Контрольная работа по чтению по теме ' Рождество'

Traditionally people decorate their trees on Christmas Eve - that is December 24th. They hang lights and coloured balls on the branches and put a star at the top. They lay presents under the Christmas tree. Young children are told that Santa Claus will bring them presents if they are good. Children hang a Christmas stocking at the foot of their beds or near the fireplace. They often borrow one of their father's golf socks because they are the biggest. Santa Claus is supposed to come in the night from Lapland. He climbs down the chimney and fills the stockings with presents.

The tradition of using a fir-tree for winter celebrations is very old. We know that there were trees decorated with toys in Roman times. Later it become part of the celebrations of the Christian Christmas. The German Prince Albert, Queen Victoria's husband, brought this tradition to England. He and the Queen had a Christmas tree at Windsor Castle in 1841. A few years after nearly every house in the country had a Christmas tree.

At Christmas a giant fir-tree stands in Trafalgar Square in front of the National Gallery. It is a present from the people of Norway. Every winter they cut down a tree and sent it to London.

Whole families come to look at it. Here is a Christmas tree bigger than any they have seen in their lives.

1. Закончите предложение словом, соответствующим содержанию текста

Santa Claus brings presents only to...children.

a) kind

b) good

c) poor

d) clever

2. Закончите предложение в соответствии с содержанием текста

Young children believe that Santa Claus...

a) lays presents under the Christmas tree.

b) comes in the night from Lapland.

c) hangs decorations on the Christmas tree.

d) brings presents for the whole family.

3. Выберите наиболее удачный заголовок

a) celebrating Christmas in England.

b) Christmas at Windsor Castle.

c) a Giant Christmas Tree.

d) the presents of Santa Claus

4. Определите тему текста и закончите предложение

The text is about...

a) celebrating Christmas in Roman times.

b) the giant Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square.

c) celebrating Christmas in England.

d) Santa Claus bringing presents for children.

5. Выберите предложения, соответствующие содержанию текста

a) The Romans decorated trees with toys.

b) Prince Albert brought a fir-tree from Rome.

c) Queen Victoria refused to celebrate Christmas in 1841.

d) The Royal family had a Christmas tree at Buckingham Palace.

6. Выберите предложения, не соответствующие содержанию текста

a) The National Gallery is in Trafalgar Square.

b) Nobody comes to Trafalgar Square in Christmas.

c) Many families have a Christmas tree in England.

d) People decorate their trees on 24th of December.

7. Укажите правильный ответ на вопрос

Why do people come to Trafalgar Square?

a) They come to look at the National Gallery.

b) They want to put presents under the Christmas tree.

c) They want to look at the Christmas tree.

d) They come to meet the people of Norway.

8. В тексте слово «present» означает

а) настоящий

б) присутствующий

в) подарок