Some reading texts

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READING COMPREHENSION
Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.
A. Martin Luther King was born on 15th January 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. In 1951, he went to Boston University, where he studied for 4 years. In 1952, he met Coretta Scott, and as soon as he saw her, he fell in love. They got married in 1953, and they had 4 children. In 1954, the Kings left Boston, and Martin became a minister at Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama. Then he started working for the black freedom movement. Thousands of people walked to Washington to hear his famous speech at the Lincoln Memorial in 1963, and he won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. He died on 4th April 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee, from a gunshot wound.
1. When and where was Martin Luther King born?
2. How long did he study at Boston University?
3. What kind of prize did Martin Luther King win in 1964?
4. When did Martin Luther King die?

B. In England boys and girls go to school five days a week. They don’t go to school on Saturdays and Sundays. Lessons usually begin at nine o’clock. Each lesson lasts forty-five minutes. At fifteen past eleven they have a quarter of an hour’s break in which they drink milk. Some pupils eat sandwiches or biscuits which they bring from home. Then they have two lessons more. After that they have a lunch break. Some pupils go home for lunch, but many have it at school. At two o’clock, school begins again. There are two more lessons. For the next forty five minutes they do some of their homework or have a club meeting or play games like football. They go home at about four thirty in the afternoon.
1. Which days do they go to school?
2. How long do they have a short rest?
3. What time do they have lunch?
4. What don’t they often do at school from 3:30 to 4: 15 in the afternoon?
5. What does the word “they” in the last sentence mean?

C. Twenty years ago people realized that computers were about to become part of our daily lives. This short period of time has seen enormous changes in business, education and public administration. Jobs which took weeks to complete in the past are now carried out in minutes. Clerks who spent all day copying and checking calculations are now freed from these tedious tasks. In offices,the soft hum and clicking of word processors have replaced the clatters of typewriters. Schoolchildren have become as familiar with hardware and software as their parents used to be with pencils and exercise books. Computerization of public records has enable government departments to analyze the need of citizens in detail. Some of us may wonder, However , whether life has really improved as a result of these changes. Many jobs disappeared, for example, When intelligent machines took over the work. Employers complain that clerical staff has become dependant on calculators and can not do simple arithmetic. There are fears that governments haven’t done enough to ensure that personal information held on computers is really kept secret. Certainly, many people may not be wondering whether the spread of computers has brought us as many problems as it has solved.
1. What has become part of our daily life?
2. What are schoolchildren familiar with much more than pencils and exercise books?
3. According to the passage, what can’t officers do without computer?
4. What is not sure to be kept secret by computers?

D. Faraday was born into a poor family. He received little schooling in his boyhood and had to start work at an early age in a bookbinder’s shop. He was very interested in science, so he often attended scientific lectures given by Sir Humphry Davy, a famous scientist at that time. One day Davy discovered Faraday’s talent. As a result, he invited the boy to work in his laboratory. At first Faraday was given very simple jobs, but later he had more important work to do. It was in Davy’s laboratory that Faraday invented the generator and became a well-known scientist of England.
1. Why didn’t Faraday have a good education?
2. Where did he work at his early age?
3. What did the boy often attend?
4. What did Faraday do at first in Davy’s laboratory?
5. What did Faraday do later in Davy’s laboratory?

E. Every day many road accidents happen in Hong Kong. Everyone, especially children must learn how to cross the road. A simple code to remember is “STOP, LOOK and LISTEN BEFORE YOU CROSS”. The Transport Department organizes road safety campaigns every year in order to reduce traffic accidents. Parents and teachers should educate children on road safety. Most schools have their own School Road Safety Patrols. The School Road Safety Patrols is a uniformed group. It recruits secondary school students as members. Students in senior forms help fellow students cross the road correctly and safely on their way to and from school. When you
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