Read the texts below. For questions (23—32) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).

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Task 5

Read the texts below. For questions (23—32) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).

HORATIO NELSON

Horatio Nelson is Britain's (23) naval hero who is most often associated with the Battle of Trafalgar, but on the Caribbean isle of Nevis, his biggest association was with a woman (24) Fanny Nisbet.

In his (25) exploits at the Battles of Cape St. Vincent, the Nile, and Copenhagen, his (26) romance with Lady Emma Hamilton, and his epochal victory and tragic death at the Battle of Trafalgar, Nelson seems always to be a little larger than life.

It was in the Caribbean, on the island of Nevis, that Nelson met and married Fanny Nisbet, and the island still bears (27) of the young captain's presence. His (28) at the time was commander of the Leeward Islands Squadron. Nelson's legacy is visible there as well, in the fine (29) Georgian dockyard that now (30) his name. What follows is a (31) look at the life of Horatio Nelson. For those who desire a more extensive portrait, we recommend a visit to the Nelson Museum on Nevis, a modest institution that has the distinction of maintaining the largest (32) of Nelson memorabilia in America.

23.

A. biggest

B. superlative

C. greatest

D. major

24.

A. entitled

B. named

C. mentioned

D. designated

25.

A. vigorous

B. daring

C. impulsive

D. violent

26.

A. heroic

B. memorable

C. significant

D. legendary

27.

A. traces

B. marks

C. steps

D. contours

28.

A. profession

B. place

C. position

D. status

29.

A. returned

B. restored

C. recovered

D. reclaimed

30.

A. bears

B. wears

C. gets

D. takes

31.

A. compact

B. short

C. brief

D. flash

32.

A. set

B. accumulation

C. outfit

D. collection

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