Тестові завдання з читання для учнів 8—9 класів
Broken Vase
Read the text.
Theyoung man was going to marry 2 beautiful girl. One day the girl said to ті that the next day she would celebrate her birthday and invited him to herbirthday party. The young man was eager to make her a present, so he went о a gift shop. There he saw many beautiful things. Of all the things he particularly liked the vases. But they were very expensive and he had very little money . so he had to leave the shop without buying anything. Making for the door he suddenly heard the noise: one of the vases fell on the floor and broke to pieces. A brilliant idea came to his mind. He came up to the counter and asked the salesman to wrap up the broken vase. The salesman got a little surprised but did what the young man asked him to.
The young man felt very happy, took the parcel and went straight to the girl's place. By the time he entered the room the guests had already gathered. Everybody was enjoying the party. Some of the people were dancing, others were talking, joking and laughing, saying "Many happy returns of the day". The young man told the girl that he had bought a small present for her. With these words he began to unwrap the parcel. Suddenly he got pale and said: "I am afraid, I have broken it. There were so many people in the bus... " But when he unwrapped the parcel, he saw that the salesman had wrapped up each piece of the vase separately.
I. Choose the correct answer.
1.Who was the young man going tomarry?
a)His cousin;
b)a beautiful girl;
c)a very rich woman.
2.Where did the girl invite him?
a)To a wedding party;
b)to a house-warming party;
c)to her birthday party.
3.Where did the young man go to buya present?
a)To a gift shop;
b)to the department store;
c)to a flower shop.
4.Why didn't the young man buy thevase he liked?
a)Because it was broken;
b)because it was very beautiful;
c)because it was very expensive.
5.What did the young man ask thesalesman to wrap?
a)A loaf of bread;
b)the broken vase;
c)a bunch of flowers.
6.What did the young girl find in theparcel?
a)Money;
b)a cake;
c)the pieces of the vase.
Key: 1 b; 2 c; 3 a; 4c; 5 b; 6 c.
II. Choose the correct cause.
1.The young girl invited the youngman to her place because:
a)she was going to marry Him;
b)she was going to celebrate herbirthday;
c)she wanted to introduce him to herfather.
2.The young man went to a gift shopbecause:
a)he was going to buy a present;
b)he was looking for a job;
c)he was going to sell a vase.
3.The young man had to leave theshop without buying anything because:
a)he was in a hurry;
b)he didn't like anything in the shop;
c)he had very little money.
4.The salesman got a little surprisedbecause:
a)the young man asked him to wrapup the broken vase;
b)the young man bought the most expensive vase in his shop;
c)the young man couldn't find money in his pocket.
5.The young man felt very happy because:
a)he suddenly saw the girl in theshop;
b)he had bought a very expensivepresent;
c)he hadn't paid any money for thevase.
6. The young man got pale because:
a)he was afraid of the girl's parents;
b)he was afraid he had broken thevase;
c)he had lost his present.
Key: 1 b; 2 a; 3 c; 4 a; 5 c; 6 b.
III.Number events in correct order.
a)A brilliant idea came to his mind.
b)The young man began to unwrapthe parcel.
c)The girl invited the young man toher birthday party.
d)The young man went straight to thegirl's place.
e)He asked the salesman to wrap upthe broken vase.
f)He went to a gift shop.
g)Suddenly he heard a noise.
h) He saw that the salesman had wrapped up each piece of the vase separately.
i) Everybody was enjoying the party.
j) The young man was going to marry a beautiful girl.
Key: 1 j; 2 c; 3 f; 4 g; 5 a; 6 e; 7 d; 8 i; 9b;10g.
IV.Match synonyms for the following words according to the text.
1) a gift / a) wanted very much2) expensive / b) were having fun
3) particularly / c) came into
4) entered / d) a present
5) was eager / e) especially
6) were enjoying / f) dear
Key:ld;2f;3e;4c;5a;6b.
How an Indian Boy Learned to be Brave
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Little Wolf lived with his father, Dark Cloud, in a tent near a big forest. When the boy was ten years old, Dark Cloud decided that Little Wolf must learn to be brave. One afternoon Dark Cloud said, "Little Wolf, you must come to the men's fire this evening". Little Wolf did not ask questions because he remembered his father's words — he must see with his eyes and hear with his ears, and only then speak.
When night came, Dark Cloud and the other men sat down round the fire. The sky was dark. There was no moon and the stars were behind the clouds. "Come to the fire, Little Wolf, his father said. He gave the boy a bucket and said, "Go to the river and bring a bucket of water!"
The river was far from the camp, on the other side of the forest. Children never went into the forest at night. They knew that the forest was full of animals and they were afraid. The boy looked at his father, but Dark Cloud looked at the fire and did not speak.
