There was once a large, fat woman (26)………………had a small, thin husband. He had a
job in a big company and was given his weekly wages (27)………………Friday morning. As
(28)………………as he got (29)………………on Friday, his wife (30)………………to make
him give her (31)………………his money, and then she (32)………………to give him back only
(33)………………to buy his lunch in the office every day.

One day the small man came home very excited. He hurried into the living room. His wife was (34)………………to the radio and eating chocolates there. " You'll never guess (35)…………… happened to me today, dear," he said.

He waited for a few seconds and then added, " I'll (36)………………ten thousand pounds
(37)………………the lottery!"

"That's wonderful!" said his wife delightedly. But then she thought for a (38)……………… seconds and added angrily, " but (39)………………a moment! How could you (40)………………to buy the ticket?"

IV. Read the passage and choose the best answer for each question below (1 point)

There was once a large, fat woman who had a small thin husband. He had a job in a big company and was given his weekly wages every Friday evening. As soon as he got home, his wife often made him give her all his money, and then she gave him back only enough to buy his lunch in the office every day. One day the small man came home very excited. He hurried into the living room. His wife was listening to the radio and eating chocolate. "You will never guess what happened to me today, dear", he said. He waited for a few seconds and then added. "I won 10 thousand pounds on the lottery". "That's wonderful", said his wife delightedly. But then she thought for a few seconds and asked angrily, “But wait a moment! How could you afford to buy that ticket?"

1. How often did the wife get money from her husband?

    A. Every day                 B. Twice a week             C. Every week

2. What did she give her husband some money for?

    A. To buy lottery tickets            B. As his pocket money  C. For his lunch every day     

3. How much did the man win?

    A. $10 000                               B. £10 000                      C. 10 000p   

4. Why did the wife get angry?     - Because her husband....................

    A. won the lottery                   B. missed his lunch           C. had some money of his own

5. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE about the passage?

    A. The wife felt sorry for her husband         

    B. The wife is a mean woman                    

    C. The husband won the lottery one day

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VII. Read the passage and choose the best answer for each question below (1 point)

There was once a large, fat woman who had a small thin husband. He had a job in a big company and was given his weekly wages every Friday evening. As soon as he got home, his wife often made him give her all his money, and then she gave him back only enough to buy his lunch in the office every day. One day the small man came home very excited. He hurried into the living room. His wife was listening to the radio and eating chocolate. "You will never guess what happened to me today, dear", he said. He waited for a few seconds and then added. "I won 10 thousand pounds on the lottery". "That's wonderful", said his wife delightedly. But then she thought for a few seconds and asked angrily, “But wait a moment! How could you afford to buy that ticket?"

1. How often did the wife get money from her husband?

    A. Every day                            B. Twice a week                 C. Every week

2. What did she give her husband some money for?

    A. To buy lottery tickets     B. As his pocket money       C. For his lunch every day       

3. How much did the man win?

    A. $10 000                         B. £10 000                         C. 10 000p     

4. Why did the wife get angry?     - Because her husband....................

    A. won the lottery            B. missed his lunch                C. had some money of his own

5. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE about the passage?

    A. The wife felt sorry for her husband     

    B. The wife is a mean woman                            

    C. The husband won the lottery one day

1.        My husband and I take turns cleaning ___ the kitchen depending ____ who gets home from work earlier.

         A. away / to                      B. from / in                                C. up / on                                 D. with / for

2.        The efforts for the advancement of women have resulted ________ several respectively achievement in women's life and work.

         A. at                                B. with                                      C. for                                        D. in

3.        The small white flowers are my favorite. They give off a wonderful honey smell that scents the entire garden.

         A. release                        B. stop                                     C. end                                      D. melt

4.        I couldn't make out what he had talked about because I was not used to his accent.

         A. stand                           B. understand                           C. write                                     D. interrupt

5.        I'm sorry. I didn't mean to interrupt you. Please, go on and finish what you were saying.

         A. talk                              B. quit                                      C. continue                               D. stop

6.        What does "www" ________ for? Is it short for “world wide web?”

         A. sit                                B. stand                                   C. lie                                        D. point

7.        If you do not understand the word "superstitious," look it up in the dictionary.

         A. find its meaning            B. write it                                  C. draw it                                  D. note it

8.        The firefighters fought the blaze while the crowd was looking on it.

         A. blowing                        B. watering                               C. preventing                            D. watching

9.        Not all women can do two jobs well at the same time: rearing children and working at office.

         A. educating                     B. taking care of                       C. homemaking                         D. giving a birth

10.    I don't know whether I'll go out tonight. It depends ________ how I feel.

         A. in                                 B. at                                         C. on                                        D. over