Christmas in Prague Joyce Hannam

1 Put the following events in the right order. Number 4 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?
them 1–10. a Carol was a student of Jan’s.

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a Carol sees Pavel in the street. b Carol could speak Czech.
b Jan and Carol marry. c Jan was born in Oxford.
c Pavel and Josef meet. d After Lenka died, Pavel lived with his aunt.
d Josef leaves Czechoslovakia. e Jan was two years older than Pavel.

e The bus hits Carol and she goes to hospital.
f Jan and Pavel are born.
g Carol plays in the concert in Prague.
h Lenka is killed.
i Josef and Lenka marry.
j Carol arrives in Prague.
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2 Who said this? Who did they say it to? Pavel, Jan,
Carol, Alan (the violinist), Mr Rinaldi, the doctor,
Josef.
a ‘We can’t go away and leave him at Christmas.’
.................. to ..................
b ‘Good luck with the shopping!’ ..................
to ..................
c ‘What are you doing in my bedroom?’
.................. to ..................
d ‘It’s a difficult time for you, too, because of
your concerts.’ .................. to ..................
e ‘You didn’t write, you didn’t telephone.’
.................. to ..................
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3 Match a number from A with a letter from B to make
complete sentences.
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f Pavel lived in Prague.
g Josef didn’t visit Prague between 1957 and
1995.
h When Josef crossed the border he was in
Germany.
i Carol couldn’t play in the concert.
j Josef, Jan and Pavel all came to the concert.
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5 After the concert, Carol wrote a letter to a friend.
This is part of the letter. Fill in the gaps, using these
words: ran, book, dark, hospital, shopping, shouted,
snow, street, man, turned.
I went .................. in the old town, and I bought
a .................. for Jan and a picture for Josef. It
was very cold and there was a lot of ................. It
was ............... when I left the old town. Across the
.................., I could see a .................. . I thought
it was Jan. I ............... across the street to him. He
.................. and looked at me, but then he started
to walk away. I .................. across the street. When
I opened my eyes again I was in .................. !
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A Total marks
1 Josef and Lenka wanted to leave
Czechoslovakia in 1957 ...
2 It was not very dangerous when Josef and
Jan crossed the border ...
3 It was very dangerous when Lenka and
Pavel tried to cross ...
4 Josef did not write to Pavel ...
5 Stanislava wrote a letter to say that Pavel
was dead ...
B
a ... because of the moon.
b ... because it was dangerous for them.
c ... because she didn’t like Josef.
d ... because he thought he was dead.
e ... because there was no moon.

