Question

Прочитайте текст. Определите, какие из приведённых утверждений соответствуют содержанию текста (True), какие не соответствуют (False) и о чём в тексте не сказано (Not Stated). Lies Adults Told Us Now you're probably at the age when you realize that your parents haven't always told you the truth. I'm not talking about big secrets. I'm talking about those little lies parents tell their children to make the world seem brighter, pr kinder, or less confusing. Parents lie to their kids for all sorts of reasons - to protect them from the outside world, to keep them from harm, and to make themselves, or their kids, feel better. However, the most common reason they give is to protect them. And kids need protection. The environment parents want to create for a newborn child will be quite unlike the streets of a big city. The tooth fairy is a classic example. The thought of losing a tooth, of having a horrible gap in your mouth, becomes much less scary when you think about the tooth fairy. "The Tooth Fairy", my mum said, "will be very grateful for your tooth. She will use it to build a new house, with other children's little teeth". It sounds a bit strange but it sounded beautiful to me as a child. And the tooth fairy used to bring money, too, which was definitely an advantage! And then there was Mum's explanation of thunder... Even now when I hear thunder, it reminds me of what my mum used to tell my sisters and me during a storm, "Don't worry, it's just God moving his furniture around". This made perfect sense to me - after all, who else could be making all that noise in the sky? A few days ago, I mentioned my Mum's explanation of thunder to my Facebook friends. It was then that I realized that other people's parents had told them different stories. One of my German friends said that his Mum had told him that thunder was just someone playing bowling in the sky. I asked him who he imagined bowling up there, and he said birds, angels, and fairy book characters. The next day I asked a colleague. Guess what she said? She was told thunder was Winnie-the-Pooh's stomach rumbling because he was hungry. Or here's another example. When I was young and had a nightmare, my dad told me to turn over the pillow before going back to sleep so I'd have nice dreams for the rest of the night. This total lie actually had psychological benefits; after that, I always turned over my pillow after a bad dream instead of running to my parents. I wish I could say I dropped this habit: I still do so in the night to 'change' dreams. Of course, now that I am almost a grown-up, I know that the real reason for thunder is something scientific. I don't really understand it, but I know it has to do with the weather, and air pressure, and shock waves. But it's still my Mum's explanation that comes to mind every time I hear a clap of thunder. I think of someone arranging his magnificently large sofas and armchairs; I think of someone opening and closing his huge golden drawers and wardrobes. And I find it really exciting to think that, all over the world, other people might be remembering the stories their parents told them to make them feel safe in the storm. 1 Parents lie to their children to make their lives happier. 2 Children need their parents' protection. 3 Every mum tells her children the story about the tooth fairy. 4 The tooth fairy usually comes at night to get the teeth. 5 The tooth fairy never brought money to the author. 6 Mum's explanation of thunder was scientific. 7 The author talked to her friends on social networks. 8 All children tell their children similar lies. 9 Bowling is a loud and exciting game. 10 The author's dad advised her to turn over the pillow before going to bed every evening. 11 The author still follows her dad's advice. 12 When the author hears thunder, she remembers her childhood.

Answer 1

Ответ:

Объяснение:

1F

2T

3NS

4NS

5F

6F

7T

8T

9NS

10T

11T

12T

Answer 2

Here's the evaluation of each statement in relation to the content of the text:

1. Parents sometimes tell small lies to their children to make the world seem kinder or less confusing. - True
2. The most common reason parents tell lies to their kids is to protect them. - True
3. The tooth fairy uses children's teeth to build a new house. - True
4. The tooth fairy brings money when she takes children's teeth. - True
5. Thunder is caused by God moving his furniture around. - True
6. Different people's parents have told them different stories about thunder. - True
7. Thunder is caused by someone playing bowling in the sky. - True
8. Thunder is caused by Winnie-the-Pooh's stomach rumbling because he's hungry. - True
9. Turning over the pillow after a bad dream will give you nice dreams for the rest of the night. - True
10. The author no longer believes their parents' explanations about thunder as they know the scientific reasons behind it. - True
11. The author's colleagues have different imaginative explanations for thunder. - True
12. The text explains the scientific reasons behind thunder. - True
13. The author still imagines their mother's explanation when they hear thunder. - True
14. The text mentions what the author finds exciting when thinking about thunder. - Not Stated

All the statements except for the last one have corresponding information in the text. The text ends abruptly, and the final point is not addressed or concluded in the provided text.