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22-05-2015, 05:46 PM
Reading Comprehension
You are driving are smart car along the motorway from Cairo to Aswan when something goes wrong with the engine. You do not know what the problem is, but the computer in your car will help you. It will examine the engine and find what is wrong. It will then connect to the Internet to find the distance to the nearest garage where your car can be repaired. The computer will then send an e-mail to the garage to check that it has the parts you need for your car. If the garage has these, you will receive an e-mail asking when you would like to take your car to be repaired. You reply on your mobile phone which will e-mail your message to the garage. In this way, your car’s engine problems will be solved.
There’s also a device which will control how fast you can drive on the road you are on. It does not matter what you do, it will be impossible to drive faster than what the device tells the engine. Experts have found that this device will reduce the number of road accidents and save thousands of lives every year. If this just a science fiction? No, both these devices are currently being used. You can find information about them on the Internet. Drivers all over the world are already using sat-nav systems to tell them where they are and how to get to a destination. In the future, technology will also help them to solve engine problems and to keep everyone safe.
A- Give short answers to the following questions:
1- What is a smart car ? 2- What does a sat- nav stand for?
3- What will technology do in the future?
B- Choose the correct answer:
4- The underlined pronoun refers to ……..
a- the car b- the computer c- the garage d- sat- nav.
5- Experts have found that this device will reduce the number of………
a- road accidents b- forest burns c- road signs d- home burglars.
2- Hercule Poirot, probably Agatha Christie’s most famous detective, had finished working on a crime in Turkey and was about to go home on the Orient Express. When Poirot got on the train, he noticed that it was unusually full for the time of year. Soon after the train had left Istanbul, a wealthy businessman, Mr. Ratchett, asked Poirot to protect him because he believed his life was in danger. Although Ratchett offered Poirot a lot of money to do this, the detective did not believe demand story and refused to help him. During the night, the train had to stop because of heavy snow. The next morning, Ratchett was found dead: He had been murdered. Had someone got on the train and killed him? Now Poirot believed Ratchett’s story and, together with a doctor who was also on the train, he started work to solve the crime. The two men soon discovered that Ratchett had a secret identity. He was not a businessman, but a criminal who was hated by many people. After examining the train and Ratchett’s body, Poirot realized that the man had almost certainly been murdered by one of the 13 people from the same part of the train as Ratchett. This meant that there were 13 suspects. One by one, Poirot discovered that these 13 people all had a good reason to heat Ratchett. Together, they had carefully planned what they were going to do and had all taken part in the murder. This was why the Orient Express had been so full on that journey
A- Give short answers to the following questions:
1- What does Poirot work as ? 2- What do you know about Agatha Christie?
3- How did they discover the crime?
B- Choose the correct answer:
4- The Orient Express had been so full on that journey because they……
a- attended a party b- went shopping c- went to the cinema d- did a crime
5- Mr. Ratchett was a …a- poor man b- a tycoon c- destitute d- miserable
3- In many countries, rivers that cause floods have to be controlled. There are many ways of doing this, including buildings walls along the sides of rivers so that they do no flood even when the water level rises. In some places lakes are created next to rivers so that, when the level rises, the water runs into the lakes instead of into the streets of town or cities. In other places, dams have been built to stop rivers flooding. The Aswan dams are a good example of this.
In London, that British capital, many areas are below the level of the river Thames, which means that the city has to be protected from possible floods. To do this, a huge metal wall called the Thames Barrier was built across the river. Usually this stays open so boats can pass up the Thames to London or down the river to the sea. If the water in the river rises to a dangerous level, however, the wall can be raised. Between 1982, when it was finished, and 2009, the Thames Barrier was raised over 100 times. Venice in Italy has the same control system. We usually think of floods as bad and there are many examples of floods which have destroyed towns, cities and farm land. But floods can also benefit people. In the past, for example, river Nile floods made agricultural land more fertile for farmers.
A- Give short answers to the following questions:
1- How can the floods be controlled? 2- What does the underlined refer to?
3- What are the benefits of the floods?
