Тексты для аудирования и чтения с тестовыми заданиями для 7-9 классов
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I woke up late yesterday. I only got up at a quarter to eight and I haven’t got enough time to do my morning exercises or take a shower. I washed my face and hands and dressed quickly. I had a light meal and gave my son some money for his school lunch. “Can I have some money for an ice-cream, too, Daddy” he asked. “Don’t ask silly questions”, I said angrily. “Why did I say that?” I thought as I drove to the office, I went through the red light, and a policeman stopped and fined me. I was five minutes late to work and met my chief at the door. He saw me but didn’t talk to me. I didn’t have much to do, but I was very tired in the afternoon. When I got home I spoke angrily to my wife and son. I had supper, watched a football match on the telly and went to bed.
1. Choose the correct title for the text.
a) The Best Day in my life
b) A Bad Day
c) A Bad Chief
d) Some Money for an Ice-cream
2. Put the sentences into the correct order.
a) The chief met me at the door.
b) My son asked some money for an ice-cream.
c) I got up late yesterday.
d) I watched TV after supper.
e) I was fined by the policeman.
3. Choose the correct variant to complete the sentences.
1) The text tells about … .
a) a bad father
b) a brave policeman
c) an angry chief
d) an unlucky day
2) The man in the story told about … .
a) a bad dream
b) his great talents
c) a day in his life
d) his son and chief
3) The day was not good that’s why….
a) he broke his leg
b) fell ill
c) his chief punished him
d) at home he was not kind to his wife and son
4) The man drove to his office… .
a) five minutes earlier
b) just in time
c) at the wrong time
d) and was stopped by his chief
2. How a Sparrow Set Off for Warm Lands
Once a sparrow decided to see warm lands. “Perhaps,” he thought, “the birds know what they are doing when they fly there. Perhaps, I too will go and see what they look like.” So he left home. He flew till dusk. And then he thought, The next day the same thing took place. On the third day the sparrow again flew till dusk. And then he thought, “Perhaps it’s time to see how far I have gone from my home. He never reached those warm lands. Winter came, he felt the cold, yet there he was at home.
1. Choose the correct answer to the questions.
1) What did a sparrow once decide to see?
a) Warm seas.
b) Cold lands.
c) Warm lands.
d) Strange lands.
2) How long did he fly?
a) Till night.
b) Till dusk.
c) Till dawn.
d) Till sunset.
3) What took place the next day?
a) An accident.
b) The unusual thing.
c) The usual thing.
d) The same thing.
4) Did he reach those warm lands?
a) No, he didn’t.
b) Yes, he did.
c) He didn’t want to do that.
d) They were too far.
2. Mark the following statements “True” (T) or “False” (F).
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| 1 | The sparrow went back home because he was tired. | | |
| 2 | He flew till dawn. | | |
| 3 | The sparrow went to the seaside. | | |
| 4 | He wanted to see how far he had gone from his home. | | |
3. Match the words with their descriptions. There is one variant you don’t need to use.
| 1) A sparrow 2) A crow 3) Warm land 4) Autumn 5) Dusk | a) Time of a year when birds fly to warm lands. b) A place where it is not cold. c) A bird who wanted to see warm lands. d) Time just before night.
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3. The King and the Painter
Once there was a king, who liked to paint pictures, but his pictures were bad and nobody liked them. The people to whom the king showed his pictures were afraid of him and they said that the pictures were good. One day the king showed his pictures to a great painter who lived in that country and said, “What do you think of my pictures? Am I a good painter or not?” The painter looked at the king’s picture and said, “My king, the pictures are bad and you will never be a good painter.” The king was very angry and sent the painter to prison. After two years the king wanted to see the painter again. When the painter came the king gave him a good dinner and said, “Now you are a freeman and I am your friend.” So he talked kindly to the painter. After dinner the king showed his pictures to the painter again and asked, “Well, how do you like them now?” The painter did not answer. He turned to the soldiers and said, “Take me back to prison!”
1. Choose the correct answer to the questions.
1) What did the king like to do?
a) To do morning exercises.
b) To write short stories.
c) To paint pictures.
d) To buy pictures.
2) Who said the pictures were good?
a) The people who were afraid of the king.
b) The people who liked the pictures.
c) The great painter.
d) The soldiers.
3) Whom did the king show his pictures one day?
a) To the soldiers.
b) To a great painter.
c) To his servants.
d) To the prisoners.
