TOURISM

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Valley View Camping Ground
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Many seasoned tourists find they don't like staying in hotels, and that they prefer to
avoid large cities. Does this description fit you? If the answer is yes, The Mountain View
Camping Ground is for you. Our camping grounds overlook the spectacular Hampson Valley.
We rent tents, carpet, bungalows, and roulettes. If DIY yourself is your style bring your own
tents, carpets, or roulettes. All guests enjoy access to cooking facilities, bathrooms with bathing
facilities, and a playground for the children.
Our panoramic setting offers a wide variety of recreation activities as well as inspiring
views of the mountains. Chisom, a quaint summer-resort village, is just 30 minutes by car. Take
advantage of the many entertainments, shopping and relaxation opportunities including fitness
centers, laundry/valet services, solariums and much more. Have lunch in one of the many
restaurants and savor the tasty local cuisine.
Mountain View Camping Ground offers fun, relaxation and opportunities for all types of
outdoor activities. Call us in 089223574 today to find out how we can make your next holiday
perfect.
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1. What type of tourist is described at the beginning of the reading?
a. A first-time tourist
b. An old tourist
c. A tourist who has traveled a lot
d. An amateur tourist
2. The camping grounds overlook:
a. A tall mountain
b. An area between mountains
c. A city center
d. A downtown
3. What type of accommodation can you not bring with you?
a. A roulette
b. A tent
c. A carpet
d. A bungalow
4. Who cooks dinner?
a. The guests
b. The chef at the camping ground restaurant
c. Doesn't say
d. The owner of campsite
5. What does Valley View offer besides the inspiring views?
a. Laundry
b. A fitness center
c. Recreation activities
d. Valet service
6. Where can tourists try the local cuisine?
a. At Valley View Camping Ground
b. In Chisom
c. In a bungalow
d. In the campsite restaurant
7. How to reach Chisom?
a. By bike
b. On foot
c. By boat
d. By car
8. How much time spend to get Chisom?
a. An hour.
b. A half hour.
c. A quarter hour.
d. More than an hour.
9. The word “solarium” means
a. A room fitted with extensive areas of glass to admit sunlight.
b. a room or building equipped for scientific experiments.
c. A room to relax.
d. A room to save vegetables and fruits.
10. According to the passage, how to book Valley View Camping Ground?
a. Via email
b. Send a letter
c. Come to the office
d. By phone
 Environment
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A Cold Day
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It is a frigid January day in York, Pennsylvania. The temperature is below freezing. Snow is
starting to fall. Dr. James turns on the television to check the weather. He must leave for his
work at the hospital soon. “Today is going to be very cold,” says the TV weatherman. “Be sure
to wear very warm clothes when you go outside. Also, be careful driving on the roads. Snowfall
will make them slippery. In fact, if you can stay home today, do it!” Dr. James cannot stay home.
Very sick people are waiting to see him at the hospital. He goes to his closet. He takes out the
warmest clothes he has. He puts on a sweater, jacket, gloves, socks, boots, and a hat. He opens
his front door to go to work. A gust of cold air blows inside. “Wow, it is very cold outside,” Dr.
James says. He is from Miami and is not used to the cold. “The weatherman was right!” Before
he can drive to work, Dr. James must clear the snow off his car. He does this very fast. He hops
in the car. He shivers. His neck feels especially cold. Dr. James drives slowly to work. Everyone
else is driving slowly, too. There is a lot of traffic on the road. There are cars in front of and
behind him. Suddenly, the cars in front of Dr. James come to a stop. There has been an accident!
Dr. James hurries from his car to check on the driver of the car that has swerved off the road. “Is
everyone okay?” Dr. James asks. “Yes, yes, we are fine. We slipped on a patch of ice,” the driver
says. “This would have been a good day to stay home in bed.”

