(29-32) Read the dialogue and then decide whether the statements that follow are true or false. Write True or False in your answersheet:
The radio is one of the wonders of modern inventions. It is a novel system of sending news like telephone or telegraph but without wires. Marconi, an Italian scientist invented the radio. In 1896, the first wireless message was send across Penrith and Westson through apparatus he invented. The receiving sets catch the sounds, which are then broadcast. The more powerful a receiving set is, the greater it can catch broadcast sound from a long distance. The invention of the wireless or the radio is a wonder I this world. One can know everything instantly through a radio set. Programs from distant countries can be heard promptly. The radio is also a source of amusement and entertainment. Besides, news and messages, there are entertainment programs like music, dialogues and educational items for children.
____ 29/ The radio was invented by an English scientist.
____ 30/ The radio is a wonderful invention.
____ 31/ people can listen to and talk on the radio.
____ 32/ Children can learn a lot of things from radio.
(33-36) Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before them.
33/ Does he get up early in the morning?
He gets ____________________________________________________________
34/ She began playing the piano six years ago.
She has ____________________________________________________________
35/ Do you like playing badmin ton?
Are you ___________________________________________________________
36/ How long does it take you to do the homework?
How long do you _____________________________________________________
_F___ 29/ The radio was invented by an English scientist.
_T___ 30/ The radio is a wonderful invention.
_F___ 31/ people can listen to and talk on the radio.
_T___ 32/ Children can learn a lot of things from radio.
(33-36) Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before them.
33/ Does he get up early in the morning?
->He gets up early in the morning, doesn't he?
34/ She began playing the piano six years ago.
-> She has been playing the piano for six years
35/ Do you like playing badminton?
-> Are you interested in playing badminton?
36/ How long does it take you to do the homework?
->How long do you spend doing the homework?