Form 8. Reading comprehension. Semester 1

Read the paragraph and choose the most suitable heading to it to match them:

All teenagers need free time to develop their own interests, spend time with friends and just to relax. It can also be a great idea to find time for you and your teenager to do activities you both enjoy together. No two teenagers are the same, however popular activities for many include, spending their free time doing things like shopping, going to parties, spending time with friends, using the computer for games or other online activities, visiting social networking sites, texting, watching movies and reading.

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Spending time with one or both parents is important for children. Here are some suggestions for sharing free time with your nearest and dearest:

- Seeing a movie you will both like

- Listening to music together at home or going to a concert

- Going to a sports game or activity together

- Going away for a weekend to an event, such as a show or an exhibition

- Cooking together

- Going out for a meal together

- Shopping together, make a day of it and go for lunch or a juice together

Some activities the entire family can enjoy include:

- Having a family-friendly DVD night

- Having a picnic

- Playing a favourite game or activity at a local park, such as soccer or having a game of rounders

- Planning a special meal with everyone helping to prepare it

- Planning a holiday or a camping trip

- Going cycling

- Walking the dog

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The time you spend either watching TV, surfing the internet, playing computer games and using a mobile phone should be controled. Hold a family meeting and negotiate about it during the school week, on weekends and in the holidays. A balanced and healthy lifestyle for the whole family is exstremly important.

Read the text and choose if the sentence below is true or false:

Fleet Street

The former home of London’s newspaper industry; its name is still used as a generic term for the national press.

Fleet Street was established in the time of the Romans as an important thoroughfare route. By the Middle Ages, it had begun to thrive, with senior clergy locating their palaces there – the numerous churches located along the street reflect its strong links with Christian worship.

1. Nowadays Fleet Street is a place where London’s newspaper industry is situated

Read the text and choose if the sentence below is true or false:

Fleet Street

The former home of London’s newspaper industry; its name is still used as a generic term for the national press.

Fleet Street was established in the time of the Romans as an important thoroughfare route. By the Middle Ages, it had begun to thrive, with senior clergy locating their palaces there – the numerous churches located along the street reflect its strong links with Christian worship.

2. Fleet Street is one of the oldest streets in London.

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However, Fleet Street is also famous for being home to a host of taverns, many of which were documented as early as the 14th century. Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese, is among the oldest in London – though destroyed and rebuilt after the Great Fire of 1666, a tavern has stood in the same spot since at least a century beforehand.

This tavern culture is linked to Fleet Street’s role in literary heritage; the playwright Ben Johnson, poet and pamphleteer John Milton, and famed authors Mark Twain, Alfred Tennyson, P.G. Wodehouse and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle were all regulars.

3. Outstanding writers often visited Fleet Street's historical pub Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese

Read the text and choose if the sentence below is true or false:

A long history of printing and publishing has made the name ‘Fleet Street’ synonymous with British journalism; the road was the home of London’s first daily newspaper, The Daily Courant, initially published in 1702. In the 20th Century it housed most of the more recognisable papers to modern readers – The Times, The Daily Express and The Sun to name a few – but sadly by 2016 all had relocated.

4. The first daily newspaper operated from Fleet Street was Daily Express

Read the text and choose if the sentence below is true or false:

A long history of printing and publishing has made the name ‘Fleet Street’ synonymous with British journalism; the road was the home of London’s first daily newspaper, The Daily Courant, initially published in 1702. In the 20th Century it housed most of the more recognisable papers to modern readers – The Times, The Daily Express and The Sun to name a few – but sadly by 2016 all had relocated.

5. By the 20th century, most national newspapers in Britain operated from this small stretch of road

Complete the text with the phrases below. Tick the phase that matches the gap with the letter:

(A)...................................

Children all over the world have St Nicholas to thank for this custom, although those who celebrate his feast day receive their treats on December 6th (St Nicholas Day) rather than Christmas Eve.

