Тематические тесты. Mr. Sellyer is selling books. 9 класс

TEST   XIX

Mr. Sellyer is selling books

One day I went to a bookshop to look through the new books. The manager of the bookshop, Mr. Sellyer, showed me to the back of the bookshop where I could find some interesting books.

While I was looking through the books, I could watch Mr. Sellyer at work and see some of his methods.

Every customer who entered the shop went away with the book Golden Dreams. To one lady the manager sold Golden Dreams as the reading for a holiday, to another as the book to read after the holiday, another bought it to read on a rainy day and the fourth as the right book for a fine day. Every time Mr. Sellyer recommended the book to his customers he added that his wife said that the book Golden Dreams was the best book of the season and he also liked it very much.

When I was leaving the bookshop I went up to the manager and asked him, “Do you like the book yourself?”

“Dear me!” said the manager, “I've no idea of the book, I've no time to read every book I'm selling.”

“And did your wife really like the book?”

“I am not married, sir,” answered the manager smiling.

(After Stephen Leacock)

I. Complete the statements according to the text.

1. The author came to Mr. Sellyer's shop...

1) to buy the book Golden Dreams.

2) to see Mr. Sellyer and his wife.

3) to find some interesting book.

4) to speak to Mr. Sellyer about the customers.

2. Mr. Sellyer recommended the book Golden Dreams to his customers because...

1) he was load of the book.

2) his wife enjoyed reading the book.

3) he wanted to sell the book.

4) the book was new and interesting.

3. When I asked Mr. Sellyer if he liked the book he answered that...

1) he preferred humorous books and this book was a love story.

2) he liked it very much because it was the right book for a rainy day.

3) he thought it was the best book for holiday time.

4) he didn't know anything about the book as he hadn't read it.

II. Find the right statement.

1.  1) Mr. Scllyer and his wife liked the book Golden Dreams very much.

2) Mr. Scllyer's wife didn't like the book Golden Dreams.

3) Mr. Sellyer's wife said that the book Golden Dreams was tile best book of the season.

4) Mr. Sellyer didn't have a wife and he didn't know anything about the book Golden Dreams.

2.   1) Every customer who entered the shop went away with Golden Dreams.

2) Nobody bought the book Golden Dreams.

3) Only one lady decided to buy the book Golden Dreams because the manager told her that it was a love story.

4) Everybody wanted to buy the book because the critics said that it was the best book written by the writer.

III. Choose the correct variant.

The manager answered smiling that...

1 ) he is not married.        3) he hadn't been married.

2) he was not married.      4) he hasn't been married.