Reading Comprehension Form 7B Term II The first frosen dessert

Додано: 11 травня 2020
Предмет: Англійська мова, 7 клас
Тест виконано: 213 разів
20 запитань
Запитання 1

The first frozen desserts are known from the time of Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC. Legend says that this famous leader enjoyed icy drinks. People in China were eating ice-cream, invented there in about 2000 BC. It reached Europe in about 1300 when the Italian traveller Marco Polo returned with recipes from the Far East. When Marco Polo returned to Europe from China in 1295 he told about the exotic kings who enjoyed that strange frozen dessert. To prove that his stories were true he produced recipes. By the year 1500, cream had been added to the recipes, and rich Italians couldn't get enough cream-ice. Cream-ice was brought to France in 1533 with the help of Catherine de Medici of Italy.

By the 1700s, cafes specializing in ice-cream had appeared all over Europe. But few regular citizens ever tasted ice-cream for it was very expensive and only rich people could buy it. One invention brought ice-cream into the lives of ordinary people: the refrigerator invented in 1803. Ice-cream shops immediately spread across the country and soon ice-cream could be bought every day. All could now enjoy what once was the food of the kings and presidents.


Task 1. True or False?

1. 1. Marco Polo told about the exotic kings who enjoyed strange frozen dessert.

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True

False

Запитання 2

The first frozen desserts are known from the time of Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC. Legend says that this famous leader enjoyed icy drinks. People in China were eating ice-cream, invented there in about 2000 BC. It reached Europe in about 1300 when the Italian traveller Marco Polo returned with recipes from the Far East. When Marco Polo returned to Europe from China in 1295 he told about the exotic kings who enjoyed that strange frozen dessert. To prove that his stories were true he produced recipes. By the year 1500, cream had been added to the recipes, and rich Italians couldn't get enough cream-ice. Cream-ice was brought to France in 1533 with the help of Catherine de Medici of Italy.

By the 1700s, cafes specializing in ice-cream had appeared all over Europe. But few regular citizens ever tasted ice-cream for it was very expensive and only rich people could buy it. One invention brought ice-cream into the lives of ordinary people: the refrigerator invented in 1803. Ice-cream shops immediately spread across the country and soon ice-cream could be bought every day. All could now enjoy what once was the food of the kings and presidents.


Task 1. True or False?

1. 2. People in Japan invented ice-cream in about 2000 BC.

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True

False

Запитання 3

The first frozen desserts are known from the time of Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC. Legend says that this famous leader enjoyed icy drinks. People in China were eating ice-cream, invented there in about 2000 BC. It reached Europe in about 1300 when the Italian traveller Marco Polo returned with recipes from the Far East. When Marco Polo returned to Europe from China in 1295 he told about the exotic kings who enjoyed that strange frozen dessert. To prove that his stories were true he produced recipes. By the year 1500, cream had been added to the recipes, and rich Italians couldn't get enough cream-ice. Cream-ice was brought to France in 1533 with the help of Catherine de Medici of Italy.

By the 1700s, cafes specializing in ice-cream had appeared all over Europe. But few regular citizens ever tasted ice-cream for it was very expensive and only rich people could buy it. One invention brought ice-cream into the lives of ordinary people: the refrigerator invented in 1803. Ice-cream shops immediately spread across the country and soon ice-cream could be bought every day. All could now enjoy what once was the food of the kings and presidents.


Task 1. True or False?

1.3. Legend says that Alexander the Great enjoyed icy drinks.

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True

False

Запитання 4

The first frozen desserts are known from the time of Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC. Legend says that this famous leader enjoyed icy drinks. People in China were eating ice-cream, invented there in about 2000 BC. It reached Europe in about 1300 when the Italian traveller Marco Polo returned with recipes from the Far East. When Marco Polo returned to Europe from China in 1295 he told about the exotic kings who enjoyed that strange frozen dessert. To prove that his stories were true he produced recipes. By the year 1500, cream had been added to the recipes, and rich Italians couldn't get enough cream-ice. Cream-ice was brought to France in 1533 with the help of Catherine de Medici of Italy.

By the 1700s, cafes specializing in ice-cream had appeared all over Europe. But few regular citizens ever tasted ice-cream for it was very expensive and only rich people could buy it. One invention brought ice-cream into the lives of ordinary people: the refrigerator invented in 1803. Ice-cream shops immediately spread across the country and soon ice-cream could be bought every day. All could now enjoy what once was the food of the kings and presidents.


