READING PRACTICE 1

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Exercise 1
One of the main sources for the spreading of news and events throughout the world is the
newspaper.
The purpose of newspapers is to inform the public of political, social economic and
entertainment happenings, among other things. Generally, there are three types of newspapers:
daily newspapers, weekly newspapers, and special-interest newspapers. Daily newspapers
publish at least one edition every weekday. Most dailies also have a weekend edition. Daily
newspapers often have sections for news, sports, arts and entertainment, business, and classified
advertising. Weekly newspapers print once a week and cover news of interest to readers in a
smaller area than that of a daily paper. They focus on local happenings rather than national or
international events. Special-interest newspapers may publish daily, weekly, monthly, or even
less frequently. They generally disseminate news of interest to a particular group of readers or
feature news about a specific topic.

Thanks to the development of the Internet, we can now get access to electronic newspapers. To
some extent, e-newspapers are cheap, up-to-date, and convenient for most readers in the world.
1. The purpose of newspapers is to inform the public of…
A. political and social happenings
B. economic and entertainment happenings
C. other different events
D. all A, B and C
2. Three types of newspapers are…
A. daily newspapers, weekly newspapers, and special-interest newspapers.
B. weekly newspapers, monthly newspapers, yearly newspapers.
C. daily newspapers, weekly newspapers, and monthly newspapers.
D. weekly newspapers, monthly newspapers, and special-interest newspapers.
3. Most daily newspapers publish…
A. only one edition every weekday.
B. one edition every weekend.
C. at least once every weekday and once at weekend.
D. one different edition for one different section
4. Weekly newspapers usually focus on…
A. local happenings
B. national happenings
C. international happenings
D. local and international happenings.
5. Social-interest newspapers cover news of interest to…
A. special people
B. particular group of readers
C. feature news about a specific topic
D. both B and C
6. We can easily get access to electronic newspapers because they are…
A. modern, up to date but expensive
B. cheap, up-to-date, and convenient worldwide
 C. quick, cheap, and convenient
D. modern, quick and up to date
Exercise 2
There’s much more water than land on the (31) ___ of the earth. The seas and oceans
cover nearly (32) ___ of the whole world, and only one-fifth of (33) ___ land. If you traveled
over the earth in different directions, you would have to spend (34) ___ more of your time (35)
___ on water that on roads or railways. We sometimes forget that for every mile of land (36) ___
four miles of water.
There’s so much water in the surface of our earth that we (37) ___ to use two words to
describe. We use the word SEAS (38) ___ those parts of water surface which (39) ___ only few
hundreds of miles, the word OCEANS to describe the huge area of water (40) ___ are thousands
of miles wide and very deep.
1. A. cover B. surface C. outer D. outside
2. A. four-fives B. four-fifth C. four fifths D. fourth-fifths
3. A. it is B. it’s C. its D. them are
4. A. many B. much C. few D. too
5. A. to move B. move C. moved D. moving
6. A. there are B. there is C. there has D. have
7. A. must B. should C. have D. would
8. A. describing B. describes C. describe D. to describe
9. A. is B. are C. has D. will be
10. A. that’s B. which C. where D. whose
Exercise 3
It is estimated that about 200 million people who use the Internet computer network
around the world. The Internet allows people to work at home instead of traveling to work. The
Internet allows businesses to communicate with customers and workers in many part of the
world for the cost of a local telephone call. E.mail allows users to send documents, pictures and
other data from one part of the world to another in at least 5 minutes. People can use the Internet
to do shopping. This saves a lot of time. It is possible to use the Internet for education – students
may connect with their teachers from home to send or receive e.mail or talk their problems
through “ on line” rather than attend a class.
1. The Internet allows people ______________.
a. to stay at home and rest b. not to work
c. to travel to work d. to work at home
2. To a business, the Internet is ____________ to communicate with customers.
a. a cheap way b. a very expensive way
c. an inconvenient way d. a difficult way
3. E- mail can be used to send ________________.
a. documents b. information
c. data d. all are correct
4. It takes _______________ to do the shopping on the Internet.
a. a lot of time b. a little time
c. less time d. more time
5. To use the Internet for education is ________________.
a. impossible b. possible
c. inconvenient d. difficult