Form 6 Name
Date
READING
Variant 1
1
Read and tick the correct photo.
I've got a penfriend Tim. He lives in Cambridge. He is eleven years old
and he goes to school for boys. His family is big. His father is tall and thin. He
has got short straight hair and he wears glasses. Tim's father is a doctor. He
is clever, helpful and hard-working. He likes sport and plays football and ten-
nis. Tim's mother is a very beautiful woman. She has got long curly hair and
big blue eyes. She is romantic and likes flowers and animals. Tim has got two
younger sisters - twins. They are lovely girls with long straight hair. They usu-
ally wear their hair in braids. They are only five and they don't go to school.
Tim's grandmother is very kind. She likes cooking very much.​

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form (Past Simple or Past Continuous).

1) Tom (burnt) his hand while he (was cooking the dinner).

2) In 1994 he (worked) in a small town in Poland.

3) When I (woke up) this morning it (was raining) and my father (was singing) in the kitchen.

4) You (were working) as a waitress in a cocktail bar, when I (met) you.

5) The television was on but nobody (was watching it).

6) I was very tired, so I (went) to bed early.

7) The window was open and a bird (flew) into the room.

8) We (saw) an accident while we (were waiting for the bus).

9) The bed was very uncomfortable. I (did not sleep) very well.

10) When I (walked) into the room it was chaos! The dog (running) around the room and the children (writing) on the walls.

11) What were you (doing) at 8 o’clock last night? I (was reading).

12) I (broke) my leg when I (was skiing).

The children wore  gunny clothes at the party.
2. The Smiths didn't travel last summer.
3. Bob came home late last night.
4. They were touring Buckingham Palase from 3 to 5 yesterday.
5. What  were you  doing at 2 p. m. yesterday?
6. It was snowing at 9 in the morning.
7. They  saw a wonderful film last week.
8. The children went to the museum after school yesterday.
9. What  did you like best in London?
10. It was raining  when I left home.
11. What book were you reading when the phone rang? 
12. I  was taking this photo while you  were competing.
13. While mother was making dinner we were watchingTV.
14. The boys were playing football when Dick  joined them.
15. We heard the bell when we were talking