..................................... St Nicholas is the patron saint of children and sailors and lived in the 4th century in Turkey. After being imprisoned for his Christian faith (he was Bishop of Myra), he died on 6th December around 343 AD.

......................................... One night St Nicholas dropped a purse of coins down the chimney into the house so that the eldest daughter would have enough money to get married. The purse fell into a stocking, put by the fire to dry.

St Nicholas repeated the act and the second daughter was able to be married. The father was by now beside himself to find out who was so kindly giving money to his family. .............................Caught redhanded, Nicholas begged the father not to say anything as he did not wish his good deeds to be known. ................................

Complete the text with the phrases below. Tick the phase that matches the gap with the letter:

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Children all over the world have St Nicholas to thank for this custom, although those who celebrate his feast day receive their treats on December 6th (St Nicholas Day) rather than Christmas Eve.

(B)..................................... St Nicholas is the patron saint of children and sailors and lived in the 4th century in Turkey. After being imprisoned for his Christian faith (he was Bishop of Myra), he died on 6th December around 343 AD.

......................................... One night St Nicholas dropped a purse of coins down the chimney into the house so that the eldest daughter would have enough money to get married. The purse fell into a stocking, put by the fire to dry.

St Nicholas repeated the act and the second daughter was able to be married. The father was by now beside himself to find out who was so kindly giving money to his family. .............................Caught redhanded, Nicholas begged the father not to say anything as he did not wish his good deeds to be known. ................................

Complete the text with the phrases below. Tick the phase that matches the gap with the letter:

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Children all over the world have St Nicholas to thank for this custom, although those who celebrate his feast day receive their treats on December 6th (St Nicholas Day) rather than Christmas Eve.

..................................... St Nicholas is the patron saint of children and sailors and lived in the 4th century in Turkey. After being imprisoned for his Christian faith (he was Bishop of Myra), he died on 6th December around 343 AD.

(C)......................................... One night St Nicholas dropped a purse of coins down the chimney into the house so that the eldest daughter would have enough money to get married. The purse fell into a stocking, put by the fire to dry.

St Nicholas repeated the act and the second daughter was able to be married. The father was by now beside himself to find out who was so kindly giving money to his family. .............................Caught redhanded, Nicholas begged the father not to say anything as he did not wish his good deeds to be known. ................................

Complete the text with the phrases below. Tick the phase that matches the gap with the letter:

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Children all over the world have St Nicholas to thank for this custom, although those who celebrate his feast day receive their treats on December 6th (St Nicholas Day) rather than Christmas Eve.

..................................... St Nicholas is the patron saint of children and sailors and lived in the 4th century in Turkey. After being imprisoned for his Christian faith (he was Bishop of Myra), he died on 6th December around 343 AD.

......................................... One night St Nicholas dropped a purse of coins down the chimney into the house so that the eldest daughter would have enough money to get married. The purse fell into a stocking, put by the fire to dry.

St Nicholas repeated the act and the second daughter was able to be married. The father was by now beside himself to find out who was so kindly giving money to his family. (D).............................Caught redhanded, Nicholas begged the father not to say anything as he did not wish his good deeds to be known. ................................

Complete the text with the phrases below. Tick the phase that matches the gap with the letter:

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Children all over the world have St Nicholas to thank for this custom, although those who celebrate his feast day receive their treats on December 6th (St Nicholas Day) rather than Christmas Eve.

..................................... St Nicholas is the patron saint of children and sailors and lived in the 4th century in Turkey. After being imprisoned for his Christian faith (he was Bishop of Myra), he died on 6th December around 343 AD.

......................................... One night St Nicholas dropped a purse of coins down the chimney into the house so that the eldest daughter would have enough money to get married. The purse fell into a stocking, put by the fire to dry.

St Nicholas repeated the act and the second daughter was able to be married. The father was by now beside himself to find out who was so kindly giving money to his family. .............................Caught redhanded, Nicholas begged the father not to say anything as he did not wish his good deeds to be known. (E)................................