Task 1. True or False?

1.4. Cream-ice was brought to France in 1533 with the help of Marco Polo.

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True

False

Запитання 5

The first frozen desserts are known from the time of Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC. Legend says that this famous leader enjoyed icy drinks. People in China were eating ice-cream, invented there in about 2000 BC. It reached Europe in about 1300 when the Italian traveller Marco Polo returned with recipes from the Far East. When Marco Polo returned to Europe from China in 1295 he told about the exotic kings who enjoyed that strange frozen dessert. To prove that his stories were true he produced recipes. By the year 1500, cream had been added to the recipes, and rich Italians couldn't get enough cream-ice. Cream-ice was brought to France in 1533 with the help of Catherine de Medici of Italy.

By the 1700s, cafes specializing in ice-cream had appeared all over Europe. But few regular citizens ever tasted ice-cream for it was very expensive and only rich people could buy it. One invention brought ice-cream into the lives of ordinary people: the refrigerator invented in 1803. Ice-cream shops immediately spread across the country and soon ice-cream could be bought every day. All could now enjoy what once was the food of the kings and presidents.


Task 1. True or False?

1.5. All people could now enjoy what once was the food of the kings and presidents.

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True

False

Запитання 6

The first frozen desserts are known from the time of Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC. Legend says that this famous leader enjoyed icy drinks. People in China were eating ice-cream, invented there in about 2000 BC. It reached Europe in about 1300 when the Italian traveller Marco Polo returned with recipes from the Far East. When Marco Polo returned to Europe from China in 1295 he told about the exotic kings who enjoyed that strange frozen dessert. To prove that his stories were true he produced recipes. By the year 1500, cream had been added to the recipes, and rich Italians couldn't get enough cream-ice. Cream-ice was brought to France in 1533 with the help of Catherine de Medici of Italy.

By the 1700s, cafes specializing in ice-cream had appeared all over Europe. But few regular citizens ever tasted ice-cream for it was very expensive and only rich people could buy it. One invention brought ice-cream into the lives of ordinary people: the refrigerator invented in 1803. Ice-cream shops immediately spread across the country and soon ice cream could be bought every day. All could now enjoy what once was the food of the kings and presidents.


Task 1. True or False?

1.6. Marco Polo returned with recipes from Australia.

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True

False

Запитання 7

The first frozen desserts are known from the time of Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC. Legend says that this famous leader enjoyed icy drinks. People in China were eating ice-cream, invented there in about 2000 BC. It reached Europe in about 1300 when the Italian traveller Marco Polo returned with recipes from the Far East. When Marco Polo returned to Europe from China in 1295 he told about the exotic kings who enjoyed that strange frozen dessert. To prove that his stories were true he produced recipes. By the year 1500, cream had been added to the recipes, and rich Italians couldn't get enough cream-ice. Cream-ice was brought to France in 1533 with the help of Catherine de Medici of Italy.

By the 1700s, cafes specializing in ice-cream had appeared all over Europe. But few regular citizens ever tasted ice-cream for it was very expensive and only rich people could buy it. One invention brought ice-cream into the lives of ordinary people: the refrigerator invented in 1803. Ice-cream shops immediately spread across the country and soon ice-cream could be bought every day. All could now enjoy what once was the food of the kings and presidents.


Task 2. Complete the sentense.

2.1. The invention of … brought ice-cream into the lives of ordinary people.

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radio

cars

refrigerators

Запитання 8

The first frozen desserts are known from the time of Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC. Legend says that this famous leader enjoyed icy drinks. People in China were eating ice-cream, invented there in about 2000 BC. It reached Europe in about 1300 when the Italian traveller Marco Polo returned with recipes from the Far East. When Marco Polo returned to Europe from China in 1295 he told about the exotic kings who enjoyed that strange frozen dessert. To prove that his stories were true he produced recipes. By the year 1500, cream had been added to the recipes, and rich Italians couldn't get enough cream-ice. Cream-ice was brought to France in 1533 with the help of Catherine de Medici of Italy.

By the 1700s, cafes specializing in ice-cream had appeared all over Europe. But few regular citizens ever tasted ice-cream for it was very expensive and only rich people could buy it. One invention brought ice-cream into the lives of ordinary people: the refrigerator invented in 1803. Ice-cream shops immediately spread across the country and soon ice-cream could be bought every day. All could now enjoy what once was the food of the kings and presidents.


Task 2. Complete the sentense.

