Places 1 In 1821, the San Francisco area became part of. a Brazil b the United Kingdom c Canada d Mexico 2 Before 1848, San Francisco was called. a Yerba Buena b Ohlone c Dolores d Sutter s Mill 3 Earthquakes happen in the San Francisco area when the San Andreas moves. a line b mountain c fault d river 4 The Golden Gate Bridge is. a yellow-green b black c blue-green d orange-red 5 Alcatraz is a famous. a island b river c mountain d lake 6 Park is the biggest city park in the world. a Transamerica b Golden Gate c Mission d Alcatraz 7 There are thousands of different flowers and trees in the of Flowers. a Exposition b Conservatory c House d Museum 8 The City of Paris was a that opened in 1850. a park b museum c shop d bus station 9 The roof of the Academy of Sciences building has all over it. a flowers b birds c gold d trees 10 San Francisco recycles per cent of its paper, old food, and bottles. a 22 b 72 c 52 d 2 People 11 Amy Tan and Dashiell Hammett about San Francisco. a sang songs b made films c wrote books d made TV programmes 12 The first people who lived in the San Francisco area were the. a British b Spanish c Chinese d Ohlone 13 The people who came to California to find gold were called -niners. a Fifty b Thirty c Forty d Twenty 14 When Andrew Hallidie saw a bad road accident, he had an idea for. a cable cars b buses c bicycles d trains 15 The famous writer Maya Angelou first worked as a in San Francisco. a doctor b conductor c driver d teacher 16 first had the idea for the Golden Gate Bridge. a Amy Tan b Charles Crocker c Alfred Hitchcock d Juan Bautista de Anza 17 John McLaren and Makoto Hagiwara were important. a prisoners b writers c bridge builders d gardeners 18 The San Francisco Giants are a team. a baseball b football c tennis d basketball 19 The people of San Francisco buy more than the people of any other US city. a train tickets b trees c cars d books 20 San Francisco s American football team play in red and colours. a green b black c gold d blue MULTIPLE-CHOICE test oxford bookworms LIBRARY stage 1 1 Oxford university press photocopiable
Facts 21 Every year, about million visitors come to San Francisco. a 16 b 6 c 1 d 60 22 The train journey from New York to San Francisco takes three. a hours b months c days d weeks 23 I left my in San Francisco is a famous song. a love b heart c money d life 24 San Francisco is famous for. a wind b rain c snow d fog 25 Many Ohlone people died because the Spanish brought to San Francisco. a guns b money c diseases d prisoners 26 San Francisco has a lot of. a hills b lakes c big roads d rivers 27 For a long time there was an important on Alcatraz. a university b prison c fountain d hospital 28 You can see buffalo. a in Chinatown b on Russian Hill c on Alcatraz d in Golden Gate Park 29 Wells Fargo stagecoaches carried money and letters in. a green bags b big bottles c green boxes d black bags 30 Many people in San Francisco love sourdough. a milk b bread c apples d fish Vocabulary 31 when you travel from one place to another a business b journey c story d disease 32 to get free from somebody or something a escape b recycle c become d chase 33 a group of people who play a sport together a mission b type c business d team 34 the part of the land that is near the sea a area b coast c bank d park 35 a large place with trees and gardens where people can go to walk or play games a bank b idea c mission d park 36 to move quickly off the ground, using your legs a chase b recycle c jump d use 37 what you can see from a certain place a view b centre c fountain d idea 38 a person in the army a type b soldier c government d prisoner 39 to run behind somebody and try to catch them a become b jump c escape d chase 40 the heat and light that comes from burning things a team b story c fire d idea MULTIPLE-CHOICE test oxford bookworms LIBRARY stage 1 2 Oxford university press photocopiable
