(9246 book 3) Reading Comprehension Part 1 Test 6

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Bobby never keeps still. So, when his aunt saw him standing
there and not moving at all, she knew something unusual was
happening. She moved quietly towards him and also began to look
where he seemed to be looking. Just then, in the tall grass near the
fence, she saw a little bird that was too small to fly. It must have fallen
out of its nest.

 The little bird _____.
A) hid behind the fence.
B) had been caught by Bobby.
C) tried to fly over the fence.
D) was too tired to return to its nest.
E) fascinated Bobby greatly.

Read the text and answer the questions.

Bobby never keeps still. So, when his aunt saw him standing
there and not moving at all, she knew something unusual was
happening. She moved quietly towards him and also began to look
where he seemed to be looking. Just then, in the tall grass near the
fence, she saw a little bird that was too small to fly. It must have fallen
out of its nest.

Bobby _____.
A) did a lot of things his aunt disliked.
B) was not very fond of his aunt.
C) called his aunt to look at the bird.
D) is usually a very active child.
E) knew where the nest was.

Read the text and answer the questions.

Bobby never keeps still. So, when his aunt saw him standing
there and not moving at all, she knew something unusual was
happening. She moved quietly towards him and also began to look
where he seemed to be looking. Just then, in the tall grass near the
fence, she saw a little bird that was too small to fly. It must have fallen
out of its nest.

When the aunt saw the little bird _____.
A) she understood why Bobby had kept so still.
B) she was very sad.
C) she wanted to put it back in the nest.
D) it was frightened of her.
E) Bobby refused to give it to her.

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When we arrived at the little hotel, the first thing we did was to see if
it was clean. We were particularly interested in the kitchen, which was in
the back of the building. There we saw large, open shelves filled with pots,
pans and plates. These were clean, but the floors were very dirty. We also
noticed that the food was not kept covered, and there were a lot of flies
about. So, we decided not to stay in that hotel.

 This hotel _____.
A) is not properly taken care of
B) attracts a lot of visitors.
C) serves excellent food.
D) has a most interesting kitchen.
E) was just the place we were looking for.

Read the text and answer the questions.

When we arrived at the little hotel, the first thing we did was to see if
it was clean. We were particularly interested in the kitchen, which was in
the back of the building. There we saw large, open shelves filled with pots,
pans and plates. These were clean, but the floors were very dirty. We also
noticed that the food was not kept covered, and there were a lot of flies
about. So, we decided not to stay in that hotel.

When we saw the kitchen _____.
A) it had just been cleaned.
B) we were very pleased with the food.
C) everything seemed to be in order.
D) we were impressed by the variety of pots and pans.
E) we knew this wasn’t the right place to stay.

Read the text and answer the questions.

When we arrived at the little hotel, the first thing we did was to see if
it was clean. We were particularly interested in the kitchen, which was in
the back of the building. There we saw large, open shelves filled with pots,
pans and plates. These were clean, but the floors were very dirty. We also
noticed that the food was not kept covered, and there were a lot of flies
about. So, we decided not to stay in that hotel.

The kitchen _____.
A) wasn’t clean enough.
B) was in a separate building.
C) had a bad smell.
D) looked neat and tidy.
E) was dirty except for the floors.

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It was a fine Sunday in April. David and his sister, who were
going to the zoo, crossed the main road and joined the queue at the
bus stop. There were a lot of empty buses waiting by the side of the
road. The drivers were standing about in groups talking and smoking.
In the park nearby young mothers were with their children. There was
someone selling balloons and someone else selling small cakes.

 In the passage, we are given _____.
A) an account of the animals in the zoo.
B) the reasons for the drivers’ strike.
C) a description of a street one Sunday.
D) a full description of the park near the bus stop.
E) some advice on how to spend our Sundays.

Read the text and answer the questions.

It was a fine Sunday in April. David and his sister, who were
going to the zoo, crossed the main road and joined the queue at the
bus stop. There were a lot of empty buses waiting by the side of the
road. The drivers were standing about in groups talking and smoking.
In the park nearby young mothers were with their children. There was
someone selling balloons and someone else selling small cakes.

David _____.
A) is taking his sister to the zoo.
B) would rather spend the afternoon in the park.
C) is going to buy a balloon for his sister.
D) wondered why the buses were empty.
E) wished his mother had also come along with them.

Read the text and answer the questions.

It was a fine Sunday in April. David and his sister, who were
going to the zoo, crossed the main road and joined the queue at the
bus stop. There were a lot of empty buses waiting by the side of the
road. The drivers were standing about in groups talking and smoking.
In the park nearby young mothers were with their children. There was
someone selling balloons and someone else selling small cakes.

When David and his sister got to the bus stop _____.
A) they decided to play with the other children.
B) there were no buses in sight.
C) they began to talk to the drivers.
D) there were a lot of people waiting for the bus.
E) they bought some cake.

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Fifty years ago, when I was a child, photographs were not of
general interest. Photographs were taken of people on special
occasions, at weddings and on birthdays, for instance. These pictures
were usually kept in a box and brought out at intervals to show the
family. Nowadays photography is regarded as an art. Many
photographic exhibitions are held and there are many magazines dealing
with the art of photography.

 During recent years _____.
A) photography has become a popular form of art.
B) a lot of people have taken photographs of good paintings.
C) photography has stopped being an art.
D) photographic exhibitions are often advertised in magazines.
E) more and more people take photographs at weddings.

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Fifty years ago, when I was a child, photographs were not of
general interest. Photographs were taken of people on special
occasions, at weddings and on birthdays, for instance. These pictures
were usually kept in a box and brought out at intervals to show the
family. Nowadays photography is regarded as an art. Many
photographic exhibitions are held and there are many magazines dealing
with the art of photography.

The passage compares _____.
A) public interest in painting today and fifty years ago.
B) photographic exhibitions and painting exhibitions.
C) wedding photographs and birthday photographs.
D) photography today and photography fifty years ago.
E) family photographs of today and fifty years ago.

Read the text and answer the questions.

Fifty years ago, when I was a child, photographs were not of
general interest. Photographs were taken of people on special
occasions, at weddings and on birthdays, for instance. These pictures
were usually kept in a box and brought out at intervals to show the
family. Nowadays photography is regarded as an art. Many
photographic exhibitions are held and there are many magazines dealing
with the art of photography.

When the writer was young _____.
A) he was very interested in photography.
B) people didn’t think of photography as an art.
C) he always took photographs on his birthday.
D) people used to go to photographic exhibitions.
E) he took a lot of family photographs.