Reading-second test

Choose the correct variant

1. There is … at the door

Choose the correct variant 

Does … remember him?

Choose the correct variant 

Peter Parker is a shy student… lives with his aunt

a) who            b) where            c) which

Spider Man is a film … has spectacular special effects

Fill in the gaps with the right forms of the verbs in brackets to complete the following English sentence in Present Perfect Tense.

He _______ the door. (close)

Fill in the gaps with the right forms of the verbs in brackets to complete the following English sentence in Present Perfect Tense.

He________  it since we left him. (do)

Fill in the gaps with the right forms of the verbs in brackets to complete the following English sentence in Present Perfect Tense.

He_________  his name on my book. (write)

Fill in the gaps with the right forms of the verbs in brackets to complete the following English sentence in Present Perfect Tense.

He _______ my exercise over and over. (look)

Fill in the gaps with the right forms of the verbs in brackets to complete the following English sentence in Present Perfect Tense.

 He_______  for two months. (work)

Fill in the gaps with the right forms of the verbs in brackets to complete the following English sentence in Present Perfect Tense.

She________   a new job. (find)

Complete the sentences with suitable verbs.

When I go to the cinema, I always ______ at the front.

Complete the sentences with suitable verbs.

Be careful. There’s a sandwich on the floor. Don’t ______ on it!

Write past continuous questions.

Jessica / listen / to the teacher

Write past continuous questions.

who / you / talk to / at 10:00 this morning

Write sentences. Use the past simple and past continuous forms of the verbs in brackets.

Emily / while / we / lunch (arrive, have)

READING / THE BRITISH MUSEUM

The British Museum has one of the largest libraries in the world. The library contains millions of books; among them are rare books, and thousands of manuscripts. It has a copy of every book that is printed in the English language, so that there are more than six million books there. They receive nearly two thousand books and papers daily.

The British Museum Library has a very big collection of old printed books and handwritten manuscripts. You can see beautifully illustrated manuscripts which they keep in glass cases.

You can also find there some of the first English books printed by William Caxton. Caxton was a printer who lived in the fifteenth century. He made the first printing-press in England.

In the reading-room of the British Museum many famous men have read and studied.

Charles Dickens, a very popular English writer and the author of 'David Copperfield', 'Oliver Twist', 'Dombey and Son’ and other books, spent a lot of time in the British Museum Library.

Nowadays people come to this famous library to get the information they need. Among the readers there are philosophers, scientists, economists, engineers, artists, musicians, in other words — specialists of all possible professions.

At the present time the library has modem electronic services, so the reader must not wait long to receive the material he needs.

Task 1. Read the text and decide if the statements are true or false.

1.   The British Museum has a big library.

2.   There are only very old books in the library.

3.   All the books are in glass cases.

4.   William Caxton wrote many books.

5.   Many famous people read and studied in this library.

6.   Charles Dickens made the first printing-press in England.

7.   People come to this library to look at beautiful pictures which they keep in glass cases.

8.   You cannot read in the British museum library now.

9.   Specialists of all possible professions are the readers of this library.

10. The modem electronic services help people to get books quicker.

Task II. Choose the correct answer to complete the sentences.

1.   The British museum library is ...

2.   The British museum library has ...

3.   A manuscript is ...

5. William Caxton lived in the ...

6.   Charles Dickens DIDN'T write ...

4.   Every day the British museum library gets ...

7.   They receive books and papers...