IV. Read the passage and do the exercises:
Norway is sometimes called “The land of midnight sun”. In the summer months, the sun doesn’t set for two and half months. But in the north, in the old winter months, the sun doesn’t rise for nearly two months!
Teenagers in Norway have got many hours of free time when there is no day light. Because there is no light, typical free time activities are hobbies at home. That is why the best young chess player in the world is nineteen-year-old Norwegian Magnus Carlsen.
Magnus, “the Mozart of chess”, is a “grand master”. That means he plays top level chess. He looks like Matt Damon and speaks good English. He plays a lot of tournaments and practices chess for four or five hours every day. He beats adult chess masters, but insists he is still a normal teenager.
Magnus plays on the Internet, and is sporty too. He loves football, skiing and ski jumping. He likes reading, especially chess books. Does he like being a chess superstar? He is happy that chess is now more popular in Norway because of him. But he thinks that football superstars are better!
1. Read the text and choose the best answer:
1. Norway is called “The land of midnight sun” because .......................
A. the winter months are very dark B. it is always daylight in the summer months C. it’s dark at midnight in summer
2. Norwegian teenagers spend time at home when ........................
A. they can’t stand the cold B. they’re good at chess C. it’s dark all day long
3. Magnus Carlsen ....................
A. plays chess very well B. loves music by Mozart C. is very good at hobbies
4. For four or five hours every day, he ....................
A. speaks English B. practices chess C. plays chess tournaments
5. Magnus loves sport, and he also likes ........................
A. books about football B. playing chess on the computer C.reading chess books
6. Chess is popular in his country .........................
A. but Magnus prefers football B. because Magnus is a superstar C. so Magnus has friends
