Reading Comprehension. Semester I. Form 7 (ND A2)

1. This job is quite dangerous              .

2. This job has to do with getting back something which ended up in the wrong place                 .

3. For this job you have to work at a desk                       .

4. In this job you just have to sit down                  .

Read the text.

I don’t really mind my job, and sometimes I even like it. I work at the LUX Power Company in Wyoming. For some people, my job might seem boring, but I just enjoy a good day of work. The office opens around 9:00am, but before that I’m rolling around turning on computers and cleaning up before everyone gets in. During the day, work isn’t hard, and can even be lots of fun. I often have to type up letters, solve Maths problems, make coffee, write e-mails, and sometimes, my favourite part, I get to go into the room with a red ‘X’ to fix the computers.

The people here are very nice. There’s Dr Arnold, he’s the head scientist. I like to call him ‘Boss’, which I think is funny because it rhymes with my name ‘Ros’! Dr Arnold is always very interested in my opinion about things. There are Dr Sally the Nuclear Physicist, and Barry the Technician. Dr Sally’s a really sweet girl and she’s very nice to me. Every day around 13:02pm, everyone usually goes to lunch. I normally stay in the office and continue working, but one day Sally turned to me and asked, 'Hey Ros, would you like to join us for lunch?' I got so excited, but Barry just laughed and answered, 'He’s not going anywhere. He needs to finish fixing the computer (Barry was supposed to do this but didn’t!). What’s he going to do with us anyhow, drink oil?' Everyone just laughed and walked out. That made me feel very sad.

As you can see, I don’t really like Barry very much. I mean, he doesn’t even know my name! What Barry doesn’t understand is that, like everyone else, I too have feelings. A polite ‘please’ or ‘thanks’ once in a while would really help our relationship. He could start by learning my name. Maybe I’ll talk to him about it tomorrow. If I’m reasonable, I think he’ll understand.

Well, it’s getting late, and I have to continue working. I’ve got a list of 9 more chores to do before the office opens up tomorrow and I don’t want to be late. First thing on the list — to fix my left eye. That’s been bothering me for over a week now, but I’ve been too busy to correct it. Here’s the pin. 1, 2, 3 turns—there, that’s better, isn’t it!

Answer the question. Choose a, b or c.

From reading the text what do we understand about Ros?

a. He is human.

b. He is a kind of robot.

c. His colleagues don’t like him.

Read the text.

I don’t really mind my job, and sometimes I even like it. I work at the LUX Power Company in Wyoming. For some people, my job might seem boring, but I just enjoy a good day of work. The office opens around 9:00am, but before that I’m rolling around turning on computers and cleaning up before everyone gets in. During the day, work isn’t hard, and can even be lots of fun. I often have to type up letters, solve Maths problems, make coffee, write e-mails, and sometimes, my favourite part, I get to go into the room with a red ‘X’ to fix the computers.

The people here are very nice. There’s Dr Arnold, he’s the head scientist. I like to call him ‘Boss’, which I think is funny because it rhymes with my name ‘Ros’! Dr Arnold is always very interested in my opinion about things. There are Dr Sally the Nuclear Physicist, and Barry the Technician. Dr Sally’s a really sweet girl and she’s very nice to me. Every day around 13:02pm, everyone usually goes to lunch. I normally stay in the office and continue working, but one day Sally turned to me and asked, 'Hey Ros, would you like to join us for lunch?' I got so excited, but Barry just laughed and answered, 'He’s not going anywhere. He needs to finish fixing the computer (Barry was supposed to do this but didn’t!). What’s he going to do with us anyhow, drink oil?' Everyone just laughed and walked out. That made me feel very sad.

As you can see, I don’t really like Barry very much. I mean, he doesn’t even know my name! What Barry doesn’t understand is that, like everyone else, I too have feelings. A polite ‘please’ or ‘thanks’ once in a while would really help our relationship. He could start by learning my name. Maybe I’ll talk to him about it tomorrow. If I’m reasonable, I think he’ll understand.

Well, it’s getting late, and I have to continue working. I’ve got a list of 9 more chores to do before the office opens up tomorrow and I don’t want to be late. First thing on the list — to fix my left eye. That’s been bothering me for over a week now, but I’ve been too busy to correct it. Here’s the pin. 1, 2, 3 turns—there, that’s better, isn’t it!

