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When we arrived at the little hotel, the first thing we did was to see if
it was clean. We were particularly interested in the kitchen, which was in
the back of the building. There we saw large, open shelves filled with pots,
pans and plates. These were clean, but the floors were very dirty. We also
noticed that the food was not kept covered, and there were a lot of flies
about. So, we decided not to stay in that hotel.
64. This hotel _____.
A)
is not properly taken care of
B)
attracts a lot of visitors.
C)
serves excellent food.
D)
has a most interesting kitchen.
E)
was just the place we were looking for.
65. When we saw the kitchen _____.
A)
it had just been cleaned.
B)
we were very pleased with the food.
C)
everything seemed to be in order.
D)
we were impressed by the variety of pots and pans.
E)
we knew this wasn’t the right place to stay.
66. The kitchen _____.
A)
wasn’t clean enough.
B)
was in a separate building.
C)
had a bad smell.
D)
looked neat and tidy.
E)
was dirty except for the floors.
It was a fine Sunday in April. David and his sister, who were
going to the zoo, crossed the main road and joined the queue at the
bus stop. There were a lot of empty buses waiting by the side of the
road. The drivers were standing about in groups talking and smoking.
In the park nearby young mothers were with their children. There was
someone selling balloons and someone else selling small cakes.
67. In the passage, we are given _____.
A)
an account of the animals in the zoo.
B)
the reasons for the drivers’ strike.
C)
a description of a street one Sunday.
D)
a full description of the park near the bus stop.
E)
some advice on how to spend our Sundays.
68. David _____.
A)
is taking his sister to the zoo.
B)
would rather spend the afternoon in the park.
C)
is going to buy a balloon for his sister.
D)
wondered why the buses were empty.
E)
wished his mother had also come along with them.
69. When David and his sister got to the bus stop _____.
A)
they decided to play with the other children.
B)
there were no buses in sight.
C)
they began to talk to the drivers.
D)
there were a lot of people waiting for the bus.
E)
they bought some cake.
Fifty years ago, when I was a child, photographs were not of
general interest. Photographs were taken of people on special
occasions, at weddings and on birthdays, for instance. These pictures
were usually kept in a box and brought out at intervals to show the
family. Nowadays photography is regarded as an art. Many
photographic exhibitions are held and there are many magazines dealing
with the art of photography.
70. During recent years _____.
A)
photography has become a popular form of art.
B)
a lot of people have taken photographs of good paintings.
C)
photography has stopped being an art.
D)
photographic exhibitions are often advertised in magazines.
E)
more and more people take photographs at weddings.
71. The passage compares _____.
A)
public interest in painting today and fifty years ago.
B)
photographic exhibitions and painting exhibitions.
C)
wedding photographs and birthday photographs.
D)
photography today and photography fifty years ago.
E)
family photographs of today and fifty years ago.
72. When the writer was young _____.
A)
he was very interested in photography.
B)
people didn’t think of photography as an art.
C)
he always took photographs on his birthday.
D)
people used to go to photographic exhibitions.
E)
he took a lot of family photographs.
From the end of the corridor I could hear them arguing. Liz said it
was the best film she had seen on the television for over a year. Dick
said it was dreadful. He said the story was poor and the acting terrible.
Liz said he couldn’t recognize a good film when he saw one. “What
film are you talking about?” I asked as I came into the room. ‘The film
shown last Friday.”, said Liz. “The film shown last Thursday.”, said
Dick. They looked at each other and we all laughed.
73. Liz _____.
A)
hasn’t watched a film for over a year.
B)
enjoyed the film she saw on Friday evening.
C)
enjoyed the film even less than Dick.
D)
said the story was very poor.
E)
and I both enjoyed the film.
74. At the end of the passage we understand that _____.
A)
Dick actually enjoyed the film very much.
B)
there are never any good films on television.
C)
Liz and Dick were talking about different films.
D)
Liz and Dick don’t like the same films.
E)
Dick didn’t want to agree with Liz.
75. Liz and Dick were arguing about _____.
A)
a television film they had seen the previous week.
B)
the film they had just watched.
C)
whether they should watch the film that evening.
D)
which film they should watch.
E)
whether they had seen the film on Thursday or Friday.
There was no other building in sight. The trees which grew along
the river completely hid the two other houses that shared the valley.
Looking from the kitchen window Mary gave a long sigh of
contentment. She knew she would be happy here; much happier that
she had ever been in the city.
76. Mary is quite sure that _____.
A)
the view from her kitchen is spoiled by the two other houses.
B)
she will enjoy living in the valley.
C)
her neighbors will dislike her.
D)
new houses will be built along the river.
E)
she will soon miss the life of the city.
77. The valley Mary is looking at _____.
A)
is very near the city.
B)
overlooks a river.
C)
hasn’t been lived in for a long time.
D)
is a very pleasant one.
E)
is completely deserted.
78. The passage is not about _____.
A)
the hardships of life in the city.
B)
Mary and her new home.
C)
Mary’s happy life in the valley.
D)
Mary’s escape from the city.
E)
the peace and beauty of the valley.
Book 3
Reading Comprehension
