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    1) Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was a famous American writer and humorist. He was born in Florida, Missouri in 1835 and grew up in Hannibal, Missouri, a port town on the Mississippi River that inspired the settings for his famous novels The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. 2) After his father died when he was 12, Twain had to leave school and work, first as a printer's apprentice. He later became a steamboat pilot and traveled widely before turning to writing full time. 3) Twain published The Adventures of Tom Sawyer in 1876, which became a huge success.

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    1) Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was a famous American writer and humorist. He was born in Florida, Missouri in 1835 and grew up in Hannibal, Missouri, a port town on the Mississippi River that inspired the settings for his famous novels The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. 2) After his father died when he was 12, Twain had to leave school and work, first as a printer's apprentice. He later became a steamboat pilot and traveled widely before turning to writing full time. 3) Twain published The Adventures of Tom Sawyer in 1876, which became a huge success.

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    1) Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was a famous American writer and humorist. He was born in Florida, Missouri in 1835 and grew up in Hannibal, Missouri, a port town on the Mississippi River that inspired the settings for his famous novels The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. 2) After his father died when he was 12, Twain had to leave school and work, first as a printer's apprentice. He later became a steamboat pilot and traveled widely before turning to writing full time. 3) Twain published The Adventures of Tom Sawyer in 1876, which became a huge success.

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    1. Complete the text by filling the correct words in the gaps.

    (Заполнить текст следующими словами.)


    a) author автор
    b) began начал
    c) book книга
    d) famous известный
    e) left покинул
    f) many много
    g) port town портовый город
    h) travelled путешествовал
    i) was born родился
    j) was была переведена
    translated
    k) worked работал
    l) wrote написал

    A.Samuel Langhorne Clemens was a 1)____________ American writer and humorist.


    He was better known by his pen friend (псевдоним) Mark Twain. Perhaps, everybody
    knows about the adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. The 2)_________
    of these stories was Mark Twain.
    B. He 3)___________ in Florida, Missouri on November 30th, 1835. When he was four
    years old his family moved to (переехала в) Hannibal in Missouri. It was a
    4)____________ on the Mississippi River, which inspired (вдохновил на создание)
    the fictional town in “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” and “Adventures of
    Huckleberry Finn”. He was only twelve when his father died and he soon
    5)____________ working as a printer’s apprentice (помощник печатника) and
    contributor of funny sketches (автор смешных эскизов).
    C.When he was 18 he 6)____________ the town to work in New York, Philadelphia and
    some other large cities as a printer. Mark Twain 7)____________ a lot. While being
    on the voyage (во время путешествия) to New Orleans he met Horace E. Bixby,
    who was a steamboat pilot (пилот парохода) and who later inspired a young author to
    become a pilot too. He soon obtained (получил) a steamboat pilot license. Until 1861
    he 8)____________ as a pilot. He also persuaded (уговорил) his brother Henry to
    work together. In 1858 Henry died in steamboat explosion (взрыв). It was known that
    Mark Twain foresaw (предвидел) this accident in his dream.
    D.In 1876 he 9)_____________ “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer”. This book became
    popular not only with kids but also with adults (взрослые). It 10)______________
    nearly into every language in the world. The 11)____________ was such a success
    (успех) that in 1884 he wrote “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”. Later he also
    wrote “Tom Sawyer Abroad”, “Tom Sawyer the Detective” etc. There were
    12)____________ other books written by Mark Twain but the stories about Tom
    Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn brought him world fame (слава).
    2. Select only one answer. (Выбрать только один вариант ответа.)

    1. What was Mark Twain's real name?


    A. Lawrence Smith
    B. Clem Samuels
    C. Harry Jefferson
    D. Samuel Langhorne Clemens

    2. When and where was Mark Twain born?


    A. December 15, 1833 in Baltimore, Maryland
    B. March 7, 1847 in Princeton, New Jersey
    C. June 24, 1863 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    D. November 30, 1835 in Florida, Missouri

    3. How old was Twain when he had to leave school following the death of his father?
    A. 10
    B. 12
    C. 14
    D. 16

    4. What was Twain's first job?


    A. Journalist
    B. Carpenter (плотник)
    C. Baker
    D. Printer

    5. Which of these novels was written first?


    A. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
    B. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
    C. Tom Sawyer Abroad
    D. Tom Sawyer the Detective
    Mark Twain
    (1835-1910)

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