CNN for Reading 2
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Unit 1 Networkers Beware
Before Reading
A. 01 (c) 02 (c)
Vocabulary Preview
B. 01 do damage 02 lucrative 03 unaware 04 land a job 05 Look up
Reading Comprehension
A. 01 (b) 02 (c) 03 (c)
B. 01 People post photos, videos and comments online.
02 He was hired because his employer was impressed by his “tech blog.”
C. 01 (T) 02 (T) 03 (F) 04 (T) 05 (F)
D. sharing – lucrative job – have posted on – rejected – forum comments – articles about you – young adult – unaware
Unit 2 Egypt’s Female Bodyguards
Before Reading
A. 01 (a) 02 (c)
Vocabulary Preview
B. 01 object 02 defend 03 appropriate 04 punctuality 05 suspicious
Reading Comprehension
A. 01 (a) 02 (c) 03 (c)
B. 01 Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi first started to use female bodyguards.
02 He says the ability to pick out suspicious people and react quickly is important.
C. 01 (F) 02 (T) 03 (F) 04 (F) 05 (F)
D. bodyguards – security company – how to fight – foreign visitors – suspicious people – pioneer – suited for
Unit 3 Wii Games for Rehab Therapy
Before Reading
A. 01 (c) 02 (b)
Vocabulary Preview
B. 01 duration 02 efficacy 03 paralyzed 04 regain 05 conventional
Reading Comprehension
A. 01 (b) 02 (a) 03 (c)
B. 01 She has regained strength in her shoulder.
02 Patients with spinal cord or brain injuries, even stroke can benefit.
C. how many times a week patients get Wii therapy
how long one session of Wii therapy is
whether Wii therapists’ patients are making progress at OSUMedicalCenter
D. rehab therapy–strength–leaving the hospital –boring –replace –conventional therapy–progress–effectiveness
Unit 4 Starbucks Takes New Strategy
Before Reading
A. 01 (a) 02 (c)
Vocabulary Preview
B. 01 laboratory 02 stealth 03 overseeing 04 brew(ed) 05 identify
Reading Comprehension
A. 01 (b) 02 (c) 03 (b)
B. 01 It comes from a local bakery.
02 It plans to open more neighborhood-style stores.
C. 01 (F) 02 (F) 03 (T) 04 (F) 05 (T)
D. Starbucks shops –neighborhood stores–try out –locally-made food –quick visit –experience –studying–to open
Unit 5 Restaurant Hires Retirees
Before Reading
A. 01 (a) 02 (c)
Vocabulary Preview
B. 01 spot 02 seniors 03 vacancy04 discriminate 05 priority
Reading Comprehension
A. 01 (a) 02 (b) 03 (a)
B. 01 They work at least five days a week.
02 They support his going out to work again. / They support the idea. / They support his decision.
C. how long Mr. Leung has worked at Gingko House
what customers think about Gingko House’s hiring policy
how many hours each waiter’s shift is
D. elderly retirees –valuable –customers –discriminate –get priority –light –spend time–workforce
Unit 6 India’s New Method of Birth Control
Before Reading
A. 01 (b) 02 (c)
Vocabulary Preview
B. 01 stabilization 02 encourage 03 exacerbate 04 draft 05 birth control
Reading Comprehension
A. 01 (a) 02 (c) 03 (b)
B. 01 He believes only God should decide family size.
02 The idea came from India’s Health and Welfare Minister.
C. 01 (F) 02 (T) 03 (F) 04 (F) 05 (T)
D. to manage –population control –two children –resources –education –at night –irrational –replace
Unit 7 3D TV in Your Living Room
Before Reading
A. 01 (b) 02 (a)
Vocabulary Preview
B. 01 manufacturer 02 revenues 03 upcoming 04 eventually 05 available
Reading Comprehension
A. 01 (b) 02 (b) 03 (a)
B. 01 Panasonic, Sony, Samsung, Mitsubishi are getting into the 3D business.
02 A format standard needs to be settled and more content has to be produced in 3D.
C. whether or not 3D films have been popular in theaters
the kinds of content available on 3D TV sets
D. box office –3D technology –accelerate –revenues –raise –format standard –content –movie directors
Review Unit 1-7
A. 1. b 2. e 3. f 4. g 5. c 6. a 7. d
B. 1. g 2. e 3. b 4. c 5. a 6. d 7. f
C. 1. c 2. b 3. a 4. c
D. 1. b 2. a 3. c
E. 1. into 2. of 3. on 4. from 5. with 6. for 7. at
F. 1. It’s not just what you put on your social site.
2. She broke her arm and could barely move it.
3. There is no need for people to have more.
4. There are still some problems holding it back.
G. 1. has trained 2. runs 3. opened 4. will watch
H. 1. be decided decide 2. to use using
3. didn’t don’t 4. guard guards
I. 1. The store was robbed by somebody last night.
2. Many assembly line workers have been replaced by robots.
3. You will be told what to do (by them).
