Reading Comprehension (5 variants)

Stop the Invaders

Even if you take good (1)                [care, responsibility, attention, trouble] of your body, you can still get sick sometimes. Germs can invade even a healthy body! Getting sick can make you feel miserable, but there are some things that you can do to help yourself get better quickly and be more comfortable. The first thing to do when you are not feeling well is to (2)        [admit, permit, let, allow] your parents know.

Sometimes it is hard to tell whether you have a cold, the flu, or something more serious. So your parents may take you to the doctor. Your doctor can (3)        [do, put, carry, follow] tests that will let you know what is making you sick. You may be sick because of bacteria. Strep throat is an (4)         [symbol, model, case, example] of an illness caused by bacteria. If bacteria has made you sick, your doctor (5)      [have, will, had, is] give you antibiotics. Antibiotics are medicines that are designed to help your body get rid (6)      [for, from, of, in] the bacteria that is making you sick.

Where Were LOGO Bricks Invented?

In 1932, a carpenter named Ole Kirk Kristiansen started a company in Billund, Denmark, that (1)         [turned, reached, did, made]wood stepladders, ironing boards, and toys. He named the company LEGO, a word (2)           [formed, organised, sorted, regulated]by combining the first two letters of leg and godt, the Danish word (3)       [from, for, to, after]"play well". Soon, Kristiansen was making only high-quality toys out of wood.

After World War II, LEGO started producing plastic toys. In 1949, the company launched Automatic Binding Bricks, its first interlocking construction blocks. In the 1950s, the name was changed to LEGO bricks, and the company came out with the LEGO System of Play, which included 28 sets and 8 vehicles. It (4)        [either, too, also, above] began selling the toys (5)          [apart, outside, away, outdoors]of Denmark for the first time. In 1958, LEGO received a patent for the modern bricks so famous today. The new bricks not only had studs on top, but tubes inside that lock onto the studs of (6)         [next, another, other, others] bricks and hold them securely together.

Different Religions

From our earliest days, many people have believed in a power or powers greater than themselves. This belief is known as religion. In ancient times, it was a way to (1)      [make, do, take, give]sense of the mysteries of the (2)           [customary, essential, typical, natural] world; evil spirits were thought to be responsible (3)     [of, for, by, in] bad weather and disease, for instance. Ancient peoples felt that they had a measure of control over their lives when they made offerings and prayed to friendly spirits, whom they believed could help them win battles or 4)       [breed, gain, rise, grow] better crops.

Even today, when people know the scientific explanations for such things as thunder or the eruption of volcanoes, (5)        [many, lots, plenty, much] look to religion to explain some of the other hard-to-understand things which we experience as humans – things like the purpose of life or the reasons for tragedies. Although most religions spring from the same basic human need to (6)          [believe, consider, admit, accept] in a great power or powers, the ideas, practices, and traditions that religions involve can be very different.

Even today, when people know the scientific explanations for such things as thunder or the eruption of volcanoes, (5)        [lots, many, plenty, much] look to religion to explain some of the other hard-to-understand things which we experience as humans – things like the purpose of life or the reasons for tragedies. Although most religions spring from the same basic human need to (6)          [admit, accept, believe, consider] in a great power or powers, the ideas, practices, and traditions that religions involve can be very different.

Elephants

When you think about the (1)          [marks, art, features, points]of an elephant do you think of their amazing trunks, beautiful ivory tusks, their large flapping ears, or just their immense size? As you may already know, elephants are the largest land animals in the world today. (2)      [None, Both, Each, All]part of their anatomy is helpful to the elephant to survive in their environment. But it is the elephant's trunk that is the (3)       [best, most, more, worst]important to them.

Because their trunk has over 40,000 muscles, it allows the elephant to move their trunk in many different positions, and gives them the ability to grasp and to (4)       [pick, go, raise, grow]up objects. Their trunks are also very strong. In (5)         [fact, order, advance, case], they could uproot large trees from the ground if they needed to. The elephants also use their trunks to communicate with, and for their sense of smell. Even though an elephant has a total of 24 sharp teeth, they only (6)      [put, set, do, make]to use two or three of these teeth at the same time.

Because their trunk has over 40,000 muscles, it allows the elephant to move their trunk in many different positions, and gives them the ability to grasp and to (4)       [go, pick, raise, grow]up objects. Their trunks are also very strong. In (5)         [fact, order, advance, case], they could uproot large trees from the ground if they needed to. The elephants also use their trunks to communicate with, and for their sense of smell. Even though an elephant has a total of 24 sharp teeth, they only (6)      [make, set, do, put]to use two or three of these teeth at the same time.

London Parks

London is famous (1)      [from, for, by, with] its parks and gardens. Some of them belong to the Crown but they are all open to the public and the entrance is free of charge. In St James's Park you can watch and (2)       [feed, eat, breed, lead] swans, ducks, geese and other water birds. Hyde Park (3)        [should, ought, have, used] to be a hunting ground and is still popular with horse riders.

Those who like a good argument should go to the Speakers' Corner to listen to individuals (4)         [doing, giving, taking, talking] their speeches on various subjects. Regent's Park now houses London Zoo and open-air theatre where Shakespeare's plays are staged in summer. Not (5)       [each, whole, every, all]the parks are in the city centre. Greenwich and Richmond are located in the suburbs. All these areas of green give the city dwellers an excellent (6)           [chance, knowledge, account, source] to enjoy some peace and quiet away from traffic and crowded streets.

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