Variant 1 You could have come first and won the race if you … faster

21. How did the lawyer fool the butcher?

A) He made the butcher pay for the legal advice he gave him.

B) He refused to write a check for the stolen meat.

C) He said that the butcher had no right to demand any payment.

D) He sent his dog to the butcher`s shop to seal meat.

22. What does the word ABSOLUTELY in the text mean?

A) Perfectly B) Completely C) Surely D) Ideally

23. What is the best title for the text?

A) A clever dog B) A greedy butcher C) A lawyer`s dog D) A costly meat

On 21 August 1911, the painting Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre. The museum closed for an entire week during the investigation. Louvre employee Vincenzo Peruggia had stolen the Mona Lisa by entering the building during regular hours, hiding in a broom closet, and walking out with it hidden under his coat after the museum had closed. After having kept the Mona Lisa in his apartment for two years, Peruggia grew impatient and was caught when he attempted to sell it to directors of the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. It was exhibited in the Uffizi Gallery for over two weeks and returned to the Louvre on 4 January 1914. In 1956, part of the painting was damaged when a vandal threw acid at it. On 30 December of that year, a speck of pigment near the left elbow was damaged when a rock was thrown at the painting, which was later restored. The use of bulletproof glass has shielded the Mona Lisa from subsequent attacks. In April 1974, a woman, upset by the museum’s policy for disabled people, sprayed red paint at it while it was being displayed at the Tokyo National Museum. On 2 August 2009, a Russian woman, distraught over being denied French citizenship, threw a ceramic teacup purchased at the Louvre; the vessel shattered against the glass enclosure. In both cases, the painting was undamaged.