10 form II term VARIANT 1

1 Read the text and mark (+) the following statements «True» or «False».
Once there was a man who had three daughters and was a single parent to his children. One morning he asked his
eldest daughter, Sonya, to wash the breakfast dishes before going to school. But she was already running late, so
she burst into tears. The father decided that she was just trying to get out of an unpleasant chore, and he
demanded that she dry her tears and get back to work immediately. She silently obeyed him, but that day they
were driving to school in silence. The man dropped his daughters and moved to the office. He tried to work but
couldn’t concentrate — all he could see was his daughter’s scared, tear-stained face as she climbed out of the car.
So he decided to say sorry to his daughter. He took permission from the school to take his daughter for lunch. When
she came out, he turned towards his daughter and said, «Sonya, I am sorry. It’s not that I shouldn’t have asked you
to help out at home, but I had no right to it this morning without any previous warning. I upset you at a time when
you most needed my love and support. And I let you go without saying «I love you. Please forgive me.» Sonya put
her arms around her father’s neck and said, «Oh, Dad, of course I forgive you. I love you too.»
True False
1 The man in the story had no wife.
2 Sonya had a brother and a sister.
3 Sonya was the eldest child.
4 It was Sonya’s duty to wash the dishes every morning.
5 Sonya didn’t want to wash the dishes because she didn’t like it.
6 The father was rude to his daughter.
7 Sonya didn’t obey her father.
8 Sonya got to school by bus that day.
9 The father felt guilty and couldn’t say a word.
10 Sonya easily forgave her father.
1 Read the text and mark (+) the following statements «True» or «False».
There once was a little boy who had a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time
he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the fence. The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence.
Over the next few weeks as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily gradually dwindled
down. He discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence. Finally the day came
when the boy didn’t lose his temper at all. He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy now pull
out one nail for each day that he was able to hold his temper. The days passed and the young boy was finally able to
tell his father that all the nails were gone. The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence. He said,
«You have done well, my son, but look at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same. When you say
things in anger, they leave a scar just like this one.» You can put a knife in a man and draw it out. It won’t matter
how many times you say «I’m sorry», the wound is still there. Make sure you control your temper the next time you
are tempted to say something you will regret later, because spoken words once out never come back.
True False
1 The main character in the story was kind and good-natured.
2 His father gave him a bag of nails in order to build a fence.
3 First, the boy drove many nails into the fence.
4 Driving nails into the fence taught the boy to control his anger.
5 For the boy it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence.
6 Finally the day came when there were no nails left.
7 The boy was told to pull out one nail for each day that he was able to hold his temper.
8 The nails left holes in the fence.
9 The father wanted the boy to repair the fence.
10 Using the example of the fence the father wanted to demonstrate that words can be as painful as a knife.
 10 form II term VARIANT 2
1 Read the text and mark (+) the following statements «True» or «False».
Puppies For Sale
Once a small boy was attracted with a sign above the door of the store that read «Puppies For Sale». «How much
are you going to sell the puppies for?» the boy asked the store-owner. «Anywhere from $30 to $50.» «I have
$2.37,» he said. «Can I please look at them?» The store-owner smiled and whistled and out of the kennel came Lady
followed by five tiny balls of fur. One puppy was lagging considerably behind. The store owner explained that it was
ill and it would always limp. The little boy became excited. «That is the puppy that I want to buy.» «If you really
want him, I’ll just give him to you.» The little boy got quite upset. He said, «I don’t want you to give him to me. I’ll
pay the full price. I’ll give you $2.37 now, and 50 cents a month until I have him paid for.» The store-owner argued,
«But this little dog is never going to be able to run and jump and play with you like the other puppies.» To his
surprise, the little boy reached down and revealed a badly twisted, crippled left leg supported by a big metal brace.
He looked up at the store-owner and softly replied, «Well, I don’t run so well myself, and the little puppy will need
someone who understands!»
True False
1 A small boy wanted to buy a hamster.
2 The money the boy had was not enough to buy a puppy.
3 Lady was the mother of the puppies.
4 The puppies were small and puffy.
5 One puppy couldn’t hear well.
6 The little boy wanted a puppy that limped.
7 The store-owner presented the puppy to the boy.
8 The boy insisted on paying the full price for the puppy.
9 The boy needed a puppy to run and jump and play with him.
10 The boy had a damaged leg so he believed he could become a good friend to the puppy.

