Group B ERIC

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Triam Udom Suksa Pattanakarn School

st st
1 half : 1 Semester 2021-2022
Reading and Writing : 22207

Academic year 2021-2022

Itsarreey Sintaosathapon
Name: ______________________________________Student I.D.No. _____________
35144
Nickname: ___________________
Ang ang Class: M2 _________
11 Date: _______
19/6/21

Reading and Writing

Unstoppable Trends?

Section I
Modern trends can be fun, and it is usually easy to see why they are popular. However, they
don’t appeal to everyone equally. What happens if we simply refuse to follow the crowd? Is
it possible to stop the trend if we don’t believe in it?

Section II
In 1987, writer and environmentalist Wendell Berry wrote a paper called Why I am not
going to buy a computer. Berry believed that, just because something was new, it didn’t
mean that it was better. In fact, he claimed the trend in using home computers was harmful
for society and the planet. But we all know what happened next. Most people ignored Berry
and soon there were computers in just about every American home. It is a similar story with
cell phones. These days, only approximately 16 percent of people say they do not want one.

Section III
Sharon Whittle knows that it can be hard when you dare to be different. She explained,
“Some of my friends got angry with me when I closed my Facebook account. They accused
me of spoiling their plans because I hadn’t seen something they had arranged.”
Sharon feels that although social networking allows you to be in contact with others, it’s not
really very social. She told us, “I tried Facebook and Twitter. I think it’s great that people
can express their ideas in this way, but a lot of the comments are just not worth reading. I
prefer to socialize and communicate with real people.” Sharon also raised a concern that
many of us feel about modern communication. As she pointed out, “Technology doesn’t
encourage true communication. When you’re in the room with someone, they’re usually
more open and honest with you.”

Section IV
Computers, cell phones and social networking sites are not going to disappear – nobody
expects us to turn back the clock. But perhaps it is worth a moment to stop and consider, as
Berry did all those years ago, whether new developments are actually any better than what
came before.

Complete the sentence. Choose the best answer.

1. ​In paragraph 1, the writer says about new trends that

​A. s​ ome people will not like them.
​B. i​ t is hard to understand why they are popular.
​C. ​ e should try to stop them.
w
​D. ​ ost people refuse to accept them.
m

2. ​Wendell Berry
​A. ​ ersuaded people not to follow trends.
p
​B. f​ inally bought a computer.
​C. ​ uestioned the value of new trends.
q
​D. ​ new we would have better computers in the future.
k

3. ​What is the main idea of paragraph 4?

​A. ​ eople rarely tell the truth on social media.
P
​B. ​ ace-to-face communication is more meaningful.
F
​C. I​ t takes too long to communicate in writing.
​D. ​ ocial networks don’t help you stay in touch.
S

4. ​One difference between Wendell Berry and Sharon Whittle is that

 ​A. ​Wendell Berry believed that all technology was harmful.
​B. ​Sharon Whittle found nothing good to say about new technology.
​C. ​More people agreed with Wendell Berry.
​D. ​Sharon Whittle tried something before she decided against using it.

Match each word with the correct definition.

B
_______ 5. contribute
_______
F 6. recommend
_______
F- 7. study
_______
A 8. clear
_______
D 9. purchase
_______ 10. find out ​

A. : ​
​easy to see, hear, or understand
B. ​to give or be a part of something with other people

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C. ​to get or discover information about something
D. ​something you bought
E. ​research project
F. ​say something is good

Reorder the words to make a sentence.

11. ​friend / he / sending / a text message / to / his / is

He is a text to his friend
sending
____________________________________________________________
message .
 12. ​get up / at 6. a.m. / I / day / every
I at 6 a.m.
get every
___________________________________________________________
up day .

13. ​a class / taking / at / we / the community college / are

We are
taking
a class at the
___________________________________________________________ community College .

14. ​every / her / sister / Saturday / calls / she

She calls her sister
___________________________________________________________
every Saturday .

15. ​downstairs / aren’t / they / watching / TV

aren't
They TV downstairs
watching
___________________________________________________________ .

Write each word with the correct definition.

16. What is trend? Describe it and give example of it in a sentence.

____________________________________________________________
something that many people talk about it in a short period
____________________________________________________________
Trend is of time
____________________________________________________________
.

yzk is be trendy now

____________________________________________________________
Ex fashion
____________________________________________________________
.

17. What is popular? Describe it and give example of it in a sentence.

____________________________________________________________
Popular is many people known of it
____________________________________________________________ .

____________________________________________________________
C-____________________________________________________________
× Most
.

people know about Ariana because she is very popular .

____________________________________________________________

18.-20. Give examples the types of trends such as technology brands, fashion brands
And Social networking site.
technology apple
____________________________________________________________
-

, Samsung
____________________________________________________________
fashion Dior -

,
Chanel
 social site safari Internet
google , Explorer
networking
____________________________________________________________
-

Part II. Write a paragraph of at least 100 words about why does something become
popular?

something
become popular
___________________________________________________________
why
_________________________________________________________
that make
_________________________________________________________
many things something popular
There are become
_________________________________________________________
topic that interesting the unique content or
_________________________________________________________
such as the
_________________________________________________________
popular from advertising Today I'm gonna show you about
_________________________________________________________
.

_________________________________________________________
how K-pop idol become popular First the
_________________________________________________________
will find trainee
company
.
 find
company find trainee audition When they can
the
_________________________________________________________
.

_________________________________________________________
they will teach them and let them practice it company
_________________________________________________________
trainee
_________________________________________________________
who
they think in future will be popular they will choose
_________________________________________________________
see

_________________________________________________________
let them debut and the will
and
company promote them
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
popular from they vocal they dance skill or they
_________________________________________________________
someone

_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
There are
many things
handsome or
pretty .
that make
_________________________________________________________
somethings
_________________________________________________________
popular .

_________________________________________________________
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Rubric displayed here in below:

Clarity or organization of 2
thought
Vocabulary 2
Tenses and grammar 2
Punctuation and spelling 2
Correct word forms 2
Total 10 points

Reading and Writing ​ Eng: 22205

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