Задание

Read the text and choose the best words to complete the sentences. Decide if the statements are True, False, or Not stated.

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"The Jungle Book" by English writer Rudyard Kipling is a collection of stories connected by poems. The most famous are the tales of Mowgli, an Indian boy who is raised by wolves and learns the laws of the jungle from Baloo, the brown bear, Bagheera, the panther, and the wolves of the pack. Mowgli goes [over|through|in|to] many difficulties to become a decent human.

We should make an allowance [of|on|for|to] the fact that Rudyard Kipling lived in India when he was a kid and a lot of his stories were built [up|on|in|above] his personal knowledge of life there. In his stories, he used the animals to present moral lessons by contrasting irresponsible humans with animals that follow a strict jungle code.

His stories were a [triumph|will|tool|fool] and Disney's iconic adaptation has breathed new life into Kipling's work. But the stories themselves are a joy to read and have introduced the world to characters that are deeply ingrained in our imaginations today.

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"The Jungle Book" is a book consisting of a single story. [True|False|Not stated]

Rudyard Kipling wrote "The Jungle Book" because he loved the jungle. [True|False|Not stated]

"The Jungle Book" was influenced by Kipling's childhood. [True|False|Not stated]