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Setting
Choose the best answer.
1 The story starts in _____.
a F 1957 b F 1975 c F 1959 d F 1995
2 The people of Czechoslovakia could not go to
_____.
a F Russia b F Hungary c F Poland
d F Austria
3 _____ made the escape more difficult for the
woman that night.
a F The sun b F The moon
c F The snow d F The trees
4 The man told the woman to _____ very fast.
a F walk b F talk c F ski d F run
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5 The woman and the baby wore _____ clothes.
a F black b F brown c F yellow
d F white
6 The baby started to _____.
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a F talk b F shout c F cry d F sing
7 The woman _____.
a F ran away b F saw the men c F died
d F went to sleep
8 Carol wanted to go to Prague to _____.
a F go Christmas shopping b F play two
concerts c F visit friends d F find Jan’s
brother
9 Jan had to _____ before Christmas.
a F finish his book b F learn Czech
c F study for an exam d F do the housework
10 Jan’s father _____ Prague.
a F agreed to go to b F didn’t agree to go
to c F didn’t like d F didn’t know
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Characters
Choose the best answer.
11 Josef lives _____.
a F in Prague b F on his own c F with his
sons d F with Jan and Carol
12 Jan’s second name is _____.
a F Brychta b F Vlach c F Florenc
d F Havel
13 Jan teaches _____ at Oxford University.
a F English b F music c F Czech
d F history
14 Lenka was _____ mother.
a F Josef’s b F Jan’s c F Stanislava’s
d F Carol’s
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15 Giorgio Rinaldi is _____.
a F a conductor b F a doctor
c F a violinist d F a teacher
16 The doctor said that Carol _____ in the
accident.
a F didn’t break anything b F broke a leg
c F broke her right arm d F didn’t hurt
herself
17 Jan and Pavel were born in June _____.
a F 1956 b F 1957 c F 1958 d F 1959
18 Pavel took his mother’s name because _____.
a F Vlach was a popular name b F he didn’t
know his father c F his mother asked him to
use it d F he was angry with his father
19 Pavel lived with his _____.
a F aunt b F sister c F grandmother
d F mother
20 Stanislava was _____.
a F Josef’s mother b F Lenka’s mother
c F Josef’s wife d F Lenka’s sister
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Dialogue
Who said, thought, or wrote this?
21 ‘Did he get to Austria all right last night?’
a F Lenka b F Stanislava c F Josef
d F Jan
22 ‘Let’s all go to Prague for Christmas.’
a F Josef b F Carol c F Jan
d F Giorgio Rinaldi
23 ‘Tomorrow morning we begin again at nine
o’clock.’
a F Carol b F Alan c F Giorgio Rinaldi
d F a doctor
24 ‘She ran right in front of me.’
a F a border guard b F Pavel c F Jan
d F a bus driver
25 ‘I saw him in the street, near the old town.’
a F Pavel b F Jan c F Carol
d F Stanislava
26 ‘I was afraid she was dead.’
a F Jan b F Josef c F a doctor d F Pavel
27 ‘Two men, but only one face.’
a F a doctor b F Carol c F Josef d F Jan
28 ‘I never want to see you or hear from you again.’
a F Josef b F Lenka c F Stanislava
d F Pavel
29 ‘Can you play in the concert tonight?’
a F Jan b F Rinaldi c F Pavel d F Carol
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30 ‘She just wanted a quiet family life.’
a F Jan b F Carol c F Josef d F Pavel
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Vocabulary
Choose the best answer.
31 rain which is very cold and white
a F moon b F frost c F wet d F snow
32 the line between two countries
a F guard b F river c F fence d F border
33 a piece of land for animals
a F ground b F grass c F field d F hill
34 when people practise together before a concert,
etc.
a F rehearsal b F conductor
c F orchestra d F visit
35 the big round thing that shines at night
a F light b F moon c F sun d F bulb
36 a horrible event that hurts or kills people
a F adventure b F concert c F accident
d F event
37 not able to think clearly
a F confused b F terrible c F afraid
d F sad
38 one of two children born to the same mother at
the same time
a F cousin b F twin c F brother
d F sister
39 without paying
a F white b F cold c F loud d F free
40 with no sound, talking, music, etc.
a F quiet b F loud c F quite d F sad
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Plot
Choose the best answer.
41 _____ finished at 2 p.m.
a F The concert b F The first rehearsal in
Prague c F Lunch d F The city tour
42 Carol wanted to _____.
a F visit Prague b F continue the rehearsal
c F buy Christmas presents d F go home
43 She thought she saw _____ in the street.
a F Jan b F Josef c F Pavel d F an old
boyfriend
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44 She crossed the street and _____.
a F spoke to the man b F had an accident
c F found a music shop d F saw an accident
45 The conductor said that Carol was _____ late
for rehearsals.
a F always b F usually c F sometimes
d F never
46 Carol saw Pavel Brychta again _____.
a F at the concert b F in a shop c F at the
hospital d F on a bus
47 Josef knew all about Pavel’s mother because she
was his _____.
a F sister b F wife c F friend d F cousin
48 Josef thought that _____.
a F Lenka married someone else b F Pavel
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didn’t want to see him c F Pavel was dead
d F Pavel had a new family
49 Stanislava told Pavel that his mother died _____.
a F in hospital b F on the road at the
TEST
border c F on the road to Moscow
d F in England
50 Pavel _____.
a F didn’t like his brother b F was happy
with his new family c F still didn’t like his
father d F never saw them again
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