Reading test (семестрова читання)

The Lost World

Professor Challenger started to speak. ‘White men don’t often go to some areas of the Amazon. I went to one of these areas and I studied the animals there.

After many months, I finished my work. I was in asmall Indian village on my last night in the Amazon. The natives told me there was a man in the village. His health wasn’t good. I went to see him, but he was dead! He was a white man and in the village they didn’t know him.

The man's backpack was next to his bed. I looked at the objects in the backpack. The man was an artist! There were poems in the bag and there were some pictures of the river. Then I saw a small book in his trousers. Here it is. What do you think?’ I opened the book. There were pictures of a man in a jumper, Indians in the village and women with babies.

‘They’re pictures of people,’ I said.

‘Look at the next page,’ said the Professor.

Then I saw a picture of an extraordinary animal. It

had a bird’s head, a lizard’s body and a long tail.

‘What is it?’ I asked.

‘A dinosaur!’ the Professor answered.

1. Are the sentences true (T), false (F) ?

Professor Challenger said that white men never travel in the Amazon.

The Lost World

Professor Challenger started to speak. ‘White men don’t often go to some areas of the Amazon. I went to one of these areas and I studied the animals there.

After many months, I finished my work. I was in asmall Indian village on my last night in the Amazon. The natives told me there was a man in the village. His health wasn’t good. I went to see him, but he was dead! He was a white man and in the village they didn’t know him.

The man's backpack was next to his bed. I looked at the objects in the backpack. The man was an artist! There were poems in the bag and there were some pictures of the river. Then I saw a small book in his trousers. Here it is. What do you think?’ I opened the book. There were pictures of a man in a jumper, Indians in the village and women with babies.

‘They’re pictures of people,’ I said.

‘Look at the next page,’ said the Professor.

Then I saw a picture of an extraordinary animal. It

had a bird’s head, a lizard’s body and a long tail.

‘What is it?’ I asked.

‘A dinosaur!’ the Professor answered.

1. Are the sentences true (T), false (F) ?

Professor Challenger went to the Amazon to study animals.

The Lost World

Professor Challenger started to speak. ‘White men don’t often go to some areas of the Amazon. I went to one of these areas and I studied the animals there.

After many months, I finished my work. I was in asmall Indian village on my last night in the Amazon. The natives told me there was a man in the village. His health wasn’t good. I went to see him, but he was dead! He was a white man and in the village they didn’t know him.

The man's backpack was next to his bed. I looked at the objects in the backpack. The man was an artist! There were poems in the bag and there were some pictures of the river. Then I saw a small book in his trousers. Here it is. What do you think?’ I opened the book. There were pictures of a man in a jumper, Indians in the village and women with babies.

‘They’re pictures of people,’ I said.

‘Look at the next page,’ said the Professor.

Then I saw a picture of an extraordinary animal. It

had a bird’s head, a lizard’s body and a long tail.

‘What is it?’ I asked.

‘A dinosaur!’ the Professor answered.

1. Are the sentences true (T), false (F) ?

He was there for a month.

The Lost World

Professor Challenger started to speak. ‘White men don’t often go to some areas of the Amazon. I went to one of these areas and I studied the animals there.

After many months, I finished my work. I was in asmall Indian village on my last night in the Amazon. The natives told me there was a man in the village. His health wasn’t good. I went to see him, but he was dead! He was a white man and in the village they didn’t know him.

The man's backpack was next to his bed. I looked at the objects in the backpack. The man was an artist! There were poems in the bag and there were some pictures of the river. Then I saw a small book in his trousers. Here it is. What do you think?’ I opened the book. There were pictures of a man in a jumper, Indians in the village and women with babies.

‘They’re pictures of people,’ I said.

‘Look at the next page,’ said the Professor.

Then I saw a picture of an extraordinary animal. It

had a bird’s head, a lizard’s body and a long tail.

‘What is it?’ I asked.

‘A dinosaur!’ the Professor answered.

1. Are the sentences true (T), false (F) ?

Some Indians said there was another white man in the village.

The Lost World

Professor Challenger started to speak. ‘White men don’t often go to some areas of the Amazon. I went to one of these areas and I studied the animals there.

After many months, I finished my work. I was in asmall Indian village on my last night in the Amazon. The natives told me there was a man in the village. His health wasn’t good. I went to see him, but he was dead! He was a white man and in the village they didn’t know him.

The man's backpack was next to his bed. I looked at the objects in the backpack. The man was an artist! There were poems in the bag and there were some pictures of the river. Then I saw a small book in his trousers. Here it is. What do you think?’ I opened the book. There were pictures of a man in a jumper, Indians in the village and women with babies.

‘They’re pictures of people,’ I said.

‘Look at the next page,’ said the Professor.

