Exercise 1: Read and choose the correct question.
Many people have dogs for pets, but did you know that the dog was the first animal to be
domesticated? That means it was the first animal to be kept and cared for by humans. Dogs have been
kept as workers, hunters, and friends for much of human history.
Dogs were originally gray wolves, but domestication gradually changed this. Humans have
selectively bred dogs for traits that they believed were good. That’s how many varieties of dogs came
to exist today.
Dogs come in many shapes and sizes. Dogs also have different kinds of coats. Some of them
have long hair, while others have short hair. This hair can come in many different colors and patterns.
Dogs also have different skills. Some varieties are good at hunting wild animals, while others are good
at herding cattle or protecting people.
Because dogs are closely related to wolves, it might seem like they would be violent. Although
some dogs are violent, 15,000 years of domestication has made most dogs friendly to humans.
Today’s dogs are much easier to train than wild wolves. They respond well to human training: learning
to sit, roll over, and even participate in dog shows. Training dogs is a practice that has been improved
for many, many years.
Question 1: What is the passage mostly about?
(A) Training dogs (B) Dogs’ shapes and sizes
(C) The domestication of dogs (D) Similarities between dogs and wolves
Question 2. What is a major difference between a dog and a wolf?
(A) Wolves are bigger. (B) Dogs are usually brown.
(C) Dogs are more easily trained. (D) Wolves need to eat more food.
Question 3. Why do so many different varieties of dogs exist?
(A) Dogs began working as hunters.
(B) Wolves naturally evolved into dogs.
(C) Many types of wolves started breeding.
(D) Humans developed their particular qualities.
Exercise 2: Read and choose the correct question.
Leonardo Da Vinci is one of the most famous historical figures of all 1me. He was born in 1452
in Florence, Italy. He is o6en described as the perfect “Renaissance Man,” which means he was
curious about a wide variety of things. It is not easy to put Da Vinci into a category. He was a painter,
sculptor, astronomer, inventor, mathema1cian, writer, and more.

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Da Vinci, however, is perhaps most famous as a painter. He painted the Mona Lisa, which is
one of the most renowned pain1ngs in the world. He also painted The Last Supper, which shows the
last dinner of Jesus.
As a scien1st and inventor, Da Vinci designed and invented things that were not possible to

create during the 1me that he lived. He made plans for helicopters, tanks, calculators, and solar-
powered machines. He kept extensive notebooks in which he wrote in code. Historians have to hold

the notebooks up to a mirror to be able to read them. Da Vinci also made many discoveries, but he
was not interested in becoming famous for them. He didn’t publish any of his ideas.
Not much is known about Da Vinci’s personal life or childhood. Da Vinci was careful to keep it
secret. He never married and did not have any children, but had many friendships with various
people. Today, Da Vinci is a legendary figure. He proves that one person can be talented at many
things at the same 1me.
Question 1: What would be the most suitable title for the passage?
(A) The Many Talents of Da Vinci
(B) Da Vinci as a Writer and Painter
(C) The Scientific Discoveries of Da Vinci
(D) Da Vinci’s Personal Life and Childhood
Question 2: According to the passage, what did Leonardo Da Vinci make plans for?
(A) Many scientific discoveries
(B) Books that he never published
(C) Helicopters and other machines
(D) Mirrors to use with his notebooks
Question 3: Which of the following is true about Leonardo Da Vinci?
(A) He painted The Last Lunch.
(B) He married and had a family.
(C) He published many of his findings.
(D) He is most well-known as a painter.