READING COMPREHENSION (2)

1) Read the text and choose the right answer a, b, c or d.

A foreigner ___1____ in England. He couldnt speak English at all. He knew only a few English
words and it was difficult for him to _2________ himself understood. One day he came to a
country inn. He felt hungry and decided to _3_____ lunch there. The man wanted to __4_______
some mushrooms __5______ he liked very much.
So the foreigner called the waiter and __6______ to him in his own language. The waiter
couldnt __7______ a single word. What was the man to do?
At last he had a good idea. He decided to show the waiter a picture of a mushroom.
The man took a piece of paper and a pencil and __8______ a picture of a mushroom. The waiter
looked __9_______ it and ran out of the room.
A few minutes later the waiter returned __10______ an umbrella, for this was how he __11_____
the picture.
1.

a) had travelled

b) was travelling

c) is travelling

d) had been travelled

2.

a) do

b) get

c) make

d) find

3.

a) cook

b) prepare

c) make

d) have

4.

a) find

b) order

c) cook

d) wash

5.

a) which

b) whom

c) whose

d) when

6.

a) had spoken

b) told

c) spoke

d) was speaking

7.

a) understood

b) understanded

c) understooded

d) understand

8.

a) draw

b) drew

c) had drawn

d) was drawing

9.

a) at

b) for

c) after

d) in

10.

a) of

b) together

c) with

d) from

11.

a) understood

b) understands

c) was understanding d) had understood

2) Complete the sentence with the suitable ending.

The text describes
a) the way of cooking mushrooms in a country inn.
b) the difficulties of a foreigner travelling in England.
c) the way the traveller discussed the problems with the
waiter.
d) the difficulties of a traveller, who did not know German.

3)Choose the correct word (a-d)

to complete the sentence.
A____________ foreigner
decided to order some
mushrooms.
a) cheerful
c) tired
b) hungry
d) thirsty

4) Find the right answer (a-d) to the question.

5) Which sentence doesnt fit the story?

What did the waiter bring?

a. The foreigner showed a picture of a

mushroom to the waiter.
b. He wanted to eat his favourite mushrooms.
c. The man was hungry and came to an inn.
d. The waiter ran to prepare lunch for the
foreigner.

a)
b)
c)
d)

He
He
He
He

brought
brought
brought
brought

a picture of a mushroom.
a picture of an umbrella.
an umbrella.
a plate of mushrooms.

6) Complete the sentence with the word or

phrase (a-d) which best fits the story.
The foreigner had difficulties with ___________
a) the English language
c) a pen and paper
b) an umbrella
d) mushrooms for
lunch

7) Decide which heading (a-d)

best summarizes the text.
a)
b)
c)
d)

A Talk in an Inn.
The Lunch in an Inn.
Misunderstanding.
A clever waiter.

KEY
1)
1. b

2. c 3. d

4. b

5. a

6. c

2) b 3) b 4) c 5) d 6) a 7) c

7. d

8. b

9. a

10. c 11. d