Reading Test

The writer’s intention in the text is to

• encourage skiers to be more cautious.

• describe a personal experience.

• explain how avalanches occur.

• give survival advice to skiers.

How did the rescue team find the writer?

• They searched for a signal from his mobile phone.

• They spotted some of his equipment.

• His friends told them where he was.

• They heard him screaming.

What does the writer say about the incident?

• The weather conditions were dangerous.

• It couldn’t have been avoided.

        

• He wishes he could forget it.

        

• His carelessness caused it.

Nowadays, the writer feels

• happy never to ski again.

• proud to have survived the incident.

• disappointed to give up something he loved.

• worried that the same thing will happen to his children.

Nowadays, the writer feels

• happy never to ski again.

• proud to have survived the incident.

• disappointed to give up something he loved.

• worried that the same thing will happen to his children.

Why did the writer leave his friends?

How did the writer know that an avalanche was about to happen?

The writer hadn’t planned to ski on
his own.

• True

• False

The writer felt nervous when he first
saw the steep slope.

• True

• False

The writer escaped from the avalanche
without any injuries.

• True

• False