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Test 7

1. Read the texts and do the tests.
                               The Town That Woke Up
       In 1699 the governor of Virginia made plans for a new capital for his colony.
The new capital city was called Williamsburg. It was built with wide streets and
beautiful houses. The buildings and governor's home were the finest in the colony.
Williamsburg was a busy place until 1780. Then the capital was moved to Richmond,
and Williamsburg went to sleep.
       When the capital moved, the people moved away, too. The old houses began to
need paint, roofs caved in, and gardens became thick with weeds.
       Almost 150 years later, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., became interested in the town.
He gave money to rebuild Williamsburg just as it had been. In 1926 work began.
       Rockefeller's wife, Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, liked American folk art. When
the town was rebuilt, Mrs. Rockefeller gave her collection of early American paint-
ings and dolls to a museum there.
       Today, the homes and gardens look as they did when the town was new. Many
people dress as people dressed long ago. They make shoes and candles, as people did
in the past. Thousands of people visit Williamsburg each year. They see a beautiful
American town of two centuries ago. It is the town that woke up.
Choose the correct answer.
1. Williamsburg is in the state of
a. New York. b. Richmond. c. Virginia. d. America.
2. The story does not say so, but it makes you think that
a. much money is needed to rebuild a town.
b. Williamsburg is now the capital of the USA.
c. few people visit Williamsburg.
3. On the whole, this story is about
a. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
b. people moving away.
c. Williamsburg, Virginia.
4. Why did the people leave Williamsburg after 1780?
a. They ran out of food.
b. The town was burned to the ground.
c. The capital was moved to Richmond.
5. Which of these sentences do you think is right?
a. Williamsburg helps visitors learn about early America.
b. The capital of Virginia is Williamsburg.
c. Thousands of people live in Williamsburg.
                                      Craft Guilds
       Today, many people who are skilled at a trade belong to labour unions. As long
ago as the Middle Ages, people in western Europe also belonged to a kind of union.
These early unions were called guilds.
       From the 1300s to the 1700s, people who knew a trade joined a craft guild.
Guilds were made up of groups of people who did the same kind of work. Shoe -