Тестові завдання з читання для учнів 8-9 класів

Тестові завдання з читання для учнів 8—9 класів

Broken Vase

Read the text.

The young man was going to marry 2 beautiful girl. One day the girl said to ті that the next day she would celebrate her birthday and invited him to her birthday party. The young man was eager to make her a present, so he went о a gift shop. There he saw many beau­tiful things. Of all the things he particu­larly liked the vases. But they were very expensive and he had very little money . so he had to leave the shop without buying anything. Making for the door he suddenly heard the noise: one of the vases fell on the floor and broke to piec­es. A brilliant idea came to his mind. He came up to the counter and asked the salesman to wrap up the broken vase. The salesman got a little surprised but did what the young man asked him to.

The young man felt very happy, took the parcel and went straight to the girl's place. By the time he entered the room the guests had already gathered. Every­body was enjoying the party. Some of the people were dancing, others were talking, joking and laughing, saying "Many happy returns of the day". The young man told the girl that he had bought a small present for her. With these words he began to unwrap the parcel. Suddenly he got pale and said: "I am afraid, I have broken it. There were so many people in the bus... " But when he unwrapped the parcel, he saw that the salesman had wrapped up each piece of the vase separately.

I.   Choose the correct answer.

1. Who was the young man going to marry?

1.   His cousin;
2. a beautiful girl;
3.   a very rich woman.

2. Where did the girl invite him?

1. To a wedding party;
2. to a house-warming party;
3. to her birthday party.

3. Where did the young man go to buy a present?

1. To a gift shop;
2. to the department store;
3. to a flower shop.

4. Why didn't the young man buy the vase he liked?

1. Because it was broken;
2. because it was very beautiful;
3. because it was very expensive.

5. What did the young man ask the salesman to wrap?

1. A loaf of bread;
2. the broken vase;
3. a bunch of flowers.

6. What did the young girl find in the parcel?

1. Money;
2. a cake;
3. the pieces of the vase.

Key: 1 b; 2 c; 3 a; 4c; 5 b; 6 c.

II. Choose the correct cause.

1. The young girl invited the young man to her place because:

1. she was going to marry Him;
2. she was going to celebrate  her birthday;
3. she wanted to introduce him to her father.

2. The young man went to a gift shop because:

1.   he was going to buy a present;
2. he was looking for a job;
3.   he was going to sell a vase.

3. The young man had to leave the shop without buying anything because:

1.   he was in a hurry;
2. he didn't like anything in the shop;
3.   he had very little money.

4. The salesman got a little surprised because:

1.   the young man asked him to wrap up the broken vase;
2. the young man bought the most ex­pensive vase in his shop;
3.   the young man couldn't find mon­ey in his pocket.

5. The young man felt very happy be­cause:

1. he suddenly saw the girl in the shop;
2. he had bought a very expensive present;
3. he hadn't paid any money for the vase.

6.   The young man got pale because:

1.   he was afraid of the girl's parents;
2. he was afraid he had broken the vase;
3.   he had lost his present.

Key: 1 b; 2 a; 3 c; 4 a; 5 c; 6 b.

III. Number events in correct order.

1. A brilliant idea came to his mind.
2. The young man began to unwrap the parcel.
3. The girl invited the young man to her birthday party.
4. The young man went straight to the girl's place.
5. He asked the salesman to wrap up the broken vase.
6.   He went to a gift shop.
7. Suddenly he heard a noise.

h) He saw that the salesman had wrapped up each piece of the vase separately.

i)    Everybody was enjoying the party.

j) The young man was going to marry a beautiful girl.

Key: 1 j; 2 c; 3 f; 4 g; 5 a; 6 e; 7 d; 8 i; 9b;10g.

IV. Match synonyms for the following words according to the text.

1) a gift	a) wanted very much
2) expensive	b) were having fun
3) particularly	c) came into
4) entered	d) a present
5) was eager	e) especially
6) were enjoying	f) dear

Key:ld;2f;3e;4c;5a;6b.

