true) and F (false) or DS (doesn't say). A story about a parrot Once there lived a man who had a parrot. The man tried to teach the parrot to speak. But the parrot could learn only the phrase, "There is no doubt about it." (в этом нет сомнения). The parrot always said these words and always gave the same answer. "There is no doubt about it". At last the man decided to sell (продавать; sold = V 2) the parrot. He went to the street and began to cry, "Twenty dollars for a very clever parrot!" One woman heard this. She came up to the parrot and asked, "Are you worth twenty dollars?" The parrot answered, "There is no doubt about it". "What a clever parrot", she said and bought the bird. After some days the woman couldn't listen to the parrot any more. She said, "What a fool (глупая) I was to buy this parrot and throw away so much money. Twenty dollars!" Then the parrot cried, "There is no doubt about it". This time the parrot was right. True, false or not stated: 1. The parrot learned a lot of words. 2. The man liked his clever bird so much that he decided not to sell it. 3. The woman thought that the parrot was very clever. 4. The parrot said the same (одни и те же) words. 5. The woman sold (продавать; sold = V 2) the parrot.

II. Read the text and mark the sentences T (true) and F (false) or DS (doesn't say).

A story about a parrot

Once there lived a man who had a parrot. The man tried to teach the parrot to speak. But the parrot could
learn only the phrase, "There is no doubt about it." (в этом нет сомнения). The parrot always said these
words and always gave the same answer. "There is no doubt about it".
At last the man decided to sell (продавать; sold = V 2) the parrot. He went to the street and began to cry,
"Twenty dollars for a very clever parrot!"
One woman heard this. She came up to the parrot and asked, "Are you worth twenty dollars?" The parrot
answered, "There is no doubt about it".
"What a clever parrot", she said and bought the bird.
After some days the woman couldn't listen to the parrot any more. She said, "What a fool (глупая) I was
to buy this parrot and throw away so much money. Twenty dollars!"
Then the parrot cried, "There is no doubt about it".
This time the parrot was right.

True, false or not stated:

1. The parrot learned a lot of words.
   

   F (The text states: "But the parrot could learn only the phrase, "There is no doubt about it."

   
   


2. The man liked his clever bird so much that he decided not to sell it.
   

   F (The text states: "At last the man decided to sell... the parrot.")

   
   


3. The woman thought that the parrot was very clever.
   

   T (The text states: "What a clever parrot", she said and bought the bird.")

   
   


4. The parrot said the same (одни и те же) words.
   

   T (The text states: "The parrot always said these words and always gave the same answer.")

   
   


5. The woman sold (продавать; sold = V 2) the parrot.
   

   F (The text states: "She came up to the parrot and asked, "Are you worth twenty dollars?" The parrot answered, "There is no doubt about it". "What a clever parrot", she said and bought the bird.")