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Once there was a king, who liked to paint pictures, but his pictures were bad and nobody liked them. The people to whom the king showed his pictures were afraid of him and they said that the pictures were good. One day the king showed his pictures to a great painter who lived in that country and said, “What do you think of my pictures? Am I a good painter or not?” The painter looked at the king’s picture and said, “My king, the pictures are bad and you will never be a good painter.” The king was very angry and sent the painter to prison. After two years the king wanted to see the painter again. When the painter came the king gave him a good dinner and said, “Now you are a freeman and I am your friend.” So he talked kindly to the painter. After dinner the king showed his pictures to the painter again and asked, “Well, how do you like them now?” The painter did not answer. He turned to the soldiers and said, “Take me back to prison!”


1. Answer to the questions. (4p)

1) What did the king like to do?

2) Who said that the pictures were good ones?

3) Who did the king show his pictures one day to?

4) Why did the painter ask to send him back to prison?


2. Mark the following statements “True” (T) or “False” (F). Correct false sentences.(4p)

1. Once there was a king, who was a great painter.

2. The people were not afraid of the king.

3. The painter spent two years in the prison.

4. The king was a kind man.



3. Find in the text antonyms to the words: (3p) ask - funny - hate -



4. Find in the text synonyms to the words: (3p) artist - speak- big -



5. Complete the sentences in Reported speech. (16p)

1. He said, "I like this song."→ He said

2. "I don't speak Italian," she said.→ She said

3. "The film began at seven o'clock," he said.→ He said

4. "I never make mistakes," he said.→ He said

5. Kathy said: "He can speak Spanish”.¬¬¬¬¬¬ ---- Kathy told us

6. Holly said: "Abby will travel to Alaska”.----Holly remarked

7. Emma said: "I'm sitting on the chair."-----Emma said

8. Nick said: "Walter doesn't eat meat”. ----- Nick told us

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