2.2. Marco Polo returned with recipes from the Far East …

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in about 1300

in about 1500

in about 1295

Запитання 9

The first frozen desserts are known from the time of Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC. Legend says that this famous leader enjoyed icy drinks. People in China were eating ice-cream, invented there in about 2000 BC. It reached Europe in about 1300 when the Italian traveller Marco Polo returned with recipes from the Far East. When Marco Polo returned to Europe from China in 1295 he told about the exotic kings who enjoyed that strange frozen dessert. To prove that his stories were true he produced recipes. By the year 1500, cream had been added to the recipes, and rich Italians couldn't get enough cream-ice. Cream-ice was brought to France in 1533 with the help of Catherine de Medici of Italy.

By the 1700s, cafes specializing in ice-cream had appeared all over Europe. But few regular citizens ever tasted ice-cream for it was very expensive and only rich people could buy it. One invention brought ice-cream into the lives of ordinary people: the refrigerator invented in 1803. Ice-cream shops immediately spread across the country and soon ice-cream could be bought every day. All could now enjoy what once was the food of the kings and presidents.


Task 2. Complete the sentense.

2.3. Catherine de Medici of Italy … cream-ice to France.

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bring

brought

has brought

Запитання 10

The first frozen desserts are known from the time of Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC. Legend says that this famous leader enjoyed icy drinks. People in China were eating ice-cream, invented there in about 2000 BC. It reached Europe in about 1300 when the Italian traveller Marco Polo returned with recipes from the Far East. When Marco Polo returned to Europe from China in 1295 he told about the exotic kings who enjoyed that strange frozen dessert. To prove that his stories were true he produced recipes. By the year 1500, cream had been added to the recipes, and rich Italians couldn't get enough cream-ice. Cream-ice was brought to France in 1533 with the help of Catherine de Medici of Italy.

By the 1700s, cafes specializing in ice-cream had appeared all over Europe. But few regular citizens ever tasted ice-cream for it was very expensive and only rich people could buy it. One invention brought ice-cream into the lives of ordinary people: the refrigerator invented in 1803. Ice-cream shops immediately spread across the country and soon ice-cream could be bought every day. All could now enjoy what once was the food of the kings and presidents.


Task 2. Complete the sentense.

2.4. Cafes specializing in ice-cream had appeared all over Europe …

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in 1500s. 

in 1700.

by the 1700s.

Запитання 11

The first frozen desserts are known from the time of Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC. Legend says that this famous leader enjoyed icy drinks. People in China were eating ice-cream, invented there in about 2000 BC. It reached Europe in about 1300 when the Italian traveller Marco Polo returned with recipes from the Far East. When Marco Polo returned to Europe from China in 1295 he told about the exotic kings who enjoyed that strange frozen dessert. To prove that his stories were true he produced recipes. By the year 1500, cream had been added to the recipes, and rich Italians couldn't get enough cream-ice. Cream-ice was brought to France in 1533 with the help of Catherine de Medici of Italy.

By the 1700s, cafes specializing in ice-cream had appeared all over Europe. But few regular citizens ever tasted ice-cream for it was very expensive and only rich people could buy it. One invention brought ice-cream into the lives of ordinary people: the refrigerator invented in 1803. Ice- cream shops immediately spread across the country and soon ice-cream could be bought every day. All could now enjoy what once was the food of the kings and presidents.


Task 2. Complete the sentense.

2.5. … was the food of the kings and presidents.

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Pizza

Cream

Ice-cream

Запитання 12

The first frozen desserts are known from the time of Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC. Legend says that this famous leader enjoyed icy drinks. People in China were eating ice-cream, invented there in about 2000 BC. It reached Europe in about 1300 when the Italian traveller Marco Polo returned with recipes from the Far East. When Marco Polo returned to Europe from China in 1295 he told about the exotic kings who enjoyed that strange frozen dessert. To prove that his stories were true he produced recipes. By the year 1500, cream had been added to the recipes, and rich Italians couldn't get enough cream-ice. Cream-ice was brought to France in 1533 with the help of Catherine de Medici of Italy.

By the 1700s, cafes specializing in ice- cream had appeared all over Europe. But few regular citizens ever tasted ice-cream for it was very expensive and only rich people could buy it. One invention brought ice-cream into the lives of ordinary people: the refrigerator invented in 1803. Ice-cream shops immediately spread across the country and soon ice-cream could be bought every day. All could now enjoy what once was the food of the kings and presidents.


