TEST "Reading. 2nd term" (Wider World 1)

Read the text and choose the correct answer.

My First Concert

Hi, I’m Lori. I play the guitar in a band. I started learning about two years ago and the group got together last year. Anyway, a week ago we had our first concert and I want to tell you about it. It was at the local town hall, not far from my school, where we practise, and near the hotel where my mum works. The concert was to make some money for three local charities that help nature and animals. There were two other groups on as well as us. Another group wanted to play too, but their singer was ill, so they couldn’t do it. The town hall is big enough for about three hundred people, but unfortunately there were only about eighty people there (and thirty of them were our friends and families!). Anyway, my friend’s band played first, then us and finally a band of older teenagers, who were really good. My friend’s band was OK, but they made a lot of mistakes. They played a lot of pop songs, which most of the audience liked, but I can’t stand. We play rock and the older kids’ band plays hip-hop, so there was a good mix of music. When we started playing, we could see that the audience liked pop more than rock. Some of them left the building and didn’t come back. Then some others started shouting. At first, I thought it was because they liked us, but then I realized it was the opposite! To make things worse, I fell off the stage in the middle of our fourth song and hurt my leg! I didn’t have to go to hospital, but it still hurts. We’re doing another concert in two weeks’ time – I hope it goes better than this one!

1. Lori joined her band               [last year, a week ago, two years ago].

2. Lori’s first concert was at             [a hotel, her school, a town hall].

3. Money from the concert went to                    [some charities, one of the singers, the bands].

4. How many bands played at the concert?       [two, three, four]

5. How many people can watch a concert at the town hall?     [30, 80, 300]

6. Lori’s band played        [fisrt, second, third].

7. The people at the concert                                  [were rock music fans, really wanted to see the hip-hop, preferred pop music to rock].

8. At the moment, Lori                          [has a sore leg, is doing another concert, is in hospital].

Read Katy's e-mail to her friend, Cindy. Choose the correct answer.

Hi Cindy,

Thanks for your email about your family.

My home is in Cheltenham, a town in the west of England. It isn’t very big, but there’s a lot to do here. It’s got great shops, too. Every year there are festivals for music, books and science. There’s also a famous horse race every March.

My family isn’t very big. I’ve got one brother and one sister. My brother has got a job in Wales and my sister is at university in Scotland. I’m at home with my parents. I’ve got lots of friends and interests, so life is never boring.

My bedroom is small, but I like it. There’s a big comfortable bed, a white rug and a large old bookcase. I haven’t got any books in my room – there are games and magazines in the bookcase.

Come and visit soon!

Katy

1. Where is Katy’s town?             [in England, in Scotland, in Wales]

2. What does Katy say about Cheltenham?               [it's boring, it's friendly, it's small]

3. Where is Katy's brother?             [in England, in Wales, in Scotland]

4. Katy's          [bed, room, bookcase] isn't big.

5. There are           [books, DVDs, magazines] in Katy's bookcase.

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