WorksheetsB1 - TDU - Reading Part 3
Total questions: 90
Worksheet time: 48mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In the past, importance was not given to shoes being comfortable or fashionable. These early foot coverings were probably animal skins, (36) ............ people tied round their ankles during cold weather,
a)
A who
b)
В why
c)
C which
d)
D where
2.
In the past, importance was not given to shoes being comfortable or fashionable. These early foot coverings were probably animal skins, which people tied round their ankles during cold (37) ....... .
a)
A weather
b)
В climate
c)
C temperature
d)
D condition
3.
We still use leather today, but (38) ....... materials such as silk, plastic, or cotton are also popular, depending on what is in fashion.
a)
A either
b)
В both
c)
C another
d)
D other
4.
We still use leather today, but others materials such as silk, plastic, or cotton are also popular, (39) ........ on what is in fashion.
a)
A turning
b)
В depending
c)
C resting
d)
D taking
5.
It was only one hundred and fifty years (40) .......... that people began to wear a different shoe on each.
a)
A before
b)
В beyond
c)
C ago
d)
D after
6.
Formerly, the two shoes had been straight instead of shaped and (41) ....... be worn on the left or the right foot.
a)
A must
b)
В could
c)
C ought
d)
D might
7.
All shoes used to be made by hand, but now, (42) ........... there are shoemakers still using their traditional skills, most shoes are now machine-made in large factories.
a)
A although
b)
В if
c)
C unless
d)
D since
8.
All shoes used to be made by hand, but now, although there are shoemakers still using their (43) ......... skills, most shoes are now machine-made in large factories.
a)
A typical
b)
В usual
c)
C model
d)
D traditional
9.
The of sewing machines (44) ............ the shoe industry to produce large quantities of cheaper shoes for a wider range of buyers.
a)
A let
b)
В allowed
c)
C gave
d)
D got
10.
The of sewing machines allowed the shoe industry to produce large (45) ....... of cheaper shoes for a wider range of buyers.
a)
A quantities
b)
В totals
c)
C sums
d)
D sizes
11.
Honey is a sweet liquid made by bees. It (36)___________ of water and sugars.
a)
involves
b)
contains
c)
Includes
d)
consists
12.
may travel as (37) ___________ as seventy-five thousand kilometres and visit over<br />two million flowers to produce just half a kilo of honey.
a)
well
b)
long
c)
Soon
d)
far
13.
The colour and flavour of honey depend (38) ___________the type of flower visited.
a)
to
b)
on
c)
For
d)
with
14.
In (39) _____ , there are more than three hundred varieties of honey.
a)
case
b)
order
c)
Fact
d)
place
15.
In fact , there are more than three hundred ___________of honey.
a)
varieties
b)
collections
c)
Sets
d)
differences
16.
The lighter-coloured ones are generally milder in flavour than darker honey. In ancient (41) ____ , honey was the main sweet food, as sugar was very rare.
a)
seasons
b)
times
c)
Years
d)
dates
17.
The lighter-coloured ones are generally milder in flavour than darker honey. In ancient times, honey was the main sweet food, as sugar was very ___________
a)
distant
b)
rare
c)
Small
d)
slim
18.
Honey was of great (43) ___________to the ancient Egyptians, who used it as payment.
a)
cost
b)
price
c)
Value
d)
charge
19.
Today, honey is produced and eaten in (44) ___________ part of the world.
a)
all
b)
some
c)
Most
d)
every
20.
Research suggests that it prevents tiredness and improves athletic performance. However, honey is not just food - it (45) ___________ be taken for sore throats and is used in many skin and hair-care products.
a)
shall
b)
need
c)
Can
d)
ought
21.
Like any other University, the open University can give you a degree.
However, you don’t have to ________working to study.
a)
A. stop
b)
В. end
c)
C. break
d)
D. leave
22.
Like any other University, the open University can give you a degree.
However, you don’t have to stop working to study. It can also open up a whole variety (47)__________ interests.
a)
A. from
b)
В. of
c)
C. in
d)
D. for
23.
If you have (48)___________ studied before, you will enjoy the special, new pleasure of increasing your knowledge.
a)
A. ever
b)
В. never
c)
C. often
d)
D. always
24.
If you have never studied before, you will enjoy the special, new pleasure of (49)___________ your knowledge.
a)
A. growing
b)
В. changing
c)
C. adding
d)
D. increasing
25.
