Reading 7th form

Reading comprehension

Read the text and do the tasks.

Text “He Knew the Name”

The name of Enrico Caruso, the famous Italian singer, is well-known all over the world. He sang almost in all countries of Europe. He sang in Russia, in France, in Germany, in Spain and in many other countries. People liked his singing and the concert halls where he sang were always full.

Though Caruso was very famous he often said, “No man is so well-known as he thinks he is”.

One day when he came to the United States to give some concerts, he was driving to New York. His car broke down just when he was passing a farm. Caruso did not know how to repair the car, so he asked the farmer to do it. The farmer agreed.

While the farmer was repairing the car, Caruso entered the farmer’s house to rest there. Soon the farmer finished his work and entered the house too.

“Your car is ready, sir”, he said, “now you can drive on”.

Caruso paid the farmer for his work and presented him his photograph with his name on it. The farmer read the name on the photograph and cried out, “Oh, what a luck! You are Robinson Cruso! I’ve never dreamed to receive the greatest traveller in the world in my poor house!”

Знайди переклад:



1. well-known

2. to be famous

3. to pass

4. to repair

5. to agree

6. to receive

Доповнити речення з тексту:

1. Enrico Caruso, the famous...

2. He came to the United States...

3. His car broke down just when he was ...

4. Caruso couldn’t repair the car by himself, so he asked... to do it.

5. While the farmer was repairing the car, Caruso...

6. Caruso paid the farmer for his work...

Дайте відповідь на питання:

1. Where did E. Caruso sing his songs?  

2. What happened when he was driving to New York?

3. Who helped him in his misfortune?

4. Did Caruso pay any money for help?

5. What else did he present to the farmer?

6. Did the farmer know the great singer?