How an Indian Boy Learned to be Brave

Read the text.

Little Wolf lived with his father, Dark Cloud, in a tent near a big forest. When the boy was ten years old, Dark Cloud decided that Little Wolf must learn to be brave. One afternoon Dark Cloud said, "Little Wolf, you must come to the men's fire this evening". Little Wolf did not ask questions because he re­membered his father's words — he must see with his eyes and hear with his ears, and only then speak.

When night came, Dark Cloud and the other men sat down round the fire. The sky was dark. There was no moon and the stars were behind the clouds. "Come to the fire, Little Wolf, his father said. He gave the boy a bucket and said, "Go to the river and bring a bucket of water!"

The river was far from the camp, on the other side of the forest. Children never went into the forest at night. They knew that the forest was full of animals and they were afraid. The boy looked at his father, but Dark Cloud looked at the fire and did not speak.

The boy took the bucket and went into the forest. He walked slowly, because it was very dark. But then he heard a noise. He stopped and tried to see what it was. Now he heard other noises. He began to run. He fell, then he stood up, took his bucket and ran again. When he came to the river, he did not rest. He took a bucket of water and be­gan to walk back. But in the forest he heard the noise again, and in one place he thought that he saw a wolfs eyes. He began to ran. When he came back to the men round the fire, there wasn't much water in the bucket.

| An old man took the bucket from the I boy and looked into it. He did not | speak, but gave it to the next man. The ! bucket went round from man to man. і When it came back to the first man, he j threw the water on the grass and said to

Little Wolf, "Go to the river again!

Don't run on your way back!"

Little Wolf did not want to go, but he did not want to show that he was afraid. He took the bucket, and soon he was in the forest again. But in the forest he heard animals. The noises were so near that he thought he saw an animal be­hind every tree. He began to ran, and when he came to the river, he was tired and hot. He took only half a bucket of water and ran back with it. Again the old man threw the water on the grass. He gave the bucket to the boy and said, "Go to the river and this time bring a FULL bucket of water!"

The boy took the bucket and thought," If I can't do this, I'll never be a man!" He ran to the forest, and he did not look back at the fire. It was so dark that he could not see the way, but he did not stop: "I must not be afraid!" he thought.

At the river he took a full bucket of wa­ter, and went back into the dark forest. He thought of his father and the other men round the fire. He remembered that he must bring the bucket to the fire full, and he walked very slowly. When he came to the fire, the old man saw that the bucket was full.

The old man took the boy's hand and said, "Brave boy! You are brave, be­cause you are not afraid of the night!" Another man came to him and took his hand. "Brave boy!" he said. "You are brave, because you are not afraid of the animals in the forest". Dark Cloud came to him and said, "My son! You are brave, because you are stronger than fear. You will never be afraid!"

I.   Mark + if the statement is true, — if it is false.

1. Little Wolf lived with his father in a tent near a big lake.
2. When the night came Dark Cloud and the other men sat down round the fire,
3. Dark Cloud asked his son to bring a bucket of water from the river.

4.   The river was near the camp.

5. When the boy came to the men round the fire for the first time the bucket was full of water.   .
6. The old man didn't ask Little Wolf to go to the river again.
7. Little Wolf went to the river gladly because he wanted to show he was brave.
8. Little Wolf was afraid to go to the river because there were many ani­mals in the forest.
9. When the boy came to the river, the bucket was already full of water.
10.         Dark Cloud was proud of his son because Little Wolf was stronger than fear.

Key:1-;2+;3+;4-;5-;6-;7-; 8+;9-;10,+.

11. Choose the correct ending.

1. Dark Cloud decided that Little Wolf must learn:

1. to be healthy;
2. to be polite;
3. to be brave.

2. Children never went into the forest at night because:

1. the forest was full of animals;
2. their parents did not allow them to go there;
3. they had to work at night.

3. Little Wolf was afraid because he heard:

1.   music;
2. his mother's voice;
3.   a noise.

