Independent work I variant Reading task. Reading

EXERCISE 2: Choose the correct answer according to the passage.

1. Although Notting Hill Carnival is a celebration of the traditions of black people in

Britain

A) people from all over the world come to watch it

B) everybody seems to participate in it

C) Caribbean people also take part in it

D) it touches on native British traditions as well

E) it is gaining in popularity among the white in recent years

2. During the Carnival,

A) the police find it difficult to keep the participants under control

B) preparations begin early in the morning

C) the participants in the carnival decorate the streets with colourful streamers

D) traffic is banned from certain streets

E) music and color fill the streets of London

3. The writer states that

A) thousands of people take part in the preparations for the carnival

B) this carnival has been held since the 1950s

C) dancers in the carnival wear special clothes

D) usually there are many injuries during the carnival because of the great crush of people

E) the dancers in the carnival are from the black community