B- Choose the correct answer:
4- Dams have been built to stop rivers from…
a-flooding b- floating c- crossing d-flying
5- Venice is a town in a- Europe b- Africa c- Asia d- Austria
4- As the world's population continues to grow and climate change makes it more difficult to produce food in the traditional way, scientists are developing new ways of growing plants efficiently. One of these ways is growing plants without soil. Although this may sound like a modern process, it is not new technology. Ancient Egyptian writings describe how plants were grown in water, and early examples include the famous gardens of Babylon and floating gardens bull, by the Aztecs in Mexico. In traditional farming, soil protects the roots of plants, but scientists have shown that plants do not need soil to grow. As long as they can get food from somewhere, they will grow successfully. To grow plants without soil, special food is added to water and the plants take this in through their roots. Recently, this technology has developed very quickly. It is common in northern Europe where it is used to grow food crops. Vegetables have even been grown in submarines and astronauts have produced food in space using this technology. Many people think that growing plants in water could help to solve the world's food problems. As cities become larger, there is less land for agriculture. Countries with little land for growing crops could produce more of their food without soil. This way can also be used in areas with poor soil, such as deserts, and in areas near the sea where salt water is damaging the soil. Perhaps soon there will be no areas of the world where food cannot be produced.
A- Give short answers to the following questions:
1- What did ancient Egyptian writings describe?
2- What is a traditional farming? 3- What does '' there" refer to?
B- Choose the correct answer:
4-NowVegetables have even been grown in……under water.
a- submarines b- planes c- green houses 4- space ships.
5- …. cities become larger, there is less land for agriculture.
a- Since b- So c- If d-Due to
5-You may not have heard of Dr Karimat El- Sayed, but in 2003she won an award as one of the best women scientists in the world. At the time, she was a science professor at Ain Shams University in Cairo and won the award for her work on the structure of metal. Dr El-Sayed is special in the world of science because she was the first Egyptian woman to receive one of these awards. As an enthusiastic scientist, she has spent much of her career encouraging other women to become scientists. She said in an interview that, despite being grandmother, she was still working because she loved it. As a girl at secondary school, Dr El-Sayed heard about the discoveries of the energetic French woman scientist, Marie Curie, and decided that she wanted to be a scientist herself. El-Sayed worked very hard at school and was good at Science and Maths although it was not common for women to go to university at this time ,it took her a long time to get her family to agree to the idea. In her early twenties after graduating, El-Sayed travelled to Britain to continue her studies. There, she was inspired by one of her teachers who was also a scientist. Later, El-Sayed married a man who was also a research scientist. Now, as well as her other work, Dr El-Sayed travels round Egypt meeting groups of girls and encouraging them to think seriously about careers in science.
A- Give short answers to the following questions:
1- Why do you admire Dr Karimat? 2- What do the underline words mean ?
3- How could Dr Karimat El- Sayed help other women?
B- Choose the correct answer:
4- Marie Curie was a /an……..a- French b- Egyptian c- British d-Irish.
5- Despite being grandmother, she was still working because she…….it.
a- hated b- adored c- disliked d- bothered.
6-When people cannot leave their jobs or families to study at a university, they may choose to continue their studies through long distance learning. This means that they can study online and at home using books, CDs and DVDs that are sent by a university. There are also teachers that can be contacted for advice by phone or by e-mail. Some courses include summer schools and study days, usually at weekends, when students can travel to a study centre near to where they live. Students are tested on work they do during the course and they also have to take formal exams. The British Open University, better known as the OU, was the first university to provide degrees through distance learning. The first students started their courses in 1971, and since then it has had more than three million students. It is now Britain's largest university with nearly 200,000 students. First degree courses, like BA or BSc courses, are open to everyone. For this reason, the OU attracts many mature students who did not have the chance to go to university when they were younger. It is also possible to study for a higher degree, like an MSc. A small number of OU students are under 20 years old, but most are between the ages of 25 and 44. The oldest graduate was a man of 94.As well as providing courses for British students, OU courses are available to students in other parts of the world. About 25,000 students live outside Britain. Most students are in full-time work and many have their courses paid for by their employers. Many companies are happy to pay for such courses because they know they will have better employees as a result.
A- Give short answers to the following questions:
1- When do people resort to OU courses?
2-What does distance learning mean?
3- Why do people insist on life long learning?
B- Choose the correct answer:
4- The underlined word mean a- adult b- fully grown c- dwarf d- giant
5- Most students are in ….. work and many have their courses paid for by their employers. A- full-time b- part –time c- free time d- on time.
