1. © 2016 albert-learning.com TOEIC Reading Comprehension Exercise 20 READING COMPREHENSION Exercise 20

2. © 2016 albert-learning.com TOEIC Reading Comprehension Exercise 20 Tampa Florida, owes a great deal of its growth and prosperity to a Cuban cigar manufacturer named Vicente Martinez Ybor. When the Cuban Revolution, broke out in 1869, he was forced to flee his country and moved his business to south Florida. Sixteen years later, serious 5 problems caused him to seek a better location along the west coast of the state. His original land purchase of sixteen blocks expanded to more than one hundred acres near Tampa. This newly developed area was called Ybor City in his honor. With the demand for factory workers for Ybor's business, the surrounding areas expanded and thrived. Read the passage No:1 and answer the questions

3. © 2016 albert-learning.com TOEIC Reading Comprehension Exercise 20 1) Where is Ybor City located? a. South Florida b. Cuba c. West Florida d. In the Florida countryside 2) In what year was Ybor forced to leave south Florida? a. 1854 b. 1869 c. 1885 d. 1895 3) Why will people probably continue to remember Ybor's name? a. He suffered a great deal b. An area was named in his honor c. He was a Cuban revolutionary d. He was forced to flee his homeland

4. © 2016 albert-learning.com TOEIC Reading Comprehension Exercise 20 1) Where is Ybor City located? a. South Florida b. Cuba c. West Florida d. In the Florida countryside 2) In what year was Ybor forced to leave south Florida? a. 1854 b. 1869 c. 1885 d. 1895 3) Why will people probably continue to remember Ybor's name? a. He suffered a great deal b. An area was named in his honor c. He was a Cuban revolutionary d. He was forced to flee his homeland

5. © 2016 albert-learning.com TOEIC Reading Comprehension Exercise 20 The loss of jobs and persistent unemployment in the industrial countries is due mainly to changes in technology. It is thought to be misleading to blame job losses on the shift of corporations from the industrial countries to the Third World. The present technological developments have been compared to a Third Industrial Revolution. The first, coming in the 19th century, was characterized by the steam engine and the use of coal. In the 1920s the second emerged with the use of oil and the electrodynamo. The third, and present one, is driven by computers, biotechnology and information technology. However, there can be seen weaknesses in the newest of industrial revolutions. The technology is advancing so fast and productivity is rising so fast that we are left with a big problem. Because of the loss in jobs, caused largely by this new technology, there will not be enough people with money to buy all these products. Technology has definitely enhanced our standard of living, even our quality of life. But as the capacity to produce expands and the lack of purchasing power and consequent demand diminish, there can be overproduction and recession, and what happens to our standard of living? Read the passage No:2 and answer the questions

6. © 2016 albert-learning.com TOEIC Reading Comprehension Exercise 20 1) What is the main point the author is making? a. That technology is the main cause of unemployment b. That the industrial countries have more unemployment than the Third World c. That corporations have shifted to the Third World d. That the present situation is like in the Industrial Revolution 2) Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of one of the industrial revolutions? a. The use of oil b. The use of the computer c. The use of coal d. The use of electricity. 3) What is stated as being the main weakness of the Third Industrial Revolution? a. There will not be enough money around b. There won't be enough products for everyone to buy c. There will be too few people who can afford to buy things d. There will be too many machines in the factories

7. © 2016 albert-learning.com TOEIC Reading Comprehension Exercise 20 1) What is the main point the author is making? a. That technology is the main cause of unemployment b. That the industrial countries have more unemployment than the Third World c. That corporations have shifted to the Third World d. That the present situation is like in the Industrial Revolution 2) Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of one of the industrial revolutions? a. The use of oil b. The use of the computer c. The use of coal d. The use of electricity. 3) What is stated as being the main weakness of the Third Industrial Revolution? a. There will not be enough money around b. There won't be enough products for everyone to buy c. There will be too few people who can afford to buy things d. There will be too many machines in the factories

