Reading Test (6), I semester

Read the text and decide if the statements are True or False

The Sun had three daughters: the eldest was Autumn, the middle was Summer, the youngest was Spring. They led a gay life in their father’s home. But then it was time to send them to the Earth. The sun’s children were to be the seasons.

First to fly was Spring. She was so pretty in her youth. When sending her on her journey the Sun decided to make her a present of eternal youth.

Three months later they sent Summer to the Earth. The Sun decided to make her a present of eternal beauty. And last it was time for Autumn to leave her father’s house. “Take all my wealth”, the Sun told her. “I give you all the gold I have. Be kind, give people all you have and people will love you.”

And on the other side of the world Winter, the only daughter of Frost, was getting ready for her journey. Her father worried about her. She was a plain girl. She had no rich clothes. He couldn’t make her any present. Frost got together all the wealth he had and it was just a handful of silver. Winter stepped on the Earth. It became cold. The birds flew away. People put on warm clothes and hurried to the shelter of their houses. No one asked Winter into their houses. Winter started to work. She made little snowflakes and tossed them to the sky and snowflakes started to fall slowly down on the earth. The Earth was changing. She threw all her silver on the Earth. The silver mixed with the snow and it began to sparkle. The icicles were talking to each other like bells. And the drawings Winter made on the windows were like a work of art. All over the Earth people began to talk about Winter. They started to wait for her to come.

The Sun had four daughters.

Read the text and decide if the statements are True or False

The Sun had three daughters: the eldest was Autumn, the middle was Summer, the youngest was Spring. They led a gay life in their father’s home. But then it was time to send them to the Earth. The sun’s children were to be the seasons.

First to fly was Spring. She was so pretty in her youth. When sending her on her journey the Sun decided to make her a present of eternal youth.

Three months later they sent Summer to the Earth. The Sun decided to make her a present of eternal beauty. And last it was time for Autumn to leave her father’s house. “Take all my wealth”, the Sun told her. “I give you all the gold I have. Be kind, give people all you have and people will love you.”

And on the other side of the world Winter, the only daughter of Frost, was getting ready for her journey. Her father worried about her. She was a plain girl. She had no rich clothes. He couldn’t make her any present. Frost got together all the wealth he had and it was just a handful of silver. Winter stepped on the Earth. It became cold. The birds flew away. People put on warm clothes and hurried to the shelter of their houses. No one asked Winter into their houses. Winter started to work. She made little snowflakes and tossed them to the sky and snowflakes started to fall slowly down on the earth. The Earth was changing. She threw all her silver on the Earth. The silver mixed with the snow and it began to sparkle. The icicles were talking to each other like bells. And the drawings Winter made on the windows were like a work of art. All over the Earth people began to talk about Winter. They started to wait for her to come.

They led a gay life in their father's home.

Read the text and decide if the statements are True or False

The Sun had three daughters: the eldest was Autumn, the middle was Summer, the youngest was Spring. They led a gay life in their father’s home. But then it was time to send them to the Earth. The sun’s children were to be the seasons.

First to fly was Spring. She was so pretty in her youth. When sending her on her journey the Sun decided to make her a present of eternal youth.

Three months later they sent Summer to the Earth. The Sun decided to make her a present of eternal beauty. And last it was time for Autumn to leave her father’s house. “Take all my wealth”, the Sun told her. “I give you all the gold I have. Be kind, give people all you have and people will love you.”

And on the other side of the world Winter, the only daughter of Frost, was getting ready for her journey. Her father worried about her. She was a plain girl. She had no rich clothes. He couldn’t make her any present. Frost got together all the wealth he had and it was just a handful of silver. Winter stepped on the Earth. It became cold. The birds flew away. People put on warm clothes and hurried to the shelter of their houses. No one asked Winter into their houses. Winter started to work. She made little snowflakes and tossed them to the sky and snowflakes started to fall slowly down on the earth. The Earth was changing. She threw all her silver on the Earth. The silver mixed with the snow and it began to sparkle. The icicles were talking to each other like bells. And the drawings Winter made on the windows were like a work of art. All over the Earth people began to talk about Winter. They started to wait for her to come.

The Sun made Spring a present of eternal beauty.