4) Why did the painter ask to send him back to prison?
a) Because the king gave him a good dinner.
b) Because he liked the pictures.
c) Because the truth was more important to him than freedom.
d) Because he wanted to paint pictures there.
| 1 | Once there was a king, who was a great painter. | | |
| 2 | The people were afraid of the president. | | |
| 3 | The painter spent two years in the prison. | | |
| 4 | The king was a kind man.
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2. Mark the following statements “True” (T) or “False” (F).
3. Match the words with their descriptions. There is one variant you don’t need to use.
| 1) | A king | A person who was not afraid of the king. |
| 2) | A painter | A place where the painter spent two years. |
| 3) | A soldier | A person who was a bad painter. |
| 4) | A servant | A person whom the painter asked to take him back to prison. |
| 5) | A prison |
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4. What a test!
A poor young artist was asked to paint the portrait of a rich lady and he did his best to make a good picture. When the portrait was finished it was shown to lady’s friends. Some of them thought it was too realistic. They were afraid the lady would not like the picture. But the painter felt that he had been successful. He didn’t want to change anything. Then one of his friends suggested the following: “We’ll leave it to the lady’s dog to decide if the picture is good or bad.” The next day the picture was sent to the lady’s house. The friends gathered to see the result of the test. As soon as the dog was brought before the portrait it began to lick it all over. Everybody congratulated the painter. Nobody knew that the painter had spread some bacon all over the picture!
1. Choose the correct answer to the questions.
1) What was a poor young artist asked to paint?
a) The portrait of a king
b) The portrait of a rich lady.
c) A landscape
d) A portrait of a rich lady’s dog.
2) Who thought the portrait was too realistic?
a) The painter.
b) Lady’s friends.
c) Lady’s dog.
d) The lady.
3) What did the painter feel?
a) He was happy.
b) He felt he had painted a good picture.
c) He felt ill.
d) He felt sorry.
4) Why did the dog like the picture?
a) The dog saw a piece of bacon in the picture.
b) The dog was silly.
c) It was not the lady’s dog.
d) The painter had spread some bacon all over the picture.
2. Mark the following statements “True” (T) or “False” (F).
| 1 | When the portrait was finished it was shown to the lady. |
| 2 | The painter wanted to change the picture. |
| 3 | The lady’s dog was to decide if the picture was good or bad. |
| 4 | The dog liked the picture. |
3. Match the words with their descriptions. There is one variant you don’t need to use.
| 1) | An artist | a) | A woman who has much money. |
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| 2) | A rich lady | b) | A picture of a person. |
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| 3) | A dog | c) | A person who paints pictures. |
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| 4) | A portrait | d) | A pet that licked the picture. |
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| 5) | A friend |
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Once an Englishman went to Paris and stopped at a hotel. First of all he sent a telegram to his wife and told her the address of the hotel. Then he decided to see the city. He left the hotel and walked along the street. He passed several blocks then turned to the right and walked along another street. At the corner he crossed the street and turned to the left. He liked Paris very much. In every street there was something interesting. He saw a lot of ancient buildings, cathedrals, monuments. He walked a long way, crossed many streets and turned many corners. When it was evening he decided to go back and only now he realized that he lost his way. He didn’t remember the name of his hotel. He tried to remember the way back but could not. He didn’t know what to do. It was already late and he was very tired. The Englishman went into the first hotel he saw and took a room there. Before going to bed he sent another telegram to his wife. The telegram said; “Send me my Paris address!”
1. Choose the correct title for the text.
a) A new dress.
b) A Bad Day.
c) New Address.
d) At the post office.
2. Make the following sentences true to the text.
1) Once a Frenchman went to Paris and stopped at a hotel.
2) First of all he bought a new dress for his wife.
3) He left the hotel and saw a long street.
4) In every street there was nothing interesting.
5) In the evening he realized that he lost his money.
6) Before going to bed he got a telegram from his wife.
3. Choose the correct answer to the questions:
1) Where did an Englishman stop?
a) In a motel.
b) In a hostel.
c) In a hotel.
d) In a camp.
2) What was there in every street?
a) Something interesting.
b) Nothing interesting.
c) Many places of interest.
d) Many interesting books.
3) Where did the Englishman go?
a) To the first restaurant
b) To the first hotel
c) To the post office
d) To the cinema
4) What did the Englishman send to his wife?
a) His new Paris address
b) A nice new dress
c) A telegram
d) A letter
4. Give short answers to the following questions.
a) Who went to Paris and stopped at a hotel?
b) What did he decide to see?
c) Did the Englishman lost his way or money?
d) Whom did the Englishman send a telegram?
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