You will make friends of (50)___________ kinds. You may also find that your qualification provides new career opportunities.
a)
A. all
b)
В. each
c)
C. both
d)
D. every
26.
You will make friends of all kinds. You may also (51)____________ that your qualification provides new career opportunities.
a)
A. suggest
b)
В. find
c)
C. wish
d)
D. want
27.
You don’t actually (52)__________ to the Open University for lecturers, but study at home.
a)
A. join
b)
В. enter
c)
C. arrive
d)
D. go
28.
You can (53)___________ one class a month if you wish at an Open University center.
a)
A. give
b)
В. attend
c)
C. learn
d)
D. study
29.
Of course, there are exams to take, as in (54)_________ University.
a)
A. any
b)
В. some
c)
C. many
d)
D. most
30.
If you (55)_____________ like to know more, all you have to do is complete the form below. It could be the start of a wonderful new period in your life.
a)
A. did
b)
В. will
c)
C. would
d)
D. can
31.
Brave William Baldock, who is six years old, is a hero after helping his mother when she fell downstairs, William quickly rang (36)___________ an ambulance when he discovered his mother and broken her leg.
a)
A. to
b)
B. off
c)
C. for
d)
D. with
32.
In spite of being frightened, he (37)___________ the emergency services what had happened and answered all the question they asked him.
a)
A. said
b)
B. talked
c)
C. spoke
d)
D. told
33.
He also telephoned his father (38)___________ work, and then his grandmother, to explain what he had done.
a)
A. in
b)
B. at
c)
C. on
d)
D. by
34.
He also telephoned his father at work, and then his grandmother, to explain what he had (39)___________
a)
A. done
b)
B. made
c)
C. acted
d)
D. worked
35.
While waiting for (40)___________ people to come. William looked after his 18 month older sister.
a)
A. these
b)
B. every
c)
C. each
d)
D. this
36.
When ambulance man Steve Lyn went to the house, he was amazed: ‘It is (41)___________ that a young boy of six knew the right number to dial and was able to give us the correct information
a)
A. pleased
b)
B. fine
c)
C. clever
d)
D. great
37.
When ambulance man Steve Lyn went to the house, he was amazed: ‘It is great that a young boy of six knew the right number to (42)___________ and was able to give us the correct information
a)
A. put
b)
B. set
c)
C. dial
d)
D. hit
38.
(43)___________ of William’s quick thinking, we were able to get there immediately, ‘Mrs Baldock left hospital yesterday, very greatful to both William and the ambulance service.
a)
A. Since
b)
B. Because
c)
C. As
d)
D. Although
39.
Because of William’s quick thinking, we were able to (44)___________ there immediately, ‘Mrs Baldock left hospital yesterday, very greatful to both William and the ambulance service.
a)
A. manage
b)
B. find
c)
C. get
d)
D. reach
40.
because of William’s quick thinking, we were able to get there immediately, ‘Mrs Baldock left hospital yesterday, very (45)___________ to both William and the ambulance service.
a)
A. agreeable
b)
B. happy
c)
C. grateful
d)
D. approving
41.
An American, Charles D. Seeberger, invented moving stairs to transport people in the 1890s. He (36)___________ this invention an escalator.
a)
A. announced
b)
B. called
c)
C. translated
d)
D. explained
42.
An American, Charles D. Seeberger, invented moving stairs to transport people in the 1890s. He called this invention an escalator (37)___________ the name from the Latin word ‘scala’ which means ‘ladder’
a)
A. fetching
b)
B. lending
c)
C. taking
d)
D. carrying
43.
An American, Charles D. Seeberger, invented moving stairs to transport people in the 1890s. He called this invention an escalator taking the name from the Latin word ‘scala’ (38)___________ means ‘ladder’
a)
A. hat
b)
B. whose
c)
C. who
d)
D. which
44.
Escalators move people up and down short (39)___________
a)
A. distances
b)
B. directions
c)
C. measurements
d)
D. lengths
45.
Lifts do the same, but only move (40)___________ small number of people. If an escalator breaks down.
a)
A. the
b)
B. a
c)
C. some
d)
D. any
46.
It can still be (41)___________ as ordinary stairs. An escalator can move (42)___________ 8,000 and 9,600 people an hours, and it (43)___________ not need a person to operate it.
a)
A. walked
b)
B. made
c)
C. used
d)
D. changed
47.
