Summer test 5 Choose the correct answer

Read the text. Then choose the correct answer for each question below (19-22). Cows first came to America in 1611. Each farming family usually kept its own cow. A family member would milk the cow each day. It gave them milk to drink. They had to milk the cows by hand. The milk then was boiled in a big pot over the fire. It then had to cool, and after that someone skimmed the cream off the top of the pan.
Dairy farmers raise and milk cows for us. For hundreds of years, farmers spent many hours milking. Farmers, or their family members, sat on stools to squeeze milk from the cows' udders. This chore was time consuming and tiring.
Today's farmers use machines to help with milking. They can milk many cows at one time. The machines often do a better job milking than a person could.
These modern machines have long, clear hoses. The hoses carry milk to big metal tanks. The tanks hold and clean the milk. These machines help farmers milk enough cows for us all to have milk in our homes.
19. According to the passage, what has improved over time? A) Farmers can milk cows much faster. B) Farmers can run faster. C) Farmers can plow fields faster. D) Farmers can drive tractors faster. 20. The main idea of the last paragraph is …… A) all cows chew their cud. B) cows have four digestive compartments. C) cows make wonderful household pets. D)modern equipment helps farmers. 21. The first cow arrived in America in ….. A) 1610. B) 1620 1611. D) 1832. 22. What is the main idea of the passage? A) learning to care for a cow B) how technology has changed milking cows C) how to search for information about cows D) how to plan an interview with a farmer
Read the text and choose the correct answer for the questions below (23-26)
Ted worked in a factory, but he was not very good, and he lost his job one day. His wife looked in the newspaper and said: "One of the banks wants a guard." "I'm going to go there tomorrow," Ted said, "and I'm going to ask for that job. It's quite an easy one, and I'm quite strong." The next morning he went to the bank at half past nine and said: "I want that job here. The guard's job." A man gave him a piece of paper. There were a lot of questions on it. "Write your answers under the questions," the man said to Ted. One of the questions was, "Have you ever been in prison?" Ted smiled happily and wrote "No" under this question. Then he looked at the next question. It was "Why?" He thought for a long time and then he wrote, "Because the police have never caught me." 23. What was the job in the newspaper at the bank ? A) a cleaner B) a security C) a director D) an accountant 24. Ted believed to get the job at the bank, because he is…. A) strong B) weak C) clever D) kind 25. How many times has Ted been in Prison? A) once B) two times C) never D) four times 26. What happened to Ted when he read the first question? A) he thought for a long time B) he smiled C) he got angry D)he didn't answer