1. Section C (2002)
Use of English

2. Introduction Today, in the lesson, you’ll need to finish…
Reading comprehension
M.C. Cloze
We’ll talk about the answers towards the end of the lesson.
So, start your work NOW~

3. Reading Comprehension
Title: Is the Internet killing communication?
Topic: Internet communication Vs. Traditional forms of interpersonal communication
Level of difficulty: 3 / 5
Grade E = 12 / 32 (2

4. Reading Comprehension: Answer Key
Question 1:
Key phrase: “greatest disadvantage of the information transfer” + “paragraph 1”
Transfer = moving from one place to another
Answer: D
Line 12: “We are withdrawing as communicators…”
“Withdrawing” = moving back / leaving

5. Reading Comprehension: Answer Key
Question 2:
Keywords: “agrees” + “the view”
Answer: B
“Swifter” = faster
Line 3 – 6: “Yes…distribute content so quickly”
X A and D: “the Internet and… have shrunk our borders, bringing the world closer together”
“Shrunk” (shrink) = make…smaller

6. Reading Comprehension: Answer Key
Question 3:
Keywords: “ultimate goal of communication”
“Ultimate” = final + important
Answer : C
Line 10 – 12: “serve to allow the common sharing… to bring about a desired action”
Question 4:
Answer: A (L 10 – 12)

7. Reading Comprehension: Answer Key
Question 5:
“Application” = the real use
Answer: C
Line 32: “ , the most commonly used Internet application”
Question 6:
The writer hates
Line 33: “allowing cheap, easy…distribution of information”
Line 34: “users…ignore all grammatical…rules when sending messages”
Line 38: “lazy habits”

8. Reading Comprehension: Answer Key
Question 7:
Key phrase: “relationship between participants”
Answer: B
Line 42: “the tone of the material is too informal”
Question 8:
Key phrase: “pessimistic view of the future”
“Pessimistic” = negative
Answer: A
Line 47: “as a result of the ultra-informal habits”
“Ultra” = Super

9. Reading Comprehension: Answer Key
Question 9:
Answer: D
Line 60: “everyone finds a way to communicate with each other”
Question 10:
Answer: C
Line 66: “Nothing could be like the social and supportive atmosphere of a true village”

10. Reading Comprehension: Answer Key
Question 11:
Keyword: “impulse-driven” = reacting to others before / without one thinks carefully
Answer: A
Line 74 – 75: “no behaviour modification or checkpoint in the Internet process”
“Modification” = adjustment
Line 76: “Messages are created, unrehearsed and in the heat of the moment”
“Unrehearsed” = not practised before
“in the heat of the moment” = “right at that point”

11. Reading Comprehension: Answer Key
Question 12:
Answer: D
“Scorn”: disrespect
Line 79: “a critical filled with coarse expressions”
“Critical”: very negative with little respect
“Coarse expressions”: dirty or foul language
“Cowardliness”: weak psychologically; getting scared easily

12. Reading Comprehension: Answer Key
Question 13:
“Distorted”: getting unclear
Answer: A
“Intentions”: Objective
Line 83: “tearing it apart line by line rather than comprehending the whole message and responding intelligently to it”
Question 14:
“Utopian”: A perfect country with perfect systems
Answer: D

13. Reading Comprehension: Answer Key
Question 15
Answer: C
“Oriented to”: target at
Line 97: “However, a website’s ultimate target remains one-to-many”
Question 16:
Answer: B
Line 103: “Successful communication can still be accomplished”
“Accomplished”: achieved

14. M.C. Cloze: Answer Key Question 17: Question 18: Answer: A
Collocation: Answers are called.
Question 18:
Answer: D
“face-to-face” (adj.) + “with” = in person
“neck-to-neck” (adj.) = very close finish in a race
“at arm’s length” = keep people and things away

15. M.C. Cloze: Answer Key Question 19: Question 20: Question 21:
Answer: B
“sicken” = turn your stomach [vomit]
Question 20:
Answer: C
“succumbed to”: set phrase [give way (to)]
Question 21:
Answer : B
“aiming” + “to” + infinitive / “at” + gerund (v-ing)

16. M.C. Cloze: Answer Key Question 22: Question 23 : Question 24:
Answer: C
Collocation: “set out” [= start] + “journey”
Question 23 :
Answer: D
“make” + Noun phrase A + Noun phrase B: turn A into B
Question 24:
Answer: B
“in the region”: around the area

17. M.C. Cloze: Answer Key Question 25: Question 26: Question 27:
Answer: D
Collocation: “cling to” = not giving up
Question 26:
Answer: A
“the very” (+ adj.): for emphasis
Question 27:
“an adventure in itself” = a separate adventure
Question 28:
“in the world”: for comparison; superlative

18. M.C. Cloze: Answer Key Question 29: Question 30: Question 31:
Answer: D
“intending” + “to” = “want to”
X A: “wish” + Past tenses
X B: “hoped” + Future tenses
Question 30:
Answer: C
“has changed”: Present Perfect + “since”
“Medieval” = Middle Ages, the European historical period from the 5th to the 15th century ( )
Question 31:
“novelty” (n.): originality [a concept]
“the” + [a concept]

19. M.C. Cloze: Answer Key Question 32: Question 33: Answer: B
The first wonder mentioned: “Victoria Falls,…one of the wonders of the world”
“The Pyramids in Egypt”: The second wonder – “another” wonder
Question 33:
Answer: D
“fitting” = suitable
X B: “better” [comparative + “than”]