... A Grammar for Reading and Writing
(adapted from http://www.critical -reading. com /grammar_ reading_ writing. htm)
We do not read words, one by one. Meaning is contained not so much in
individual ... intonation, we are
actually doing grammatical analysis. We break the sentence into chunks to
facilitate understanding.
Reading and Writing Constructions, Not Words
Words...
... A Grammar for Reading and Writing
(adapted from http://www.critical -reading. com /grammar_ reading_ writing. htm)
We do not read words, one by one. Meaning is contained not so much in
individual ... intonation, we are
actually doing grammatical analysis. We break the sentence into chunks to
facilitate understanding.
Reading and Writing Constructions, Not Words
Words...
... 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...
... 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 save anybody.
... 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....
...
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...
... the hall a woman sat quietly in a
wheelchair and a man paced up and down, a tiny Down's
syndome baby gurgling in his arms.
3. This money was initially paid out to distributors as a to ...
D) and man show dissimilarities in behavior
E) is similar to man in several ways
PASSAGE 41
BLINDNESS
A blind baby is doubly handicapped. Not only is it unable to
see, but a...
...
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...