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November Reading Test

My colleague Steve is a young American doctor. We work together in the same
hospital. Steve is tall, strong and chic. He is also nice, helpful and generous like his
mother Susan. He loves cycling , listening to music and travelling .
Last week, Steve and his mother drove to Merzouga to spend their vacation.
When they arrived, they immediately liked the place. Before they visited the golden
sand dunes, they first decided to take some photos with the camels . They wanted to
publish them on their facebook walls for their friends and family to see and like . In
the evening, after they had dinner, they went out for a walk under the moon , and it
was an amazing view.
Merzouga was hot, but Susan enjoyed it a lot. She also enjoyed drinking the
famous Moroccan mint tea under the tent. In the end, before they returned home, they
bought some souvenirs, and took their guide’s e-mail address to be in contact.

COMPREHENSION
A. Answer the questions
1. What does Steve look like?
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2. What’s Steve’s mother like?
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3. What are Steve’s Hobbies?
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4. How did Steve and Susan go to Merzouga?
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5. Why did they take photos with the camels?
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6. When did they go out for a walk?
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7. Why did Steve take the guide’s e-mail address?
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B. Are these sentences true or false? Justify
1. The writer is a doctor ___________
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2. Steve is not Moroccan ___________
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3. Susan didn’t like Merzouga because it was hot ___________
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4. Steve wanted to keep in touch with their guide _________
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C. What do the underlined words in the text refer to? [§ = paragraph]
1. we (§1/line1) __________________________2. the place (§2/line2) _______________________
3. them (§2/line4) _______________________ 4. she (§3/line1) ____________________________

D. Find in the text words which mean the same as

1. elegant (§1) __________________________ 2. holiday (§2) _____________________________
3. wonderful (§2) _______________________ 4. finally (§3) _______________________________
E. Complete with information from the text
1. Steve is the writer’s ________________________________________________________________
2. After Steve and Susan took photos with the camels, they _________________________________
3. They bought some souvenirs, then they _______________________________________________

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 KEY
My colleague Steve is a young American doctor. We work together in the same
hospital. Steve is tall, strong and chic. He is also nice, helpful and generous like his
mother Susan. He loves cycling , listening to music and travelling .
Last week, Steve and his mother drove to Merzouga to spend their vacation.
When they arrived, they immediately liked the place. Before they visited the golden
sand dunes, they first decided to take some photos with the camels . They wanted to
publish them on their facebook walls for their friends and family to see and like . In
the evening, after they had dinner, they went out for a walk under the moon , and it
was an amazing view.
Merzouga was hot, but Susan enjoyed it a lot. She also enjoyed drinking the
famous Moroccan mint tea under the tent. In the end, before they returned home, they
bought some souvenirs, and took their guide’s e-mail address to be in contact.

COMPREHENSION

A. Answer the questions

1. What does Steve look like?
He is young, tall, strong and chic
2. What’s Steve’s mother like?
She is nice, helpful and generous
3. What are Steve’s Hobbies?
He loves cycling, listening to music and travelling
4. How did Steve and Susan go to Merzouga?
- They went to Merzouga by car
- They drove to Merzouga
5. Why did they take photos with the camels?
They wanted to publish them on their facebook walls for their friends and family to see and like
6. When did they go out for a walk?
They went out for a walk in the evening after they had dinner
7. Why did Steve take the guide’s e-mail address?
He took the guide’s e-mail address to be in contact

B. Are these sentences true or false? Justify

1. The writer is a doctor ____True____
- “My colleague”
- The writer works with Steve in the same hospital
- [Steve and I] work together in the same hospital
2. Steve is not Moroccan __True____
He is American
3. Susan didn’t like Merzouga because it was hot __False____
Merzouga was hot, but Susan enjoyed it a lot
4. Steve wanted to keep in touch with their guide __True___
He took their guide’s e-mail address to be in contact
C. What do the underlined words in the text refer to? [§ = paragraph]
1. we (§1/line1) Steve and the writer 2. the place (§2/line2) Merzouga
3. them (§2/line3) the photos 4. she (§3/line1) Susan

D. Find in the text words which mean the same as

1. elegant (§1) chic 2. holiday (§2) vacation
3. wonderful (§2) amazing 4. finally (§3) in the end

E. Complete with information from the text

1. Steve is the writer’s Colleague
2. After Steve and Susan took photos with the camels, they visited the golden sand dunes
3. They bought some souvenirs, then returned home

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