You are driving are smart car along the motorway from Cairo to Aswan when something goes wrong with the engine. You do not know what the problem is, but the computer in your car will help you. It will examine the engine and find what is wrong. It will then connect to the Internet to find the distance to the nearest garage where your car can be repaired. The computer will then send an e-mail to the garage to check that it has the parts you need for your car. If the garage has these, you will receive an e-mail asking when you would like to take your car to be repaired. You reply on your mobile phone which will e-mail your message to the garage. In this way, your car’s engine problems will be solved.
There’s also a device which will control how fast you can drive on the road you are on. It does not matter what you do, it will be impossible to drive faster than what the device tells the engine. Experts have found that this device will reduce the number of road accidents and save thousands of lives every year. If this just a science fiction? No, both these devices are currently being used. You can find information about them on the Internet. Drivers all over the world are already using sat-nav systems to tell them where they are and how to get to a destination. In the future, technology will also help them to solve engine problems and to keep everyone safe.
A- Give short answers to the following questions:
1- What is a smart car ? 2- What does a sat- nav stand for?
3- What will technology do in the future?
B- Choose the correct answer:
4- The underlined pronoun refers to ……..
a- the car b- the computer c- the garage d- sat- nav.
5- Experts have found that this device will reduce the number of………
a- road accidents b- forest burns c- road signs d- home burglars.
2- Hercule Poirot, probably Agatha Christie’s most famous detective, had finished working on a crime in Turkey and was about to go home on the Orient Express. When Poirot got on the train, he noticed that it was unusually full for the time of year. Soon after the train had left Istanbul, a wealthy businessman, Mr. Ratchett, asked Poirot to protect him because he believed his life was in danger. Although Ratchett offered Poirot a lot of money to do this, the detective did not believe demand story and refused to help him. During the night, the train had to stop because of heavy snow. The next morning, Ratchett was found dead: He had been murdered. Had someone got on the train and killed him? Now Poirot believed Ratchett’s story and, together with a doctor who was also on the train, he started work to solve the crime. The two men soon discovered that Ratchett had a secret identity. He was not a businessman, but a criminal who was hated by many people. After examining the train and Ratchett’s body, Poirot realized that the man had almost certainly been murdered by one of the 13 people from the same part of the train as Ratchett. This meant that there were 13 suspects. One by one, Poirot discovered that these 13 people all had a good reason to heat Ratchett. Together, they had carefully planned what they were going to do and had all taken part in the murder. This was why the Orient Express had been so full on that journey
A- Give short answers to the following questions:
1- What does Poirot work as ? 2- What do you know about Agatha Christie?
3- How did they discover the crime?
B- Choose the correct answer:
4- The Orient Express had been so full on that journey because they……
a- attended a party b- went shopping c- went to the cinema d- did a crime
5- Mr. Ratchett was a …a- poor man b- a tycoon c- destitute d- miserable
3- In many countries, rivers that cause floods have to be controlled. There are many ways of doing this, including buildings walls along the sides of rivers so that they do no flood even when the water level rises. In some places lakes are created next to rivers so that, when the level rises, the water runs into the lakes instead of into the streets of town or cities. In other places, dams have been built to stop rivers flooding. The Aswan dams are a good example of this.
In London, that British capital, many areas are below the level of the river Thames, which means that the city has to be protected from possible floods. To do this, a huge metal wall called the Thames Barrier was built across the river. Usually this stays open so boats can pass up the Thames to London or down the river to the sea. If the water in the river rises to a dangerous level, however, the wall can be raised. Between 1982, when it was finished, and 2009, the Thames Barrier was raised over 100 times. Venice in Italy has the same control system. We usually think of floods as bad and there are many examples of floods which have destroyed towns, cities and farm land. But floods can also benefit people. In the past, for example, river Nile floods made agricultural land more fertile for farmers.
A- Give short answers to the following questions:
1- How can the floods be controlled? 2- What does the underlined refer to?
3- What are the benefits of the floods?
