Reading comprehension 2

   The fact that a good teacher has the capacity of a good actor does not mean that he will actually be able to act well on the stage; for there are very important differences between the teacher"s work and the actor"s. The actor has to repeat exactly the same words each time he plays a certain part. What he has to do is to make all the carefully learned words and actors seem natural on the stage.

    A good teacher works differently. His listeners take an active part in his play; they ask and answer questions, they obey orders, and if they don"t understand anything, they say so.

   The teacher, therefore, has to make his act suitable to the needs of his students. He cannot learn his part by heart like that of an actor. He must invent it as he goes along.

22) From the passage we understand that teachers and actors…………

Reading comprehension 3

   Dick was a clever boy. He had to work in his free time and during holidays to pay for his education. However, he managed to get to the university. As it was very expensive to study there, he found it necessary to get jobs in order to earn enough money to pay for his studies.

   He managed to get a job in a butcher"s shop during the day and another in a hospital at night. In the butcher"s shop he learnt to cut meat up quite nicely. In the hospital, on the other hand, he was allowed to do only the simplest jobs such as carrying sick people from one part of the hospital to another.

   Both at the butcher"s shop and the hospital, Dick had to wear white clothes.

23) From the passage we understand that everybody can find a way…….

Reading comprehension 4

   Thomas Edison had more inventions than any American. When he died in 1931, Americans thought how they could best show their respect for him.

   One suggestion was that the whole country turn off all lights for a minute or two. All electric power would be shut off in houses, streets, and factories.

   Perhaps this suggested plan made Americans understand fully what Edison and his inventions meant to them. Electric power was too important to the country. Shutting it off for even a short time would have led to complete disorganization. So this was impossible.

   Many people decided to silently lower their lights. In this way they respected the man who had done more than any one else to put the great force of electricity in countrymen"s hands.

24) The main point of the passage is to describe the importance of …… in people"s lives.

Reading comprehension 5

   Health means much more than not being sick. When you are healthy you say you "feel great". You are happier and do better work. Health helps you enjoy plays, sports, and parties. It also helps you make friends.

   Health as a whole includes physical, mental, and social health. All parts of your body must work together properly to give you physical health. Your mind must act normally to give you mental health. You must enjoy being with other people and they must enjoy being with you for social health.

   You usually do not think about your body when it works properly. But you worry about your health when you do not feel well. The healthy body protects itself against many illnesses. It can make a cut finger or broken leg as it was before. But it breaks down and stops working well unless it receives proper care. Your body can stay healthy only if you supply it with the food and care that it needs. All through the history many persons have worked to improve man"s health. Also, the government and a lot of organizations always try to make useful laws to help protect your health.

25) We understand from the passage that……