4. When Little Wolf came to the fire for the second time he was:

1.   hot and tired;
2. happy;
3.   angry with his father.

5. The boy ran to the river for the third time because he wanted to show:

1.   he was polite;
2. he was brave;
3.   he was strong.

6. Dark Cloud said to his son, "You are brave because you are __ "

1.   stronger than fear;
2. stronger than the animals in the forest;
3.   stronger than the men round the fire.

Key: lc; 2a; 5c; 4a; 5b; 6a.

III. Choose the correct translation.

1. Little Wolf didn't ask questions be­cause he remembered his father's
words — he must see with his eyes and hear with his ears, and only then speak.

1. Маленький Вовк не ставив за­питань, тому що пам'ятав слова батька: він повинен дивитися очима, слухати вухами, а по­тім — говорити.
2. Маленький Вовк не ставив за­питань, тому що пам'ятав слова батька: він може дивитися очи­ма, слухати вухами, а потім — говорити.
3. Маленький   Вовк   не   ставив запитань,   тому   що   пам'ятав слова батька: не можна дивитися очима й слухати вухами, а потім — говорити.              І

2. The noises were so near that he thought he saw animals behind every tree.             

1. Шум був так близько, що він подумав, що бачить тварин за кожним деревом.             
2. Шум був так близько, що він подумав, що побачить тварин за кожним деревом.
3. Шум був так близько, що він подумав, що бачив тварин за кожним деревом.              3.   It was so dark that he could not see the way but he did not stop. Було так темно, що він бачив дорогу, але не зупинявся.

2. Було так темно, що він не бачив дороги, але не зупинявся.
3. Було   так  темно,   що   він   не побачив дорогу й зупинився.

Key: 1 а; 2 а; З b.

IV. Match word-combinations and their translation.

 

1)	far from the  for­est	a)	вертатися
2)	stronger than fear	b)	ставити запитання
3)	to be afraid of	c)	повне цебро води
4)	to go back	d)	далеко від лісу
5)	a full bucket of water	e)	сильніше, ніж страх
6)	to ask questions	f)	боятися

Key:ld;2e;3f;4a;5c;6b.

Jim and Delia

Read the text.

Jim and Delia were two young people, husband and wife. They loved each other dearly. The lived in a small room in an old house in one of the dirty streets of New York.

They worked from early morning till late at night, but they got very little money for their work. And still they had two things which were very dear to them — Jim's watch and Delia's beau­tiful hair.

Christmas was coming and Delia want­ed to give Jim a nice present, but she had no money. She really did not know what to do. She sat on the sofa and be­gan to cry. Suddenly an idea came to her. She got up and stood in front of the mirror and looked at her beautiful long hair. Then she left the house and in a few minutes she was already at the hairdresser's shop.

"Will you buy my hair?" she asked. The hairdresser looked at her hair and said,

"Yes, I will. It's fine hair. I can give you twenty dollars for it". Delia was very happy. She took the money and went to  buy a present for her husband. In one of the shops she saw a very beautiful watch-chain. "I'll buy it, Jim will be і very glad", she said to herself. "He needs a chain for his watch".

So Delia bought a gold watch-chain as a Christmas present for Jim. When she got home, Jim was already there wait­ing for her. He looked at his smiling lit­tle wife and understood everything.

"Why did you do so?" he asked.

"Dear Jim, my hair will grow and I wanted to give you a present. Here it is", and she put the watch-chain into his hand:

The beautiful chain, Delia's present was of no use to him. He had sold his gold watch to buy a Christmas present for his wife. He took a packet out of his pocket and gave it to Delia. She opened it and saw two beautiful combs, the combs that she had seen in a shop win­dow and wanted for so long.

