8th form Test "Reding Choices"

ROALD DAHL

1. Roald Dahl, who was born in Wales in 1916, was a very popular writer of children's books _____ "Matilda" and "Charlie and the Choclate Fatory".

2. Of course, these books are _____ choldren's favorite.

3. Although his books are amazing, his life was ____ sad.

4. Unfortunately, Astri, Roald's eldest sister, died at a very young age. Also, Roald ____ without a father, because he died when Roald was only three years old.

5. He was ____ by his mother who was a warm and loving person.

6. His mother never ____ with him.

7. At school he _____ oly some of the other students but was never really popular.

8. He had five children. When they went ____ to school, he sent them letters because his own schooldays had been unhappy.

9. Roald believed that if he ____ them, it would help them have a better life.

10. Despite many hardships, Dahl never ____. Although he died in1990, his books are still read by thousands and more than a million copies are sold every year.

WORD - FORMING

11. I've got a great _____ reading the book about the life of American children.

12. The bright sun and the ____ sky were the good reason for the family to go to the country.

13. My favourite literary character is a very honest and _____ young man.

14. It's really very interesting and exciting to read a book which is well-_____.

15. They say, I have been a bookworm since my ____.

16. Though all the questions in my literary test were difficult, I coped with them ___.

17. My sister prefers to listen to audio-books and she can do it _____.

18. The boy likes to read because he has always got his parents' _____ to do it.

19. Nowadays, the books of Ukrainian authors has a great _____ in the world.

20. We have to think all the _____ variants to give correct answers during a test.