The boy took the bucket and went into the forest. He walked slowly, because it was very dark. But then he heard a noise. He stopped and tried to see what it was. Now he heard other noises. He began to run. He fell, then he stood up, took his bucket and ran again. When he came to the river, he did not rest. He took a bucket of water and began to walk back. But in the forest he heard the noise again, and in one place he thought that he saw a wolfs eyes. He began to ran. When he came back to the men round the fire, there wasn't much water in the bucket.
| An old man took the bucket from the I boy and looked into it. He did not | speak, but gave it to the next man. The ! bucket went round from man to man. і When it came back to the first man, he j threw the water on the grass and said to
Little Wolf, "Go to the river again!
Don't run on your way back!"
Little Wolf did not want to go, but he did not want to show that he was afraid. He took the bucket, and soon he was in the forest again. But in the forest he heard animals. The noises were so near that he thought he saw an animal behind every tree. He began to ran, and when he came to the river, he was tired and hot. He took only half a bucket of water and ran back with it. Again the old man threw the water on the grass. He gave the bucket to the boy and said, "Go to the river and this time bring a FULL bucket of water!"
The boy took the bucket and thought," If I can't do this, I'll never be a man!" He ran to the forest, and he did not look back at the fire. It was so dark that he could not see the way, but he did not stop: "I must not be afraid!" he thought.
At the river he took a full bucket of water, and went back into the dark forest. He thought of his father and the other men round the fire. He remembered that he must bring the bucket to the fire full, and he walked very slowly. When he came to the fire, the old man saw that the bucket was full.
The old man took the boy's hand and said, "Brave boy! You are brave, because you are not afraid of the night!" Another man came to him and took his hand. "Brave boy!" he said. "You are brave, because you are not afraid of the animals in the forest". Dark Cloud came to him and said, "My son! You are brave, because you are stronger than fear. You will never be afraid!"
I. Mark + if the statement is true, — if it is false.
1.Little Wolf lived with his father ina tent near a big lake.
2.When the night came Dark Cloud and the other men sat down round the fire,
3.Dark Cloud asked his son to bring a bucket of water from the river.
4. The river was near the camp.
5.When the boy came to the men round the fire for the first time the bucket was full of water. .
6.The old man didn't ask Little Wolf to go to the river again.
7.Little Wolf went to the river gladly because he wanted to show he was brave.
8.Little Wolf was afraid to go to the river because there were many animals in the forest.
9.When the boy came to the river, the bucket was already full of water.
10.Dark Cloud was proud of his son because Little Wolf was stronger than fear.
Key:1-;2+;3+;4-;5-;6-;7-; 8+;9-;10,+.
11.Choose the correct ending.
1.Dark Cloud decided that LittleWolf must learn:
a)to be healthy;
b)to be polite;
c)to be brave.
2.Children never went into the forestat night because:
a)the forest was full of animals;
b)their parents did not allow them togo there;
c)they had to work at night.
3.Little Wolf was afraid because heheard:
a)music;
b)his mother's voice;
c)a noise.
4.When Little Wolf came to the firefor the second time he was:
a)hot and tired;
b)happy;
c)angry with his father.
5.The boy ran to the river for the thirdtime because he wanted to show:
a)he was polite;
b)he was brave;
c)he was strong.
6.Dark Cloud said to his son, "Youare brave because you are __ "
a)stronger than fear;
b)stronger than the animals in theforest;
c)stronger than the men round thefire.
Key: lc; 2a; 5c; 4a; 5b; 6a.
III. Choose the correct translation.
1.Little Wolf didn't ask questions because he remembered his father's
words — he must see with his eyesand hear with his ears, and onlythen speak.
a)Маленький Вовк не ставив запитань, тому що пам'ятав словабатька: він повинен дивитисяочима, слухати вухами, а потім — говорити.
b)Маленький Вовк не ставив запитань, тому що пам'ятав словабатька: він може дивитися очима, слухати вухами, а потім —говорити.
c)Маленький Вовк не ставивзапитань, тому що пам'ятав слова батька: не можна дивитися очима й слухати вухами, а потім — говорити. І
2.The noises were so near that he thought he saw animals behindevery tree.
a)Шум був так близько, що він подумав, що бачить тварин за кожним деревом.
b)Шум був так близько, що він подумав, що побачить тварин за кожним деревом.
c)Шум був так близько, що він подумав, що бачив тварин за кожним деревом. 3. It was so dark that he could not see the way but he did not stop. Було так темно, що він бачив дорогу, але не зупинявся.
b)Було так темно, що він не бачивдороги, але не зупинявся.
c)Було так темно, що він непобачив дорогу й зупинився.
Key: 1 а; 2 а; З b.
IV. Match word-combinations and their translation.
1) / far from the forest / a) / вертатися2) / stronger than fear / b) / ставити запитання
3) / to be afraid of / c) / повне цебро води
4) / to go back / d) / далеко від лісу
5) / a full bucket of water / e) / сильніше, ніж страх
6) / to ask questions / f) / боятися
Key:ld;2e;3f;4a;5c;6b.
Jim and Delia
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Jim and Delia were two young people, husband and wife. They loved each other dearly. The lived in a small room in an old house in one of the dirty streets of New York.