1 Read the text and mark (+) the following statements «True» or «False».
I’m sitting at a cafe, a peaceful little place hidden back among the pine trees. It’s just past noon, late July, and I’m
listening to the desperate sounds of a life-or-death struggle going on a few feet away. There’s a small fly burning
out the last of its short life’s energies in an attempt to fly through the glass of the windowpane. The fly’s strategy
is try harder. But it’s not working. The fly will die there on the windowsill. Across the room, ten steps away, the door
is open. Ten seconds of flying time and this small creature could reach the outside world it seeks. With only a
fraction of the effort now being wasted, it could be free of this self-imposed trap. It would be so easy. Why doesn’t
the fly try another approach, something different? How did it get so locked in on the idea that this particular effort
offers the most promise for success? This approach makes sense to the fly. Regrettably, it’s an idea that will kill.
Trying harder isn’t necessarily the solution to achieving more. Sometimes, in fact, it’s a big part of the problem. If
you stake all your hopes for a breakthrough on trying harder than ever, you may kill your chances for success.
True False
1 From the text we can say what season it is.
2 The author is at work.
3 The author can hear a bird singing near the open door.
4 The insect trying to fly through the glass of the windowpane is a bee.
5 The author can see a way out for a fly.
6 The author believes that the trying harder strategy doesn’t always work.
7 According to the author, trying another approach could help the fly.
8 The author says that a person can get a success if he does his best.
9 From the story we know what happened to the fly.
10 The author wants us to learn from this story that working harder may bring a breakthrough.
 10 form II term VARIANT 3
1 Read the text and mark (+) the following statements «True» or «False».
When I was a kid, I remember one night in particular when Mum had made dinner after a long, hard day at work.
On that evening my Mum placed a plate of eggs, sausage and extremely burnt biscuits in front of my dad. I
remember waiting to see if anyone noticed! Yet all my dad did was reach for the biscuit, smile at my Mum and ask
me how my day was at school. I don’t remember what I told him that night, but I do remember hearing my Mum
apologize to my dad for burning the biscuits. And I’ll never forget what he said, «Honey, I love burned biscuits.»
Later I went to kiss my Daddy good night and asked him if he really liked his biscuits burned. He wrapped me in his
arms and said, «Your mum put in a long hard day at work today and she is really tired. And besides a burnt biscuit
never hurt anyone! You know, life is full of imperfect things and imperfect people. I’m not the best, and I forget
birthdays and anniversaries just like everyone. What I have learned over the years is that learning to accept each
other’s faults and choosing to celebrate each other’s differences is one of the most important keys to creating a
healthy, growing, and lasting relationship.»
True False
1 The author describes the days of his childhood.
2 The story happened at the weekend.
3 It was the father who cooked dinner in their family.
4 For dinner they liked to eat burnt biscuits.
5 The boy and the father didn’t complain about the food.
6 The mother was sorry the dinner was not perfect.
7 The father didn’t want to upset mother by criticizing her cooking.
8 The boy had a long talk with his father at dinner.
9 The boy’s father thought that nobody had to be perfect.
10 From the text we can say that the author had a happy family.
1 Read the text and mark (+) the following statements «True» or «False».
The little girl lived in a small simple house. Across the valleyther was a wonderful house high on the hill — and this
house had golden windows, so the little girl wished to grow up and live in a house with golden windows instead of
an ordinary house like hers. And although she loved her parents and her family, she wished to live in such a golden
house. When she got to an age when she gained enough skill and sensibility to go outside her garden fence, she
asked her mother if she could go for a bike ride outside the gate. The little girl knew exactly where she was heading!
Down the lane and across the valley, she rode her bike until she got to the gate of the golden house across on the
other hill. The girl focused on the path that lead to the house and then on the house itself… and was so
disappointed as she realized all the windows were plain and rather dirty, reflecting nothing other than the sad
neglect of the house that stood empty. So sad she didn’t go any further. As she glanced up she saw a sight to amaze
her: there across the way on her side of the valley was a little house and its windows glistened golden as the sun
shone on her little home. She realized that she had been living in her golden house and all the love and care she
found there was what made her home the «golden house». Everything she dreamed was right there in front of her
nose!True False
1 The house the little girl lived in seemed small and ordinary.
2 The house the girl liked was situated next to her house.
3 The house of the girl’s dream had a golden roof.
4 The girl had a loving family.
5 The girl was allowed to go outside the garden fence when she left school.
6 The girl rode her bike across the valley to meet her friend.
7 When the girl saw the house, she was disappointed.
8 Nobody lived in that house.
9 The girl came inside the house.
10 The girl was surprised by how her own house looked.
 10 form II term VARIANT 4
1 Read the text and mark (+) the following statements «True» or «False».
There was a millionaire who was bothered by severe eye pain. He consulted so many physicians and was getting his
treatment done.But the ache was even more severe than before. At last a monk who was supposed to be an expert
in treating such patients was called for by the millionaire. The monk understood his problem and said that for some
time he should concentrate only on green colours and to let his eyes fall on any other colours.The millionaire got
together a group of painters and purchased barrels of green colour and directed that every object his eye was likely
to fall on be painted in green colour just as the monk had directed. When the monk came to visit him after a few
days, the millionaire’s servans ran with buckets of green paint and poured on him since he was in red dress lest
their master see any other colour and his eye ache come back. Hearing this, the monk laughed and said, «If only you
had purchased a pair of green spectacles, you could have saved these walls and trees and pots and all other articles
and also could have saved a large share of his fortune. You cannot paint the world green.» Let us change our vision
and the world will appear accordingly. It is foolish to shape the world, let us shape ourselves first.
True False
1 The millionaire in this story was blind.
2 He didn’t do what doctors told him to.
3 At last he asked the monk as a medical expert.
4 The monk’s advice was to look at green objects.
5 The millionaire invited painters to paint the house in different colours.
6 The monk came to the millionaire wearing green.
7 The monk poured green paint on the servant.
8 The monk said he didn’t actually mean to paint everything green.
9 The millionaire bought a pair of green spectacles in order to see the world green.
10 According to the moral of the story, the world starts changing after our attitude to a situation is changed.
1 Read the text and mark (+) the following statements «True» or «False».

