READING test unit 20 english5

 READING
Task 1. Look and write the correct words. There is one example.

   

sheep

USA

traffic

villager

farm

aunt

Example: an animal with a thick woolly coat
1. a person of a village
2. the abbreviation for the United States of America
3. a piece of land used for growing crops or raising animals
4. the sister of your father or mother or the wife of your uncle
5. people, cars, trucks, motorbikes, bicyles, etc. moving along roads
Task 2. Read and tick 

sheep
_________
_________
_________
_________
_________

 True or False. There is one example (0).

Hello. My name’s Nick. I live in New York, a big city in the USA. It has a lot of people, buildings, traffic
and shops. It is noisy and expensive. But I enjoy living here because city life is exciting. My aunt Laura
lives in a village near Canberra, Australia. It is much smaller and quieter. There are not many people and
shops. Things are much cheaper. There are a lot of sheep and trees on the farms. She likes living there
because the villagers are friendly, and life in the country is more peaceful.
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0. Nick lives in in New York in the United States of America.
1. He doesn’t like living in New York because it is noisy and expensive.
2. His aunt lives in a village near Canberra in Australia.
3. There are a few shops in the village, and things are expensive.
4. People in the village raise a lot of sheep and grow many trees on the farms.
5. Nick’s aunt loves living in the village because the villagers are friendly and life is more
peaceful.
Task 3. Read and number the sentences in the correct order. The conversation begins with 0.


A

Hoa: …and the seafood there is much cheaper,
right?

B

John: I think Gold Coast is. It has a lot of taller
buildings along the coast.

0 C

D

Hoa: Which one is larger, Nha Trang in Viet Nam
or Gold Coast in Australia, John?
John: More beautiful? I think Gold Coast is… But
Nha Trang is more exciting and...

E Hoa: And which one is more beautiful?
F

John: That’s true. The seafood in Nha Trang is
wonderful!

Task 4. Read and fill each gap with one word from the box. Write the word next to the number. There is 
one word that you do not need. There is one example (0).

   

jams

jelly

goods

kilometres

grandparents

apartment

banks

Kate lives in an (0) apartment in Sydney. It is a modern city. It has a lot of buildings, shops and (1)______. There
are often traffic (2)_________ during the rush hours. The city is noisy and expensive. But Kate likes living here
because life is exciting. At weekends, she oftens visits her (3) ___________ in Brooklyn, a small town about fifty
(4)__________   from   Sydney.   There   are   not   many   people   and   shops   there.   The   (5)   _________   are   much
cheaper. There isn’t much traffic. Kate’s grandparents enjoy living there because the people are friendly.
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I. READING
Task 1. Look and write the correct words. There is one example.


Key: 1.villager 2. USA 3. farm 4. aunt 5. traffic
Task 2. Read and tick 

 True or False. There is one example (0).

Key: 1. False 2. True 3. False 4. True 5. True
Task 3. Read and number the sentences in the correct order. The conversation begins with 0.
Key: 1. B 2. E 3. D 4. A 5. F
Task 4. Read and fill each gap with one word from the box. Write the word next to the number. There is 
one word that you do not need. There is one example (0).
Key: 1. banks 2. jams 3. grandparents 4. kilometres 5. goods