Комплекс текстов с заданиями для контроля навыков чтения в 7 классе

The Poor Man’s Fortune

1. ……….

One day Fortune was watching a poor man walking down the street. He had a worn out bag and a squashed hat in his hands. The man was thinking about all people around him earning a lot of money but never being happy with what they had. He looked at the dog following him and said out aloud:  “If I only had enough money I’d never ask for anything else.”

2………..

Just at this moment Fortune came down the street. She heard the man talking and stopped. A surprised man looked at Fortune standing in front of him and couldn’t believe his eyes.

3 ……….

 “I want to help you,” said Fortune, “hold your bag and watch me pouring diamonds into it. Stop me when you think there is enough. But every diamond falling on the ground will become dust. Do you understand?”

4 ……….

And having said that Fortune started pouring diamonds into the man’s bag. The bag filled with diamonds was growing heavy. “Is that enough?” asked Fortune looking at the man’s trembling hands. “No, give me more,” answered the man.

5 ……....

“You are the richest man in the world now,” said Fortune, having added some more. “Just a few more,” replied the man. Another added diamond made the bag split. All the diamonds fell on the ground and became dust.

Fortune disappeared leaving a disappointed man in the street.

1. Match the headings (A to F) to the paragraphs (1-5). There is one extra heading.

            A         A man couldn’t believe his eyes.

            B         Every diamond falling will become a dust.

            C         The bag was full of diamonds.

            D         The man thanked the Fortune and went away with diamonds.

            E         Dust instead of diamonds.

            F          “If only I had money…”

2. Choose True or False

1) One day Fortune was looking a poor man walking down the street.

2) The man was thinking about all people in the world earning less money than he had.

3) He looked at the dog following him and said out aloud about his desire to have enough money in order not to ask anyone for anything else

4) Misfortune heard his words and stopped

5) A man could believe his eyes and wasn’t very surprise to see Fortune

6) Fortune proposed him to pour the man’s bag with diamonds

7) The man wasn’t satisfied and asked more and more diamonds

8) The bag split and diamonds turned into dust

3. Answer the questions

1) What was the man’s desire?

2) What did Fortune propose to the man?

3) Did Fortune make the man the richest one in the world? Why not?

Reading

Jim and Della

Jim and Della were two young people, husband and wife. They loved each other dearly. They 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 Della’s beautiful hair.

Christmas was coming and Della wanted to give Jim a nice present, but she had no money. She really didn’t 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 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.” Della 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 very glad,” she said to herself. “He needs a chain for his watch.”

So Della 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 it?” 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, Della’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 Della. She opened it and saw two beautiful combs, the combs that she had seen in a shop window and had wanted for so long.

1. Read the text and choose the correct item to complete the sentence.

1.             Jim and Della were

A. husband and wife                        B. sister and brother               C. friends

2.             They lived in             

A. London               B. Paris                       C. New York

3.             Their room was in .

A.           a rich house                B. an old house           C. their own house

4.             They were .

A.           lazy                 B. rich             C. poor

5.             They had two things dear to them- .

A.           Jim’s gold watch and Della’s beautiful hair  B. a big house and a beautiful garden

C. a music box and a magic boo

6.             ____   was coming.

A.           New Year                   B. Christmas               C.  Women’s Day

7.             Della wanted .

A.           to buy a New Year Tree                     B. to buy Jim a nice present   C. to visit her mother

8.             She went to .

A.           the hairdresser’s shop             B. her mother             C. the cinema

9.             Della sold her hair for .

A.           twenty-five dollars                 B. twenty dollars                    C. twenty pounds

10.         She bought .

A.           the combs she had wanted for a long time    B. a gold watch chain for Jim

C. a gold watch for Jim

11.         Jim bought .

A.           flowers for Della                    B. a gold watch                      C. beautiful combs for Della

2. Answer the questions, give full answers

1. Who were Jim and Della? Describe them

2. Why was Della crying at the Christmas eve?

3. How did Della manage to buy a present for Jim?

4. How did Jim manage to buy a present for Della?

5. How do you think it is a true love story? Why?

3. Put 5 questions to the text (general, special, alternative, who-question, tag-question)

British Schools

All British children must stay at school from the age of 5 until they are 16.

 Many of them stay longer and take final examinations when they are 17 or 18. Before 1965 all children of state schools had to go through special intelligence tests. There were different types of state secondary schools and at the age of 11 children went to different schools in accordance with the results of the tests.

State schools are divided into the following types:

Grammar schools. Children who go to grammar schools are usually those who show a preference for academic subjects, although many grammar schools now also have some technical courses.

Technical schools. Some children go to technical schools. Most courses there are either commercial or technical.

Modern Schools' Boys and girls who are interested in working with their hands and learning in a practical way can go to a technical school and learn some trade.

Comprehensive schools. These schools usually combine all types of secondary education. They have physics, chemistry, biology laboratories, machine workshops for metal and woodwork and also geography, history and art departments, commercial and domestic courses.

There are also many schools which the State does not control. They are private schools. They charge fees for educating children, and many of them are boarding schools, at which pupils live during the term time.

After leaving school many young people go to colleges of further education. Those who become students at Colleges of Technology (called «Techs») come from different schools at different ages between 15 and 17. The lectures at such colleges, each an hour long, start at 9, 15 in the morning and end at 4,45 in the afternoon

1. Answer the questions:

1. At what ages must British children stay at school?

2. What did all children have to go through before 1965?

3. What groups are state schools divided into?

4. What is a private school?

5. What do many young people do after leaving school?

2. Translate into English:

1. Британские дети должны учиться в школе с 5 до 16 лет.

2.  Учащиеся государственных школ сдавали экзамены на уровень интеллектуального развития и шли в среднюю школу в соответствии с его результатами.

3. В «грамматических» школах учились дети, которые обнаруживали склонность к академическим предметам.

4. «Технические» школы предлагают (offer) коммерческие или техни­ческие курсы.

5. В «современных» школах дети получали профессию.

6. В общеобразовательных школах сочетаются все виды образования.

7. Государство не контролирует частные школы.

8. Обычные частные школы и частные школы-интернаты берут плату за обучение.

9. После школы молодые люди могут поступать в колледжи дальней­шего образования

3. Match the words to their translation

1) to take final examinations                                                 a) лекция

 2) a state school                                            b)проявлять склонности к академическим дисциплинам

3) a secondary school                                                            c) интернат

4) to show a preference for academic subjects                     d) государственная школа

 5) technical courses                                                              e) лаборатория

6)  a comprehensive school                                                   g) средняя школа

7) a boarding school                                                              h) сдавать выпускные экзамены

8) a lecture                                                                            i) технические предметы