Independent work I variant Reading task. Reading

EXERCISE 1: Find words or phrases in the passage which mean the same as:

COLUMN A COLUMN B

a) modernized; made smoother and thus faster ____________

b) go extremely fast ____________

c) rush or fly violently ____________

d) make faster; go or move faster ____________

e) out of breath ____________

f) speed ____________

g) when it comes to _____________

h) achieve; do; finish _____________

i) very interesting and attractive _____________

j) leisure activities _____________

EXERCISE 2: Choose the correct answer according to the passage.

1. Technological advance

A) made people's lives easier, but caused many of them to feel anxious because of its speed

B) made speed the characteristic of our age, reflecting it onto our everyday life as well

C) left people no time to read, and as a result television viewing became so commonplace

D) decreased interest in reading though reading materials increased in number enormously

E) is greatest in the area of telecommunications