Reading Test 7

Task 1. Read the text and choose the correct answer.

Are you looking for a gift that is different? Perhaps you don’t want to give your best friend or your mum and dad the same presents as everyone else does. What can you buy that they will always remember? Why not get them an ‘experience gift’?

The presents that people give have changed a lot in recent years and there has been a big rise in the number of people giving ‘experience gifts’ to celebrate those special occasions. This can be a flying lesson in a helicopter, a day on a race track, an afternoon in a hot air balloon or one of many other experiences that companies are advertising.

These experiences are usually very exciting. An 80-year-old man celebrated his birthday by flying a Tiger Moth, an aeroplane from the 1930s. When he landed he said, ‘That was a fantastic experience! I’ve always wanted to go in a Tiger Moth. I never thought I could learn how to fly one. For my 90^th birthday I want to drive a Ferrari round a race track!’

Luckily, the cost of an ‘experience gift’ always includes insurance (страхування)!

People today look for presents

Task 1. Read the text and choose the correct answer.

Are you looking for a gift that is different? Perhaps you don’t want to give your best friend or your mum and dad the same presents as everyone else does. What can you buy that they will always remember? Why not get them an ‘experience gift’?

The presents that people give have changed a lot in recent years and there has been a big rise in the number of people giving ‘experience gifts’ to celebrate those special occasions. This can be a flying lesson in a helicopter, a day on a race track, an afternoon in a hot air balloon or one of many other experiences that companies are advertising.

These experiences are usually very exciting. An 80-year-old man celebrated his birthday by flying a Tiger Moth, an aeroplane from the 1930s. When he landed he said, ‘That was a fantastic experience! I’ve always wanted to go in a Tiger Moth. I never thought I could learn how to fly one. For my 90^th birthday I want to drive a Ferrari round a race track!’

Luckily, the cost of an ‘experience gift’ always includes insurance (страхування)!

An ‘experience gift’ is ...

Task 1. Read the text and choose the correct answer.

Are you looking for a gift that is different? Perhaps you don’t want to give your best friend or your mum and dad the same presents as everyone else does. What can you buy that they will always remember? Why not get them an ‘experience gift’?

The presents that people give have changed a lot in recent years and there has been a big rise in the number of people giving ‘experience gifts’ to celebrate those special occasions. This can be a flying lesson in a helicopter, a day on a race track, an afternoon in a hot air balloon or one of many other experiences that companies are advertising.

These experiences are usually very exciting. An 80-year-old man celebrated his birthday by flying a Tiger Moth, an aeroplane from the 1930s. When he landed he said, ‘That was a fantastic experience! I’ve always wanted to go in a Tiger Moth. I never thought I could learn how to fly one. For my 90^th birthday I want to drive a Ferrari round a race track!’

Luckily, the cost of an ‘experience gift’ always includes insurance (страхування)!

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Task 1. Read the text and choose the correct answer.

Are you looking for a gift that is different? Perhaps you don’t want to give your best friend or your mum and dad the same presents as everyone else does. What can you buy that they will always remember? Why not get them an ‘experience gift’?

The presents that people give have changed a lot in recent years and there has been a big rise in the number of people giving ‘experience gifts’ to celebrate those special occasions. This can be a flying lesson in a helicopter, a day on a race track, an afternoon in a hot air balloon or one of many other experiences that companies are advertising.

These experiences are usually very exciting. An 80-year-old man celebrated his birthday by flying a Tiger Moth, an aeroplane from the 1930s. When he landed he said, ‘That was a fantastic experience! I’ve always wanted to go in a Tiger Moth. I never thought I could learn how to fly one. For my 90^th birthday I want to drive a Ferrari round a race track!’

Luckily, the cost of an ‘experience gift’ always includes insurance (страхування)!

The 80-year-old...

Task 1. Read the text and choose the correct answer.

Are you looking for a gift that is different? Perhaps you don’t want to give your best friend or your mum and dad the same presents as everyone else does. What can you buy that they will always remember? Why not get them an ‘experience gift’?

The presents that people give have changed a lot in recent years and there has been a big rise in the number of people giving ‘experience gifts’ to celebrate those special occasions. This can be a flying lesson in a helicopter, a day on a race track, an afternoon in a hot air balloon or one of many other experiences that companies are advertising.

These experiences are usually very exciting. An 80-year-old man celebrated his birthday by flying a Tiger Moth, an aeroplane from the 1930s. When he landed he said, ‘That was a fantastic experience! I’ve always wanted to go in a Tiger Moth. I never thought I could learn how to fly one. For my 90^th birthday I want to drive a Ferrari round a race track!’

Luckily, the cost of an ‘experience gift’ always includes insurance (страхування)!

The 80-year-old ...

Read the text and choose the correct answer.

Are you looking for a gift that is different? Perhaps you don’t want to give your best friend or your mum and dad the same presents as everyone else does. What can you buy that they will always remember? Why not get them an ‘experience gift’?

The presents that people give have changed a lot in recent years and there has been a big rise in the number of people giving ‘experience gifts’ to celebrate those special occasions. This can be a flying lesson in a helicopter, a day on a race track, an afternoon in a hot air balloon or one of many other experiences that companies are advertising.

These experiences are usually very exciting. An 80-year-old man celebrated his birthday by flying a Tiger Moth, an aeroplane from the 1930s. When he landed he said, ‘That was a fantastic experience! I’ve always wanted to go in a Tiger Moth. I never thought I could learn how to fly one. For my 90^th birthday I want to drive a Ferrari round a race track!’

Luckily, the cost of an ‘experience gift’ always includes insurance (страхування)!

The price of a special present always includes ...

Read the text and choose only TRUE answers (3).

A monster of a film

Have you seen any of the first cartoons – Tom and Jerry, Mickey Mouse, and the feature films such as Snow White, The Jungle Book and so on? Animated films have come a long way from the traditional animation of those early days. Monster House, which came out in 2006, is the latest example of modern animated films.

Traditional cartoons only use actors’ voices but the latest animation technique, called ‘performance capture’, films the actors’ movements and then puts animation on top of this. The first film to use this technique was The Polar Express starring Tom Hanks. The techniques in Monster House are even cleverer and the film is very realistic and interesting.

Monster House is about a house that is alive and eats people, and three teenagers who have to stop it. Although it’s an animated film is quite scary, especially when the house gets angry. It’s not recommended for young children, but if you are older and want to see a film that is sad, scary, funny and very clever, then Monster House is the film for you!