Then I saw a picture of an extraordinary animal. It

had a bird’s head, a lizard’s body and a long tail.

‘What is it?’ I asked.

‘A dinosaur!’ the Professor answered.

1. Are the sentences true (T), false (F) ?

The white man was popular in the village.

The Lost World

Professor Challenger started to speak. ‘White men don’t often go to some areas of the Amazon. I went to one of these areas and I studied the animals there.

After many months, I finished my work. I was in asmall Indian village on my last night in the Amazon. The natives told me there was a man in the village. His health wasn’t good. I went to see him, but he was dead! He was a white man and in the village they didn’t know him.

The man's backpack was next to his bed. I looked at the objects in the backpack. The man was an artist! There were poems in the bag and there were some pictures of the river. Then I saw a small book in his trousers. Here it is. What do you think?’ I opened the book. There were pictures of a man in a jumper, Indians in the village and women with babies.

‘They’re pictures of people,’ I said.

‘Look at the next page,’ said the Professor.

Then I saw a picture of an extraordinary animal. It

had a bird’s head, a lizard’s body and a long tail.

‘What is it?’ I asked.

‘A dinosaur!’ the Professor answered.

1. Are the sentences true (T), false (F) ?

The white man had a backpack.

The Lost World

Professor Challenger started to speak. ‘White men don’t often go to some areas of the Amazon. I went to one of these areas and I studied the animals there.

After many months, I finished my work. I was in asmall Indian village on my last night in the Amazon. The natives told me there was a man in the village. His health wasn’t good. I went to see him, but he was dead! He was a white man and in the village they didn’t know him.

The man's backpack was next to his bed. I looked at the objects in the backpack. The man was an artist! There were poems in the bag and there were some pictures of the river. Then I saw a small book in his trousers. Here it is. What do you think?’ I opened the book. There were pictures of a man in a jumper, Indians in the village and women with babies.

‘They’re pictures of people,’ I said.

‘Look at the next page,’ said the Professor.

Then I saw a picture of an extraordinary animal. It

had a bird’s head, a lizard’s body and a long tail.

‘What is it?’ I asked.

‘A dinosaur!’ the Professor answered.

1. Are the sentences true (T), false (F) ?

There was a small book in the man’s backpack.

The Lost World

Professor Challenger started to speak. ‘White men don’t often go to some areas of the Amazon. I went to one of these areas and I studied the animals there.

After many months, I finished my work. I was in asmall Indian village on my last night in the Amazon. The natives told me there was a man in the village. His health wasn’t good. I went to see him, but he was dead! He was a white man and in the village they didn’t know him.

The man's backpack was next to his bed. I looked at the objects in the backpack. The man was an artist! There were poems in the bag and there were some pictures of the river. Then I saw a small book in his trousers. Here it is. What do you think?’ I opened the book. There were pictures of a man in a jumper, Indians in the village and women with babies.

‘They’re pictures of people,’ I said.

‘Look at the next page,’ said the Professor.

Then I saw a picture of an extraordinary animal. It

had a bird’s head, a lizard’s body and a long tail.

‘What is it?’ I asked.

‘A dinosaur!’ the Professor answered.

1. Are the sentences true (T), false (F) ?

The book had pictures of people.

The Lost World

Professor Challenger started to speak. ‘White men don’t often go to some areas of the Amazon. I went to one of these areas and I studied the animals there.

After many months, I finished my work. I was in asmall Indian village on my last night in the Amazon. The natives told me there was a man in the village. His health wasn’t good. I went to see him, but he was dead! He was a white man and in the village they didn’t know him.

The man's backpack was next to his bed. I looked at the objects in the backpack. The man was an artist! There were poems in the bag and there were some pictures of the river. Then I saw a small book in his trousers. Here it is. What do you think?’ I opened the book. There were pictures of a man in a jumper, Indians in the village and women with babies.

‘They’re pictures of people,’ I said.

‘Look at the next page,’ said the Professor.

Then I saw a picture of an extraordinary animal. It

had a bird’s head, a lizard’s body and a long tail.

‘What is it?’ I asked.

‘A dinosaur!’ the Professor answered.

1. Are the sentences true (T), false (F) ?

There was a picture of an animal on the first page of the book.

The Lost World

Professor Challenger started to speak. ‘White men don’t often go to some areas of the Amazon. I went to one of these areas and I studied the animals there.

After many months, I finished my work. I was in asmall Indian village on my last night in the Amazon. The natives told me there was a man in the village. His health wasn’t good. I went to see him, but he was dead! He was a white man and in the village they didn’t know him.

The man's backpack was next to his bed. I looked at the objects in the backpack. The man was an artist! There were poems in the bag and there were some pictures of the river. Then I saw a small book in his trousers. Here it is. What do you think?’ I opened the book. There were pictures of a man in a jumper, Indians in the village and women with babies.

