READIN COMPREHENSION TEXTS
TEXT 1:EATING HABITS
COMPREHENSION :KEY AND ANSWER;*TEXT(1) EATING HABITS
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Many popular nutritional habits are giving way to new healthier eating ones,
which aimed at cutting down on the high rate of heart disease and some kinds
of cancer in Britain.A report, produced by the British Ministry of Health says
that factory-made foods as baked beans and grilled fish, for example, can be
less harmful and less fattening than lamb chops or beef steak. Red meat, in fact,
is no longer considered an essential part of the daily diet .Protein in the form of
fish or poultry, both lower in fat and calories than meat, is preferable. High fibre
foods such as peas,beans,potatoes and bread are also held to play
which aimed at cutting down on the high rate of heart disease and some kinds
of cancer in Britain.A report, produced by the British Ministry of Health says
that factory-made foods as baked beans and grilled fish, for example, can be
less harmful and less fattening than lamb chops or beef steak. Red meat, in fact,
is no longer considered an essential part of the daily diet .Protein in the form of
fish or poultry, both lower in fat and calories than meat, is preferable. High fibre
foods such as peas,beans,potatoes and bread are also held to play
an important part in healthy eating. And smaller meals are recommended
as a vital contribution in the battle against obesity. The report recommends
that we eat more fibre, fruit and vegetables, but especially less fat, sugar
and salt. The rate of heart disease in Britain is currently among the highest
in the western world and much of it is due to much fat intake in our diet.
as a vital contribution in the battle against obesity. The report recommends
that we eat more fibre, fruit and vegetables, but especially less fat, sugar
and salt. The rate of heart disease in Britain is currently among the highest
in the western world and much of it is due to much fat intake in our diet.
But the report emphasises that being in good health goes with altering our diet.
Revised eating habits should be part of an overall change in lifestyle including
more exercise, less alcohol and smoking.
Revised eating habits should be part of an overall change in lifestyle including
more exercise, less alcohol and smoking.
I.COMPREHENSION
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A. True or False? Justify
1. Red meat used to be regarded as the main daily food.
2. Heart disease is one of the most serious health problems British suffer from.
B.Answer the questions:
1.The purpose of this health report is: (Choose the appropriate answer)
a) to persuade people to change their eating habits
b) to give us facts about different foods and drinks in Britain
c) to tell us that people in Britain rarely go to the doctor’s for a check up.
d) to advise people who suffer from heart disease to stop eating.
2. Why are fish and poultry healthier than red meat?
3.What does the coloured word in the text refer to :
a) it
C.Find in the text words meaning the same as:
1.Overweight
2.Changing
QUESTION:A
COMPREHENSION :KEY AND ANSWER;*TEXT(1) EATING HABITS
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1. TRUE : Red meat, in fact, is no longer considered an essential part of the daily diet
2. TRUE : the high rate of heart disease and some kinds of cancer in Britain
QUESTION :B
1. a
2. They are lower in fat and calories than meat
3. The rate of heart disease
QUESTION:C
1. Obesity 2.altering
COMPREHENSION :KEY AND ANSWER;*TEXT(2) MALARIA HITS AFRICA
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I.COMPREHENSION:
Exercise A
True or False? Justify
1.True : is the increased use of special insect nets br
2. .True: malaria [unfairly] affects the poorest people in these countries,
and…contributes to their [poorer living conditions].” br
3. .False: The report provides a healthy picture of the use of drugs in reducing the
number of malaria cases br
Exercise B
1.Yes ,because their use has increased
2. national health programmes have invested heavily in buying anti-malarial
drugs and strated a sustainable strategy for anti-malaria treatment
3.because governments and organisations have started a sustainable strategy
for anti-malaria treatment
ExerciseC
1. the increased use of special insect nets
2.this organisation
Exercise D
1.vital 2.strategy 3.combat
COMPREHENSION :KEY AND ANSWER;*TEXT(3) LANGUAGE AND CULTURE
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Exercise A
A. 1.This article is about…………….:
c) Language and its effect on the identity of immigrants
2.Problems of language-they can’t speak English and also job problems
Exercise B
B.True or false? justify
1.False: they ignore it and learn English for getting good jobs.
2. False:they ignore them
Exercise C
C.Find in the text words meaning nearly the same as:
1.preserve (parg.2) 2.crucial (par.3).
Exercise D
D.What do the coloured words in the text refer to?
a) there:home country b)they want their children to speak English
COMPREHENSION :KEY AND ANSWER;*TEXT(4) AIR POLLUTION
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QUESTION:A
1.The propositions made by the American environmentalists to protect American
cities from being polluted are …
the use of mass transportation such as buses and trains
preventing people from driving into the central business areas at least one day a week
preventing people from parking on certain streets in the city
2.No, he is not. He thinks there are a lot of people but only a few buses.
3.Edward D. Riis believes that the use of public transportation is beneficial
because people will...... …
*avoid rush hour traffic
*have more time to read their newspapers
*meet daily interesting companions
Exercise B
1.I’ refers to Patrick J. Kelly.
2.‘himself’ refers to individual.
Exercise C
1.parking areas
2.environmentalist groups
3.individual rights
Exercise D
In order to protect American cities from being polluted, American environmentalistgroups
suggest that American people should use public transportation instead of their cars and
not park their vehicles on certain parking areas.
