Question

 

The English-speaking Waiter

Thanasis is 10 years old and lives in a small village on a beautiful Greek island. Like all children his age, Thanasis has just completed year 4 in primary school. But unlike other children his age, Thanasis also has a full-time job for two months of the year. In the busy summer months Thanasis is a waiter in his family’s restaurant. In July and August, the restaurant is very popular with tourists from all over the world. Because he is the only person in his family who can speak English, it is his job to look after the tourists when they eat at the restaurant. He explains the menu, he takes their order and he even carries the heavy trays to their tables.

Where did he learn his English? There is no school in Thanasis’s village, and during the school year he travels 12 kilometres every day by bus to a nearby village to go to school. Together with his classmates, two evenings a week, he attends classes at a language school in the same village. There is no bus service when his classes end, so his mother picks him up and brings him home.

(Adapt from KEY for School Practice test plus, published by Pearson)

45. in the summer, the other children in Thanasis’s village _____.

A. work full time                        B. go to school

C. don’t work                                D. work part time

46. The restaurant Thanasis works in _____.

A. belongs to his family                B. is closed in the winter

C. is not very busy                        D. is near his primary school

47. Thanasis helps his family in the restaurant because he _____.

A. wants to be a waiter                B. gets paid to

C. is forced by his parents                D. can speak English

48. Where does Thanasis go to school?

A. In his village.                        B. In another village.

C. In a nearby town.                        D. In a bus.

49. Where does he learn English?

A. In a language school.                B. In primary school.

C. At home.                                D. In the restaurant.

Answer 1

45. in the summer, the other children in Thanasis’s village _____.
A. work full timeB. go to school
C. don’t workD. work part time
46. The restaurant Thanasis works in _____.
A. belongs to his familyB. is closed in the winter
C. is not very busyD. is near his primary school
47. Thanasis helps his family in the restaurant because he _____.
A. wants to be a waiterB. gets paid to
C. is forced by his parentsD. can speak English
48. Where does Thanasis go to school?
A. In his village.B. In another village.
C. In a nearby town.D. In a bus.
49. Where does he learn English?
A. In a language school.B. In primary school.
C. At home.D. In the restaurant.