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Задания А8-А12.
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When I was a little boy 1 had a passion for maps. 1 looked for hours at South America or Africa or Australia and lost myself in the glories of exploration. At that time there were many blank spaces on the earth, and when I saw one that looked particularly inviting on a map I would put my finger on it and say, "When I grow up, I will go there." The North Pole was one of these places, 1 remember. Well, I haven't been there yet, and shall not try now. Other places were scattered all over the globe. I have been to some of them, and.... well, we won't speak about that but there was one — the biggest, the most blank, so to speak — where I wanted to go.
In fact, by that time it was no longer a blank space. It had got filled since my boyhood with rivers and lakes and names. It had ceased to be mysterious. The map now showed a mighty big river, forests, mountains. The river was like a snake with its head in the sea and its body curving over a vast land. Then I remembered that a big company traded on that river and to do this they needed lots of steamboats.
So 1 started applying to the company, which was a new departure for me. The man said. "My dear fellow..." and left it at that. I then wrote to my aunt who had friends high up in the company. She was determined to make me captain of a river steamboat, if that was what I wanted.
I got my appointment, of course; and I got it very quickly. It appeared that the company had received news that one of their captains had been killed by natives.
The incident concerned a disagreement over two hens. The captain thought that he was treated unfairly in a deal over the hens and attacked the chief, whose son killed him. The natives left the village believing the death would bring bad luck. What became of the hens I don't know.
Why did the writer like maps as a boy?
1. He liked all the details on them.
2. He liked to dream about exploring.
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