4. Electric wires should be kept out of children’s reach.
Unit 8 Mozart Music May Benefit Premature Babies
Before Reading
A. 01 (a) 02 (c)
Vocabulary Preview
B. 01 beneficial 02 weighed 03 composers 04 controversial 05 infants
Reading Comprehension
A. 01 (c) 02 (b) 03 (b)
B. 01 It claimed that listening to Mozart’s music raised students’ IQs.
02 Mozart music can help premature babies gain weight by relaxing them and in turn causing them to use less energy.
C. 01 (T) 02 (F) 03 (T) 04 (T) 05 (T)
D. gain weight –relaxes –energy –expenditure –IQ scores –statistically significant –a wider variety of
Unit 9 Islamic Cell Phone a Big Hit
Before Reading
A. 01 (c) 02 (a)
Vocabulary Preview
B. 01 intentionally 02 feature 03 Religious 04 prays[prayed] 05 juggle
Reading Comprehension
A. 01 (c) 02 (a) 03 (b)
B. 01 Bakrie Telecom was the first to develop the Muslim phone.
02 The phone reminds Muslims when to pray or when to break their daily fast during Ramadan and it can also play verses from the Koran or check the schedule of local mosques.
C. 01 (F) 02 (T) 03 (F) 04 (T) 05 (F)
D. Ramadan –break her fast –working –flashing –phone usage –attachment –playing verses–local mosques
Unit 10 Meat-free Mondays
Before Reading
A. 01 (b) 02 (a)
Vocabulary Preview
B. 01 intake 02 ignore 03 staggering 04 agricultural 05 vegan
Reading Comprehension
A. 01 (a) 02 (b) 03 (c)
B. 01 It’s “Meat-free Mondays.”
02 They produce methane through belching.
C. what percentage of greenhouse gases come from livestock
the difference in potency between methane and CO2 gases
why raising livestock can harm the environment
D. debated –cut out –methane –resources –greenhouse gas emissions –vegan –eating habits
Unit 11 Wall Street Trader Turns Tour Guide
Before Reading
A. 01 (a) 02 (c)
Vocabulary Preview
B. 01 rebound 02 overall 03 maximize 04 bail / out 05 plunged
Reading Comprehension
A. 01 (b) 02 (c) 03 (a)
B. 01 The current financial crisis is on their minds.
02 The overall financial system is to be blamed.
C. 01 (F) 02 (F) 03 (F) 04 (T) 05 (T)
D. trader –setting –pass by –economic history –placing blame on –financial system –capitalism
Unit 12 Web Filtering Software Causes Public Outcry in China
Before Reading
A. 01 (a) 02 (b)
Vocabulary Preview
B. 01 enforce 02 outcry 03 rebelled 04 sympathy 05 mocked
Reading Comprehension
A. 01 (a) 02 (c) 03 (c)
B. 01 China’s Internet public opposes it.
02 National sympathy and millions of Internet posts led to her release.
C. 01 (F) 02 (F) 03 (F) 04 (T) 05 (F)
D. filtering software –installed –rebelled –state media –pressure –democratic participation –accused of–released
Unit 13 Garbage Turns Into Profit
Before Reading
A. 01 (a) 02 (a)
Vocabulary Preview
B. 01 estimate(d) 02 lure 03 detergent 04 infrastructure 05 sewing
Reading Comprehension
A. 01 (b) 02 (c) 03 (b)
B. 01 Its motto is “From Waste to Style.”
02 He is training them and helping them set up their own production houses.
C. what some of Plastic Works’ products are made from
why Mr. Aditya makes things from garbage
the name of Plastic Works’ top client
D. out of –carriers –infrastructure –recycling garbage –housewives –sewing – insane – client
Unit 14 Girl With Two Hearts
Before Reading
A. 01 (b) 02 (a)
Vocabulary Preview
B. 01 donor 02 recovery 03 operation 04 immune 05 impair
Reading Comprehension
A. 01 (c) 02 (c) 03 (a)
B. 01 She had it for nearly 11 years.
02 The body can reject the organ.
C. 01 (F) 02 (T) 03 (F) 04 (T) 05 (T)
D. inflammation –transplant –piggyback operation –donor heart – rest –rejecting –cancer –beat on its own
Review Unit 8-14
A. 1.c 2. e 3.a 4.f 5.b 6.g 7. d
B. 1.b 2. e 3.g 4.f 5. a 6. d 7.c
C. 1. b 2. a 3. c 4. b
D. 1. c 2. b 3. a
E. 1. with 2. from 3. at 4. by 5. on 6. to 7. in
F. 1. There’s plenty of trash to be found in Jakarta.
2. China’s Internet public has rebelled against this whole idea.
3. I think very few people forecasted the extent of the fallout.
4. Cows produce high levels of methane gas through belching.
G. 1. whose 2. that 3. whom 4. who
H. 1. meansmean 2. areis
3. hothotly 4. byof
I. 1. If I were a boy, I couldn’t wear that lovely wedding dress.
2. If I had enough money, I could invest in stocks.
3. If my alarm clock had gone off, I would not have been late for school.
4. If the schedule had not been tight, we could have finished the project on time.
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