Answer the question. Choose a, b or c.

When does Ros start work?

a. when the office opens

b. after everyone gets to the office

c. before the office opens

Read the text.

I don’t really mind my job, and sometimes I even like it. I work at the LUX Power Company in Wyoming. For some people, my job might seem boring, but I just enjoy a good day of work. The office opens around 9:00am, but before that I’m rolling around turning on computers and cleaning up before everyone gets in. During the day, work isn’t hard, and can even be lots of fun. I often have to type up letters, solve Maths problems, make coffee, write e-mails, and sometimes, my favourite part, I get to go into the room with a red ‘X’ to fix the computers.

The people here are very nice. There’s Dr Arnold, he’s the head scientist. I like to call him ‘Boss’, which I think is funny because it rhymes with my name ‘Ros’! Dr Arnold is always very interested in my opinion about things. There are Dr Sally the Nuclear Physicist, and Barry the Technician. Dr Sally’s a really sweet girl and she’s very nice to me. Every day around 13:02pm, everyone usually goes to lunch. I normally stay in the office and continue working, but one day Sally turned to me and asked, 'Hey Ros, would you like to join us for lunch?' I got so excited, but Barry just laughed and answered, 'He’s not going anywhere. He needs to finish fixing the computer (Barry was supposed to do this but didn’t!). What’s he going to do with us anyhow, drink oil?' Everyone just laughed and walked out. That made me feel very sad.

As you can see, I don’t really like Barry very much. I mean, he doesn’t even know my name! What Barry doesn’t understand is that, like everyone else, I too have feelings. A polite ‘please’ or ‘thanks’ once in a while would really help our relationship. He could start by learning my name. Maybe I’ll talk to him about it tomorrow. If I’m reasonable, I think he’ll understand.

Well, it’s getting late, and I have to continue working. I’ve got a list of 9 more chores to do before the office opens up tomorrow and I don’t want to be late. First thing on the list — to fix my left eye. That’s been bothering me for over a week now, but I’ve been too busy to correct it. Here’s the pin. 1, 2, 3 turns—there, that’s better, isn’t it!

Answer the question. Choose a, b or c.

Who is interested in what Ros thinks about things?

a. Dr Sally

b. Dr Arnold

c. Barry

Read the text.

I don’t really mind my job, and sometimes I even like it. I work at the LUX Power Company in Wyoming. For some people, my job might seem boring, but I just enjoy a good day of work. The office opens around 9:00am, but before that I’m rolling around turning on computers and cleaning up before everyone gets in. During the day, work isn’t hard, and can even be lots of fun. I often have to type up letters, solve Maths problems, make coffee, write e-mails, and sometimes, my favourite part, I get to go into the room with a red ‘X’ to fix the computers.

The people here are very nice. There’s Dr Arnold, he’s the head scientist. I like to call him ‘Boss’, which I think is funny because it rhymes with my name ‘Ros’! Dr Arnold is always very interested in my opinion about things. There are Dr Sally the Nuclear Physicist, and Barry the Technician. Dr Sally’s a really sweet girl and she’s very nice to me. Every day around 13:02pm, everyone usually goes to lunch. I normally stay in the office and continue working, but one day Sally turned to me and asked, 'Hey Ros, would you like to join us for lunch?' I got so excited, but Barry just laughed and answered, 'He’s not going anywhere. He needs to finish fixing the computer (Barry was supposed to do this but didn’t!). What’s he going to do with us anyhow, drink oil?' Everyone just laughed and walked out. That made me feel very sad.

As you can see, I don’t really like Barry very much. I mean, he doesn’t even know my name! What Barry doesn’t understand is that, like everyone else, I too have feelings. A polite ‘please’ or ‘thanks’ once in a while would really help our relationship. He could start by learning my name. Maybe I’ll talk to him about it tomorrow. If I’m reasonable, I think he’ll understand.

Well, it’s getting late, and I have to continue working. I’ve got a list of 9 more chores to do before the office opens up tomorrow and I don’t want to be late. First thing on the list — to fix my left eye. That’s been bothering me for over a week now, but I’ve been too busy to correct it. Here’s the pin. 1, 2, 3 turns—there, that’s better, isn’t it!