They worked from early morning till late at night, but they got very little money for their work. And still they had two things which were very dear to them — Jim's watch and Delia's beautiful hair.
Christmas was coming and Delia wanted to give Jim a nice present, but she had no money. She really did not know what to do. She sat on the sofa and began to cry. Suddenly an idea came to her. She got up and stood in front of the mirror and looked at her beautiful long hair. Then she left the house and in a few minutes she was already at the hairdresser's shop.
"Will you buy my hair?" she asked. Thehairdresser looked at her hair and said,
"Yes, I will. It's fine hair. I can give youtwenty dollars for it". Delia was veryhappy. She took the money and went to buy a present for her husband. In one ofthe shops she saw a very beautifulwatch-chain. "I'll buy it, Jim will beі very glad", she said to herself. "Heneeds a chain for his watch".
So Delia bought a gold watch-chain as a Christmas present for Jim. When she got home, Jim was already there waiting for her. He looked at his smiling little wife and understood everything.
"Why did you do so?" he asked.
"Dear Jim, my hair will grow and I wanted to give you a present. Here it is", and she put the watch-chain into his hand:
The beautiful chain, Delia's present was of no use to him. He had sold his gold watch to buy a Christmas present for his wife. He took a packet out of his pocket and gave it to Delia. She opened it and saw two beautiful combs, the combs that she had seen in a shop window and wanted for so long.
(After O.Henry)
I. Mark + if the statement is true, — if it is false.
1.Jim and Delia were two young people, husband and wife.
2.They lived in a small room in a newhouse in New York.
3.They had two things which werevery dear to them — Jim's new car
and Delia's gold watch.
4.Easter was coming and Delia wanted to give Jim a nice present.
5.She left the house and went to thehairdresser's shop.
6.The hairdresser gave Delia twentydollars for her hair,
7.Delia bought a beautiful watchchain for Jim.
8.Jim was glad to get Delia's nicepresent.
9.Jim had sold his gold watch doDelia.
10.Jim's present was of no use to hiswife.
Key: 1 +; 2 -; 3 -, 4 -; 5 +;6 +; 7 +; 8-; 9-; 10+.
11.Choose facts from given belowto support these statements.
1. Jim and Delia were very poor.
a)They worked from early morningtill late at night and got very little
money for their work.
b)Jim and Delia loved each otherdearly.
c)Delia had a very beautiful hair andJim had a gold watch.
2.They wanted to give presents toeach other.
a)Delia went to the hairdresser's toget some job there.
b)Delia went to the hairdresser's tosell her hair.
c)Delia went to the hairdresser's tochange her hairdo.
3.Delia's present was of no use toJim.
a)Jim had lost his gold watch
b)Jim had sold his gold watch
c)Jim didn't like watches.
Key: 1 a; 2 b; 3 b.
III.Number events in correct order.
a)She sat on the sofa and began tocry.
b)In one of the shops she saw a verybeautiful watch chain.
c)He looked at his smiling wife andunderstood everything.
d)Christmas was coming and Deliawanted to give Jim a present.
e)So Delia bought a gold watchchain.
f)Suddenly an idea came to her.
g)Delia opened the packet and sawtwo beautiful combs.
h) She went to the hairdresser's to sell her beautiful hair.
i) When she got home Jim was waiting for her.
j) The hairdresser gave Delia twenty dollars for her hair.
Key: Id; 2 b; 3 f; 4 h; 5 d; 6 b; 7 e; 8 i; 9c;10g.
IV.Choose the correct word.
1.They loved each other___
2.She got up and stood in front of the ___
3.In a few minutes she was already atthe ___
4.He needs___ his watch.
5.She sat on the sofa and began ___
6.She saw two beautiful ___ in thepacket Jim had given her.
a) / Mirror;b) / hairdresser's;
c) / combs;
d) / to cry;
e) / dearly;
f) / a chain.
Key: le; 2a; 3b; 4f; 5d; 6c.
The future of English
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Two thousand years ago English did not exist. A thousand years ago it was spo ken only by less than two million people. Nowadays it is the most influential language in the world. English is spoken by more than one billion people as their first, second or third language. At present English is widely used in science, business, popular culture etc. For example, 80 per cent of e-mails on the Internet are in English. But what is the future of English?
One view is that English is going to become even more important as an international language, dominating the world trade and mass media while most other languages will become less used or even die out. At present, over half of the world's 6,500 languages are in danger of extinction. Another view is that English is already breaking up, as Latin did, into several separate languages. There already dictionaries of the "New Englishes", such as Australian English, full of words that a British English speaker would not recognize.
Hopefully, neither of these things will happen. Although .different varieties of English will continue to develop around the world, Standard English will survive for international communication. In addition, the frightening prospect of a culturally uniform world totally dominated by one language is impossible. Already other languages are fighting back against the iron grip of English on the Net. Governments around the world are also starting to protect smaller languages and recognize the importance of cultural and linguistic diversity. English will probably stay in control for a long time, at least while the USA remains the top superpower, but it definitely won't become the only language in the world.