Reading Task. Read the text and choose the best answer to the question. Val’s Garden. I am new to the city. I do not know anyone. But an old woman lives next door. Her name is Val. She gives me a big box of vegetables. I never ate vegetables. Val lives alone, too. But she is not unhappy. She grows vegetables in a garden by the sidewalk. There are carrots, tomatoes, beans, and peas. They are the best vegetables I ever ate. Val lives alone, too. But she is not unhappy because she loves plants. Sometimes I can help her in the garden. Weeds from her home. Weeds grow in her garden. The dirt is dry. The plants look sad. Val must have passed on. So I pull the weeds, water the garden. I even talk to the plants. Then a family moves next door. They are new to the city. They do not know anyone. And I give them a big box of vegetables from Val’s garden. 1. What kind of vegetable did Val not grow? A) tomatoes B) carrots C) corn D) peas. 2. Why was the new family lucky? A) They moved into a good neighborhood. B) They were the first people to live in the garden. C) They could talk to the plants. D) They could learn about Val’s family. 3. What is something that the writer of the story did after Val died? A) pull the weeds B) water the garden C) talk to the plants D) learn about Val’s family.

1. В тексте перечислены carrots, tomatoes, beans и peas. Среди них нет кукурузы.

2. Семья поселилась в хорошем соседстве: рассказчик заботится о саде Вэл и делится овощами. Выбираю вариант A.

3. После смерти Вэл рассказчик выдёргивал сорняки, поливал сад и разговаривал с растениями. Верны варианты A, B и C.

Ответ: 1 — C; 2 — A; 3 — A, B и C.