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• 248 Read the information about Strange
Town and listen to the programme. Choose the
correct answers. Then listen again and check.
1 New Amsterdam changed to New York
because —
a people travelled there from York.
b the British invaded it and named it after
the Duke of York.
C people didn't like the original name.
2 Why is Why called Why?
a Because people there ask a lot of
questions.
b Because it is on the River Why.
C Because the road is in the shape of a Y.
3 People named their town Happy because —
a they discovered gold there.
b they discovered water there.
c happy people established it.
4 Is Hell a nice place?
a Yes, but in the past the river there was
dangerous to cross.
b No, a lot of criminals lived there in the
past.
c It's a nice town, but it is very hot there.
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a- Because she lived far from them
b-After graduating from the university, she got a job in journalism.
c-Mary never married as her work was very important to her and a job and marriage did not mix inBritainin the 1950’s.
d-Her personal courage, her enthusiasm and interest in life, as well as the example she has set for all women working in our still male dominated society.
2.
a. The new women’s magazines became more and more popular in Britain.
b. Mary is now old in years and hasn't lost interest in life
1)computer f) keyboard
2)current l) events
3)advertise d) new plays
4)shameless a) behavior
5)save k) time
6)important b) data
7)multicultural h) society
8)global e) network
9)feel c) humiliated
10) shoot i) dead
11)security j) service
12)mass g) media
1) We live in a (7) multicultural (h) society which includes people of different nationalities
2) All this time he has been telling me lies and he isn`t even sorry about his (4) shameless (a) behavior.
3) Online shopping can help you to (5) save (k) time, you may find it very useful.
4) I found this (6) important (b) data on one of the internet sites.
5) (11) Security (j) service is a government organization whose work is very important for the country.
6) The (8) global (e) network helps people to communicate with each other.
7) I don't want to (10) shoot animals (i) dead, I`ve never liked the idea.
8) Radio, television and newspapers are traditionally included into (12) mass (g) media.
9) More and more people learn about the (2) current (l) events from the Internet preferring it to TV or newspaper.
10) They don't often (3) advertise (d) new plays on television.
11) I`m surprised Steve doesn't (9) feel (c) humiliated after he lost his job.
12) There are only Latin letters on this (1) computer (f) keyboard.