A Visit to the Library (Test)

1. This library was set up at the beginning of the 20th century.

2. This library contains not only printed books.

3. This library is supposed to be a scientific centre of the country.

4. There are books in many languages of the world in this library.

5. This library is included in the 10 biggest libraries of the world.

6. This library was presented with the collection of books from the personal library of one of the country's famous people.

7. This library was set up in the second half of the 20th century.

8. This library gives the consultations as for working papers free of charge.

Choose the correct word.

9. An organized, detailed list of items, arranged systematically is ____.

10. A short form of writing which is often written from an autor's point of view is ____.

11. A very old story about people and events long ago is ____.

12. A person who writes poetry is ____.

13. A popular form of literature in which fictional description of life and events are given in written prose is ____.

Robinson Crusoe

14. "Robinson Crusoe", a novel by Daniel Defoe, was first _____ in 1719.

15. Everybody knows that the book tells about the _____ adventures of the sailor on an uninhabited island.

16. But very few people know that this novel was based on _____ events.

17. Defoe's initial _____ for Crusoe is usually thought to be Alexander Selkrik, who lived four years on the Pacific island called Mas a Tierra, Chile.

18. The talent of the novelist created an extremely _____ story.

19. Very soon Robinson Crusoe became a _____ character.

20. By the end of the 19th century, no book in the history of Western literature had had more editions and _____ than "Robinson Crusoe".