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 poem "If" is a poem of the ultimate inspiration that tells us how to go [through|over|in|to] different situations in life. Rudyard Kipling [sends|conveys|brings|supports] his ideas on how to win this life and most importantly how to be a good human being. The poem, first published in Rewards and Fairies in 1910, is written in the form of paternal advice to the poet's son, John.

The entire poem is built [in|up|on|above] a single complex sentence. This structure of the poem was important to achieve the conditional goal. The poet talks about the achievement at the end, after discussing all the conditions to reach there. This structure is actually symbolic because it implies that you can't get the rewards until you have fulfilled the preconditions. It also makes the reader curious about what will happen if we fulfil all these conditions, thus keeping them curious and interested till the end.

Although the poem is not as famous as "The Jungle Book", it does not give way [in|to|for|of] his masterpiece.

Choose the correct option.

The poem "If" is an instruction on how to be a decent person. [True|False|Not stated]

Rudyard Kipling wrote the poem "If" to his daughter. [True|False|Not stated]

There is only one sentence in the poem. [True|False|Not stated]