Reading Task 2. Read the text about the World Cup and decide whether each statement 1-5 is true or
falsc. Write T(True) or F(False) in front of each statement.
Football World Cup
Every four years, in a different country around the world, there is a big sports competition, the FIFA
World Cup. It is like Olympics but only for one sport. I think it is the most popular sport in the world!
The first World Cup was in 1930, in Uruguay In the final game Uruguay beat Argentina and became
the first World Cup winners. Thirteen countries played in the first World Cup. Now there are a variety
of countries in the competition.
The first time people saw the World Cup on TV was in 1954 when Switzerland held the competition
Now about 3 billion people in countries all over the world watch the World Cup on TV.
Brazil is the most successful World Cup team. They are the only team that have played in every
tournament. They have won it five times. Germany and Italy have both won 4 times. Argentina and
Uruguay have won it two times. Do you know the results of England, France and Spain?
1. The football is similar to Olympics but it relates to one sport.
2. Football is the most popular sport throughout the world.
3. Now there are only several countries in the competition
4.Germany is the luckiest country among all World Cup teams.
5.Brazil s team has taken part in every tournament.быстры у меня тжб
The Unfortunate Tandem
It happened while Mr Harris and his wife sitting on the tandem behind him (0) __were cycling__ (to cycle) through Holland. As the roads (1) _were stony, Harris asked his wife to sit tight. She (3) _could not explain later why she (4) _thought her husband (5) had ordered her to jump down. And she did so. Harris (6) went go on without turning his head. He (7) believed his wife (8) was sitting behind him.
Mrs Harris (9) found herself on the road alone.
At first, she (10) supposed her husband (11)wanted simply to show his skill and he (12) would return) soon when he (13) reached the hill. But her husband (14) disappeared in the wood.
She (15) began to cry as she (16) had no money, and she (17) did not know Dutch.
People (18) thought she (19) had lost something so they (20) took her to the police station.
Meanwhile, Harris (21) was cycling with great pleasure. But soon he (22) felt wrong. He (23) looked back but (24) saw nobody there.
While thinking how to find his wife he (25) met some local people. They (26) were sure he (27) would find his wife at the police station. There he (28) was asked when, where and why he (29) had lost his wife.
The meeting of Mr Harris and his wife (30) was not a tender one.
Be careful on the roads!