8. © 2016 albert-learning.com TOEIC Reading Comprehension Exercise 20 4) Why does the author think that there won't be enough people to buy the products? a. People will not be able to keep up with technology b. Many people will be unemployed c. There will be too many products d. Productivity will not be high enough 5) What do we infer is the author's attitude to technology? a. It has improved our quality of life b. It has improved our purchasing power c. It has created more jobs d. It is not responsible for the recession

9. © 2016 albert-learning.com TOEIC Reading Comprehension Exercise 20 4) Why does the author think that there won't be enough people to buy the products? a. People will not be able to keep up with technology b. Many people will be unemployed c. There will be too many products d. Productivity will not be high enough 5) What do we infer is the author's attitude to technology? a. It has improved our quality of life b. It has improved our purchasing power c. It has created more jobs d. It is not responsible for the recession

10. © 2016 albert-learning.com TOEIC Reading Comprehension Exercise 20 Read the passage No:3 and answer the questions Money is what you use to buy things. You may earn money from completing household chores, getting good grades, for your allowance, or for losing a tooth! Money is very important in our world and comes in many different forms. People have been using money for hundreds of years. Before money gave specific values for things, people simply traded items. In the United States, we use the dollar as our currency or money, but people in different parts of the world use different currencies, though some countries also use or accept our dollars. People earn money from the jobs they work and use that money to save for the future, pay for their houses, cars, food, taxes, medical needs and household items among other things. Even things such as turning the lights on, using the air conditioning or heat, and connecting to the internet cost money.

11. © 2016 albert-learning.com TOEIC Reading Comprehension Exercise 20 1) The dollar............ a. Is used in every country in the world b. Is used in the United States c. Is never used in other countries d. Is not used very much in the United States 2) Select all of the things that money might be used for. a. To pay bills b. To buy things c. To save for the future d. To pay you for doing your chores 3) According to the author of this story, money is ____________. a. Very important b. Only earned by adults c. Only used in America d. Not very important

12. © 2016 albert-learning.com TOEIC Reading Comprehension Exercise 20 1) The dollar............ a. Is used in every country in the world b. Is used in the United States c. Is never used in other countries d. Is not used very much in the United States 2) Select all of the things that money might be used for. a. To pay bills b. To buy things c. To save for the future d. To pay you for doing your chores 3) According to the author of this story, money is ____________. a. Very important b. Only earned by adults c. Only used in America d. Not very important

13. © 2016 albert-learning.com TOEIC Reading Comprehension Exercise 20 4) How long have people used money? a. They started recently b. Thousands of years c. Hundreds of years d. Since the beginning of time 5) What did people do before there was money? a. They just never got what they needed b. People traded to get what they needed c. They made everything themselves d. The story doesn't tell

14. © 2016 albert-learning.com TOEIC Reading Comprehension Exercise 20 4) How long have people used money? a. They started recently b. Thousands of years c. Hundreds of years d. Since the beginning of time 5) What did people do before there was money? a. They just never got what they needed b. People traded to get what they needed c. They made everything themselves d. The story doesn't tell

15. © 2016 albert-learning.com TOEIC Reading Comprehension Exercise 20 Read the passage No:4 and answer the questions Over ten past two years the company has spent $6 million, about half per year, on environmental improvements for plants and facilities. The company estimates that such expenditures will increase by approximately $2 million per year for the next two years. Future expenditures will be dependent to some extent upon pending environmental regulations.

16. © 2016 albert-learning.com TOEIC Reading Comprehension Exercise 20 1) About how much did the company spend on the environment this year? a. $3 million b. $5 million c. $6 million d. $8 million 2) How much do they expect to spend next year? a. $3 million b. $5 million c. $6 million d. $8 million 3) On what docs future spending depend? a. Availability of funds b. Quality of the environment c. Possible rules d. State of facilities

17. © 2016 albert-learning.com TOEIC Reading Comprehension Exercise 20 1) About how much did the company spend on the environment this year? a. $3 million b. $5 million c. $6 million d. $8 million 2) How much do they expect to spend next year? a. $3 million b. $5 million c. $6 million d. $8 million 3) On what docs future spending depend? a. Availability of funds b. Quality of the environment c. Possible rules d. State of facilities