Reading

Variant I

1. Read the text and put the sentences into the correct order.

I like Christmas, Mother’s Day and St Valentine’s Day but my favourite holiday is the New Year. Usually my
parents and I celebrate the New Year at home or at the cottage of my parents’ f riend. But this New Year we
celebrated at my grandparents’ house in the village. We had a lot of fun! We didn’t want to decorate the New
Year tree in the house because we saw a nice fir-tree in the yard! My father and I decorated it with my old toys
and garlands. At night my aunt, uncle and cousins came and we sang songs and danced around the New Year
tree. Most of all everybody enjoyed playing snowballs. Then we gave presents to each other. My cousins got
new bikes and I got a new mobile phone!

a) My father and I decorated the New Year tree in the yard.

b) As a present I got a mobile phone.

c) This New Year we celebrated in the village.

d) My favourite holiday is the New Year.

2. Choose the correct variant to complete the sentences.

1) The holiday I like most of all is ... . 3) Most of all we liked ... .

a) the New Year a) singing songs

b) Christmas b) dancing

c) St Valentine’s Day c) decorating the New Year tree

d) Mother’s Day d) playing snowballs

2) This New Year we celebrated ... . 4) My cousins got ... as presents.

a) at home a) bikes

b) in the village b) mobile phones

c) at our friend’s place c) toys

d) at my aunt’s place d) garlands

3. Write short answers to the questions.

1) Where do my parents and I usually celebrate the New Year?

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2) Where did we decorate the New Year tree?
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3) Who came to celebrate the New Year with us at night?
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4) What present did I get?
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Variant II

1. Read the text and put the sentences into the correct order.

My friend’s name is Den. We live in one house but we go to different schools. Den is two years older than me.
He is tall and thin. He has got short blond curly hair and small eyes. He is a clever and hard-working boy. He
does well at school and likes reading and doing sums. His favourite subjects are History, Literature and Maths,
but he hates Music, because he can’t sing. He also dislikes Science . I like to spend my time with Den because
he knows a lot of funny stories. He is also fond of sports. We often play tennis, table tennis and chess together.
But Den can’t ski and play volleyball. My friend is a kind boy. All children in our house like Den because he is
very friendly and helpful.

a) He has got short blond hair and small eyes.

b) Den studies well at school and he likes sport.

c) My friend Den lives in my house.

d) All the children like Den because he is very friendly.

2. Choose the correct variant to complete the sentences.

1) My friend and I study in ... . 3) Den doesn’t like ... .

a) the same school a) Music

b) the same class b) History

c) different schools c) Maths

d) different towns d) Literature

2) Den’s hair is ... . 4) My friend and I can’t play ... together.

a) not wavy a) chess

b) wavy b) volleyball

c) straight c) tennis

d) curly d) table tennis

3. Write short answers to the questions.

1) What eyes has Den got?

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2) Why doesn’t Den like Music?
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3) Why do I like to spend my time with Den?
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4) What games do we play together?
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