Reading 9 - Unit 6 - 10

* Fill in each gap with suitable word/words from the passage:
Unit 6: THE ENVIRONMENT
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 withouth natural gas, as coal gas can be used as a substitute, and there should be enough to last for several centuries. However, it is a form of energy which is not only cheap but also highly efficient.

In Britain, natural gas is the most popular …………… for heating homes, and for cooking.
……………… is piped all over the country from the gas fields below the North Sea.
Natural gas will run out during the 21st century …………… new supplies are not found.
Natural gas is not only ……………. but also highly efficient.
* Keys: 1. fuel 2. natural gas 3. if 4. cheap


Unit 7: SAVING ENERGY
Energy is very important in modern life. People use energy to run machines, heat and cool their homes, cook, give light, and transport people and products from place to place. Most energy nowadays comes from fossil fuel-petroleum, coal and natural gas. However, burning fossil fuel causes pollution. Also, if we don’t find new kinds of energy, we will use up all the fossil fuels in 21st century. Scientists are working to find other kinds of energy for the future. What might these sources be? When water moves from a high place to a lower place, it makes energy. Water power gives energy without pollution. However, people have to build dams to use this energy, which cost a lot of money.

…………… is very important in modern life.
Most energy nowadays comes from natural gas, coal and…………………….
Energy is made when water moves from a high place………………………
Water power gives energy which doesn’t cause………………….
* Keys: 1. Energy 2. fossil fuel-petroleum. 3. a lower place 4. pollution


Unit 8: CELEBRATIONS
In the USA, people celebrate Mother’s Day and Father’s day. Mother’s Day is celebrated on the second in May. On this occasion, mother usually receives greeting cards and gifts from her husband and children. The best gift of all for an American mother is a day of leisure. The majority of American mothers have outside jobs as well as housework, so their working days are often very hard. The working mother enjoys the traditional Mother’s Day custom of breakfast (or brunch) cooked by her family and served to her on a tray in bed. Later in the day, it’s also tradional for the extended family group to get together for dinner, either in the restaurant or in one of their homes.
Flowers are important part of Mother’s day. Mothers are often given corsage or the plant for the qccasion, particularly if they are elderly.

People celebrate Mother’s Day in the USA on…………….
Her husband and children gives her…………………….
A day of leisure is the best……………………… of all for an American mother.
…………………. are important part of Mother’s day.
* Keys: 1. the second in May 2. greeting cards and gifts. 3. gift 4. Flowers









Unit 9: NATURAL DISASTERS
A tornado is a tube of spinning air that touches the ground. Wind inside the tornado, spinning very fast, makes tornado dangerous. Tornadoes mostly happen during very strong thunderstorms. They cause a lot of damage to anything they touch. People die every year from tornadoes. Tornadoes are ranked on the Fujita scale, from F0 to F5. F0 has the lowest wind speed, and F5 has has the highest wind speed.
The USA has the most tornadoes every year, but tornadoes can happen in any country. If tornado is coming, the safest thing to do is go to a basement or a bathroom with no windows. People should never be in a car or a mobile home when there is a tornado near.

…………… is a tube of spinning air that touches the ground.
Wind inside the tornado, …………………. very fast, makes tornado dangerous. Wind inside the tornado, spinning very fast, makes tornado dangerous
Tornadoes are ranked on the Fujita scale, from ………………………
When there is a tornado near, People should never be in a mobile home or.………………….
* Keys: 1. A tornado 2. spinning. 3. F0 to F5 4. a car


Unit 10: LIFE ON OTHER PLANETS
Our planet Earth is one of the nine planets revolving around the Sun, a fairly small and ordinary star, which lies in outer areas of the Milky way