COMPREHENSION :KEY AND ANSWER;*TEXT(5) HUMAN RIGHGS IN DARFUR
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QUESTION:A.
TRUE OR FALSE ?JUSTIFY
1. False: They have been attacked; women raped villages burnt and looted
2. True:. The government forces and allied militia are accountable for massive
violations of international law
QUESTION:B
B.ANSWER THE QUESTIONS:
1. The purpose of this report is : (choose the correct answer)
b) to denounce the human rights violation in Darfur
2.rights of life, movement and freedom of expression.
3. they couldn’t protect them
QUESTION:C
C.COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE USING INFORMATION FROM THE TEXT.
1. Instead of protecting the civilian population, the security forces harass, intimidate
and arrest them_
QUESTION:D
D.FIND IN THE TEXT WORDS MEANING THE SAME AS:
1. Torture (parag.2) 2.accountable for (parg.3) 3.amendments (parag.4)
COMPREHENSION :KEY AND ANSWER;*TEXT(6) CHILD LABOUR
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QUESTION:A
1.False:...the campaign to get US childen out of factories.
2.True :Brasil exports everything to the U.S.A
3.False:76 per cent of the population lives in urban areas.
1.b) 2.b)
QUESTION:B
b.Child labour
b.Give us facts
QUESTION:C
1.badly paid children (paragraph 2)
2.employees began banning children from their fields (last paragraph)
QUESTION:D
1.denounced 2.eradicate 3.hazardous
QUESTION:E
1.workers 2.soccer team 3.children
COMPREHENSION :KEY AND ANSWER;*TEXT(7) A WINDOW ON THE WORLD
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QUESTION:A
3.Foreign students who are taken in by British families
QUESTION:B
A.paragraph 1
B.Paragraph 2
C.Paragraph 3
D.Paragraph 4
C.paragraph 5
QUESTION:C
1.False:They received about ₤70 to ₤80
2.True:Mandy said that a few years ago she was watching a television
programme when the foreign student picked up the remote control and switched over without asking.
QUESTION:D
1.b 2.b
QUESTION:E
1.Improved 2.drawbacks
COMPREHENSION :KEY AND ANSWER;*TEXT(8) EDUCATION PROCESS
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QUESTION:A
The text is about....(Choose the correct )
c.Parents ‘ role and responsibilty to achieve success at school
QUESTION:B
Read the text and answer these questions:
1 .*They should should teach their children to respect authority
*Parents should also have books and set of encyclopaedias in the house
to show their children how to get answers and obtain information.
*they should take their children to the library and teach them how to work in it*
*parents should sit down and study something from time to time
2. It will work against school and children will learn to lie
3. ..to a worn-out piece of land where nothing flourishes or grows.
QUESTION:C
Read the text and decide if the statements are true or false (justify your answers):
1. false: parents have to play a vital role in determining children’s success at school.
2. True: Parents must encourage their children to do their homework alone,
QUESTION:D
What do the coloured words refer to?
a. These :certain things…………………………… b.It :library……………………………
QUESTION:E
Find in the text words or expressions meaning the same as:
1.value…………………2. instil …………………3.abide by
COMPREHENSION :KEY AND ANSWER;*TEXT(9) BIRD FLU
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QUESTION:A
True or false? Justify your answer:
1. False: 61 people died in China, Vietnam and Thailand
2. False: The deadly influenza strain originated in Asia two years ago
QUESTION:B
Answer the questiosn:
1.because it killed thousands of birds as well as some people
2. *Holland has ordered all chicken farmers to keep their birds
indoors as a precautionary measure.
*Russia, prompted vets to slaughter 127,000 birds
3. They worry that the virus might mutate and spread among humans,
which could potentially kill millions of peolple.
QUESTION:C
What do the coloured words in the text refer to?
a) Virus b) the spreading of the virus
QUESTION:D
Complete the sentences
1.The WHO’s claim that millions of people could die because the virus might
mutate and spread among humans.........
2. The virus might mutate and spread among humans if no measures were
taken to fight against it.
QUESTION:E
Find in the text words meaning the same as:
1. expediting 2.voiced
COMPREHENSION :KEY AND ANSWER;*TEXT(11) SCHOOL GRADES
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QUESTIONS:1*2*3*4
1=b 2=b 3=e 4=a
COMPREHENSION :KEY AND ANSWER;*TEXT(12) UNEMPLOYMENT
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QUESTION:A
A- Answer these questions fully from the text
1. Western Europe twenty million workers
USA about nine million people
2. People have to adapt to a fast changing job market. More importance
is now given to information, education and knowledge.
3. They produce better quality products at a minimum cost.
QUESTION:B
B- Decide if the following statements are True or False, and justify your answers
1- False : (The future belongs to people who use brains instead of their muscles )
2- False: (within ten years or less, this job will probably disappear.)
QUESTION:C
C- Complete the sentences keeping the same meaning as in the text.
1- Better quality products are produced at a minimum cost by Japanese and Asian countries.
2- Important decisions have to be taken by people when doing a task.
QUESTION:D
D- Find in the text synonyms of these words :
1.forced
2.rely on
COMPREHENSION :KEY AND ANSWER;*TEXT(14) GLOBALISATION
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COMPREHENSION :KEY AND ANSWER;*TEXT(15) HUMOUR
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