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Read the passage carefully , then answer the questions .
In the first part of the twentieth century , before a television set was a part of most households , radio programming was different from what it is now . Many people were interested in listening to ‘Story Hour’. Someone read an exciting story , or part of a story , while the listener’s imaginations provided visual images to fit the spoken ones . People listened to serials , stories that were broken into one-hour segments . Because each hour ended with suspense , listener had to tune in at the same time the next day to find out what would happen . Family gathered around the radio at night to hear important news or listen to favorite programs. Radio was important form of home entertainment . However, because of television , radio programming has changed.
Radio stories have become a thing of the past because people prefer both to watch and to hear . Radio is now a medium that is used more often in a car than a home . Because music and news are the easiest types of programs to listen to in a car , they are the most common . Radio , in fact , has become the music medium . It provides music for all tastes , from country and wastern to classical music.
1. Was the radio programming in the past the same as one in the present ?
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2. Which program were many people interested in ?
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3. How long did ‘Story Hour’ last ?
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4. Why would the listeners want to hear the continuation of the story the next day ?
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5. What made the radio programming change ?
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6. Do people often listen to the radio in their cars now ?
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7. What programs does most radio programming consist of ?
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. In Britain , natural gas is the most popular fuel for heating homes , and for cooking . It is piped all over the country from the gas fields below the North Sea . Natural gas is used chiefly as a direct source of energy , although it is also used in the chemical industry . At the moment the supply is plentiful , but it will be running short by the end of the century , and will run out during the 21st century unless new supplies are found . We could do without natural gas , as coal gas can be used as a substitute , and there should be enough coal to last for several centuries . However , it is a form of energy which is not only cheap , but also highly efficient .
1. What is natural gas used for ?
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2. Where does it come from ?
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3. What is gas used chiefly as ?
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4. When will it run out ?
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5. What can be used as a substitute for natural gas ?
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6. Is natural gas expensive ?
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7. Is it efficient ?
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Christmas is the biggest festival of the year in most of Britain . Celebrations start properly on 24December , Christmas Eve . It is a family celebration and many of the customs center on children . When they go to bed on Christmas Eve , children hang up a pillow case or a sack for their presents . While the children are asleep , so the custom goes , Father Christmas , or Santa Claus , come (but only to children who have been good ). Father Christmas climbs down the chimney and puts presents in the sacks that the children have left out .
Christmas Day , December 25 , is the biggest day of the holiday. On Christmas morning (often very early !) , some families goes to church . The traditional Christmas dinner consists of roast turkey and Christmas pudding – a dark , rich mixture of flour , fruit , sugar , nuts , and brandy . Before the dinner people usually pull crackers – small rolls of paper that have gifts , jokes , and party hats inside . Needless to say , large quantities of beer , wine , and spirits are also drunk.
December 26, which is called Boxing Day , is also a holiday . On Boxing Day most people go out to see friends , watch sports events , go to the theater to see pantomime , or increasingly nowadays , go shopping . Most of the large stores start their winter sales on Boxing Day now . But the Christmas holiday is still not over . In fact , many offices and factories close for the whole Christmas period from 24December to 2 January . On NewYear’s Eve there are a lot of parties and at midnight everyone joins hands to sing Auld Lang Syne . The after New year’s Day to sleep it off , that’s Christmas over for another year.
1. On which day does Christmas begin ?
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2. What do children do before going to bed on Christmas Eve ?
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3. How does Father Christmas enter the house ?
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4. What is Christmas pudding made from ?
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5. What are there in crackers ?
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6. What do people do on Boxing Day ?
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