SELF-REINFORCEMENT TCAS Admission 1 TGAT & A-LEVEL EXERCISE 1
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EXERCISE 1
Directions: Read the extracts and answer the questions.
1. London, UK (AFP) – Thousands of passengers from across the world face more agonizing delays as airlines and UK airports race against time to get their Christmas schedules back on track. This story is about:
1. an airplane hijack
2. flight delays
3. a Christmas celebration
4. the rankings of UK airports
2. NEW YORK (CNN) – Franco – Belgian bank Dexia said on Monday that it will receive €90 billion from France, Belgium, and Luxembourg, making it the first bank to get bailed out as a result of the European debt crisis. This story is about:
1. European debt crisis affects all banks in the EU.
2. Franco-Belgium bank Dexia will receive €90 billion for bailout.
3. Franco-Belgium bank Dexia donates €90 billion to France, Belgium and Luxembourg.
4. European debt crisis is a result of Belgium’s economic failure.
3. (CNN) – Millions of BlackBerry users in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa were reportedly without Web and texting service on Monday because of an outage that BlackBerry maker Research in Motion said it was investigating. This story is about:
1. BlackBerry users were affected by an outage.
2. BlackBerry phones are sold out over millions in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
3. BlackBerry phones will no longer provide Web and texting service.
4. BlackBerry developers reported that Web and texting service would be available on Monday.
4. Bangkok (The Bangkok Post) – Preliminary damage estimates are that the flood could depress the GDP by 0.9 percentage points if it does not reach the capital, as the cabinet today considers increasing the account deficit to cover the cost of rehabilitating the victims. This story is about:
1. The flood will increase the GDP by 0.9 percentage points.
2. The cabinet believes that the flood will not reach the capital.
3. The victims of the flood will be evacuated from the capital as soon as possible.
4. The flood will possibly cause the decrease of the GDP by 0.9 percent.
5. Leeds (PTI) – Mobile phone users are increasingly suffering from a new condition, dubbed “text neck”, due to the amount of time they spend hunching over their gadgets, experts have claimed. This story is about:
1. A new health condition is caused by hunching over gadgets.
2. Experts have claimed using mobile phone can be dangerous.
3. A new gadget called ‘text neck’ is on sale.
4. Spending too much time on mobile phones is a major cause of many health conditions.
6. Bangkok (The Nation) -- Economic ripples from the nationwide flooding are reverberating, with rumors that some Japanese companies will relocate production facilities out of the country as some industrial estates are submerged and many more are threatened. This story is about:
1. Some Japanese companies will move production facilities out of Thailand.
2. The nationwide flooding does not affect the economy in Thailand.
3. Industrial estates will be relocated out of Thailand.
4. Japanese companies chose Thailand as their production hub mostly because of the cheap labor.
7. UK (BBC) -- Falling incomes will mean the biggest drop for middle-income families since the 1970s - and will push 600,000 more children into poverty, says a report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies. This story is about:
1. A report from the Institute will push 600,000 more children into poverty.
2. Falling incomes will have a vast effect on middle-income families.
3. Since the 1970s, incomes of middle-class families have been dropping drastically.
4. Middle-income families are handling the financial struggle quite well.
8. New Zealand (ABC) -- A container ship stuck on a reef of New Zealand issued a mayday after sustaining damage in heavy seas and spilling “significant” new amounts of oil, Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) said. This story is about:
1. A container ship sank below the sea.
2. Significant amounts of oil were found under the seas.
3. The oils found in the ocean are hazardous.
4. A container ship called for rescue after getting stuck on a reef.
Directions: Identify the sentence below.
Directions: Identify the sentence below.
9. He went to Laos only once in his life.
1. SV
2. SVO
3. SVC
4. SVOO
5. SVOC
10. Working too hard made his health worse.
1. SV
2. SVO
3. SVC
4. SVOO
5. SVOC
11. This question forms the heart of an old Japanese debate.
1. SV
2. SVO
3. SVC
4. SVOO
5. SVOC
12. After taking a break, the supervisor usually walks around the office.
1. SV
2. SVO
3. SVC
4. SVOO
5. SVOC
13. Describing fables as informative fairy tales gives you a better understanding of what the story and characters are all about.
1. SV
2. SVO
3. SVC
4. SVOO
5. SVOC
14. For the flood victims in Thailand, it is difficult to communicate with the outside.
1. SV
2. SVO
3. SVC
4. SVOO
5. SVOC
15. Tim Cook took the CEO’s chair after he had been working as Chief Operative Officer for many years.
1. SV
2. SVO
3. SVC
4. SVOO
5. SVOC
16. For the soldiers on the front line, the next moment of their lives is uncertain.
1. SV
2. SVO
3. SVC
4. SVOO
5. SVOC
17. I’ve been planning how I’m going to spend the day.
1. SV
2. SVO
3. SVC
4. SVOO
5. SVOC
18. Using emotion in decision-making makes things uncontrollable.
1. SV
2. SVO
3. SVC
4. SVOO
5. SVOC
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