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   Hinemoa was the beautiful daughter of a Maori chief who lived on the shore of a great lake. One day Hinemoa’s father had a great holiday at which all young men were present. Each young man tried to dance as well as he could because each hoped to win the heart and hand of the young lady.
   Hinemoa liked one of them most of all. He was a young man from a small island of the lake, and he loved Hinemoa very dearly. But when Hinemoa told her father that she loved him, the old chief got very angry and said that the young man was not noble. “Noble or not,” answered Hinemoa, “he is the man I love!” This made the chief still more angry. He said, “If he comes to the shore again, I will kill him.”
   Every night Hinemoa went to the shore of the lake but she never found a canoe there which could take her over the water. Hinemoa’s father had told his men to take canoes away every night and hide them. However, Hinemoa didn’t lose hope. She decided to swim to the island.
   One night she started on her long dangerous swim. The night was dark and she could not see the island. She was a strong swimmer but after many hours she became weak. Just then the moon came out and she saw that the island was quite near. A few minutes more and she felt the stones under her feet. At the place where she came ashore there was a hot spring. She entered the warm water, rested and warmed her cold body. Then she found the young man. They became husband and wife. They lived happily for many years.
   The hot spring that gave Hinemoa life and strength is known even now as Hinemoa’s Bath.

Supply the missing words or phrases from the text
1. Hinemoa was the beautiful daughter of …
2. One day Hinemoa’s father gave …
3. At the feast … were present.
4. Each young men wanted …
5. Hinemoa liked … most of all.
6. Hinemoa’s father didn’t want the young man to be his daughter’s husband because he wasn’t …
7. Every night Hinemoa went to the shore of the lake bur she didn’t find …
8. Her father’s men took all … away and … them.
9. Hinemoa decided to …
10. One night she started …
11. The night was … and Hinemoa couldn’t see …
12. She was … swimmer but after many hours of swimming she became …
13. When the moon … she saw that the island was …
14. At the place where she came ashore there was a hot …
15. The water was … and Hinemoa warmed her …
16. She found … and they became …
17. The hot spring which gave Hinemoa … is known even now as …

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Зайковські С.А.., Адамовська Л.М. Англійська мова. 6-11 класи. 100 текстів і завдань для аудіювання, читання та усного мовлення. – Тернопіль: Навчальна книга – Богдан, 2001. – С. 72