2. READING COMPREHENSION Read the story about Toni Bently. Forquestions (1—6) find the appropriate sentences (A—F). Toni Bently began her ballet…

2. READING COMPREHENSION Read the story about Toni Bently. Forquestions (1—6) find the appropriate sentences (A—F). Toni Bently began her ballet lessons at the age of three. When she was ten, she went to a New York school. There she studied the usual subjects plus music, drama and dance. (1) _______ instead of once a week, and exciting trips to see performances (представления) by the Royal Ballet of London, England. "I saw Swan Lake. It was wonderful. I wanted to become a great dancer." She began to work hard on her dancing skills. Then, one day at the end of the school year in New York, her mother heard about the School of American Ballet. A very nervous Ton went to audition (пробы, просмотр). With five other girls she did some exercises. (2) ___________. At the age of eleven, Toni's life changed. She got the part (балетная партия, роль) in a New York City Ballet's production (постановка) She and eight other young girls danced there. (3) _________. When Toni was thirteen, she had ballet dancing two or three times a day. (4) __________. She stayed at the School of American Ballet for seven years. When Toni was eighteen, she joined the New York City Ballet. "It was fantastic. It was a dream come true (сбывшаяся мечта). But my first year was the hardest. (5) _________. Toni visited London, Paris, Copenhagen and different parts of the United States with the ballet company. But soon she decided to leave the ballet and travel. (6) ________. There she decided to write a diary (дневник). Then the diary was published (был опубликован). Now Toni Bently has become the author of several books about thefamous ballerinas. Toni says now, "Ballet has changed my life. I'm proud (горжусь) to have been a member of the New York City Ballet." ("Highlights for Children", June 1993) A She went to Europe but she wasn't happy. В "I danced that part for four winters. It was very exciting."С "I learnt thirty ballets that year."D Now there were ballet lessons every day,E Dance became the most important part of her life. F Toni was the only one who could do all the exercises really well