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THEME 13 OLD TIMES

Multiple Choice

1. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the 4. Which of the following is not true?
sentence given?
A) People used to write on papyrus and clay tablets in
Aurel used to be afraid of flying, but as he became older, he ancient times.
got over it.
B) The workers used to work with machines before the
A) Aurel grew out of his fear of flying. Industrial Revolution.
B) Aurel can’t get over his fear of flying. C) People used to write letters to each other for
communication before the invention of the telegraph.
C) Aurel’s fear of flying got worse in years.
D) Children didn’t use to play computer games in the
D) Aurel didn’t mind flying when he was young.
nineteenth century.
E) It is difficult for Aurel to stop his fear of flying.
E) People used to travel on horsebacks in the eighteenth
century.

2. Find the irrelevant sentence in the paragraph. 5. Choose the correct option to complete the sentence.
(I) There used to be many great civilizations lasting thousands My sister ...... long hair, but she had her hair cut last week.
of years in history, and some of them led to great inventions. A) is having
(II) Ancient China lasted from about 2100 to 221 BC, and
B) has
they used to have inventors of paper-making, the compass
and gunpowder. (III) Ancient Egypt lasted from about 3150 to C) used to have
31 BC, and they used to be very good at maths, architecture,
and medicine. (IV) Aeschylus and Sophocles were great D) will have
playwrights who contributed “drama” and “irony” in literature E) will been having
in Ancient Greece. (V) Maya Civilization was one of these
civilizations that used to have brilliant astrologists and
outstanding mathematicians, and they invented
the zero.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V

3. Choose the correct option to fill in the blanks. 6. Find the irrelevant sentence in the paragraph.
Ancient civilizations ...... a complex lifestyle, so they ...... (I) Mesopotamia was the first place where early civilizations
simple items to continue their daily life. first emerged. (II) For example, people who lived in Ancient
Mesopotamia established cities, and they used to live there.
A) used to have / didn’t use to produce
(III) They developed a writing system, so they used to keep
B) use to have / didn’t use to produce written records. (IV) People who lived in Mesopotamia were
very creative. (V) Therefore, children used to go to school to
C) didn’t use to have / used to produce
learn to read and write, but only boys could go.
D) didn’t used to have / didn’t use to produce
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
E) used to have / used to produce

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