Listen to the text and decide if the statements are true or false.
1. One day a farmer and his donkey went to a small river.
2. The donkey carried two bags of salt.
3. The farmer fell into the river.
4. He was very happy.
5. Five days passed.
6. The farmer loaded the donkey with two bags of sweets.
7. Next day the farmer loaded the donkey with sponges.
8. He wanted to see Mr. Donkey’s tricks.
9. Last time the donkey was not happy.
10. Last time the bags were not very heavy.
Choose the correct answer to complete the sentences.
1. One day a farmer and his donkey went to ….
a) town b) a village c) the forest
2. The donkey carried .… bags of salt.
a) three b) two c) four
3. There was a bridge across the ….
a) field b) town c) river
4. There was … in his bags.
a) rice b) fruit c) salt
5. …. days passed.
a) some b) three c) four
6. Next day the farmer loaded the donkey with …..
a) bananas b) sponges c) sweets
7. The …. fell into the river.
a) farmer b) donkey c) bridge
8. Last time the donkey was not …. .
a) happy b)sad c) funny
9. Last time the …. were not very heavy.
a) schoolbags b) bags c) handbags
10. Last time the donkey jumped into ….
A) the sea b) river c) air
The British Museum has one of the largest libraries in the world. The library contains millions of books; among them are rare books, and thousands of manuscripts. It has a copy of every book that is printed in the English language, so that there are more than six million books there. They receive nearly two thousand books and papers daily.
The British Museum Library has a very big collection of old printed books and hand-written manuscripts. You can see beautifully illustrated manuscripts which they keep in glass cases.
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Charles Dickens, a very popular English writer and the author of 'David Copperfield', 'Oliver Twist', 'Dombey and Son' and other books, spent a lot of time in the British Museum Library.
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