B- Choose the correct answer:
4- Dams have been built to stop rivers from…
a-flooding b- floating c- crossing d-flying
5- Venice is a town in a- Europe b- Africa c- Asia d- Austria
4- As the world's population continues to grow and climate change makes it more difficult to produce food in the traditional way, scientists are developing new ways of growing plants efficiently. One of these ways is growing plants without soil. Although this may sound like a modern process, it is not new technology. Ancient Egyptian writings describe how plants were grown in water, and early examples include the famous gardens of Babylon and floating gardens bull, by the Aztecs in Mexico. In traditional farming, soil protects the roots of plants, but scientists have shown that plants do not need soil to grow. As long as they can get food from somewhere, they will grow successfully. To grow plants without soil, special food is added to water and the plants take this in through their roots. Recently, this technology has developed very quickly. It is common in northern Europe where it is used to grow food crops. Vegetables have even been grown in submarines and astronauts have produced food in space using this technology. Many people think that growing plants in water could help to solve the world's food problems. As cities become larger, there is less land for agriculture. Countries with little land for growing crops could produce more of their food without soil. This way can also be used in areas with poor soil, such as deserts, and in areas near the sea where salt water is damaging the soil. Perhaps soon there will be no areas of the world where food cannot be produced.
A- Give short answers to the following questions:
1- What did ancient Egyptian writings describe?
2- What is a traditional farming? 3- What does '' there" refer to?
B- Choose the correct answer:
4-NowVegetables have even been grown in……under water.
a- submarines b- planes c- green houses 4- space ships.
5- …. cities become larger, there is less land for agriculture.
a- Since b- So c- If d-Due to
5-You may not have heard of Dr Karimat El- Sayed, but in 2003she won an award as one of the best women scientists in the world. At the time, she was a science professor at Ain Shams University in Cairo and won the award for her work on the structure of metal. Dr El-Sayed is special in the world of science because she was the first Egyptian woman to receive one of these awards. As an enthusiastic scientist, she has spent much of her career encouraging other women to become scientists. She said in an interview that, despite being grandmother, she was still working because she loved it. As a girl at secondary school, Dr El-Sayed heard about the discoveries of the energetic French woman scientist, Marie Curie, and decided that she wanted to be a scientist herself. El-Sayed worked very hard at school and was good at Science and Maths although it was not common for women to go to university at this time ,it took her a long time to get her family to agree to the idea. In her early twenties after graduating, El-Sayed travelled to Britain to continue her studies. There, she was inspired by one of her teachers who was also a scientist. Later, El-Sayed married a man who was also a research scientist. Now, as well as her other work, Dr El-Sayed travels round Egypt meeting groups of girls and encouraging them to think seriously about careers in science.
A- Give short answers to the following questions:
1- Why do you admire Dr Karimat? 2- What do the underline words mean ?
3- How could Dr Karimat El- Sayed help other women?
B- Choose the correct answer:
4- Marie Curie was a /an……..a- French b- Egyptian c- British d-Irish.
5- Despite being grandmother, she was still working because she…….it.
a- hated b- adored c- disliked d- bothered.
6-When people cannot leave their jobs or families to study at a university, they may choose to continue their studies through long distance learning. This means that they can study online and at home using books, CDs and DVDs that are sent by a university. There are also teachers that can be contacted for advice by phone or by e-mail. Some courses include summer schools and study days, usually at weekends, when students can travel to a study centre near to where they live. Students are tested on work they do during the course and they also have to take formal exams. The British Open University, better known as the OU, was the first university to provide degrees through distance learning. The first students started their courses in 1971, and since then it has had more than three million students. It is now Britain's largest university with nearly 200,000 students. First degree courses, like BA or BSc courses, are open to everyone. For this reason, the OU attracts many mature students who did not have the chance to go to university when they were younger. It is also possible to study for a higher degree, like an MSc. A small number of OU students are under 20 years old, but most are between the ages of 25 and 44. The oldest graduate was a man of 94.As well as providing courses for British students, OU courses are available to students in other parts of the world. About 25,000 students live outside Britain. Most students are in full-time work and many have their courses paid for by their employers. Many companies are happy to pay for such courses because they know they will have better employees as a result.
A- Give short answers to the following questions:
1- When do people resort to OU courses?
2-What does distance learning mean?
3- Why do people insist on life long learning?
B- Choose the correct answer:
4- The underlined word mean a- adult b- fully grown c- dwarf d- giant
5- Most students are in ….. work and many have their courses paid for by their employers. A- full-time b- part –time c- free time d- on time.