Reading 9

I. Read the descriptions of some means of communication. What is the correct word (letter A( E) for each one.

Descriptions
Means of communication

1. a mean of sending message by the use of electric current.
2. a system of sending sound, invented by Alexander Bell.
3. a mean of showing broadcast programmers with moving pictures and sounds.
4. a printed publication, containing news, ads, articals...
5. a mean of broadcasting programmers for people to listen to.
A. telephone

B. radio

C. newspaper

D. telegraph

E. television


II. Put the dialogue in the most appropriate order.
a. "The God father". It is about Mafia in America. John told me to read it.
b. How many pages have you read?
c. Neither do I.
d. It is very long book.
e. What are you reading?
f. About 400. I don`t like long book.
g. I knew. I`ve been reading for a month, and I haven`t finished it yet!
III. Read the following passage and answer the questions below.
Radar is an electronic device that can "see" great distances despite fog, rain, snow, clouds, and darkness. It can find and accurately locate missiles, aircraft, ships, cities, rainstorms and mountains. Radar uses radio waves instead of light waves, which the human eye uses in seeing. This makes it possible for radar to locate many kinds of objects at far greater distances than the eye can see.
Today, networks of radar lookout stations guard the United States and Canada 24 hours a day against long - range missiles and airplanes. Patrol planes and ships search the oceans with radar for hostile ships and aircraft. Airports use radar to guide planes safely to earth in fog or storms. Ships use it to steer clear or other vessels or icebergs. Radar helps weathermen warn of approaching hurricanes and tornadoes.
1. What is radar?

2. What can radar find and accurately locate?

3. Can radar locate many kinds of objects at far greater distances than eye can see?

4. What do patrol planes and ships search the oceans with radar for?

5. What does radar help weathermen warn of?

IV. Choose the word in each group that has underlined, bold part pronounced differently from the rest.
E.g: a. sky b. deny c. differently d. cry
+ Answer: c. differently
1. a. fans b. seas c. works d. jobs
2. a. divided b. flied c. polluted d. wanted
3. a. row b. know c. plow d. now
4. a. inpress b. equal c. prevent d. respond
5. a. access b. campus c. trash d. spray
V. Make all the changes and additions necessary to produce meaningful sentences from the following sets of words and phrases.
1. Pupils/ not like/ wear/ uniforms/ school.

2. when/ I/ 10 years/ I/ visit/ Ha Noi/ my parents.

3. film/ boring/ so/ we/ go home/ before/ it/ finish.

4. He/ wish/ he/ can/ go/ the countryside/ next Sunday.

5. friend/ deny/ lend/ me/ book.

6. He/ used/ stay up/ late/ study/ when/ be/ student.

VI. Choose the best option in brackets to complete each of the following sentences.
Tonight I`m going to stay in and watch television. There is a film on that I want to see. It is (1)........... a policeman trying to find the man who killed his brother. I saw it last year (2)............... the ciname. It was on late at night and I fell asleep (3)............... the end so I can`t remember (4)........... happened.
I don`t (5)............. watch much TV. There are too (6)............... stupid quiz shows and boring programs about politics. I sometimes watch the news (7)................. I don`t enjoy it. There is never (8)................ good news - just wars and disasters. I don`t think that there are (9)............... comedy programs. They should put on more. They cheer me (10)................ and make me laugh. And, of course, I`d like to see more exciting movies!
1. a. about b. along c. around d. ago
2. a. at b. by c. to