Answer the question. Choose a, b or c.

Why doesn’t Ros like Barry?

a. because Barry doesn’t know his name

b. because Barry does things that hurt his feelings

c. because Barry didn’t fix the computer

Read the text.

I don’t really mind my job, and sometimes I even like it. I work at the LUX Power Company in Wyoming. For some people, my job might seem boring, but I just enjoy a good day of work. The office opens around 9:00am, but before that I’m rolling around turning on computers and cleaning up before everyone gets in. During the day, work isn’t hard, and can even be lots of fun. I often have to type up letters, solve Maths problems, make coffee, write e-mails, and sometimes, my favourite part, I get to go into the room with a red ‘X’ to fix the computers.

The people here are very nice. There’s Dr Arnold, he’s the head scientist. I like to call him ‘Boss’, which I think is funny because it rhymes with my name ‘Ros’! Dr Arnold is always very interested in my opinion about things. There are Dr Sally the Nuclear Physicist, and Barry the Technician. Dr Sally’s a really sweet girl and she’s very nice to me. Every day around 13:02pm, everyone usually goes to lunch. I normally stay in the office and continue working, but one day Sally turned to me and asked, 'Hey Ros, would you like to join us for lunch?' I got so excited, but Barry just laughed and answered, 'He’s not going anywhere. He needs to finish fixing the computer (Barry was supposed to do this but didn’t!). What’s he going to do with us anyhow, drink oil?' Everyone just laughed and walked out. That made me feel very sad.

As you can see, I don’t really like Barry very much. I mean, he doesn’t even know my name! What Barry doesn’t understand is that, like everyone else, I too have feelings. A polite ‘please’ or ‘thanks’ once in a while would really help our relationship. He could start by learning my name. Maybe I’ll talk to him about it tomorrow. If I’m reasonable, I think he’ll understand.

Well, it’s getting late, and I have to continue working. I’ve got a list of 9 more chores to do before the office opens up tomorrow and I don’t want to be late. First thing on the list — to fix my left eye. That’s been bothering me for over a week now, but I’ve been too busy to correct it. Here’s the pin. 1, 2, 3 turns—there, that’s better, isn’t it!

Answer the question. Choose a, b or c.

Ros probably ...

a. doesn’t stop working even at night.

b. works only during the day.

c. doesn’t work very hard.

Read the texts and choose the correct answer.

The Phantom of the Opera is a successful musical which was written by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Its first performance was in London in 1986.

The Phantom is a young composer who lives in the Paris Opera House. He has got an ugly face so he wears a mask to hide it. He loves a beautiful opera singer, Christine but she loves a man called Raoul. The Phantom threatens to kill Raoul if Christine doesn’t choose him, so she has to follow him. Finally, the Phantom understands he is wrong and helps Raoul and Christine be together.

Millions of people all around the world love the story, the beautiful costumes and scenery as well as its exciting music. There are also many films based on The Phantom of the Opera.

Cats is Andrew Lloyd Webber’s most famous musical. The first performance was on Broadway in 1982 in the Winter Garden Theater in New York City and it was the longest running musical there until 2006. In 1983 it won seven awards, including the Best Musical Award.

The story is about the lives of different cats who talk and act like humans. The cats ive in a scrap yard and have funny names like Grizabella and Bustopher Jones. The actors and actresses wear colourful costumes, dance and sing some very popular songs, including the song Memory.

The fascinating costumes and scenery, in addition to the exciting music, make Cats one of the most popular musicals of all time. Both children and adults love it. It is uccessfully performed in theatres around the world, including in Australia and China. Cats was also made into a film and you can watch it on DVD.

1. It is written by Andrew Lloyd Webber.             [Cats, The Phantom, Both]

2. It won seven awards.             [Cats, The Phantom, Both]

3. The first performance was in the UK.              [Cats, The Phantom, Both]

4. The costumes are beautiful.              [Cats, The Phantom, Both]

5. The main character lives in an Opera House.              [Cats, The Phantom, Both]

6. The characters have strange names.             [Cats, The Phantom, Both]

7. The music is fascinating.             [Cats, The Phantom, Both]

8. The main character helps two people who are in love.              [Cats, The Phantom, Both]

9. It is also a film.             [Cats, The Phantom, Both]