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1.
Read the text.
In each questions choose the right answer, A,B,C or D.
Christohper Columbus was a famous explorer. He came from Genoa, a seaside city
in the north of Italy. When he was a boy, Columbus knew he wanted to become a
sailor, and he first went to see when he was only 14 years old.
In Columbus’s time, getting to Asia was very important for Europeans. This is
because Asia had wonderful things that Europeans wanted to buy. Europeans knew
of two different ways to get to Asia: over land through the east or by sea
around the coast of South Africa. But both these journeys were difficult,
dangerous and tooka very long time.
Columbus had an idea to sail west, instead of south, across the Atlantic Ocean
because he thought he could reach Asia more quickly and easily this way.
Columbus told the king of Portugal about his idea and asked him to give him
ships for his voyage. The king said no. He asked the kings of France and
England. But they said no too. After many years, the king and queen of Spain
agreed to help Columbus. In August, 1492, Columbus set sail from Spain. Two
months later, he landed on an ireland in the Americas. This landing was one of
the most important in European history. It was the start of the Europeans
living in America. But Columbus didn’t understand he was in a new part of the
world! He was certain he was in India. This is the reason he called the natives
who lived in Americas “Indians”. Columbus returned to the Americas three more
times during his lifetime. Each time, he believed he was in Asia. During his
life, Columbus never realised he was in a new part of the world. Even though
Columbus was wrong about being in Asia, people today still consider Christopher
Columbus a great explorer.
1.
Christopher
Columbus
a)
Didn’t become
to decide a sailor until he was an adult
b)
First saw the
sea when he was 14 years old
c)
Lived by the
sea
d)
Moved to Italy
when he was little
2.
In Columbus’s
day, Europeans
a)
Didn’t know an
easy way to get to Asia.
b)
Sold lots of
things to Asia
c)
Could reach
Asia quickly
d)
Could only get
to Asia by land
3.
Columbus’s idea
to get to Asia quickly was
a)
to sail from
Portugal
b)
to sail suoth
c)
to use new
ships
d)
to sail west
4.
Columbus
finally crossed the Atlantic with the help of the
a)
Spanish king
b)
Portuguese king
c)
English king
d)
French king
5.
When Columbus
arrived in the Americas,
a)
He didn’t know
what to call the native people
b)
He was sure he
was in India
c)
There weren’t
any people there
d)
There were
already people from Europe there.
6.
From the text,
we know that Columbus
a)
Went back to
America three times
b)
Discovered a
new part of Asia
c)
Discvered a new
way to reach Asia
d)
Was bad
explorer because he didn’t find Asia
2. Match the beginnings and ends of the words and
write the words. Then complete the sentences below with the words.
1. comp
rer
2.
pain
tist
3.
explo
ter
4.
scien
tor
5. inven oser
a. Leonardo da Vinci was an Italian
....................... . His most popular work was Mona
Lisa. b. Mikhail Lomonosov was a great Russian
................... .. and writer. He founded a university in Moscow. c.
James Cook was an 18th-century .............................
. He discovered Australia.
d. John Harington was a poet
and an ................... . He made a toilet for the
queen. e. Tchaikovsky was a
famous Russian ................ . He created lots of beautiful pieces of music.
3.
Circle the correct alternatives.
a. She was / were
in Ireland.
b. Isaac Newton weren't / wasn't French.
c. We were / was in the house
before.
d. He was / were busy last Saturday. e.
They wasn't / weren't at
school.
f. Her children were / was happy.
4. Write down
the irregular past forms of the verbs in the box with the present forms and
translate.
5. Circle
the correct alternatives.
a. I took / taked
a lot of photos last
summer.
b. We played / plaied tennis in summer. c.
He tidyed / tidied his room every
day.
d. He drank/ drinked apple
juice.
e. They carryed / carried heavy
swords. f.
We seed / saw a good film yesterday.
6. Rewrite the sentences in the past
simple.
a. I travel with my family in summer.
b. We tidy the classroom after the lessons.
c. They wear the school
uniform.
d. We play computer games every
day.
e. They arrive at 3 p.m.
f. They have lunch in the cafe.
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