Task 2. Complete the sentense.

2.6. To prove that his stories were true … produced recipes.

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Marco Polo

 Alexander the Great   

Catherine de Medici

Запитання 13

The first frozen desserts are known from the time of Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC. Legend says that this famous leader enjoyed icy drinks. People in China were eating ice-cream, invented there in about 2000 BC. It reached Europe in about 1300 when the Italian traveller Marco Polo returned with recipes from the Far East. When Marco Polo returned to Europe from China in 1295 he told about the exotic kings who enjoyed that strange frozen dessert. To prove that his stories were true he produced recipes. By the year 1500, cream had been added to the recipes, and rich Italians couldn't get enough cream-ice. Cream-ice was brought to France in 1533 with the help of Catherine de Medici of Italy.

By the 1700s, cafes specializing in ice-cream had appeared all over Europe. But few regular citizens ever tasted ice-cream for it was very expensive and only rich people could buy it. One invention brought ice-cream into the lives of ordinary people: the refrigerator invented in 1803. Ice-cream shops immediately spread across the country and soon ice-cream could be bought every day. All could now enjoy what once was the food of the kings and presidents.


Task 3. Translate the word.

1) з'явилися

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 returned

appeared

reached

Запитання 14

The first frozen desserts are known from the time of Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC. Legend says that this famous leader enjoyed icy drinks. People in China were eating ice-cream, invented there in about 2000 BC. It reached Europe in about 1300 when the Italian traveller Marco Polo returned with recipes from the Far East. When Marco Polo returned to Europe from China in 1295 he told about the exotic kings who enjoyed that strange frozen dessert. To prove that his stories were true he produced recipes. By the year 1500, cream had been added to the recipes, and rich Italians couldn't get enough cream-ice. Cream-ice was brought to France in 1533 with the help of Catherine de Medici of Italy.

By the 1700s, cafes specializing in ice-cream had appeared all over Europe. But few regular citizens ever tasted ice-cream for it was very expensive and only rich people could buy it. One invention brought ice-cream into the lives of ordinary people: the refrigerator invented in 1803. Ice-cream shops immediately spread across the country and soon ice-cream could be bought every day. All could now enjoy what once was the food of the kings and presidents.


Task 3. Translate the word.

2) мандрівник

варіанти відповідей

leader

king

traveller

Запитання 15

The first frozen desserts are known from the time of Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC. Legend says that this famous leader enjoyed icy drinks. People in China were eating ice-cream, invented there in about 2000 BC. It reached Europe in about 1300 when the Italian traveller Marco Polo returned with recipes from the Far East. When Marco Polo returned to Europe from China in 1295 he told about the exotic kings who enjoyed that strange frozen dessert. To prove that his stories were true he produced recipes. By the year 1500, cream had been added to the recipes, and rich Italians couldn't get enough cream-ice. Cream-ice was brought to France in 1533 with the help of Catherine de Medici of Italy.

By the 1700s, cafes specializing in ice-cream had appeared all over Europe. But few regular citizens ever tasted ice-cream for it was very expensive and only rich people could buy it. One invention brought ice-cream into the lives of ordinary people: the refrigerator invented in 1803. Ice-cream shops immediately spread across the country and soon ice-cream could be bought every day. All could now enjoy what once was the food of the kings and presidents.


Task 3. Translate the word.

3) звичайні громадяни

варіанти відповідей

regular citizens

ordinary men

simple peoplen

Запитання 16

The first frozen desserts are known from the time of Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC. Legend says that this famous leader enjoyed icy drinks. People in China were eating ice-cream, invented there in about 2000 BC. It reached Europe in about 1300 when the Italian traveller Marco Polo returned with recipes from the Far East. When Marco Polo returned to Europe from China in 1295 he told about the exotic kings who enjoyed that strange frozen dessert. To prove that his stories were true he produced recipes. By the year 1500, cream had been added to the recipes, and rich Italians couldn't get enough cream-ice. Cream-ice was brought to France in 1533 with the help of Catherine de Medici of Italy.

By the 1700s, cafes specializing in ice-cream had appeared all over Europe. But few regular citizens ever tasted ice-cream for it was very expensive and only rich people could buy it. One invention brought ice-cream into the lives of ordinary people: the refrigerator invented in 1803. Ice-cream shops immediately spread across the country and soon ice-cream could be bought every day. All could now enjoy what once was the food of the kings and presidents.


Task 3. Translate the word.

