READING EXAM II BIMESTRE BIMESTRAL 002

READING EXAM

1

Read the profile of Alain Robert. Then tick T (True) or F (False) for the sentences below.

Alain Robert is a climber, but he doesn’t climb mountains, he climbs buildings. Alain began climbing buildings in 1997, when he climbed three buildings in Sydney, Australia, including the Sydney Opera House. He has climbed many of the tallest buildings in the world. He climbs with no equipment and no ropes. In 2004, he climbed Taipei 101, at that time the tallest building in the world at 1,667 feet. The climb took four hours – two hours longer than Alain expected – because of rain. Alain did not give up, but kept going until he reached the top. He has also climbed both Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia – three times. He was arrested by the police on the 60th floor the first two times he tried, but when he tried again in 2009, he reached the top. It was one of his greatest climbs, he says. His shortest climb was the Slovak Radio Building in Bratislava, Slovakia. This building is only 260 feet tall, and the climb took Alain less than 20 minutes. His quickest climb was the Amanora Tower in Pune, India. This climb only took him 12 minutes. T

F

1

Alain Robert is a mountain climber.

t

2

The first buildings he climbed were in Sydney.

t

3

Taipei 101 is the tallest building in the world.

4

Alain did not give up his climb of Taipei 101.

t

5

Alain has climbed both towers of the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur.

t

6

The police caught Alain when he reached the 70th floor of the Petronas Towers.

f

7

His quickest climb was the Slovak Radio Building in Slovakia.

f

8

He climbs buildings. This is an example of the present perfect tense.

9

He has climbed many of the tallest buildings in the world. This is an example of the present simple tense.

10 He climbed Taipei 101. This is an example of the past simple tense.

f

t

f

t