A great summer vacation

I just returned from the greatest summer vacation! It was so fantastic, I never wanted it to end. I spent
eight days in Paris, France. My best friends, Henry and Steve, went with me. We had a beautiful hotel
room in the Latin Quarter, and it wasn’t even expensive. We had a balcony with a wonderful view.
We visited many famous tourist places. My favorite was the Louvre, a well-known museum. I was always
interested in art, so that was a special treat for me. The museum is so huge, you could spend weeks
there. Henry got tired walking around the museum and said “Enough! I need to take a break and rest.”
We took lots of breaks and sat in cafes along the river Seine. The French food we ate was delicious. The
wines were tasty, too. Steve’s favorite part of the vacation was the hotel breakfast. He said he would be
happy if he could eat croissants like those forever. We had so much fun that we’re already talking about
our next vacation!
Did you understand the text?
Please answer the following questions of understanding:
Question 1: 2 A bottle of wine
What city did they go to for their summer 3 A refrigerator
vacation?
4 A view of the metro
1 Lyon Question 4:
2 Paris Who got tired walking in the Louvre museum?
3 Latin 1 Seine
4 Louvre 2 Harry
Question 2: 3 Steve
How long was the summer vacation?
4 Henry
1 Two weeks Question 5:
2 Eight weeks What did Steve enjoy the most?
3 Eight days 1 The hotel breakfast and the croissants
4 One week 2 The wine and the food
Question 3: 3 The cafes along the river Seine
What did their hotel room have?
4 The Latin Quarter and the balcony
1 A balcony

The House
Mr. and Mrs. Smith have one son and one daughter. The son's name is John. The daughter's name is
Sarah.
The Smiths live in a house. They have a living room. They watch TV in the living room. The father cooks
food in the kitchen. They eat in the dining room. The house has two bedrooms. They sleep in the
bedrooms. They keep their clothes in the closet. There is one bathroom. They brush their teeth in the
bathroom.
The house has a garden. John and Sarah play in the garden. They have a dog. John and Sarah like to play
with the dog.
Did you understand the text? 1 Living room
Please answer the following questions of 2 Dining room
understanding: 3 Bedroom
Question 1: 4 Kitchen
How many children do Mr. and Mrs. Smith Question 4:
have? How many bedrooms are in the house?
1 One son 1 One
2 One son and one daughter 2 Three
3 One daughter 3 Four
4 No children 4 Two
Question 2: Question 5:
Who cooks in the kitchen? What do John and Sarah do in the garden?
1 Mother 1 Brush their teeth
2 Sarah 2 Cook
3 John 3 Play
4 Father 4 Sleep
Question 3:
Where does the family eat?

The city where I live

My name is Clark, and I will tell you about my city.
I live in an apartment. In my city, there is a post office where people mail letters. On Monday, I go to
work. I work at the post office. Everyone shops for food at the grocery store. They also eat at the
restaurant. The restaurant serves pizza and ice cream.
My friends and I go to the park. We like to play soccer at the park. On Fridays, we go to the cinema
to see a movie. Children don't go to school on the weekend. Each day, people go to the hospital
when they are sick. The doctors and nurses take care of them. The police keep everyone safe. I am
happy to live in my city.

Did you understand the text? 1 in the cinema

Please answer the following questions of 2 in the grocery store
understanding: 3 in the hospital
Question 1: 4 in the park
Where does Clark work? Question 3:
When does Clark go to the cinema?
1 in the grocery store
2 in the post office 1 Each day
3 in an apartment 2 The weekend
4 in the cinema 3 Friday
Question 2: 4 Monday
Where do people buy food? Question 4:
Who keeps everyone safe? How does Clark feel about his city?
1 The doctors 1 Sad
2 The children 2 Sick
3 The nurses 3 Angry
4 The police 4 Happy
Question 5: