EXERCISE 2: Choose the correct answer according to the passage.
1. It doesn't date far back, according to the passage, that
A) a fine thread was obtained by unwinding the cocoon of a silk-worm
B) a Frenchman produced a silk-iike fibre
C) man discovered certain natural organic materials from which they produced fine threads
D) man began to produce fibres entirely artificially
E) organic materials took the place of inorganic ones in the production of fibres
2. Synthetic fibres
A) were first produced by the Chinese
B) are produced from organic materials
C) are growing in number almost every year
D) have been given similar names
E) are usually longer than natural fibres
3. According to the writer's statement,
A) hardly anyone today seems too eager to use anything made from nylon
B) synthetic fibres were much more popular when they were first produced than they are today
C) nylon products are used in everyday life by almost everybody
D) artificial materials are used more than natural ones
E) people are unfamiliar with the names of many of the synthetic materials
EXERCISE 3: Complete the sentences by selecting words from Column B in EXERCISE 1.
1. Make sure that you the electric cable properly before you use it. It's
dangerous to leave it wrapped up like that.
2. I hate flowers. They always look so fake to me.
3. She has a great problem styling her hair because it's so
4. The list of countries whose native cultures are being gradually swallowed up by American
cultural influence is
5. If you mix fruit with yoghurt and then freeze it, it's as delicious as ice
cream and not nearly so fattening.
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