Slowly Slowly in the Wind

10. What was the nature of Edward Skipperton?

A. he was often angry

B. he was always angry

C. he was happy

D. he was always sad

The Absence of Emily

1. Emily wants

A. to gain 11 kilos

B. to weigh 11 kilos

C. to lose about 11 kilos

D. to be fatter

1. Albert got a letter from

A. his girl-friend

B. Emily

C. his aunt in Chicago

D. Millicent

1. After digging in the garden the detectives found

A. Emily’s body

B. A treasure

C. A spade

D. An old knife

At the Old Swimming Hole

1. In her old school Alicia

A. was helping her Spanish teacher

B. was hiding

C. was learning to swim in the pool

D. was working as a swimming teacher

1. Warshawski saved his life by

A. jumping out of the school window

B. running from Tom’s friend

C. hiding behind a desk

D. jumping into the swimming pool

How is Your Mother

1. Humphrey Partridge told the police sergeant that

A. he had killed someone

B. he was going to take his mother to Canada

C. he had left his mpther in England

D. he loved his mother very much

Death in the Freezer

1. Ellen didn’t like her brother because

A. he was cruel and stupid

B. he always took her toys

C. her parents paid more attention to him

D. he was luckier than she

1. After a 4-mont tour Al

A. became kind and attentive

B. often arranged parties at his house

C. felt strong and healthy

D. studied music and painting

1. Al’s body was

A. burnt

B. buried in the garden

C. frozen in a glass case

D. hidden from the police

1. Ellen thought that the syringes from her hospital

A. were new

B. were dirty

C. had a lot of bacteria

D. were not dangerous

Three is a Lucky Number

1. Where did Ronald see Edyth for the first time?

A. at a hotel near the reception desk

B. on a bench in the park

C. on a beach

D. in a restaurant of a seaside hotel

2. Where did Edyth keep her money and business papers?

A. in a locked desk drawer

B. in the closet

C. in a jar with some cereal

D. in a box

The Merchant of Venice

3. Which chest did Bassanio choose?

A. the golden one

B. the silver one

C. the lead one

D. none

4. What would Shylock take if Antonio didn’t pay the debt?

A. a pound of flesh

B. more money

C. his house

D. his ships

5. Whom was Shylock ordered to give his money?

A. Venice

B. Antonio

C. Venice and Antonio

D. Venice and Shylock’s daughter

The Signalman

1. In front of the entrance to the tunnel there was

A. a flag

B. a light

C. a gate

D. a door

1. The ghost near the tunnel

A. rang the bell

B. waved a red flag

C. switched on the flag

D. closed the entrance to the tunnel

The upper Berth

1. Brisbane used to travel by ship to

A. Asia

B. Britain

C. America

D. Africa

1. Four passengers were lost during

A. five trips

B. three trips

C. six trips

D. four trips

In the dark

1. Winston slept in an arm-chair of the hotel room because

A. he didn’t want to sleep in the bed

B. there was only a single-bed room vacant

C. the bed was broken

D. the arm-chair was more comfortable than the bed

Ligeia

Pre-intermediate 1

Grapes of Wrath

Chapter 1-3

1. The man sitting under the tree was:

A. a driver

B. a priest

C. a policeman

D. Tom’s relative

2. How did Muley get his food?

A. he went to pubs for meals

B. his relatives gave him some food

C. he caught wild animals

D. he begged for food at shops

3. Tom’s family was going to leave the old place because

A. they liked a new one

B. they didn’t want Tom to live with them

C. they were forced to leave because of the landowners demands

D. they didn’t like their neighbours

4. Tom could drive a truck because

A. he worked as a driver while he was in prison

B. he sold trucks

C. he was taught driving in the army

D. no-one else in the family wanted to learn to drive

5. When the family stopped to spend the night by the road side Tom’s grandpa

A. felt happy

B. was ill

C. decided to cook supper

D. helped Tom to make fire

Chapter 4-6

6. Wilson had expected

A. that his car was going to break down

B. that his car was going to reach their destination safely

C. their journey would be a great fun

D. he could take more passengers in his car

7. Why didn’t Mather want to go on the trip separately?

A. She was afraid of being robbed.

B. She was sure the rest of the family would get lost.

C. She didn’t know how to make a camp.

D. She thought Tom wouldn’t be able to repair the car.

8. A poor man at the camp

A. told how he had worked in California

B. helped to find a good spare part for their car

C. told about recruiting workers for jobs

D. had a quarrel with Tom

9. A policeman at the bank of the river

A. welcomed the travelers

B. helped them to find a better place

C. ordered to leave the place as soon as possible

D. laughed at the women in the tent

10. Tom wanted to find the government camp because

A. he hoped it would be a better place

B. the police was going to kill him

C. he wanted to burn the camp

D. he could find a job in the camp

Chapter 7-9

11. The government camp that Tom found

A. was controlled by the police

B. was controlled by the residents’ representatives

C. was free for new migrants

D. was closed for migrants from Oklahoma

12. The Farmers' Association is going to

A. arrange a dance party in the government camp

B. show movies in the evening

C. provoke a shooting in the camp to let the police in

D. provide new jobs for the migrants

13. Tom wasn’t allowed to go out of the Hooper Ranch camp because

A. he was going to have trouble with the local people

B. he could steal some peaches

C. the employers didn’t want him to know there was going to be a strike

D. the employers were afraid he wouldn’t return to work

14. In the old barn there was

A. a man and a boy

B. a big family

C. a truck

D. an old man with his granddaughter

15. Ruthie

A. gave a safe birth to her baby

B. wanted to save a stranger dying of hunger

C. was strong enough to help the men escape prom the flood

D. helped to carry Pa up to the truck

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