Events 41 A soldier made a building at the Golden Gate in 1776. a British b French c Chinese d Spanish 42 In 1848, James Marshall found gold in 190 kilometres from San Francisco. a a house b a river c the ocean d a street 43 Thousands of people came to California in the gold. a rush b excitement c run d hurry 44 When the San Francisco earthquake happened in 1906, most people were. a in the streets b at work c in cafés d in bed 45 In the Summer of Love, a lot of travelled to San Francisco. a football players b hippies c soldiers d business people 46 In 1987, thousands of people walked across the Golden Gate Bridge because it was years old. a 50 b 10 c 500 d 100 47 In the Chinese New Year parade, people carry a big through the streets. a bird b buffalo c dragon d fish 48 The St Patrick s day parade is about the best things from. a Italy b Ireland c Mexico d Japan 49 In 1989, television pictures of a baseball game stopped because there was. a a fire b an accident c a war d an earthquake 50 From 2011 to 2013, people in San Francisco can get free. a bread for their families b books for their schools c electricity for their cars d clothes for their children Total marks MULTIPLE-CHOICE test oxford bookworms LIBRARY stage 1 3 Oxford university press photocopiable
Places 1 d 5 a 9 a 2 a 6 b 10 b 3 c 7 b 4 d 8 c People Facts 11 c 15 b 19 d 12 d 16 b 20 c 13 c 17 d 14 a 18 a 21 a 25 c 29 c 22 c 26 a 30 b 23 b 27 b 24 d 28 d Vocabulary 31 b 35 d 39 d 32 a 36 c 40 c 33 d 37 a 34 b 38 b Answers Multiple-choice Events 41 d 45 b 49 d 42 b 46 a 50 c 43 a 47 c 44 d 48 b oxford bookworms LIBRARY stage 1 1 Oxford university press
1 What did they do? Match a number from A with a letter from B to make complete sentences. A 1 Amy Tan 2 Andrew Hallidie 3 Joseph Strauss 4 Al Capone 5 John McLaren B a had an idea for a long bridge across the Golden Gate. b changed the Golden Gate Park into a beautiful garden. c first had the idea for cable cars. d was a prisoner on Alcatraz. e wrote a book about Chinatown. 2 Put the following events in the right order. Number them 1 10. a Spanish people came to the area. b The town changed its name to San Francisco. c The area became part of Mexico. d Thousands of people came to the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. e There was a big earthquake. f The Ohlone people began to live in the San Francisco area. g Terrible fires moved quickly across the city. h There was a war between Mexico and the United States. i Many of the Ohlone people died from new diseases. j California became part of the United States. 3 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)? a The train journey from New York to San Francisco takes three days. b About three hundred people died in the earthquake in 1906. c A lot of hippies came to San Francisco in 1967. d Wells Fargo carried money, gold, and letters in black boxes. e From 2011 to 2013, people in San Francisco can get free electricity for their homes. 4 Which words are missing? For each sentence, tick a, b or c. 1 Alcatraz is. a an island b a river c a museum 2 San Francisco is famous for its. a rain b snow c fog 3 The Golden Gate Bridge is. a orange-red b yellow c blue 4 The San Francisco Giants are a team. a football b baseball c basketball 5 City Lights is a famous shop. a food b book c clothes 5 Fill in the gaps using these words: streets, tell, quiet, river, thousands, look, gold, newspaper, rush, important. In 1848, James Marshall found in a. He didn t want to people about it, but an man heard about it. He was Samuel Brannan, and he worked for a. He walked through the of San Francisco and told everybody about it. Soon people left San Francisco to for the gold, and the town became very. The gold began, and of people came to California. comprehension Test total marks oxford bookworms LIBRARY stage 1 1 Oxford university press photocopiable
1 1 e 2 c 3 a 4 d 5 b 2 a 2 b 7 c 4 d 10 e 8 f 1 g 9 h 5 i 3 j 6 3 a T b F c T d F e F 4 1 a 2 c 3 a 4 b 5 b 5 In 1848, James Marshall found gold in a river. He didn t want to tell people about it, but an important man heard about it. He was Samuel Brannan, and he worked for a newspaper. He walked through the streets of San Francisco and told everybody about it. Soon people went to look for the gold, and the town became very quiet. The gold rush began, and thousands of people came to California. Answers comprehension oxford bookworms LIBRARY stage 1 1 Oxford university press