4) винахід

варіанти відповідей

recipe

invention

drink

Запитання 17

The first frozen desserts are known from the time of Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC. Legend says that this famous leader enjoyed icy drinks. People in China were eating ice-cream, invented there in about 2000 BC. It reached Europe in about 1300 when the Italian traveller Marco Polo returned with recipes from the Far East. When Marco Polo returned to Europe from China in 1295 he told about the exotic kings who enjoyed that strange frozen dessert. To prove that his stories were true he produced recipes. By the year 1500, cream had been added to the recipes, and rich Italians couldn't get enough cream-ice. Cream-ice was brought to France in 1533 with the help of Catherine de Medici of Italy.

By the 1700s, cafes specializing in ice-cream had appeared all over Europe. But few regular citizens ever tasted ice-cream for it was very expensive and only rich people could buy it. One invention brought ice-cream into the lives of ordinary people: the refrigerator invented in 1803. Ice-cream shops immediately spread across the country and soon ice-cream could be bought every day. All could now enjoy what once was the food of the kings and presidents.


Task 3. Translate the word.

5) Далекий Схід

варіанти відповідей

Europe

China

the Far East

Запитання 18

The first frozen desserts are known from the time of Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC. Legend says that this famous leader enjoyed icy drinks. People in China were eating ice-cream, invented there in about 2000 BC. It reached Europe in about 1300 when the Italian traveller Marco Polo returned with recipes from the Far East. When Marco Polo returned to Europe from China in 1295 he told about the exotic kings who enjoyed that strange frozen dessert. To prove that his stories were true he produced recipes. By the year 1500, cream had been added to the recipes, and rich Italians couldn't get enough cream-ice. Cream-ice was brought to France in 1533 with the help of Catherine de Medici of Italy.

By the 1700s, cafes specializing in ice-cream had appeared all over Europe. But few regular citizens ever tasted ice-cream for it was very expensive and only rich people could buy it. One invention brought ice-cream into the lives of ordinary people: the refrigerator invented in 1803. Ice-cream shops immediately spread across the country and soon ice-cream could be bought every day. All could now enjoy what once was the food of the kings and presidents.


Task 4. Make up a phrase from the text.

1) the time of ...

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Marco Polo

Alexander the Great

Catherine de Medici

Запитання 19

The first frozen desserts are known from the time of Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC. Legend says that this famous leader enjoyed icy drinks. People in China were eating ice-cream, invented there in about 2000 BC. It reached Europe in about 1300 when the Italian traveller Marco Polo returned with recipes from the Far East. When Marco Polo returned to Europe from China in 1295 he told about the exotic kings who enjoyed that strange frozen dessert. To prove that his stories were true he produced recipes. By the year 1500, cream had been added to the recipes, and rich Italians couldn't get enough cream-ice. Cream-ice was brought to France in 1533 with the help of Catherine de Medici of Italy.

By the 1700s, cafes specializing in ice-cream had appeared all over Europe. But few regular citizens ever tasted ice-cream for it was very expensive and only rich people could buy it. One invention brought ice-cream into the lives of ordinary people: the refrigerator invented in 1803. Ice-cream shops immediately spread across the country and soon ice-cream could be bought every day. All could now enjoy what once was the food of the kings and presidents.


Task 4. Make up a phrase from the text.

2) icy ...

варіанти відповідей

drinks

water

tea

Запитання 20

The first frozen desserts are known from the time of Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC. Legend says that this famous leader enjoyed icy drinks. People in China were eating ice-cream, invented there in about 2000 BC. It reached Europe in about 1300 when the Italian traveller Marco Polo returned with recipes from the Far East. When Marco Polo returned to Europe from China in 1295 he told about the exotic kings who enjoyed that strange frozen dessert. To prove that his stories were true he produced recipes. By the year 1500, cream had been added to the recipes, and rich Italians couldn't get enough cream-ice. Cream-ice was brought to France in 1533 with the help of Catherine de Medici of Italy.

By the 1700s, cafes specializing in ice-cream had appeared all over Europe. But few regular citizens ever tasted ice-cream for it was very expensive and only rich people could buy it. One invention brought ice-cream into the lives of ordinary people: the refrigerator invented in 1803. Ice-cream shops immediately spread across the country and soon ice-cream could be bought every day. All could now enjoy what once was the food of the kings and presidents.


Task 4. Make up a phrase from the text.

3) all over...

варіанти відповідей

China

Italy

Europe

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