Once upon a time there lived a young man and his wife. They lived poorly but happily as they loved and respected
each other greatly. One day, the wife, who was beautiful and had very long hair, asked him to buy her a comb for
her hair to grow well and to be well-groomed. The man felt very sorry but he had to say no. He explained that he
did not even have enough money to fix the strap of his watch he had just broken. The wife did not insist on her
request. The man went to work and passed by a watch shop, sold his damaged watch at a low price and went to buy
a comb for his wife. He came home in the evening with the comb in his hand ready to give it to his wife. He was
surprised when he saw his wife with a very short haircut. She had sold her hair and was holding a new watch band.
They looked at each other and tears flowed from their eyes, not for the nobility of their actions, but for the sincerity
of their love.
True False

1 The man and his wife were old and unhappy.

2 They didn’t have much money.
3 The wife had a short haircut.
4 The wife wanted her hair to grow longer and look neat.
5 The man couldn’t afford to buy a comb.
6 The man had broken his watch.
7 The man went to a watch shop to buy a new watchstrap.
8 The man earned some money and bought a comb for his wife.
9 The wife sold her hair in order to make a present for her husband.
10 They cried as they were sorry about their poverty.
 10 form II term VARIANT 1

1. Read the text and mark () the following statements «True» or «False».
1. True; 2. False; 3. True; 4. False; 5. False; 6. True; 7. False; 8. False;9. True; 10. True.

1. Read the text and mark () the following statements «True» or «False».
1. False; 2. False; 3. True; 4. True; 5. True; 6. False; 7. True; 8. True; 9. False;10. True.

10 form II term VARIANT 2

1. Read the text and mark () the following statements «True» or «False».
1. False; 2. True; 3. True; 4. True; 5. False; 6. True; 7. False; 8. True; 9. False;10. True.

1. Read the text and mark () the following statements «True» or «False».
1. True; 2. False; 3. False; 4. False; 5. True; 6. True; 7. True; 8. False; 9. False;10. False.

10 form II term VARIANT 3

1. Read the text and mark () the following statements «True» or «False».
1. True; 2. False; 3. False; 4. False; 5. True; 6. True; 7. True; 8. False; 9. True;10. True.

1. Read the text and mark () the following statements «True» or «False».
1. True; 2. False; 3. False; 4. True; 5. False; 6. False; 7. True; 8. True; 9. False;10. True.

10 form II term VARIANT 4

1. Read the text and mark () the following statements «True» or «False».
1. False; 2. False; 3. True; 4. True; 5. False; 6. False; 7. False; 8. True;9. False; 10. True.

1. Read the text and mark () the following statements «True» or «False».
1. False; 2. True; 3. False; 4. True; 5. True; 6. False; 7. False; 8. False;9. True; 10. False.