Reading
Task 1. Read and mark the statements True or False.
Helen is a little girl. She is 8 years old. She goes to school, she studies in the
2nd form. She likes to go to school very much. She meets her friends there and
spend much time with them. They often plays during the breaks. Helen has got a
best friend. Her name is Anna. A week ago Helen helped Anna with her
homework. It was very hard work, but girls did it well. After that they walked in
the park with Anna's dog Lord, then helped Anna's mother in the garden, watched
the cartoons and played interesting games. There was time for Helen to go home.
Anna said “Helen, you are my best friend. You are always ready to help!” Helen
was happy that day, because she helped her friend a lot. Friends always must help
each other
1. Helen is 10 years old.
2. Helen doesn't like to go to school.
3. Helen has got best friend Anna.
4. Helen didn't help Anna with her homework.
5. They watched the films and played interesting games.​

11. How are you doing today?

12. What color is your shirt?

13. My friend Lucy loves to read books.

14.41 is a number.

15. My grandmother's hair is white.

16. I love cycling at weekends with my dad.

17. Rose and Lily are my favorite flowers.

18. Were you twelve years old last year?

19. There are some good shops in the Mall.

20. We sometimes have lunch at home.

21. Were you at home last Saturday?

22. The secretary talked to me politely.

23. In the future, I will ask you before coming home.

24. When are you flying to New York?

You send a call for help. (Simple sentence)

Subject: You

Verb: send

Nobody knows who you are. (Simple sentence)

Subject: Nobody

Verb: knows

Direct object: who you are

Nobody knows what to do. (Simple sentence)

Subject: Nobody

Verb: knows

Direct object: what to do

Those who placed you there are all long gone. (Simple sentence)

Subject: Those who placed you there

Verb: are

Predicate complement: all long gone

No hero takes initiative, initiative having been drained by administrative bitching and black hints. (Complex sentence)

Main clause: No hero takes initiative

Subject: No hero

Verb: takes

Direct object: initiative

Subordinate clause: initiative having been drained by administrative bitching and black hints

Subject: initiative

Verb: drained

Object: administrative bitching and black hints

Come on deck, and it's a demonstration I'll be giving you before the day's much older. (Compound sentence)

Clause 1: Come on deck

Verb: Come

Clause 2: it's a demonstration I'll be giving you before the day's much older

Subject: it

Verb: is

Direct object: demonstration

Relative clause: I'll be giving you before the day's much older

Subject: I

Verb: be giving

Direct object: you

A collection of similar pods floated in orbit Leo counted. (Compound sentence)

Clause 1: A collection of similar pods floated in orbit

Subject: A collection of similar pods

Verb: floated

Prepositional phrase: in orbit

Clause 2: Leo counted

Subject: Leo

Verb: counted

One, two, three... six and the one arriving made seven. (Compound sentence)

Clause 1: One, two, three... six

Subject: One, two, three... six

Verb: (implied)

Clause 2: the one arriving made seven

Subject: the one arriving

Verb: made

Direct object: seven

Expenses rise, as they always do. (Simple sentence)

Subject: Expenses

Verb: rise

Adverbial clause: as they always do

I must keep my temper. Why was I such a fool as to give him a racing punt? (Complex sentence)

Sentence 1: I must keep my temper

Subject: I

Verb: must keep

Direct object: my temper

Sentence 2: Why was I such a fool as to give him a racing punt?

Subject: I

Verb: was

Predicate complement: such a fool

Subordinate clause: as to give him a racing punt

Subordinating conjunction: as

Subject: I

Verb: to give

Direct object: him a racing punt