... traveling by train
PASSAGE 16
THE COTTAGE
Norah had a cottage on a cliff above a big bay. In winter it
could be very nasty because of strong winds and sea spray. In
fact, when a gale was blowing, ... to share the challenge with us.
READING COMPREHENSION
1. London was a world financial center because it
A)
didn't do any trade as a capital city.
B)
Wa...
... on a cliff above a big bay. In winter it
could be very nasty because of strong winds and sea spray. In
fact, when a gale was blowing, Norah and her husband got
used to sleeping in a small ...
were asked to do the same, they reported a similar level of
pain whether they were talking to a man or a woman. There
was not a discrepancy between the statements they made to...
... sentences with a suitable form of the words
defined above
1 . You can at least organize your life around your aims and
2. Army duties included parachuting and of light aircraft.
3. I have them ... understand that a car can kill
A) more people than it saves.
B) as many people as it saves.
C) fewer people than it saves.
D) and this made our progress slow.
E) but can not...
...
SCUBA DIVING
Exciting yet safe for all, Scuba diving is regarded as one of the
most satisfying of hobbies. It can be learned, initially
anyway, free of charge at many local baths, and afterwards ...
B)
had finished work and was going home.
C)
was working for a man called Rogers.
D)
was trying to sell more and more.
E)
looked shabby and unshaven.
3. When the m...
... that they cannot afford
to admit any self-doubt.
2. He was asked to stand for parliament, but declined, having
no particular for party-politics; he was too large-
hearted a man for that.
3. ... control all the programs-this means there
can be a sharp increase in the amount of violence and sex on
TV- What's more, the radio stations can go bankrupt. These
are all their...
... with a suitable form of the words
defined above
1. The name is called twice now, for the matter is urgent.
2. At the back of the hall a woman sat quietly in a
wheelchair and a man paced up and ... most and handsome.
3. The real power of computerised data a deeper, more
sophisticated analysis of the information which already
exists.
4. Photographs and recollectio...
...
American adults
D)
headaches always produce the same result
E)
headaches contract the neck, hand, and face
2. In America
A) a majority of adults has at least one headache a week
B) ... passage that
A) tension and migraine headaches are common to all people
B) headaches can have a variety of symptoms
C) tension or migraine headaches are suffered by about half of
Am...
... general towards individuals with a mental
handicap is gradually changing.
4. If the glider is very low and there is not a clear area
immediately ahead and below, a stalling type tif crash ... toward you and
how you are expected to behave toward him or her.
Misjudging status is a frequent cause of embarrassment as
when a woman invites a man she assumes is a bachelor...
... PASSAGE 65
••RAILWAYS
Those who welcomed the railway saw it as more than a rapid
and comfortable means of transit. They actually saw it as a
factor in world peace. They did not foresee ... makes fighting.
D)
the faster aggressive armies are moved the more chances there
are of war.
E), it was a rapid and comfortable means of transportation.
3. The anti-railway group
A...