(After O.Henry)

I.    Mark + if the statement is true, — if it is false.

1. Jim and Delia were two young peo­ple, husband and wife.
2. They lived in a small room in a new house in New York.
3. They had two things which were very dear to them — Jim's new car
   and Delia's gold watch.
4. Easter was coming and Delia want­ed to give Jim a nice present.
5. She left the house and went to the hairdresser's shop.
6. The hairdresser gave Delia twenty dollars for her hair,
7. Delia bought a beautiful watch chain for Jim.
8. Jim was glad to get Delia's nice present.
9. Jim had sold his gold watch do Delia.
10.         Jim's present was of no use to his wife.

Key: 1 +; 2 -; 3 -, 4 -; 5 +; 6 +; 7 +; 8-; 9-; 10+.

11. Choose facts from given below to support these statements.

1.   Jim and Delia were very poor.

1.   They worked from early morning till late at night and got very little
   money for their work.
2. Jim and Delia loved each other dearly.
3.   Delia had a very beautiful hair and Jim had a gold watch.

2. They wanted to give presents to each other.

1. Delia went to the hairdresser's to get some job there.
2. Delia went to the hairdresser's to sell her hair.
3. Delia went to the hairdresser's to change her hairdo.

3. Delia's present was of no use to Jim.

1.   Jim had lost his gold watch
2. Jim had sold his gold watch
3.   Jim didn't like watches.

Key: 1 a; 2 b; 3 b.

III. Number events in correct order.

1.   She sat on the sofa and began to cry.
2. In one of the shops she saw a very beautiful watch chain.
3.   He looked at his smiling wife and understood everything.
4. Christmas was coming and Delia wanted to give Jim a present.
5.   So  Delia bought a gold watch chain.
6.    Suddenly an idea came to her.
7. Delia opened the packet and saw two beautiful combs.

h) She went to the hairdresser's to sell her beautiful hair.

i) When she got home Jim was wait­ing for her.

j) The hairdresser gave Delia twenty dollars for her hair.

Key: Id; 2 b; 3 f; 4 h; 5 d; 6 b; 7 e; 8 i; 9c;10g.

IV. Choose the correct word.

1. They loved each other___
2. She got up and stood in front of the  ___
3. In a few minutes she was already at the ___
4. He needs ___ his watch.
5. She sat on the sofa and began ___
6. She saw two beautiful ___ in the packet Jim had given her.

 

a)	Mirror;
b)	hairdresser's;
c)	combs;
d)	to cry;
e)	dearly;
f)	a chain.

Key: le; 2a; 3b; 4f; 5d; 6c.

 

The future of English

Read the text.

 Two thousand years ago English did not  exist. A thousand years ago it was spo ken only  by less than two million people. Nowadays it is the most influential language in the world. English is spo­ken by more than one billion people as their first, second or third language. At present English is widely used in sci­ence, business, popular culture etc. For example, 80 per cent of e-mails on the Internet are in English. But what is the future of English?

One view is that English is going to be­come even more important as an inter­national language, dominating the world trade and mass media while most other languages will become less used or even die out. At present, over half of the world's 6,500 languages are in dan­ger of extinction. Another view is that English is already breaking up, as Latin did, into several separate languages. There already dictionaries of the "New Englishes", such as Australian English, full of words that a British English speaker would not recognize.

Hopefully, neither of these things will happen. Although .different varieties of English will continue to develop around the world, Standard English will survive for international communication. In addition, the frightening prospect of a culturally uniform world totally dom­inated by one language is impossible. Already other languages are fighting back against the iron grip of English on the Net. Governments around the world are also starting to protect small­er languages and recognize the impor­tance of cultural and linguistic diversity. English will probably stay in control for a long time, at least while the USA re­mains the top superpower, but it defi­nitely won't become the only language in the world.

I.   Choose the correct answer.

1. How many people spoke English  a thousand years ago?

 a) Five thousand;

 b) five million;

 c) two million.

 2. What is the most influential language in the world now?

a) Chinese;

b) English;
c) Spanish.

3. How many people speak English as their first, second or third lan­guage?

1.   500 million;
2. 1 billion;
3.   56 million.

4. How many languages are there in the world?

1.   200;
2. 5 600;
3.   6,500.