It can still be (41)___________ as ordinary stairs. An escalator can move (42)___________ 8,000 and 9,600 people an hours, and it (43)___________ not need a person to operate it.
a)
A. from
b)
B. between
c)
C. to
d)
D. above
48.
It can still be (41)___________ as ordinary stairs. An escalator can move (42)___________ 8,000 and 9,600 people an hours, and it (43)___________ not need a person to operate it.
a)
A. is
b)
B. has
c)
C. did
d)
D. does
49.
Towards the end of the nineteenth century, cities were (44)___________ more crowded and the first escalators were built at railway station and in big department (45)___________ so that people could move about more quickly. Today we see escalators everywhere.
a)
A. coming
b)
B. becoming
c)
C. continuing
d)
D. developing
50.
Towards the end of the nineteenth century, cities were (44)___________ more crowded and the first escalators were built at railway station and in big department (45)___________ so that people could move about more quickly. Today we see escalators everywhere.
a)
A. stores
b)
B. shops
c)
C. places
d)
D. houses
51.
Before 1860 there was no quick way of getting mail between the east and the west of the United States. There were no railways at that (46)___________ and most mail was sent by coach.
a)
A. time
b)
В. date
c)
C. age
d)
D. season
52.
It usually(47)___________ at least 25 days for coaches to (48)___________ the coast.
a)
A. spent
b)
В. lasted
c)
C. took
d)
D. passed
53.
It usually(47)___________ at least 25 days for coaches to (48)___________ the coast.
a)
A. get
b)
В. arrive
c)
C. come
d)
D. reach
54.
So in 1860 it (49)___________ decided to send mail by ‘Pony Express’, which was much faster,
a)
A. had
b)
В. was
c)
C. has
d)
D. is
55.
Riders (50)___________ very fast horses were placed along the route.
a)
A. for
b)
В. off
c)
C. with
d)
D. behind
56.
They were at (51)___________ distances from each other and the mail was handed from one rider to the next,
a)
A. like
b)
В. equal
c)
C. same
d)
D. level
57.
Riders were all (52)___________ to travel between twenty and thirty kilometers (53)___________ day on very bad roads.
a)
A. wished
b)
В. wanted
c)
C. expected
d)
D. hoped
58.
Riders were all (52)___________ to travel between twenty and thirty kilometers (53)___________ day on very bad roads.
a)
A. a
b)
В. one
c)
C. some
d)
D. any
59.
At each stop two minutes were (54)___________ for exchanging the mail bags, but riders were often held up by awful weather (55)___________ closed the roads. With the invention of the telegraph in 1861, the demand for Pony Express disappeared.
a)
A. let
b)
В. allowed
c)
C. done
d)
D. made
60.
At each stop two minutes were (54)___________ for exchanging the mail bags, but riders were often held up by awful weather (55)___________ closed the roads. With the invention of the telegraph in 1861, the demand for Pony Express disappeared.
a)
A. which
b)
В. where
c)
C. what
d)
D. when
61.
Although some groups of people have always lived outdoors in tents, camping as we know it today only began to be (46)___________ about 50 years ago.
a)
A. famous
b)
В. popular
c)
C. favorite
d)
D. current
62.
The increase in the use of cars and improvement in camping (47)__________ have allowed more people to travel longer (48)___________ in to the countryside and to stay there in greater comfort.
a)
A. tools
b)
В. baggage
c)
C. equipment
d)
D. property
63.
The increase in the use of cars and improvement in camping (47)__________ have allowed more people to travel longer (48)___________ in to the countryside and to stay there in greater comfort.
a)
A. ways
b)
В. directions
c)
C. voyages
d)
D. distances
64.
Many campers like to be (49)_______________ themselves in quiet areas, so they (50)___________ their ten and food and walk or cycle onto the forests or the mountains.
a)
A. on
b)
В. by
c)
C. at
d)
D. of
65.
Many campers like to be (49)_______________ themselves in quiet areas, so they (50)___________ their ten and food and walk or cycle onto the forests or the mountains.
a)
A. take
b)
В. make
c)
C. pick
d)
D. do
66.
Others, preferring to be near people, drive to a public or private-owned campsite (51)___________ has up-to-date facilities, (52)__________ hot showers and swimming pools.
a)
A. where
b)
В. who
c)
C. which
d)
D. when
67.
Others, preferring to be near people, drive to a public or private-owned campsite (51)___________ has up-to-date facilities, (52)__________ hot showers and swimming pools.
a)
A. such
b)
В. like
c)
C. as
d)
D. just
68.