‘They’re pictures of people,’ I said.

‘Look at the next page,’ said the Professor.

Then I saw a picture of an extraordinary animal. It

had a bird’s head, a lizard’s body and a long tail.

‘What is it?’ I asked.

‘A dinosaur!’ the Professor answered.

1. Are the sentences true (T), false (F) ?

The animal in the book was a bird.

The internet = A better life?

Are our lives better with the internet? We asked two people and they gave us their opinions.

Jodi, 38, says: ‘I often tell my children about life before the internet, email and mobile phones. Life was slower, we had more time and people were more active. I think that technology is great, but these days children are always on their computer. They are never with other people and they don’t like waiting. They want things to be fast: fast food, instant messaging, etc. Sometimes I think the old days were better. But then I look at my ebook and my MP3 player and I don’t know. My husband says

we’re lucky: we can use new technology, but we also lived before the internet.

Alex, 20, says: ‘We have much more free time now. I can buy lots of things online and I don’t need to go to town. That was a pain! I don’t need to have lots of books in my room because I can find all the information online. I read newspapers online and I watch films on my laptop. I can also meet new people and listen to music online. Life with the internet is wonderful!’

Complete the sentences with Jodi (J) or Alex (A).

_____says only good things about new technology.

The internet = A better life?

Are our lives better with the internet? We asked two people and they gave us their opinions.

Jodi, 38, says: ‘I often tell my children about life before the internet, email and mobile phones. Life was slower, we had more time and people were more active. I think that technology is great, but these days children are always on their computer. They are never with other people and they don’t like waiting. They want things to be fast: fast food, instant messaging, etc. Sometimes I think the old days were better. But then I look at my ebook and my MP3 player and I don’t know. My husband says

we’re lucky: we can use new technology, but we also lived before the internet.

Alex, 20, says: ‘We have much more free time now. I can buy lots of things online and I don’t need to go to town. That was a pain! I don’t need to have lots of books in my room because I can find all the information online. I read newspapers online and I watch films on my laptop. I can also meet new people and listen to music online. Life with the internet is wonderful!’

Complete the sentences with Jodi (J) or Alex (A).

______talks about an MP3 player.

The internet = A better life?

Are our lives better with the internet? We asked two people and they gave us their opinions. 

Jodi, 38, says: ‘I often tell my children about life before the internet, email and mobile phones. Life was slower, we had more time and people were more active. I think that technology is great, but these days children are always on their computer. They are never with other people and they don’t like waiting. They want things to be fast: fast food, instant messaging, etc. Sometimes I think the old days were better. But then I look at my ebook and my MP3 player and I don’t know. My husband says

we’re lucky: we can use new technology, but we also lived before the internet.

Alex, 20, says: ‘We have much more free time now. I can buy lots of things online and I don’t need to go to town. That was a pain! I don’t need to have lots of books in my room because I can find all the information online. I read newspapers online and I watch films on my laptop. I can also meet new people and listen to music online. Life with the internet is wonderful!’

Complete the sentences with Jodi (J) or Alex (A).

____thinks people have more free time today.

The internet = A better life?

Are our lives better with the internet? We asked two people and they gave us their opinions. 

Jodi, 38, says: ‘I often tell my children about life before the internet, email and mobile phones. Life was slower, we had more time and people were more active. I think that technology is great, but these days children are always on their computer. They are never with other people and they don’t like waiting. They want things to be fast: fast food, instant messaging, etc. Sometimes I think the old days were better. But then I look at my ebook and my MP3 player and I don’t know. My husband says

we’re lucky: we can use new technology, but we also lived before the internet.

Alex, 20, says: ‘We have much more free time now. I can buy lots of things online and I don’t need to go to town. That was a pain! I don’t need to have lots of books in my room because I can find all the information online. I read newspapers online and I watch films on my laptop. I can also meet new people and listen to music online. Life with the internet is wonderful!’

Complete the sentences with Jodi (J) or Alex (A).

____has children.

The internet = A better life?

Are our lives better with the internet? We asked two people and they gave us their opinions. 

Jodi, 38, says: ‘I often tell my children about life before the internet, email and mobile phones. Life was slower, we had more time and people were more active. I think that technology is great, but these days children are always on their computer. They are never with other people and they don’t like waiting. They want things to be fast: fast food, instant messaging, etc. Sometimes I think the old days were better. But then I look at my ebook and my MP3 player and I don’t know. My husband says

we’re lucky: we can use new technology, but we also lived before the internet.

Alex, 20, says: ‘We have much more free time now. I can buy lots of things online and I don’t need to go to town. That was a pain! I don’t need to have lots of books in my room because I can find all the information online. I read newspapers online and I watch films on my laptop. I can also meet new people and listen to music online. Life with the internet is wonderful!’