5. What percentage of the world's e-mails are in English?

1.   80%;
2. 50%;
3.   100%.

6. What English will survive for inter­national communication?

1. Australian English;
2. Standard English;
3. American English.

Key:lc;2b;3b;4c;5a;6b.

II. Choose the correct word.

1.___________Now English is the most lan­guage in the world.

1.   influential;
2. popular;
3.   difficult.

2._______At present English in science, business and popular culture.

1.   exists;
2. spreads;
3.   is used.

3._________Over half of the world's 6,500 lan­guages are in danger of             

1.   survival;
2. development;
3.   extinction.

4.___________Another view is that English is al­ready breaking into several              lan­guages.

1.   international;
2. separate;
3.   important.'

5.____Standard English will survive for international 

1.   purpose;
2. communication;
3.   use.

6._Governments around the world are starting smaller languages.

1. to protect;
2. to save;
3. to develop.

Key: la; 2c; 3c; 4b; 5b; 6a.

 

 

 

 

 

III. Match word-combinations and their translation.

 

1) the most influ­ential language	а) залізна хватка
2) popular culture	b) єдина мова у світі
3) (in) danger of extinction	с) найвпливовішу мову
4) the iron grip of	d) небезпека зникнення
5) cultural and lin­guistic diversity	є) популярна культура
6) the only lan­guage in the world	f) культурне й мовне розмаїття

Key: 1 с; 2 є; 3 d; 4 а; 5 f; 6 b.

IV. Match words and meanings.

1. in addition
2. to extinct
3. to protect
4. a point of view
5. popular
6. importance

 

1. significance
2. an opinion
3. loved by many people
4. besides
5. to defend
6.   to disappear

Key: Id; 2f; 3e; 4b; 5c; 6a.

Thomas Alva Edison

Read the text.

The American inventor, Thomas Alva Edison, was born in Ohio in 1847.

Tom, or Al, as his family called him, was one of those children who are al­ways asking "Why?" He was always try­ing to learn how things worked or how they were made. The boy's education was limited to three months in the pub­lic school of Port Huron, Michigan. He started to work in 1859 when he was only twelve. Young Edison began to travel on one of the trains between Port Huron and Detroit. He sold fruit, sweets and cakes to the passengers. The hours that he had to wait at Detroit be­fore starting back home, he spent in the library reading technical books.

Several years later, in 1863 Edison learned telegraphy and he became a telegraph operator. He was soon one of the fastest operators in a large tele­graph company in Boston. He wanted to improve the telegraph system and worked very hard at it. Night after night he read the "Book of Experiments", by Michael Faraday, the inventor of the electric generator, in the hope that this would help him to solve his problems. He did not sleep more than four hours a night and sometimes he did not go to bed at all. He often did not even find time for breakfast.

"Aren't you going to stop to eat your breakfast?" his landlady once asked him.

"No", he answered, "I've got so much to do, and life is short".

After a few months of work, he built a transmitter of a new kind. This was his first important invention.

Edison was advised to go to New York where the opportunities were greater. He did so, but when he reached New York in 1869 he had no money left at all. "I had to walk in the streets all night because I hadn't the price of a bed; and in the morning nothing to buy breakfast with", he said.

But soon he opened a small workshop. In 1867 he had two inventions.

One of Edison's greatest inventions was the gramophone, or the "phonograph", as he called it, which repeated his words. He told his assistants that this was the beginning. The time would come, he said, when this new instru­ment would record music. "It will play symphonies and whole operas, the world will hear again the great singers who are no longer living..".

Another of Edison's inventions was the electric lamps. Edison believed that only work could bring success. He con­tinued active work until only eighteen days before his death in 1951 at the age of eighty-seven.

That evening, Americans all over the country turned off their electric lights for a few moments — the light which Edison had given them.

