Ambitious Mary

Read this short story about an ambitious teenager called Mary.

Mary Dexter is a young student who lives in Denver, Colorado in the west
of the USA. Now, she is 17 and is studying at her local high school, but she
already has big plans for her future. After she finishes high school next
year, she's going to study at a big college in California. She's very excited
about it.

She's going to live in San Diego - her favorite city. She's going to study
Marine Biology, which means she is going to learn about all the animals
that live in the sea. And San Diego is the perfect place to study Marine
Biology because the Pacific Ocean is very near and there is the wonderful
Sea World there, where you can see sharks and seals and many other sea
animals.

What is she going to do after she finishes her six-year course in San Diego?
"I'm going to become a famous biologist and save the oceans," Mary says.

Ambitious Mary - True/False Questions

After reading "Ambitious Mary", you can decide if the following sentences are true or
false?

1. Mary lives in San Diego, California

2. She left school last year.

3. Mary is very ambitious about her future.

4. She's going to live in her favorite city next year.

5. San Diego is a good place to study Marine Biology.

6. Sea World also has some land animals, for example an elephant.

7. The Marine Biology course she's going to do is long.

 8. Mary wants to use her education to help the planet.

Ambitious Mary - True/False Questions

After reading "Ambitious Mary", you can decide if the following sentences are true or
false?

1. False

2. False

3. True

4. True

5. True

6. False

7. True

8. True
My name is Karl Smith . I was at primary school in January 1990 and in January 2000, I
was at university! I left primary school in September 1990 and went to a secondary
school five kilometres from my house. I took the bus every day at 7.30am and get
home at 6 o'clock in the evening. What a difficult life!

My family bought a satellite TV in 1990 and a new video the next year. In 1994, my
brother bought a computer and I got a bicycle the same year.

I left my school in 1997 but decided not to go to university like most people: instead, I
went walking in France alone for three months and then drove around America for three
months with my brother. For the first six months of 1998, I got a job in a health food
shop and then went to Edge Hill University in October 1998 in Liverpool .

I didnt finish my studies in law , but I work for a law firm as an assistant .

Read the text and decide whether the statements are True or False :

1. Karl was at primary school in 1989 .( )

2. His family had a new video in 1991.( )

3. He arrived at home at 6 p.m ( )

4. After he finished secondary school he decided to go to France and drive around

America with his family ( )

 5. He worked in a health food shop for six month .( )

6. He studied at Edge Hill University in England . ( )

7. Karl is a lawyer and works as an assistant . .( )

Exercise

questions with past tense verbs

Directions: Complete each question with the main verb and the helping verb in
the past tense.

1. Where _________ you __________?

A ) did - gone B) did go

2. How long _________ the flight __________?

A ) did - took B) did take

3. How __________ she __________ on the test?

A ) did - do B) did ran

4. Why _________ he __________ us?

A ) didnt - called B) didnt call

5. __________ you __________ the assignment?

A ) did - complete B) did incompleted

6. What _________ you __________?

A ) do - say B) did say

7. When __________ she ___________ her order?

A ) did - place B) did played

8. _________ you __________ the phone?

A ) didnt - heard B) didnt hear

9. _________ the kids __________ their vegetables?

A ) do - eat B) did eat

10. Who ________ they _________ for the job?

A ) did hire B) did fire

Exercise

questions with past tense verbs

Directions: Complete each question with the main verb and the helping verb in
the past tense.

11. Where _________ you __________?

A ) did - gone B) did go

12. How long _________ the flight __________?

A ) did - took B) did take

13. How __________ she __________ on the test?

A ) did - do B) did ran

14. Why _________ he __________ us?

A ) didnt - called B) didnt call

15. __________ you __________ the assignment?

 A ) did - complete B) did incompleted

16. What _________ you __________?

A ) do - say B) did say

17. When __________ she ___________ her order?

A ) did - place B) did played

18. _________ you __________ the phone?

A ) didnt - heard B) didnt hear

19. _________ the kids __________ their vegetables?

A ) do - eat B) did eat

20. Who ________ they _________ for the job?

A ) did hire B) did fire