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Last holiday, I went to Paris. I visited museums and sat in public gardens. A friendly waiter taught me a few words of French. Then he lent me a book. I read a few lines, but I did not understand a word. Every day, I thought about postcards. My holidays passed quickly, but I did not send any cards to my friends. On the last day, I made a big decision, I got up early and bought thirty seven cards. I spent the whole day in my room, but I did not write a single card!

What is the tense used in the text above?

• Simple present tense

• Past continuous tense

• Simple past tense

• Simple future tense

• Future perfect tense

Last holiday, I went to Paris. I visited museums and sat in public gardens. A friendly waiter taught me a few words of French. Then he lent me a book. I read a few lines, but I did not understand a word. Every day, I thought about postcards. My holidays passed quickly, but I did not send any cards to my friends. On the last day, I made a big decision, I got up early and bought thirty seven cards. I spent the whole day in my room, but I did not write a single card!

Whom did the writer meet in Paris?

• A man take him to French

• A man that give him thirty seven cards

• A man that lent him a book

• A man that worked in museum

• A man that give him a job

Last holiday, I went to Paris. I visited museums and sat in public gardens. A friendly waiter taught me a few words of French. Then he lent me a book. I read a few lines, but I did not understand a word. Every day, I thought about postcards. My holidays passed quickly, but I did not send any cards to my friends. On the last day, I made a big decision, I got up early and bought thirty seven cards. I spent the whole day in my room, but I did not write a single card!

“I read a few lines”… what does the underlined phrase mean?

• Words in postcard

• Text on the book

• Museum guiding

• Garden’s rules

• Menu

Last holiday, I went to Paris. I visited museums and sat in public gardens. A friendly waiter taught me a few words of French. Then he lent me a book. I read a few lines, but I did not understand a word. Every day, I thought about postcards. My holidays passed quickly, but I did not send any cards to my friends. On the last day, I made a big decision, I got up early and bought thirty seven cards. I spent the whole day in my room, but I did not write a single card!

What did he do in the last day in Paris?

• Went to Paris

• Wrote a post card whole day

• Got up late

• Bought thirteen cards

• Went to buy some cards

Last holiday, I went to Paris. I visited museums and sat in public gardens. A friendly waiter taught me a few words of French. Then he lent me a book. I read a few lines, but I did not understand a word. Every day, I thought about postcards. My holidays passed quickly, but I did not send any cards to my friends. On the last day, I made a big decision, I got up early and bought thirty seven cards. I spent the whole day in my room, but I did not write a single card!

Then he lent me…(line 3). Whom does “he” refer to?

• French tourist

• Annoying waiter

• A friendly tourist

• A nice waiter

• An old man

On Saturday night, we went to the Town Hall. It was the last day of the year and a large crowd people had gathered under the Town Hall clock. It would strike twelve in twenty minutes time. Fifteen minutes passed and then, at five to twelve, the clock stopped. The big minute hand did not move. We waited and waited, but nothing happened. Suddenly someone shouted, “It’s two minutes past twelve! The clock has stopped!

I looked at my watch. It was true. The big clock refused to welcome the New Year. At that moment, everybody began to laugh and sing.

What does the first sentence tell you?

• The problem of the writer

• The funny thing in the story

• The opening of the story

• The past event

• The closing

On Saturday night, we went to the Town Hall. It was the last day of the year and a large crowd people had gathered under the Town Hall clock. It would strike twelve in twenty minutes time. Fifteen minutes passed and then, at five to twelve, the clock stopped. The big minute hand did not move. We waited and waited, but nothing happened. Suddenly someone shouted, “It’s two minutes past twelve! The clock has stopped!

I looked at my watch. It was true. The big clock refused to welcome the New Year. At that moment, everybody began to laugh and sing.

When did the clock stopped?

• At 5.12

• At 11.55

• At 12.00

• At 12.02

• At 11.40

On Saturday night, we went to the Town Hall. It was the last day of the year and a large crowd people had gathered under the Town Hall clock. It would strike twelve in twenty minutes time. Fifteen minutes passed and then, at five to twelve, the clock stopped. The big minute hand did not move. We waited and waited, but nothing happened. Suddenly someone shouted, “It’s two minutes past twelve! The clock has stopped!

I looked at my watch. It was true. The big clock refused to welcome the New Year. At that moment, everybody began to laugh and sing.

Based on the text, where was the writer?

• At the center of the town

• At home

• At the beach

• At the market

• At school

On Saturday night, we went to the Town Hall. It was the last day of the year and a large crowd people had gathered under the Town Hall clock. It would strike twelve in twenty minutes time. Fifteen minutes passed and then, at five to twelve, the clock stopped. The big minute hand did not move. We waited and waited, but nothing happened. Suddenly someone shouted, “It’s two minutes past twelve! The clock has stopped!

I looked at my watch. It was true. The big clock refused to welcome the New Year. At that moment, everybody began to laugh and sing.

When did the event happen?

• At the center of the town

• The end of the year

• Christmas celebration

• At the weekend

• Birthday party

On Saturday night, we went to the Town Hall. It was the last day of the year and a large crowd people had gathered under the Town Hall clock. It would strike twelve in twenty minutes time. Fifteen minutes passed and then, at five to twelve, the clock stopped. The big minute hand did not move. We waited and waited, but nothing happened. Suddenly someone shouted, “It’s two minutes past twelve! The clock has stopped!

I looked at my watch. It was true. The big clock refused to welcome the New Year. At that moment, everybody began to laugh and sing.

“The big clock refused to welcome the New Year”. What is the synonym of bold underlined word?

• Reject

• Accept

• Admit

• Hate

• Like