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An Integrated English Course II Unit 9Text 1 The Diary of the Unknown Soldier Key to Exercises Text comprehension I. Decide which of the following best states the authors purpose of writing. B. II. Judge, according to the text, whether the following statements are true or false. 1. T. Refer to the first paragraph of the first entry. 2. F. They were not engaged in face-to-face fights against German soldiers. They were protecting London from being destroyed by Nazis air bombing. 3. F. He joined the war, because he only vaguely felt it was something that had to be done. In fact, he had an innate fear that he would not be able to see his family again. 4. T. Refer to the beginning and the end of the second entry. 5. F. Being close to death is one reason. The other reason is the approaching Christmas Day. III. Answer the following questions. 1. The unknown soldier called himself and his fellow soldiers fools, because they were totally unprepared for the cruelty and death of the war, and came here with an air of confidence and eagerness, ready to win, but what awaited them was a one-way ticket to death. 2. The unknown soldier wrote the first entry when his regiment was in London to protect the city from Nazis air bombing. He wrote the next two entries when he was in Europe before an anticipated battle and during a face-to-face fight. 3. What encouraged the unknown soldier to live on was his wish to go home alive to see his family. This is mentioned in all three entries: I must go on living this nightmare, if not for myself or my country, then for my family back home. I want my children to have a father. ... wondering yet again if I would ever see my family. I would give anything to see them ... l wish, with all my soul, that I could be home now... I am thinking of my daughters faces... I will always remember their faces ... 4. He would tell their families that those soldiers died bravely in an effort to save their countries from turmoil and make