Complete the sentences with Jodi (J) or Alex (A).

___has a laptop.

The internet = A better life?

Are our lives better with the internet? We asked two people and they gave us their opinions. 

Jodi, 38, says: ‘I often tell my children about life before the internet, email and mobile phones. Life was slower, we had more time and people were more active. I think that technology is great, but these days children are always on their computer. They are never with other people and they don’t like waiting. They want things to be fast: fast food, instant messaging, etc. Sometimes I think the old days were better. But then I look at my ebook and my MP3 player and I don’t know. My husband says

we’re lucky: we can use new technology, but we also lived before the internet.

Alex, 20, says: ‘We have much more free time now. I can buy lots of things online and I don’t need to go to town. That was a pain! I don’t need to have lots of books in my room because I can find all the information online. I read newspapers online and I watch films on my laptop. I can also meet new people and listen to music online. Life with the internet is wonderful!’

Complete the sentences with Jodi (J) or Alex (A).

___ says there are good and bad things about new technology.

The internet = A better life?

Are our lives better with the internet? We asked two people and they gave us their opinions. 

Jodi, 38, says: ‘I often tell my children about life before the internet, email and mobile phones. Life was slower, we had more time and people were more active. I think that technology is great, but these days children are always on their computer. They are never with other people and they don’t like waiting. They want things to be fast: fast food, instant messaging, etc. Sometimes I think the old days were better. But then I look at my ebook and my MP3 player and I don’t know. My husband says

we’re lucky: we can use new technology, but we also lived before the internet.

Alex, 20, says: ‘We have much more free time now. I can buy lots of things online and I don’t need to go to town. That was a pain! I don’t need to have lots of books in my room because I can find all the information online. I read newspapers online and I watch films on my laptop. I can also meet new people and listen to music online. Life with the internet is wonderful!’

Complete the sentences with Jodi (J) or Alex (A).

____thinks life today is better than life in the past.

The internet = A better life?

Are our lives better with the internet? We asked two people and they gave us their opinions. 

Jodi, 38, says: ‘I often tell my children about life before the internet, email and mobile phones. Life was slower, we had more time and people were more active. I think that technology is great, but these days children are always on their computer. They are never with other people and they don’t like waiting. They want things to be fast: fast food, instant messaging, etc. Sometimes I think the old days were better. But then I look at my ebook and my MP3 player and I don’t know. My husband says

we’re lucky: we can use new technology, but we also lived before the internet.

Alex, 20, says: ‘We have much more free time now. I can buy lots of things online and I don’t need to go to town. That was a pain! I don’t need to have lots of books in my room because I can find all the information online. I read newspapers online and I watch films on my laptop. I can also meet new people and listen to music online. Life with the internet is wonderful!’

Complete the sentences with Jodi (J) or Alex (A).

____says people did more things in the past.

The internet = A better life?

Are our lives better with the internet? We asked two people and they gave us their opinions. 

Jodi, 38, says: ‘I often tell my children about life before the internet, email and mobile phones. Life was slower, we had more time and people were more active. I think that technology is great, but these days children are always on their computer. They are never with other people and they don’t like waiting. They want things to be fast: fast food, instant messaging, etc. Sometimes I think the old days were better. But then I look at my ebook and my MP3 player and I don’t know. My husband says

we’re lucky: we can use new technology, but we also lived before the internet.

Alex, 20, says: ‘We have much more free time now. I can buy lots of things online and I don’t need to go to town. That was a pain! I don’t need to have lots of books in my room because I can find all the information online. I read newspapers online and I watch films on my laptop. I can also meet new people and listen to music online. Life with the internet is wonderful!’

Complete the sentences with Jodi (J) or Alex (A).

____says computers are not always good for children.

The internet = A better life?

Are our lives better with the internet? We asked two people and they gave us their opinions. 

Jodi, 38, says: ‘I often tell my children about life before the internet, email and mobile phones. Life was slower, we had more time and people were more active. I think that technology is great, but these days children are always on their computer. They are never with other people and they don’t like waiting. They want things to be fast: fast food, instant messaging, etc. Sometimes I think the old days were better. But then I look at my ebook and my MP3 player and I don’t know. My husband says

we’re lucky: we can use new technology, but we also lived before the internet.

Alex, 20, says: ‘We have much more free time now. I can buy lots of things online and I don’t need to go to town. That was a pain! I don’t need to have lots of books in my room because I can find all the information online. I read newspapers online and I watch films on my laptop. I can also meet new people and listen to music online. Life with the internet is wonderful!’

Complete the sentences with Jodi (J) or Alex (A).

____talks about shopping.