Whether campers are (53)__________ in the mountains or on a busy site, they should remember to (54)__________ the area clean and dirty.
a)
A. lonely
b)
В. single
c)
C. separate
d)
D. alone
69.
Whether campers are (53)__________ in the mountains or on a busy site, they should remember to (54)__________ the area clean and dirty.
a)
A. remain
b)
В. stay
c)
C. leave
d)
D. let
70.
In the forests, they must put out any fires and keep food hidden to avoid attracting (55)__________ animals.
a)
A. wild
b)
В. natural
c)
C. loose
d)
D. free
71.
What is money? The pound, he dollar or the euro are actually just like a gram or a Km. The difference is that you can exchange money for something (46)___________
a)
A. other
b)
В. else
c)
C. another
d)
D. apart
72.
A ten pound note may buy a book, a huge bag of sweets, or (47)___________ of cinema tickets.
a)
A. couple
b)
В. double
c)
C. few
d)
D. several
73.
But the note itself is only a printed(48)___________ of paper which costs almost nothing to make.
a)
A. slice
b)
В. part
c)
C. side
d)
D. piece
74.
Thousands of years (49)___________ people didn’t have money as we know (50)___________ .
a)
A. since
b)
В. past
c)
C. before
d)
D. ago
75.
Thousands of years (49)___________ people didn’t have money as we know (50)___________ .
a)
A. them
b)
В. it
c)
C. some
d)
D. that
76.
There were no banks (51)___________ even shops.
a)
A. or
b)
В. neither
c)
C. and
d)
D. but
77.
In those days, Mr Green the farmer exchanged the corn he (52)___________ grown for Mr Hive’s honey.
a)
A. did
b)
В. was
c)
C. had
d)
D. has
78.
This was an exchange arranged between two (53)___________ each of whom had something that the other wanted.
a)
A. jobs
b)
В. people
c)
C. things
d)
D. goods
79.
But in time, most societies invented their own “currencies” (54)___________ that people could exchange more.
a)
A. for
b)
В. by
c)
C. because
d)
D. so
80.
The different currencies began to join together, which is why (55)___________ everyone uses the same currency in their country.
a)
A. tomorrow
b)
В. today
c)
C. recently
d)
D. soon
81.
San Francisco lies on the coast of Northern California. The earliest Europeans to discover the (36)___________ were led by a Spanish explorer (37) _____ name was Gaspar de Portola.
a)
A. area
b)
В. part
c)
C. space
d)
D. position
82.
San Francisco lies on the coast of Northern California. The earliest Europeans to discover the (36)___________ were led by a Spanish explorer (37) _____ name was Gaspar de Portola.
a)
A. who
b)
В. whose
c)
C. what
d)
D. which
83.
He first saw it in 1769. Surprisingly, (38) _____ San Francisco Bay is a wonderful natural harbor, it was discovered by land (39)_________ than by sea.
a)
A. if
b)
В. unless
c)
C. although
d)
D. despite
84.
He first saw it in 1769. Surprisingly, (38) _____ San Francisco Bay is a wonderful natural harbor, it was discovered by land (39)_________ than by sea.
a)
A. except
b)
В. instead
c)
C. apart
d)
D. rather
85.
In 1849, people (40) _____ in San Francisco in their thousands (41)_________ to find gold.
a)
A. reached
b)
В. arrived
c)
C. entered
d)
D. approached
86.
In 1849, people (40) _____ in San Francisco in their thousands (41)_________ to find gold.
a)
A. wondering
b)
В. hoping
c)
C. considering
d)
D. depending
87.
However, it was not the men looking for the gold that got rich. The richest people (42) _____ their money from owning banks and law firms and they built themselves large houses on one of the hills.
a)
A. did
b)
В. became
c)
C. made
d)
D. brought
88.
This was (43)_______as Nob Hill. Nowadays, tourists are (44) _________ to San Francisco because there they can see famous places like Chinatown and the Golden Gate Bridge.
a)
A. told
b)
В. called
c)
C. named
d)
D. known
89.
This was (43)_______as Nob Hill. Nowadays, tourists are (44) _________ to San Francisco because there they can see famous places like Chinatown and the Golden Gate Bridge.
a)
A. interested
b)
В. attracted
c)
C. pleased
d)
D. excited
90.
Many even (45) _____ the short boat trip to the island of Alcatraz to see the former prison
a)
A. take
b)
В. spend
c)
C. go
d)
D. travel
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