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Reading Comprehension 2 B Answer the following questions.

A Read the article below. 1. What do we learn in paragraph I?
a. How the sisters were chosen to spend a night at Lego House.

Lego House
Lego House b. What attraction the Danish company came up with.
c. Who was invited to Lego house by the two sisters.

d. Why the new attraction was opened.

I Can you imagine sleeping in a bed made of Lego? Well, Izzy and Heather Woollacott, 2. What unique experience did Izzy and Heather Woollacott have? (paragraph I)
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two sisters from Scotland, did exactly that! In 2017, Lego, the famous Danish toy company, .............................................................................................................................................
opened a new attraction called Lego House. Lego House is a 12,000-square-meter building
filled with amazing creations, which are made of over 25 million colorful plastic bricks. And 3. What is the most remarkable object at Lego House? (paragraph II)

5 the Lego company invited these two lucky sisters to spend a night there! .............................................................................................................................................

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II From the moment Izzy and Heather walked into Lego House with their parents, they 4. According to paragraph II, during the girls’ stay, they (-)
were amazed. They began in the lobby, admiring the 15-meter Tree of Creativity. This tree a. slept in a real house.
is the biggest and most complicated thing ever made of Lego, and it’s made of over six b. saw a storybook made of Lego.
million Lego pieces. Next, they had the chance to play in all four play areas at Lego House, c. got a teddy bear for their bedroom.

10 eat at the Lego House restaurant, and visit the Lego museum. Finally, they spent the night in
d. created a lamp from Lego bricks.
Lego rooms that looked like rooms in a real house. In the bedroom, the teddy bear, lamp and
storybook were all made of Lego. 5 . Why were the sisters able to spend a night at Lego House? (paragraph III)
a. They built something with an unlimited amount of bricks.
III So how did the Woollacotts earn this private Lego House sleepover? They won Lego’s
worldwide competition. To enter the competition, children had to describe what they would b. They were going to space.

15 build with an unlimited supply of Lego bricks. Izzy and Heather came up with an idea c. They won a competition.
together: they wanted to build a noodle shop in space. Of course, as part of their stay at Lego d. They described their stay at Lego House.
House, the girls were able to work with Lego experts to create what they described.
6. What did the Woollacott sisters build with Lego experts? (paragraph III)
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IV “It was amazing to see what creative ideas children had for the contest,” says Jamie .............................................................................................................................................
Berard, Lego’s design manager. “Having an unlimited amount of bricks is a challenge. But it

20 lets your imagination grow. I’m happy that our contest inspired so many people to be creative. 7 . According to Jamie Berard, what is the purpose of Lego? (paragraph IV)
That’s our goal!” .............................................................................................................................................

V But while creativity is an obvious benefit of playing with Lego, it’s not the only 8 . What do children who play with Lego gain besides having fun? Name ONE thing.
one. Jestper Vilstrup, manager of Lego House, explains, “We had this contest because we (paragraph V)
want people to understand that Lego isn’t just a toy. Lego has many different educational .............................................................................................................................................

25 benefits. For example, playing with Lego helps children develop fine motor skills and
learn to solve problems. We are proud to be such an important part of so many children’s 9. According to paragraph V, what is true about Lego?
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lives!” a. It’s an educational toy.
b. It’s not suitable for children with fine motor skills.

c. Every piece of Lego is important.
d. It solves different problems.

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