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

25. The word EXCESSIVE in the text is closest in meaning.

A) loud B) happy C) strange D) too much

26. Which of the following best summarizes this passage?

A) Scientific research on pets. B) Benefits of pet owns. C) How to avoid boredom. D) Suitable housing for pet

Theodore Dreiser's first novel was Sister Carrie (1900) story of a young working girl. The publishers did not approve of the book because it did not follow establisher morals that 'bad' characters were not punished and vice we rewarded. As a result, Dreiser had to make a lot of revise to the story in order to get it published. The book was given much publicity and few copies were sold. However novel was republished in 1907 and it became one of the famous urban novels in literary history. Dreiser's origin unrevised version of Sister Carrie was not published in 1918. Dreiser was very depressed by the poor consumer success of his book and the attempts to censor it. He was an editor for several women's magazines, and ten years passed before the publication of his next novel, Jonnie Gerhardt.

27. The author states that Sister Carrie was disapproved, for the reason that ...

A) the story was not interesting enough to attract readers.

B) it was contrary to the existing principles of the time.

C) the publishers did not fancy supporting the young writer.

D) social background of its characters was not portrayed fully.