Reading Comprehension for the 8th Form
TEXT 1
Police are investigating the disappearance of Bristol
Mr. Roberts was last seen on Friday afternoon, playing golf with business colleagues. Mr. Reymat, who was on the golf course at the time, said Mr. Roberts had had an urgent call and had left the golf course immediately afterwards, at about 5.30. Mr. Reymat also explained that Mr. Roberts had looked very nervous as he drove off quickly.
Mr. Roberts was first reported missing when he didn’t arrived at his country house in Oxfordshire late on Friday night. His distressed wife had waited for hours before she finally called the police.
Police spokesman, Detective Inspector Charles Price, told reporters that they hadn’t received any new information about Mr. Roberts’ mysterious disappearance since Friday. He also said that Mr. Roberts might have been kidnapped, in spite of the fact that no kidnappers have contacted the police.
A nationwide manhunt is under way for the missing businessman.
Circle the correct letter A,B,C,D.
1. Which happened first?
A. Mr. Reymat explained that Mr Roberts had left the golf course.
B. The police spoke to reporters..
C. Mr. Roberts’ wife called the police.
D.A manhunt was started.
2. Who called Mr. Roberts while he was playing golf?
A. Mr. Reymat
B. Mr. Roberts’ wife
C. The police.
D. We don’t know
3. Mr. Roberts’ wife…
A. doesn’t care where her husband is.
B. spoke to reporters.
C. spoke to kidnappers.
D. thought that she would see her husband on Friday night.
4. The police…
A. don’t think that Mr. Roberts was kidnapped.
B. are looking for Mr. Roberts.
C. got a note to say that Mr. Roberts had been kidnapped.
D. found Mr. Roberts car at the golf course.
5. Which sentences is true?
A. Mr. Roberts contacted the police.
B. The police don’t know where Mr. Roberts is.
C. Mr. Roberts’ wife called the police at 5.30 on Friday afternoon
D. Mr. Roberts has definitely been kidnapped.8th FormReading Comprehension for the 8th Form
TEXT 2
“A”- level Ambitions
Julia goes to a state secondary school in Oxford Oxford
In England
At the moment Julia is studying for her “A”- level examinations. She is taking three “A”- levels in Physics, Biology and Chemistry at the end of the year. She is interested in horse riding and on Saturday mornings she usually finds time to ride her horse. But Julia doesn’t have much time for her favourite activity during the week because she is under pressure to study for school.
Julia hopes to get good grades in her A”- levels so that when she leaves the school she can go to the university. Julia is very ambitious. She wants to be a doctor. She knows that it isn’t easy to study Medicine but she is a good student and works hard.
TASK
Circle the correct letter A,B,C,D
1. How does Julia go to school in the morning?
A.Her parents take her.
B. She drives her own car.
C. Her father takes her by car.
D. She rides her horse.
2. Which sentence is true about schools in England
A. Only primary schools start at nine o’clock in the morning.
B. Only secondary schools start at nine o’clock in the morning
C. Both primary and secondary schools start at nine o’clock in the morning.
D. Both primary and secondary schools start at half past three in the afternoon
3. Julia doesn’t go home for lunch…
A. because she has her own dining room.
B. because there is a dining room at school.
C. because she can’t buy food and drinks at school.
D. because she is not hungry at half past three in the afternoon.
4. At the end of the year…
A. Julia is going horse riding.
B. Julia is going to start studying for her “A”- level examinations
C. Julia is taking her “A”- level examinations
D. Julia is going to get her university degree.
5. Which sentence best describes Julia?
A. Julia isn’t a good student.
B. Julia is studying to be a doctor.
C. Julia doesn’t want to go to university.
D. Julia wants to be a doctor.
TEXT 3
One
Blind Man
Joseph Emmons can’t use his eyes. He’s blind. He has a trained dog named
Buster that leads him where he wants to go. Buster sees for Mr. Emmons. He’s
called a seeing-eye dog. Although Mr. Emmons has a handicap, it isn’t a big
problem. He has a useful job and he earns his own money. Mr. Emmons sells
brooms and mops to people in his part of the city. He has worked every day
except Sunday for forty years. Mr. Emmons gets up at 6.00 every morning and
eats breakfast with his wife. Then he leaves the house at 7.00. He holds Buster
and walks from house to house. He carries his mops and brooms with him. While
he talks to people, the dog sits and waits. The people choose a broom, and then
they pay him. Buster doesn’t let Mr. Emmons
talk to people very long. He likes to keep moving. It takes four and a half
months to walk to every house in his part of the city. Mr. Emmons visits each
house every four months, and by then people are usually ready to buy new
brooms.
TASK
Circle the correct letter
A,B,C,D
1. Buster is…
A. blind
B. a seeing-eye dog
C. handicapped
D. a broom salesman.
2.Where does Mr. Emmons live in…
A. a village
B. a city
C. a town
D. a street.
3. Mr. Emmons earns his money by…
A. training dogs
B. making brooms
C. selling brooms
D. visiting houses.
4. Mr. Emmons doesn’t talk to people very long because…
A. Buster won’t let him
B. he has to sell all the brooms
C. he gets very tired from walking
D. he has a handicap.
5. Over the past forty years Mr. Emmons has worked…
A. every day
B. forty days a month
C. four and a half month
D. six days a week
6. Which sentence is true?
A. The people choose a broom, and then
they don’t pay him.
B. The people choose a basket, and then they pay him.
C. The people choose a broom, and
then they pay him.
D. The children choose toys, and then they pay him.
7. What does the dog do while Mr. Emmons talks to people?
A. Buster sleeps
B. The dog runs
C. The dog sits and waits
D. The dog stands and waits
8. People only buy brooms …
A. every four months
B. from Mr. Emmons
C. from his part of the city
D. when they need them.
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