IV. Make up a plan to retell the text.

 

КЛАС

SEMESTER I

READING COMPREHENSION TEST

THE ANGRY FAN

This happened in Australia, during a water-polo game that was one of the main sports events of the season. There was nothing ex­citing at the beginning of the game; but suddenly one of the players jumped out of the water and ran to the referee. He said that one of the forwards of the other team had bitten him in the leg while he was swimming under the water.

At first the referee thought that it was some kind of a joke, but when the player pointed to blood on his leg, he had to believe that it was serious. He called the forward and asked him why he had done such a strange thing; and though the forward insisted that he had not bitten anybody, the referee made him leave the game.

They began again, but a few minutes later, two players, one from each team, climbed out of the water, shouting that somebody had bitten them. There was blood on both players' legs. The game was stopped, and they began to let the water out of the pool. When almost all the water was let out, everybody saw a young crocodile at the bottom of the pool. Somebody had put the crocodile into the pool, but why? The truth became known when the players returned to their dressing room after the game and found a letter there.

"I have been a water-polo fan for many years", the author of the letter wrote, "and I am not satisfied with the way the players seem to act. They have allowed the game to become slow and uninteresting, and I have decided that I must do something to make them move faster. I don't think I can do this well myself, and I have decided that my crocodile will do it better".

READING COMPREHENSION TEST

I. Put "+" next to the true sentences and "-" next to the false ones.

a) Water-polo is very popular in Australia.

b) The players were very excited at the beginning of the game.

c) One of the players was bitten in the leg.

d) d) It was a joke.

e) There was a crocodile at the bottom.

f) The crocodile was put in the pool in order to kill the best

player of the opposite team.

 

II. Choose the correct answer.

1. How many water-polo players were bitten by the crocodile?

a) one

b) two

c) three

 

2. How was the crocodile found?

a) the water was let out of the pool

b) the players put the net into the pool

c) the water was let into the pool

 

3. Who put the crocodile into the swimming pool?

a) the referee

b) the player

c) the water polo fan

 

4. What did he do it for?

a) to play a joke

b) to make them move faster

c) to frighten them

 

5. When did they know the truth?

a) in the afternoon

b) when they returned to their dressing room

c) when they returned to the living room

 

6. Who could make them move faster?

a) a coach

b) a shark

c) a crocodile

 

 

III. Fill in the suitable words

At fast the 1._____ thought that it was some kind of a joke? But when the player pointed to 2._____ on his leg? He had to 3._____ that it was serious. He called the 4._____ and asked him why he had done such a strange thing; and though the forward insisted that he had not 5._____ anybody, the referee made him 6._____ the game.

 

A) Leave D) referee

B) forward E) believe

C) bitten F) blood

 

IV. Ask 6 questions to the text

КЛАС

SEMESTER I

WRITING

I. Fill in the blanks.

Lots of children have got a part-time job. As for me I 1_____ as a paper boy. I 2_____ a paper round twice a week, so I 3_____ at 6.30 on Wednesdays and on Sundays. It 4 _____ me about on an hour.

Sometimes, it 5 _____ me longer on Sundays, because the Sunday papers are very heavy. My parents (often) 6_____ me any pocket money, but I need it. The newsagent 7_____ me two pounds a weekday and three pounds on Sundays, so in a week I 8 _____ five pounds. It 9 _____ certainly nice to have some money in your pocket. I 10_____ problems with my job but I 11 _____ _____ getting up early or going out in the rain.