English Reading Text 12, 13


1. According to the text,
a) noise prevails in villages
b) our ears are protected from noise
c) noise can easily penetrate into the ear
d) crowded urban areas are deprived of noise
2. The word detract in line 3 is synonymous to
a) destroy
b) enlarge
c) increase
d) decrease
3. The sentence ‘Noise is unavoidable in an industrial society’ means
a) we can’t avoid noise in a developed society
b) it’s possible to avoid noise in big cities
c) we can stay away from noise in an industrial society
d) you can keep away from noise in cities
4. Which of the following words from the text means «speed up»?
a) cease
b) release
c) tighten
d) accelerate
5. Loud noise causes
a) minor annoyance
b) damage only to the ear
c) exclusively physical harm
d) physical and psychological harm

1. The travelers got lost as
a) it was dark in the forest
b) they wanted to find the witch
c) they tried to find a pretty little cottage
d) they wanted to play tricks on the witch
2. The little girl tried to light the candle
a) to find her way
b) to have a walk
c) to find a nut-tree
d) to eat a pumpkin
3. The phrase hollow out in line 13 means
a) fill
b) blow
c) empty
d) carry
4. According to Paragraph 4, lines 16-19,
a) the witch was frightened to death
b) the little girl knocked the witch out
c) a horrible two-headed monster killed the witch
d) the little girl was turned into a two-headed monster
5. According to the text, the travelers were saved due to
a) the monster
b) the little girl
c) their courage
d) the magic stick
Listening: Careers
New English File Pre-intermediate:
Grammar: If+ present, will + infinitive page 64-65
Test page 74-75
Write down an essay on the topic: Your school trips. Speak about your last trip or about the trip you liked the most.