I.   Choose the correct answer.

1. Where was Edison born?

1.   In New York;
2. in Detroit;
3.   in Ohio.

2. When did he start work at the rail­way?

1. At the age of fifty;
2. at the age of twenty;
3. at the age of twelve.

3. What did young Edison do when he had to wait at Detroit before start­ing back home?

1.   Sold fruit, sweets and cakes;
2. spent hours in the library;
3.   walked around the city.

4. What did Edison want to improve when he became a telegraph opera­tor?

1.   Railway communication;
2. a telegraph system;
3.   streetlights in New York.

5. What was Edison's first invention?

1.   A phonograph;
2. a transmitter of a new kind;
3.   a motion picture projector.

6. What did Americans do the evening he died?

1.   Turned off the electric lights;
2. organized meetings;
3.   came to his place.

Key:lc;2c;3b;4b;5b;6a.

II. Mark + if the statement is true, — if it is false.

1. He was one of those children who are always asking "Why?"
2. Edison got his education in a pri­vate school in Detroit.
3. He started to work at the age of twelve when the first telegraph
   company appeared in the USA.
4. He sold newspapers to the passen­gers on one of the trains.
5. He learned telegraphy and became one of the fastest operators in a tel­egraph company.
6. Edison went to New York because the   opportunities   were   greater there.
7. At the age of twenty he had twelve inventions.
8. He invented a new instrument that could compose music
9. Edison believed that only a lot of money could bring success.
10.         He continued active work until the day he died.

Key: l+; 2-; 3-; 4+; 5+; 6+; 7-; 8-; 9-; 10+.

III. Choose the correct ending.

1.   When a child Edison was always trying to learn:

1.   how things were made and worked;
2. how to be polite;
3.   how to make money.

2. Young Edison began:

1.   to collect technical books;
2. to travel every day on one of the trains;
3.   to learn music from his mother.

3. To improve the telegraph system he read books:

1.   by Isaac Newton;
2. by Michael Faraday;
3.   by Charles Darwin.

4. In New York Edison opened:

1.   a small workshop;
2. a public library;
3.   a private school.

5. Edison called his new invention which repeated his words:

1. the saxophone;
2. the telephone;
3. the phonograph.

6. For more than 50 years Thomas Edison had been the world's great­est:

1.   political figure;
2. artist;
3.   inventor.

Key: 1 a; 2 b; 5 b; 6 a; 5 c; 6 c.

 

 

 

IV. Match T. Edison's biographical details and the dates.

1)	He was born in Ohio	a)	1863
2)	He learned telegraphy	b)	1831
3	Edison had two inven­tions	c	1877
4	He went to New York	d	1867
5	He invented the gramo­phone	e	1847
6	Edison died at the age of eighty-eight	f	1869

Key: 1 e; 2 a; 3 d; 4 f; 5 c; 6 b.

The valuable fence

Read the text.

The Greggs were coming back from their first trip to Europe. On board "The Queen Elizabeth" they got ac­quainted with a Frenchman. His Eng­lish was good and soon they got quite friendly. The Frenchman told the Greggs that he was an artist and his name was Lautisse. He asked them to keep it a secret. He did not like public­ity. The Greggs didn't know any artist whose name was Lautisse. So they talked to the ship's librarian and found out that their new friend was the world's famous artist whose pictures were very valuable and expensive. The librarian found a book with a biographical sketch and a photograph. The sketch said that the artist had retired at fifty-three to a villa on the Rivera. He said he would never touch a brush again. Lautisse was going to spend a month in New York. Mrs. Greggs suggested that he would come to their place for the week-end. The artist accepted the invitation and made them promise not to invite any other people to their place and not to speak about art. At the appointed time Lautisse arrived at the Greggs and they were happy to see him. Mr. Greggs and his wife did their best to entertain the famous artist, but he did not want to go for a swim or walk in the wood. He wanted to sit and relax. The next morn­ing Mr. Greggs got up very early as he wanted to paint the fence around the vegetable garden. He took a brush and was about to begin painting when Lau­tisse approached him, as soon as he saw the brash, he seized it from Mr. Greggs and began painting the fence. The same day Lautisse started for New York. Some correspondents found out about Lautisse's stay in New York. An article was published in one of newspapers saying: "Mr. Lautisse has spent all his time in New York except for the week­end at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Greggs. He met the Greggs on the ship coming from Europe".

