Reading Comprehension
the 5th form

I. Read the text and do the tasks.

My friend.
My best friend's name is Susan. She is twelve years old. We live in the neighbouring houses and play in the same yard. We are classmates. So we can see each other every day,
Susan is a slim and pretty girl. She is not very tall. She has got long dark curly hair, blue eyes and a straight nose. Susan is kind and careful. She is always ready to help me if I need it. She is very good at Maths, so we often do our homework in Maths together.
Susan is always honest with her parents, teachers and friends. She loves animals. There is a cat in her house and Susan takes care of him.
We spend a lot of time together. We go to school and come back home together; we go to the cinema at the weekend together, too. In the evening, we often phone each other. I am happy that I have got such a nice friend as Susan.

1. Fill in the gaps.

a) We live in thehouses.
b) We in the same yard.
c) Susan is readyme if I need it.
d) She iswith parents, teachers and friends.
e) Shecare of her cat.
f) We go to theat the weekend.
g) We phone each other in the

2. Correct the sentences.

1. Susan is ten years old.
2. She has got short fair hair.
3. Susan is good at Biology.
4. She has got a parrot as a pet.
5. The girls never go to school together.
6. At the weekend the girls go to the swimming pool together.

II. Read the questions and find the answers in the text.

Canada is an English-speaking country in the north of the North American continent, This big country is washed by three oceans: the Atlantic, the Pacific and the Arctic. Canada is a country of lakes and forests. The maple leaf on the flag of Canada shows how Important this tree is for Canadians. The climate of the country is rather cold, winter lasts from four to five months in Canada. There are two official languages in Canada, English and French.

1) Where is Canada?
a) in the north b) in the south c) in the east
2) How many oceans are there around Canada?
a) 2 b) 3 c) 4
3) Canada is the country of...
a) mountains and rivers b) deserts and hills c) forests and lakes
4) What can you see on the Canadian flag?
a) an apple-tree b) a maple leaf c) a polar bear
5) How long does winter last in Canada?
a) 2 months b) half a year c) about 5 months
6) How many official languages has it got?
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3

III. Read the text and fill in the blanks with the correct words from the box. There is one extra word in the list.

a) mirror b) Medusa c) woman e) cave g) statues d) snakes f) Perseus i) goddess

Medusa was a (who?) / woman and she lived in a cave. One day a (who?)turned her into a horrible monster. She had (what?) instead of hair and big wings. When she looked at people they became stone. A lot of men went to the (where?)and tried to kill Medusa, but she turned them into stone (what?). One day a young man called (what name?) who lived in Greece went to the cave to kill her. He did not look at Medusa and he
carried a shield as a mirror. Medusa looked into the (where?) and turned herself into stone.