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1. If the weather is frigid, it is very
a. Rainy
b. Windy
c. Cold
d. Slippery
2. In what city does this story take place?
a. Florida
b. Miami
c. Pennsylvania
d. York
3. Dr. James doesn’t stay home because
a. There are sick people waiting for him.
b. He listens to the weatherman.
c. He has to clear snow off his car.
d. He must help the people in the accident.
4. What could Dr. James have put on his neck to keep it warm?
a. Gloves
b. Another hat
c. A scarf
d. A jacket
5. What does Dr. James do before he leaves for work?
I. He dresses warmly.
II. He checks the weather on TV.
III. He clears snow from his car.
a. I only
b. I and II
c. II and III
d. I, II, and III
6. Given what is said in the story, what is probably true about Miami?
a. It is a warm place.
b. It is a rainy place.
c. It is a windy place.
d. People drive slowly there.
7. How are people driving today?
a. badly
b. slowly
c. very fast
d. like they do not care
8. As described in the beginning of the story, what does it mean if the roads are slippery?
a. The roads are full of cars.
b. The roads are very long and curvy.
 c. The roads are easy to slide on.
d. The roads lead to a place with lots of snow.
9. Why does Dr. James clear the snow off his car quickly?
a. Because he is very cold
b. Because he is late for work
c. Because he knows his patients are waiting
d. Because he knows he will have to drive slowly
10. There is a lot of traffic on the road. How can we rewrite this sentence?
a. There is a lot of snow on the road.
b. There are a lot of cars on the road.
c. There are a lot of accidents on the road.
d. There are a lot of people walking on the road.
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By the Water
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I live in a house by the water.
I sit by the water each day.
I take my bag there with me. In it, I pack a book and a blanket. I also carry a chair and a basket
of food.
I walk down my back steps and sit in the same spot along the grass.
When I go out to the water in the morning, I am alone.
I hear the water.
I see the boats.
I feel calm.
It is the part of the day I like best.
Later, some children come to play by the water.
It is afternoon.
I hear them laughing.
I see them play ball.
“Nestor, Nestor!” the children yell when they see me on the beach.
I wave and smile.
“Play ball with us, Nestor!” the children shout.
“No, thanks,” I say. "I am too old to play ball. I walk with a cane and my hands are no longer
good at catching."
I try to read my book, but it is hard with all the noise.
I watch mothers and fathers fish along the shore. I am happy.
I hear the water.
I see the boats.
I eat my lunch.
Later, the sky gets dark.
I gather all of my things and go back to the house.
I get in bed.
I hear the water through my open window.
The sound puts me to sleep

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1. Where does Nestor live?
a. On a farm
b. On a mountain top
c. In a boat on the water
d. In a house by the water
2. What does Nestor do each day?
a. He sits by the water.
b. He plays by the water.
c. He runs by the water.
d. He swims in the water.
3. Which of the following things does Nestor bring with him to the water?
I. food
II. a blanket
III. a fishing pole
a. I only
b. I and II
c. II and III
d. I, II, and III
4. Nestor lives in a house “by the water.” What is another way to write this?
a. In the water over the water
b. Over the water
c. Close to the water
d. Far away from the water
5. When do the children come to the water?
a. In the morning
b. In the afternoon
c. In the evening
d. At night
6. What kind of person does Nestor seem to be?
a. Calm
b. Sad
c. Loud
d. Young
7. What does the children's noise make it hard for Nestor to do?
a. Read
b. Eat
c. Catch fish
d. Sleep
8. Who fishes?
a. Nestor
b. Mothers and fathers
 c. The children
d. All of the above
9. How do Nestor's feelings change during the story?
a. From calm to sleepy to happy
b. From calm to happy to sleepy
c. From sleepy to calm to happy
d. From happy to sleepy to calm
10. Nestor says, “It is the part of the day I like best.” What is another way to write this
sentence, while keeping its original meaning?
a. I do not like this part of the day.
b. I love this part of the day.
c. I like all parts of the day.
d. It is my favorite part of the day.
 Social Life

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Big City Noise
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My name is Olaf.
I live in a big city.
I live on a busy road.
During the day and at night, cars go by.
Buses go by.
Trucks go by.
People do not seem to hear the noise during the day.
But at night, the noise makes it hard to sleep.
My road has a lot of animals, too.
People keep their animals outside in their yards at night.
There are cats.
There are dogs.
The dogs make a lot of noise.
To me, the dogs are like the trucks.
The dogs are like the cars.
The dogs are like the buses.
All of them are loud!
One dog barks more than the others do. His name is Simba.
Simba is Mr. Cheek’s dog.
“That is a very bad dog. He keeps me up at night,” says Mr. Lucas.
Mr. Lucas lives next door to Mr. Cheek.
“You should give him away,” says Mr. Lucas.
This makes Mr. Cheek very mad.
"You should not sleep with your windows open," says Mr. Cheek.
"You should take your dog inside at night," yells Mr. Lucas.
The two men argue about Simba’s barking almost every day.
I think this is funny.
To me, Simba is as bad as the cars.
He is as bad as the buses.
He is as bad as the trucks.
This is what living in a big city is like.
There is a lot of noise.

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1. In what place does Olaf live?

