Text Comprehension L. Decide whether the following statements are true or false according to the texts you have learned 1. The policemen were relaxed when they were told that Herbert was not a burglar 2. I had already accepted the job in London before I asked my parents for permission. ( 3. My parents loved me so much that they wouldnt let me leave home.( 4. Local weekly papers contain not only local but also national news.() 5. The British people can buy national newspapers everywhere in the country on the day they are published because they are interested in current affairs. 6. Herbert had expected to come home from France when his family went to the seaside () 7. All the energy on the earth comes from the sun.() 8. If you know just one English conversation on the weather you will be witty and pleasant.( 9. The British people seem to be found of hail, snow and hurricane as they are likely to comment favorably on them. () 10. Electrical energy can be produced from the sun directly( 11. Stamps were once used as a money-raising device( 12. The boy who could not write his name thought highly of himself.( 13. The teacher asked the boy to write his name because she wanted to disgrace him.( 14. Civilized people eat a greater variety of food than primitive people do.( 15. According to the texts, food, clothing and shelter are three basic human needs. () 16. For years and years, astronomers have been trying to find out the distance from the earth to the sun with no result. () 17. You can finish the journey from the earth to the sun in the electric train, but you will feel very tired when you reach the sun.( 18. According to the text, not all women agree with all of the goals of womens liberation( 19. Womens liberation movement is also concerned with attitudes and beliefs such as the question of women's roles ( 20. According to the text, you can learn something from the puzzle 21. The first crossword puzzle came into existence in the form of a diamond on December 21 1913.() 22 Museums were not only storehouses for collections.( 23. The government of France had lent the painting of Mona Lisa to the United States in 1963 24. Albert Einstein got some of his ideas from dreams ( 25. Charlotte Bronte wrote Jane Eyre in her dreams. 26. Dr. Sandra Lomax thinks that making an omelette is much easier for a robot than recognizing a 27. The director of UAS believes that in the next five to ten years new forms of machines will be 28. After a long while I began to wonder if we were going to stay in the tube for the rest of our 29. After twenty minutes of waiting, most of the passengers were looking annoyed because they were going to be late for work.(Text Comprehension: I. Decide whether the following statements are true or false according to the texts you have learned. 1. The policemen were relaxed when they were told that Herbert was not a burglar. ( ) 2. I had already accepted the job in London before I asked my parents for permission. ( ) 3. My parents loved me so much that they wouldn’t let me leave home. ( ) 4. Local weekly papers contain not only local but also national news. ( ) 5. The British people can buy national newspapers everywhere in the country on the day they are published because they are interested in current affairs. ( ) 6. Herbert had expected to come home from France when his family went to the seaside. ( ) 7. All the energy on the earth comes from the sun. ( ) 8. If you know just one English conversation on the weather you will be witty and pleasant. ( ) 9. The British people seem to be found of hail, snow and hurricane as they are likely to comment favorably on them. ( ) 10. Electrical energy can be produced from the sun directly. ( ) 11. Stamps were once used as a money-raising device. ( ) 12. The boy who could not write his name thought highly of himself. ( ) 13. The teacher asked the boy to write his name because she wanted to disgrace him. ( ) 14. Civilized people eat a greater variety of food than primitive people do. ( ) 15. According to the texts, food, clothing and shelter are three basic human needs. ( ) 16．For years and years, astronomers have been trying to find out the distance from the earth to the sun with no result. ( ) 17. You can finish the journey from the earth to the sun in the electric train, but you will feel very tired when you reach the sun. ( ) 18. According to the text, not all women agree with all of the goals of women’s liberation. ( ) 19. Women’s liberation movement is also concerned with attitudes and beliefs such as the question of women’s roles. ( ) 20. According to the text, you can learn something from the puzzle. ( ) 21. The first crossword puzzle came into existence in the form of a diamond on December 21, 1913. ( ) 22. Museums were not only storehouses for collections. ( ) 23. The government of France had lent the painting of Mona Lisa to the United States in 1963. ( ) 24. Albert Einstein got some of his ideas from dreams. ( ) 25. Charlotte Bronte wrote Jane Eyre in her dreams. ( ) 26. Dr. Sandra Lomax thinks that making an omelette is much easier for a robot than recognizing a bad egg. ( ) 27. The director of UAS believes that in the next five to ten years new forms of machines will be used more in ordinary homes than in industry. ( ) 28. After a long while I began to wonder if we were going to stay in the tube for the rest of our lives. ( ) 29. After twenty minutes of waiting, most of the passengers were looking annoyed because they were going to be late for work.. ( )