MILK Easter 2011

READING COMPREHENSION

Read the article about Life in Britain. Select the best word (A, B or C) for each space.

MILKBritain has some customs which are different from other countries, for example, did you (0)

………….. that in Britain most people have (1) ………….. milk delivered (2) ………….. their

homes early every morning? (3) ………….. night they put their (4) ………….. milk bottles

outside their doors and in the morning the milkman (5) ………….. the empty milk bottles away

and leaves full ones in their place.

You can (6) ………….. your milk in the supermarket or local shop, if you prefer, but a lot of

people (7) ………….. prefer to have it delivered. The only problem is that (8) ………….. little

birds drink some of the milk if you don’t cover the bottles or get up very early.

Example:

0. A. know B. knew C. to know

1. A. his B. its C. their

2. A. at B. in C. to

3. A. In B. At C. On

4. A. empty B. full C. thin

5. A. drinks B. takes C. pays

6. A. buy B. have C. take

7. A. never B. once C. still

8. A. always B. sometimes C. never

MILK (Key)

1. A. his B. its C. their 2. A. at B. in C. to 3. A. In B. At C. On 4. A. empty B. full C. thin 5. A. drinks B. takes C. pays 6. A. buy B. have C. take 7. A. never B. once C. still 8. A. always B. sometimes C. never