1. MILK Easter
2011
READING COMPREHENSION
Read the article about Life in Britain. Select the best word (A, B or C) for each
space.
MILK
Britain has some customs which are different from other countries, for example, did you (0)
………….. that in Britain most people have (1) ………….. milk delivered (2) ………….. their
homes early every morning? (3) ………….. night they put their (4) ………….. milk bottles
outside their doors and in the morning the milkman (5) ………….. the empty milk bottles away
and leaves full ones in their place.
You can (6) ………….. your milk in the supermarket or local shop, if you prefer, but a lot of
people (7) ………….. prefer to have it delivered. The only problem is that (8) ………….. little
birds drink some of the milk if you don’t cover the bottles or get up very early.
Example:
0. A. know B. knew C. to know
1. A. his B. its C. their
2. A. at B. in C. to
3. A. In B. At C. On
4. A. empty B. full C. thin
5. A. drinks B. takes C. pays
6. A. buy B. have C. take
7. A. never B. once C. still
8. A. always B. sometimes C. never

2. MILK (Key)
1. A. his B. its C. their
2. A. at B. in C. to
3. A. In B. At C. On
4. A. empty B. full C. thin
5. A. drinks B. takes C. pays
6. A. buy B. have C. take
7. A. never B. once C. still
8. A. always B. sometimes C. never