The day after the story appeared, two reporters came to the Greggs' place. They wanted to know everything about the stay of the famous artist at their place. They were shown the fence painted and signed by Lautisse. A long article, headlined "Lautisse paints again", was published the next day. The fence turned out to be a valuable thing. It was sold for a big sum of money. It was taken to a museum. The fence was not worth it.

I.    Choose the correct answer.

1. Where were the Greggs coming back from?

1.   From their trip to Japan;
2. from their trip to Africa;
3.   from their trip to Europe.

2. What was the Frenchman they got acquainted with?

1. An inventor;
2. an artist;
3. a writer.

3. How did the Greggs learn the in­formation about Lautisse?

1.   From the newspaper article;
2. from the ship's librarian;
3.   from the artist himself.

4. Where did the Greggs invite their new friend to?

1.   To their place;
2. to the art gallery;
3.   to their wedding party.

5. What did Mr. Greggs want to paint the next morning?

1. The door of his house;
2. Mrs. Greggs' portrait;
3. the fence around their vegetable garden.

6. What did the Greggs do with the fence painted by the famous artist?

1. They sold it for a big sum of mon­ey;
2. they gave it to Lautisse;
3. they kept it in their garden.

Key: 1 c; 2 b; 3 b; 4 a; 5 c; 6 a.

II. Choose the correct ending.

1. The Greggs got acquainted with a Frenchman:

1.   on board the ship;
2. at the British Museum;
3.   at their place.

2. Lautisse asked them to keep his name a secret because:

1. he was afraid of the police;
2. he didn't like publicity;
3. he was a brave person.

3. The Greggs learned from the sketch in the book that:

1.   Lautisse had lost all his money;

2. Lautisse had married a girl younger than he was;
3.   Lautisse had retired and promised never touch a brash again.

4. The famous artist wanted:

1. to start a new picture;
2. to relax;
3. to help Mrs. Greggs in the vegetable garden.

5. As soon as the artist saw a brush he:

1. got afraid and ran away;
2. got angry with Mr. Greggs;
3. seized it from Mr. Greggs and be­gan painting the fence.

6. At the Greggs' place two reporters were shown:

1.   Lautisse's photograph signed by the artist;
2. Mr. Greggs' photograph;

c) the fence painted by the famous artist.

Key: 1 a; 2 b; 3 c; 4 b; 5 c; 6 c.

III. Number events in correct order.

1. From the biographical sketch they learned that Lautisse had retired
   and promised never touch a brush again.
2. The Greggs got acquainted with a Frenchman.
3. The next morning Mr. Greggs was going to paint the fence around his vegetable garden.
4. The Greggs were coming back from Europe.
5. Lautisse saw Mr. Greggs with a brush, seized it and started painting the fence himself.

f) After a long article headlined "Lau­tisse paints again" the fence was sold for a big sum of money.

g) They didn't know any artist whose name was Lautisse and they asked the ship's librarian for some infor­mation about the artist.

h) Some correspondents found out about Lautisse's stay in New York and published an article about it.

i) The Greggs invited him to their place.

j) The Greggs did their best to enter­tain the famous artist.

Key:ld;2b;3g;4a;5i;6j;7c;8e; 9h; 10 f.

IV. Choose the correct word.

1. On board the ship the Greggs got acquainted with a Frenchman and soon they got quite              .
2. The famous artist didn't like ___ .
3. The librarian found a book with a biographical___ and a photograph.
4. The artist accepted the ___ to corne to the Greggs' place.

5. Mr. Greggs and his wife did their ___ to entertain the famous artist.
6. A long article "Lautisse paints again" was published the next day.

1.   Invitation;
2. publicity;
3.   sketch;
4. friendly;

e) headlined;
f) best.

Key: 1 d; 2 b; 3 c; 4 a; 5 f; 6 e.