Prepare 5 Reading Term II

Read Ann's story about her last weekend. For questions 1-11 choose the correct answer a, b or c.

I live in a nice house in the village. I don't often go to big cities but last weekend I was in Glasgow. My cousin Kate invited me to visit her. I didn't go by car because it's expensive, I travelled by bus. Kate lives in the city centre. Her flat is big and comfortable. Kate is a photographer. She likes taking pictures of nature and animals with her professional digital camera. You can see beautiful photos of forests, rivers, trees and flowers on the walls in her room.

On Saturday morning we walked in the park. Then it started to rain and we watched an interesting movie at the cinema in the afternoon. We were hungry after that and ordered pasta with salad in a small café near the cinema. We didn't go to a popular fast food restaurant because Kate wants to be healthy. On Sunday we stayed at home because the weather was windy. We listened to music, surfed the Internet and cooked tasty dishes. In the afternoon Kate's friends visited us and we played some board games. In the evening it was time to come back home. My visit was too short but I was happy to see my cousin and spend amazing weekend with her.

1. Where does the write live?

2.Who lives in Glasgow?

I live in a nice house in the village. I don't often go to big cities but last weekend I was in Glasgow. My cousin Kate invited me to visit her. I didn't go by car because it's expensive, I travelled by bus. Kate lives in the city centre. Her flat is big and comfortable. Kate is a photographer. She likes taking pictures of nature and animals with her professional digital camera. You can see beautiful photos of forests, rivers, trees and flowers on the walls in her room.

On Saturday morning we walked in the park. Then it started to rain and we watched an interesting movie at the cinema in the afternoon. We were hungry after that and ordered pasta with salad in a small café near the cinema. We didn't go to a popular fast food restaurant because Kate wants to be healthy. On Sunday we stayed at home because the weather was windy. We listened to music, surfed the Internet and cooked tasty dishes. In the afternoon Kate's friends visited us and we played some board games. In the evening it was time to come back home. My visit was too short but I was happy to see my cousin and spend amazing weekend with her.

3. Why didn't Ann go to Glasgow by car?

4. What does Kate like taking pictures of?

5. Where did the girls go on Saturday morning?

6. What did they eat in a café?

7. What was the weather like on Sunday?

8. What did the girls NOT do at home?

9. What did the girls do with Kate's friends?

10.When did Ann come back home?

11.How did Ann feel about her visit to Kate?

Read the text. Are the sentences true (T ) or false (F )?

Today I live in London, a big city. But I didn’t live in a big city when I was a small boy. I didn’t live in England. I lived in a small village in Italy. My favourite person then was my Aunt Mina. She was very interesting. She was a scientist and she travelled the world. Every summer she visited us in our small village. We listened to her stories for hours. Her home was in Milan, another big city in Italy. One year we visited my aunt there in her beautiful house. Her living room was full of interesting things from around the world. There were beautiful paintings on the walls. There were lots of rooms in my aunt’s house, but the doors were closed. Do you want to see this room?’ she asked me. There’s something wonderful in here.’ She opened the door to a dark room. Then she opened the curtains and let the sun in. In the room there was a beautiful, big black piano. Do you want to hear it?’ asked my aunt. Yes, please.’ I said. She started playing and I listened. My life changed in that room with my aunt. I walked back to the living room and said to my mum, ‘Mum. Can I learn the piano?’

1.The writer is a small boy.       [True, False]

2 He doesn’t live in Italy.       [True, False]

3 He didn’t like his aunt.       [True, False]

4 He liked his aunt’s house.       [True, False]

5 His aunt’s living room had a piano.       [True, False]