Question

Reading Miss EvansOn a beautiful afternoon in a year now long gone, a big ship set out on its firstvoyage from England to America. It was a new ship called the Titanic. For twodays the Titanic went on its way over the sea. Then it entered an ice field and a bigiceberg hit it.Everyone came out of their rooms. Men were putting the lifeboats over the sides ofthe ship down into the water. Then all the men helped the women and children getinto the lifeboats. There wasn’t very much time left. The iceberg was on one sideof the ship. It was like a high white wall.A woman came to the side of the ship. Her two children were in one of thelifeboats and she was very much afraid. “My children are on the life boat. I mustgo with them,” the woman called to the people in the lifeboat. “There’s no moreroom,” someone called out. “If we take one more the lifeboat will sink.” There wasa young woman in the lifeboat called Miss Evans. When she heard the womancalling, she stood up on the lifeboat and touched one of the men on the arm. “Letme get back on the ship,” she said. “Let that woman take my place. I have nochildren.” “The ship is sinking,” said the man. “You know that?” “Yes,” said MissEvans. “I know that.” There was no time to talk. People helped Miss Evans getback onto the ship. Very soon after that there was a great noise and the Titanic wentdown under the water.1. Read the text. Are the following statements about the text true or false? Changethe false statements to make them true.1. A big ship set out on its first voyage from America to England.2. It was an old ship.3. When the Titanic entered the ice field, a big iceberg hit it.4. The women helped the men and children get into the lifeboats.5. The woman wanted to get into one of the boats, because her children were there.6. She had three children.7. There was no room in the boat for this woman.8. Miss Evans let this woman take her place in the boat.9. Miss Evans had two children.10. Miss Evans got back to the ship.11. Soon the Titanic went down under the water.2. Read the text and choose the correct item to complete the sentence.1. A big ship set out on its first voyage …A. from England to RussiaB. from England to AmericaC. from America to England2. It was … ship called the Titanic.A. an oldB. a newC. a very old3. The Titanic went on its way over the sea and …A. was hit by an icebergB. was bombed by the airplaneC. was hit by a submarine4. Women and children got …A. into the lifeboatsB. to another shipC. on a desert island5. The iceberg was like …A. a big mountainB. a high rockC. a high white wall6. A woman was very much afraid because … in one of the lifeboats.A. her husband wasB. her two children wereC. her old parents were7. They could not take the woman into the lifeboat because …A. it was hit by an icebergB. she was afraid of the waterC. there was no room in it8. Miss Evans was …A. a young womanB. an old womanC. a young teacher9. Miss Evans had …A. an old mother on the shipB. two childrenC. no children10. The woman took place in the … lifeboat.A. the man’sB. Miss Evans’C. her husband’s​

Answer 1

Ответ:

1. True

2. False (Change to: It was a new ship.)

3. True

4. False (Change to: The men helped the women and children get into the lifeboats.)

5. True

6. False (Change to: She had two children.)

7. True

8. True

9. True

10. False (Change to: Miss Evans did not get back to the ship.)

11. True

2.

1. B. from England to America

2. B. a new

3. A. was hit by an iceberg

4. A. into the lifeboats

5. C. a high white wall

6. B. her two children were

7. C. there was no room in it

8. A. a young woman

9. C. no children

10. B. Miss Evans'

Answer 2

1. True: A big ship set out on its first voyage from England to America. 2. False: It was a new ship. 3. True: When the Titanic entered the ice field, a big iceberg hit it. 4. False: The men helped the women and children get into the lifeboats. 5. True: The woman wanted to get into one of the boats because her children were there. 6. False: She had two children. 7. True: There was no room in the boat for this woman. 8. True: Miss Evans let this woman take her place in the boat. 9. False: Miss Evans had no children. 10. False: Miss Evans did not get back to the ship. 11. True: Soon the Titanic went down under the water.

2. 1. b. from England to America 2. b. a new 3. a. was hit by an iceberg 4. a. into the lifeboats 5. c. a high white wall 6. b. her two children were 7. c. there was no room in it 8. a. a young woman 9. c. no children 10. b. Miss Evans'