All about the USA - Originals - Test 26
Klausimas #1
Read the text. What is the meaning of the underlined words?
THE GOLD RUSH
It was January 1848. A man was digging near the small village of San Francisco, California. Suddenly, he saw something shiny—gold!
By the next year, the California gold rush had begun. Thousands of men came to California. They were called "forty-niners," after the
year 1849. The forty-niners came from all around the United States. They even came from other countries, including Mexico, Australia,
China, France, and England. They left their families and jobs and made the difficult trip to California. They all shared a dream. They all
wanted to make a fortune in gold.
Towns and camps grew quickly wherever gold was found. These towns were rough places. There was almost always a saloon, where
the men drank whiskey and gambled at cards. In mining towns, men stole and sometimes killed for gold.
Did the miners make their fortunes? Some did, especially those who came early and were lucky. In 1848, miners usually made about
twenty dollars a day. In 1852, miners made about six dollars a day. Many other people came to California to make money from the miners.
Prices were very high. A loaf of bread, which cost five cents in New York, cost almost a dollar in San Francisco.
In 1848, San Francisco had been a village. Six years later, it was a city with a population of 50,000. In 1850, California had enough people
to become a state.
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Klausimas #2
Read the text and choose the best answer.
THE GOLD RUSH
It was January 1848. A man was digging near the small village of San Francisco, California. Suddenly, he saw something shiny—gold!
By the next year, the California gold rush had begun. Thousands of men came to California. They were called "forty-niners," after the
year 1849. The forty-niners came from all around the United States. They even came from other countries, including Mexico, Australia,
China, France, and England. They left their families and jobs and made the difficult trip to California. They all shared a dream. They all
wanted to make a fortune in gold.
Towns and camps grew quickly wherever gold was found. These towns were rough places. There was almost always a saloon, where
the men drank whiskey and gambled at cards. In mining towns, men stole and sometimes killed for gold.
Did the miners make their fortunes? Some did, especially those who came early and were lucky. In 1848, miners usually made about
twenty dollars a day. In 1852, miners made about six dollars a day. Many other people came to California to make money from the miners.
Prices were very high. A loaf of bread, which cost five cents in New York, cost almost a dollar in San Francisco.
In 1848, San Francisco had been a village. Six years later, it was a city with a population of 50,000. In 1850, California had enough people
to become a state.
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