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21. What is the main idea of the text?

A) Some trees have very broad needle-shaped leaves.

B) Timber is used in papermaking and construction industry.

C) Forests, which grow worldwide, are very different.

D) There are many birds and animals who live in rainforests.

22. Which tree has broad leaves?

A) Maple B) Pine C) Fir D) Spruce

23. According to the text conifers are … ?

A) seeds of hardwoods B) ripen fruits C) seeds of trees in boreal forests D) grow in rainforests

24. Forests are essential for …

A) both people and animals B) people to get timbers C) birds to make a nest D) give much paper

As soon as Picasso was able to talk, he began demanding his father`s paintbrushes. By the age of 15 his work was appearing in top exhibitions and his realistic paintings were causing quite a great excitement. Art historians have said that Picasso discovered his talent for painting at young age. However, he didn`t have a chance to understand what kind of artist he wanted to be. By the time of his death, he had produced more than 22,000 pieces of art, ranging from realistic portraits to Surrealism to collages.