Control Reading 10 form II term

I. Прочитай текст і виконай тестові завдання. Прочитай речення і визнач, правдиві вони чи ні (True or False).

My neighborhood

My neighborhood is very peaceful and quiet. It is a new neighborhood, and there are a lot of big houses and some apartment buildings. The streets are very clean, and there aren’t many cars. My school is near my house. I can walk there in 10 minutes.

There’s also a park, which has a small playground for children and a large field. I like to play baseball there with my friends after school. All of the houses have a small front yard but big back yards. Most of my neighbors have a swimming pool, and some even have a trampoline!

Everyone has a flower garden, and in the spring, it is very beautiful. My road is called Maple Road. It is not in the city. It’s in the suburbs. There aren’t any restaurants, bars or cinemas on my road. But, if you go to Main street, you can find a lot of things to do. My favorite store is there. It’s called Knick-Knack, and they sell everything you can imagine.

I like my neighborhood because it is very safe. There is no crime, and all of my neighbors take care of each other. The police station is next to the school, which is very nice. However, the hospital is quite far. It is in the city, and we have to drive 30 minutes to get there.

My friends live near me, and we often meet up to play or just talk. We love playing hockey in the street because there isn’t any traffic. I think I am lucky to live in my neighborhood.

1) It's a busy neighborhood with lots of activity.

2) There are only a few cars on the streets.

3) He enjoys playing in the playground near his home.

4) People decorate their flower gardens in autumn to make them beautiful.

5) He lives in the city.

6) He lives on Main Street.

7) He lives beside the police station.He lives beside the police station.

8) He’s very happy with his neighborhood.

II. Прочитай текст і вибери правильну відповідь на запитання.

Growing up poor

My name is Mike, and I was born in a very poor neighborhood in Los Angeles. When I was little, my mother took care of my brother and me because my father left before I came to this world, and he wasn’t too interested in being a part of our lives. My mother had to work two jobs that didn’t pay much. She had to work very hard so that we could have food, clothes, and a place to live. She was great; we loved her and appreciated her efforts.

Every day, she usually arrived home very late, and she was exhausted. Still, she always cooked nice meals for us, played with us, and made sure that we did our homework. She always insisted on how important it was to get a good education. She couldn’t finish school because she got pregnant with me when she was just a teenager. “I couldn’t finish school, and that’s why I must work so hard now, and I earn so little money,” she often said.

Children were very violent in my neighborhood; you needed to be violent if you wanted to survive. There was a lot of crime, vandalism, and drugs. It wasn’t easy to be a good student for any child who lived in our neighborhood. The other children hated you if you got good grades, so I wasn’t very popular. When you live in a place like that you need to be very smart to survive, and that helped me later in life.

Finally, my brother and I could finish high school. I went to university because I was a very good basketball player, and basketball paid for my university degree. On the day of my graduation, my mother was in tears. And she was in tears again the day I showed her our new apartment, away from the neighborhood. Do you know how difficult it is to get out of a poor neighborhood? It’s very hard, but I did it, and it was thanks to my mum. Now she doesn’t have to work two jobs anymore, and I take care of her.

1) How did Mike’s mother earn a living?

2) Why couldn’t his mother get a good education?

3) How did she bring up her children and take care of them?

4) What was Mike’s neighborhood like?

5) What kind of student was Mike at school?

6) What positive thing came from living in a poor neighborhood?

7) How did Mike’s life change after leaving school?

8) When was his mother in tears and why?