Read the text and decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F).
THE AMERICAN GOLD RUSH
It all started early in 1848 in California. James W. Marshall was
working by the riverside when he found some small pieces of yellow metal in
the water. He showed them to his boss. It was gold. The two men tried to
keep a secret but without success. Soon, the magic word \'gold\' was repeated
all around the world. Everybody wanted to go to California to get rich.
Thousands of people started to rush to the golden river by horse, by ship and
even on foot. Night after night, a few more new towns appeared along the
river. Some people brought tents to live in while others built wooden houses
called huts. Looking for gold was hard work and many people were
disappointed. Only the lucky ones found gold - sometimes up to $2,000 in
one day. It is not surprising that many small hotels, restaurants and bars
opened in these new towns. Their owners made for- tunes providing services
to people who arrived in a town in search of gold. By the end of 1850, the
California Gold Rush was over. However, about forty-seven years later gold
was discovered again, this time in Canada. Once more, over a thousand
people left their homes and families to look for a better future. Today, at the
original site of the California Gold Rush, near Sacramento, visitors can still
try their luck with finding the yellow pieces of metal in the river. The old
buildings have been redecorated and tourists can experience the life of the
old days. Many of them are sure that they can find at least a small bit of gold.
__________1. The American Gold Rush started in the second half of the 19th century.
__________2. The pieces of metal found in the river were yellow.
__________3. James W. Marshall didn\'t show the gold he found to his boss.
__________4. People travelled to California by horse, by ship and on foot.
__________5. The huts in which people lived near the river were usually made of bricks.
__________ 6. The owners of hotels, bars and restaurants got really rich in California.
__________ 7. In 1897, gold was discovered in Canada.
__________ 8. Today, people can look for gold in California near Sacramento
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2. T
3. F
4. T
5. F
6. T
7. T
8. Т