READING COMPREHENSION. Part I
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Before money, people bought and sold goods by using animals. But people couldn’t
carry
animals in a bag so people needed something small. About three thousand years ago, the
Chinese used metal coins. The Rom ans also bought and sold objects with metal coins. In the
thirteenth century, the explorer M arco Polo travelled to China. He saw paper m oney for the first
time. A century later, the countries in Europe used paper money too. One reason was that it
was good for paying large amounts. Like paper money, cheques were also practical and a bank
o f England made the first cheque book in the nineteenth century. Then, in the early nineteen
fifties, the U SA introduced credit cards or “ plastic m oney”. Nowadays people can trade with
coins, notes or cheques. In addition, they can pay for goods by electronic money.
149. According to the passage, what items were
used in trade before inventing money?
A) cheques
B) coins
C )
papers
D) animals
150. According to the passage, when did the countries
in Europe begin using paper money?
A) in the thirteenth century
B) three thousand years ago
C) in the nineteen fifties
D) in the fourteenth century
151. According to the passage, where were the
first cheque books introduced?
A) in China
B) in the U K
C) in Rom e
D) in the U SA
152.
According to the passage, what form o f money
is being used, besides coins, notes or cheques?
A) credit notes
B) some animals
C) electronic money
D) sea shells
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A fantastic jo b is offered for people with sweet teeth. The university has just advertised for a
researcher o f chocolate. Chocolate and science lovers can apply to be a researcher and study for
a PhD. The researcher will look at what makes chocolate melt and try to stop it from melting
in warmer weather. The position is for three and a half years. The researchers must have good
maths and science skills.
Chocolate is made from cocoa beans, sugar, water, butter oil and fat.
But only different oils
and fats control how hard or soft chocolate is and when it melts. Chocolate companies spend a
lot o f money to get the right balance so that chocolate melts in the mouth. T h e scientist says the
melting is important. It controls how the chocolate spreads and releases flavour onto our tongue.
1 5 3 . According to the passage, what kind o f job
is offered for those who like sweets?
A) a maker o f sweet chocolate
B) a picker o f cocoa beans
C) a researcher o f chocolate
D) a jo b in teeth researching
1 5 4 . According to the passage, how long does
the position last for?
A ) for 3 years
B) for 2,5 years
C ) for
2
years
D) for 3,5 years
15 5 . According to the passage,
what skills do
the researchers need?
A) tasting skills
B) science skills
C) cooking skills
D) creative skills
15 6 . According to the passage, what controls
the softness o f chocolate?
A) sugar and fats
B) butter and oils
C) beans and fats
D) oils and fats
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There is a phrase in English “ They earn telephone numbers” which means someone gets
a big salary. A man in New York is asking the city mayor for so much that it is almost
impossible to think of a comparison.
Andrew Panwool, a 50-year-old banker, is asking for
two undecillion dollars. Over 99 percent of people wouldn’t hear o f the word “ undecillion”.
One undecillion dollars is one followed by 36 zeros. The only people who mainly need this word
are astrophysicists and astronomers. Two undecillion dollars is a lot more than all the money
in the whole world. Even more than all the wealth created throughout entire history. The
newspaper reports that Mr Panwool is asking the city mayor for personal injury. It’s because
last month a dog bit his finger on a city bus.
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