Reading Comprehension Test 6 Form

TEST 6^th Form

Reading

Task 1

Complete the letter. Put the verbs in brackets in the present simple or the present continuous.

Dear Mum and Dad,

How are you? We e.g. are having (have) a great time here in Thailand. At the moment we are on the beach.

Steve 1).............(make) a sandcastle, Paul 2)............(play) volleyball with Michael, and Helen 3)              ..........................(swim). There are a lot of people on the beach; all of them 4)...................              (have) fun. They 5)              (enjoy) the good weather.

Our hotel is lovely. Every morning we 6)........................(have) breakfast at the hotel restaurant. Then we 7)              (go) for a walk around the village. In the evenings we eat at one of the local restaurants. Steve 8).......................................                (not/like) Thai food, so he only eats salads and fruit.

Michael's new friend, Kasem, is from Bangkok. He 9 ) .............................................(go) to boarding-school in England, but  at the moment he 10) .....................................................               (visit) his family for the summer.

We miss you a lot! You must come here next year for your holidays!

See you soon,

Barbara and Paul

Task 2

Read the text and complete the sentences.

The Casa Caracol is an amazing house in Isla Mujeres, Mexico. It’s beautiful and brilliant but definitely not ordinary. This house is in the shape of a seashell!

The house isn’t very big. It has got two bedrooms with double beds and a TV. In the living room there is amazing shell-like furniture and beautiful paintings on the walls. There is also a round sofa with some comfortable cushions on it. There is a small kitchen with a fridge and a cooker so you can enjoy some snacks.

Outside the house, there is a garden with some beautiful tropical plants. The house has got a fantastic view of the ocean. In fact, the beach is opposite the house and only two minutes away. There is also a private swimming pool in front of the house so you can choose where to swim. The Casa Caracol really is an ocean paradise!

1. The house is in ______________________________________________________________  
2. It’s got two bedrooms with _____________________________________________________ 

3. There is a round sofa in the living room with ________________________________________

4. In the garden, there are some____________________________________________________ 
5. The beach is only _____________________________________________________________ 
6. In front of the house, there is a  __________________________________________________

Task 3

Read the text and for questions 1 to 7 choose the correct answer.

What do you do with your free time?

I’m 18 years old, and I finished my first year of university. I’m currently on holiday, and I have a lot of free time. Having free time is nice, but the problem is that when you are a student, you never have money. And when you have a lot of free time, but you don’t have much money, it can get boring.

Every morning I go to the gym, and I read in the afternoons. But I still have a lot of free time. Going to the gym takes me about two hours, including the road time and the post-gym shower. And I usually read for one hour. Another activity that I do is watch films. I study history, and I love historical films. I learn a lot from them. I watch historical films for one and a half hours four or five times a week.

But those activities are a small part of my day. When I’m not at the gym or reading, I get bored, and I often play video games for hours. I enjoy playing video games, but I don’t think it’s a productive activity. When I play for a long time, I feel bad. I’d like to find more productive activities to do, but it isn’t easy. I live in a small town, and there aren’t many things to do.

Do you have any suggestions? What do you do with your free time?

1. He ...

a.is working.               b.is not a student.                    c.is 18 years old.

2. He ...

a. doesn't have free time.                              b. is travelling.

c. doesn't have money.

3. He ...

a. is very happy because he has a lot of free time.

b. is not happy because he doesn't have any free time.

c. is sometimes bored.

4. Every day, he ...

a. watches historical films.                         b. goes to the gym.

c. reads for two hours.

5. He ...

a. teaches history.

b. studies history at university.

c. reads history books four or five times a week.

6. He ...

a. does not enjoy playing video games.

b. thinks video games are stupid.

c. doesn't think playing video games is a productive activity.

7. He wants ...

a. to do more productive things in his free time.

b. to live in a big city.                                    c. to find a job.