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

28. According to the text the tulip …

A) was not native to Europe. C) became a garden flower in 1636.

B) was grown in Austria in the 16th century. D) came to the Netherlands before tobacco.

29. Brussels and Paris were …

A) the birthplace of lots of flowers. B) among the first cities where tulips became popular.

C) visited by the Sultan several times. D) exchanging ambassadors with Austria since 1856.

30. Tulips became one of the most preferred flowers …

A) for their beauty. B) afterwards were seen by an Austrian official.

C) because Ottoman Sultan gifted them European lords. D) later chosen as a symbol of Netherlands.

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