Put questions to the subjects of these sentences. 1) Both John and Helen wear glasses. 2) My parents often go to the theatre. 3) My optimism helps me to live. 4) His friend knows the way out. 5) Traffic jams are typical of big cities. 6) Nick is my close friend. 7) Pete's sister likes oranges. 8) ''B'' comes after ''A''. 9) This car uses a lot of petrol. 10) Japanese cartoons date back all the way to the 1950

1 - False    2 - True    3 - Not Stated    4 - False    5 - True    6 - False    7 - True 8 - Not Stated

I. Professional sailors never became pirates.  
2) False 
 
2 The flag "Jolly Roger" meant death for ships’ sailors and passengers. 
1) True  

3 The name for the flag "Jolly Roger" is of English origin.
3) Not stated
 
4 Parrots brought luck to pirates at sea. 
 2) False
 
5 "Articles" regulated pirates’ behaviour at sea. 
1) True 

6 After the attack the captain took all the treasures.  
2) False 

7 In the past pirates did some jobs for English queens and kings. 
1) True
 
8 Francis Drake was the richest English pirate.  
3) Not stated

1. All the hotels were full and we had nowhere to stay.
2. Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were the first mountaineers to reach the top of Everest.
3. He was the last person to be convinced by my arguments.
4. They had so little to tell each other that they kept silent.
5. She was not the type to put on weight.
6. Whenever there is some hard work to be done, she always says she has a headache.
7. In 1969 the American astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon.
8. My father was often the only person to support and comfort me.
9. He isn’t the kind of man to be laughed at.
10. Clare Francis is an English writer and sailor. In 1976 she became the first woman to sail across the Atlantic alone.
11. I’m as happy as a lark, as long as I’ve got paint and canvas to work with.
12. She was not a girl to miss such a chance.
13. Unfortunately he had no one to rely on and find comfort in.
14. There is nothing in his life to be jealous of. He has so much to be ashamed of and so little to take pride in.
15. The Wright brothers were the first to build and fly the plane in 1903.
61. A high-rise tower block is not the best place to bring up young children. 17. Charles Lindbergh was the first to make a nonstop transatlantic solo flight in 1927.