UNIVERSIDAD COOPERATIVA DE COLOMBIA – CAMPUS CARTAGO

FACULTAD DE DERECHO
READING COMPREHENSION TEST - English Level I – Professor: Esp. RANGEL ORTIZ G
NAME: __________________________________________________________________________
Realiza la lectura a continuación y en cada numeral elige la respuesta correcta de acuerdo con esta, de las
opciones a, b, c y d, rellenando el círculo previo a cada respuesta que consideres correcta.

MY FRIEND, PETER.

My friend's name is Peter. Peter is from Amsterdam, in Holland. He is Dutch. He is married and has two
children. His wife, Jane, is American. She is from Boston in The United States. Her family is still in Boston, but
she now works and lives with Peter in Milan. They speak English, Dutch, German and Italian.
Their children are students at a local primary school. The children go to school with other children from all over
the world. Flora, their daughter, has friends from France, Switzerland, Austria and Sweden. Hans, their son,
goes to school with students from South Africa, Portugal, Spain and Canada. Of course, there are many
children from Italy.
Peter is a journalist and he doesn’t have a regular work schedule, sometimes he has to work very late at night.
But he loves his job, because he meets a lot of people. Jane takes care of the house but she helps Peter in his
job. She likes to read Peter’s news before they go out to the newspaper, and she makes the first comments and
corrections. They live in a beautiful house in the countryside. Jane drives the children to school every day and
then she goes shopping or visits her friends in the city.

1. Peter is… 6. The school of the children is:

a. German a. In the country side
b. European b. Small
c. Italian c. International
d. American d. Near their house

2. His wife is… 7. Peter works:

a. German a. Only in his house
b. European b. In a school
c. Italian c. for a newspaper
d. American d. as a newspaper deliverer

3. They are now in… 8. Jane helps Peter…

a. The United States
a. in the school
b. Holland
b. reading his articles
c. Italy
c. with the children
d. Sweden
d. to deliver newspaper
4. Jane’s family is…
9. They live in:
a. In the United States
a. an apartment
b. In England
b. a building
c. In Holland
c. the countryside
d. In Italy
d. a little town
5. Their children …
10. Jane takes the children to_____ every day.
a. study only with Italian boys and girls a. go shopping
b. go to school by bus b. visit her friends
c. live with Jane’s family c. school
d. study in Milan d. visit her parents
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FACULTAD DE DERECHO
READING COMPREHENSION TEST - English Level I – Professor: Esp. RANGEL ORTIZ G

VOCABULARY

DUTCH: Holandés/a MEET: Conocer

MARRIED: Casado/a A LOT OF: Muchos, As
STILL: Aún, Todavía PEOPLE: Personas, Gente
BUT: Pero, sino TAKE CARE OF: Cuidar De…
NOW: Ahora, en este momento HELP: Ayudar
ALL OVER THE WORLD: De Todo El Mundo NEWS: Noticia/s
OF COURSE: Por Supuesto BEFORE: Antes
THERE ARE MANY: Hay Muchos (Plural) GO OUT: Salir A..
JOURNALIST: Periodista MAKE: Hacer, Realizar
SCHEDULE: Agenda – Horario COUNTRYSIDE: El Campo
SOMETIMES: Algunas Veces DRIVE: Llevar En Auto
LATE: Tarde THEN: Luego, Después, Entonces
JOB: Empleo, Trabajo WHERE: Donde
BUSINESSMAN: Comerciante DELIVER: Entregar, Repartir
SALESMAN: Vendedor BUILDING: Edificio
TOWN: Pueblo SAY: Decir