a. in a big city
b. in a small apartment
c. in a quiet neighborhood
d. in a busy town
2. What goes by at night?
a. bikes
b. cats
c. dogs
d. trucks
3. Why may people not seem to hear the noise during the day?
a. because it is quiet
b. because they are sleepy
c. because they are busy doing other things
d. because they do not hear well during the day
4. Which noise makes Mr. Lucas mad?
a. cats meowing
b. trucks going by
c. a dog barking
d. people talking
5. Who argues every day?
a. Mr. Lucas and Olaf
b. Olaf and Mr. Cheek
c. Simba and Mr. Lucas
d. Mr. Lucas and Mr. Cheek
6. What could Mr. Cheek do to help Mr. Lucas sleep?
a. get a cat
b. not argue with him
c. not drive his car at night
d. take his dog inside at night
7. What could Mr. Lucas do to sleep better?
a. close his windows at night
b. not argue with Mr. Cheek
c. go to bed later
d. talk to Olaf
8. Who says Simba is a bad dog?
a. Olaf
 b. Mr. Lucas
c. Olaf and Mr. Lucas
d. no one
9. Who does Mr. Cheek live next door to?
a. Olaf
b. Mr. Lucas
c. Olaf and Mr. Lucas
d. no one
10. What does Olaf mean when he says Simba is as bad as the buses?
a. Simba barks at the buses.
b. Simba and the buses argue.
c. Simba runs down the street at night.
d. Simba and the buses both make noise.
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Fake Funeral Scam
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It was quite a send-off for Jim Davis, or so the people paying his funeral bills were led to
believe. They were told Davis was laid to rest at Abbey Memorial Park in Compton after being
placed in an ornate, top-of-the-line casket lined with elaborate floral arrangements. Altogether,
the bill to bury Davis at the palm-lined cemetery came to nearly $31,000.
But there was a problem: There was no Jim Davis. He was dreamed up by a group of scam
artists, authorities say. And prosecutors say the coffin that was lowered into the ground was
made out of cheap plywood or cardboard, filled with either rocks or animal bones, apparently to
convince those who handled it that there was a body inside.
Faye Shilling, 60, and Jean Crump, 67, were indicted last week on federal charges that they
scammed insurance companies and funeral-related businesses out of as much as $1 million by
taking out policies on fictitious people and then staging their funerals.
The participants went so far as to file phony death certificates, and bought a $3,354 burial
plot for "Jim Davis," investigators said. Davis was the only one "buried." The others were
supposedly cremated, evidently because that was easier to pull off.
The women were freed on $10,000 bail. In a telephone interview with The Associated Press,
Shilling said: "I am hurt, just hearing things that I know are not true. Someone is trying to
destroy me, but why?"

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1. Where was the grave of Jim Davis?
a. An ornate
b. Casket
c. Abbey Memorial Park
d. Palm-lined cemetery
2. Why was Jim Davis' funeral different from others?
a. Jim Davis was a fictitious person
b. It cost nearly $31,000
c. He had a top-of-the-line casket
d. It is very cheap
3. What does it mean by “There was no Jim Davis”?
a. Jim Davis was dead.
b. Jim Davis was the name of an animal.
c. Jim Davis was gone.
d. Jim Davis was not in the coffin.
4. What was the coffin filled with?
a. Stones and bones
b. Soil
c. Branch
d. Plywood or cardboard
5. How did the scam consist of?
a. Taking out policies on people that didn't exist and then staging their funerals
b. Jim Davis
c. Buying burial plots
d. Having a telephone interview
6. Why were the coffins filled with “the answer of number 4”?
a. To comply with the policies of the funeral home.
b. To cremate the bodies.
c. To make it seem like there was a body inside.
d. To scared children.
7. How much money did the women scam the insurance companies and funeral-business out
of?
a. $31,000
b. Somewhere around one million dollars
c. $10,000
d. Somewhere around one thousand dollars
8. How does one of the accused women, Faye Schilling, feel about the accusations?
a. She feels sorry for what she did.
b. She says they're false.
c. She says that her partner, Jean Crump, forced her to do the scam.
d. She feels as if nothing happens.
9. How much was the burial plot?
a. $335,4
b. $33,54
c. $3354
d. $3,354
10. What is the synonym of “evidently”?
a. Fortunately
b. Obviously
c. Basically
d. Quickly
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Tourism
Valley View Camping Ground
1. C. A tourist who has traveled a lot
2. B. An area between mountains
3. D. A bungalow
4. A. The guests
5. C. Recreation activities
6. B. In Chisom
7. D. By car
8. B. A half hour
9. A. A room fitted with extensive areas of glass to admit sunlight
10. D. By phone
Environment
A Cold Day
1. C. cold
2. D. York
3. A. There are sick people waiting for him.
4. C. scarf
5. D. I, II, and III
6. A. It is a warm place.
7. B. slowly
8. C. The roads are easy to slide on.
9. A. because he is very cold
10. B. There are a lot of cars on the road.
By the Water
1. D. in a house by the water
2. A. He sits by the water.
3. B. I and II
4. C. close to the water
5. C. in the evening
6. A. calm
7. A. read
8. B. mothers and fathers
9. B. from calm to happy to sleepy
10. D. It is my favorite part of the day.

Social Life
Big City Noise
1. B. in a big city
 2. D. trucks
3. C. because they are busy doing other things
4. C. dog barking
5. D. Mr. Lucas and Mr. Cheek
6. D. take his dog inside at night
7. A. close his windows at night
8. A. Olaf
9. B. Mr. Lucas
10. D. that Simba and the buses both make noise
Fake Funeral Scam
1. C Abbey Memorial Park
2. A. Jim Davis was a fictitious person
3. D. Jim Davis was not in the coffin
4. A. Stones and bones
5. A. Taking out policies on people that didn't exist and then staging their funerals
6. C. To make it seem like there was a body inside.
7. B. Somewhere around one million dollars
8. A. She says they're false.
9. D. $3,354
10. B. Obviously