Exercise 2. Answer the questions to the text. Refer to the text to check your answers when appropriate.
1. Which event happened last?
a) Lycos released their search engine.
b) Yahoo! released their search engine.
c) Google released their search engine.
d) Xerox released their copy machine.
2. Which statement would the author of this text most likely disagree with?
a) Part of Google's success is due to the design of their homepage.
b) Google succeeded by following examples of others in their field.
c) Google wasn't the first search engine, but it was the best.
d) Google's success may not have been possible without Larry Page.
3. Which best expresses the main idea of the first paragraph?
a) There are lots and lots of websites connected to the internet.
b) Google created a better way to organize search results.
c) Many smart people have worked on search engines over the years.
d) Older search engines used unreliable methods to order results.
4. What is the author's main purpose in writing this article?
a) To explain how Google overtook its rivals.
b) To compare and contrast Google and Xerox.
c) To persuade readers to use Google for internet searches.
d) To discuss how companies can influence language over time.
5. Which statement would the author most likely agree with?
a) Google became successful because its founders were well-connected.
b) Google was the world's first and best search engine.
c) Google changed the world by solving an old problem in a new way.
d) Google's other products are now more important to its success than search.
6. Which best expresses the main idea of the second paragraph?
a) Links allow people to surf from one website to the next.
b) Larry Page's ideas about links helped Google get to the top.
c) Larry Page contributed to the internet by inventing the link.
d) Google is a website that serves important links to users.
7. Which best explains why the author discusses Xerox in this text?
a) He is discussing big companies that came before Google.
b) He is explaining how companies must change with the times.
c) He is showing how companies can affect our language.
d) He is comparing and contrasting Google and Xerox.
8. How did Google improve search quality in 1998?
a) They counted how many times queries appeared on each page.
b) They looked more closely at the words in search queries.
c) They linked to more pages.
d) They studied the relationships of links.
9. Which was cited as a reason why Google became so popular?
a) Google's homepage was clean.
b) Google provided catchy news stories on their homepage.
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c) Google homepage loaded quickly.
d) Google provided useful stock quotes on their homepage.
10. Which title best expresses the author's main purpose in writing this text?
a) Xerox Vs. Google: Battle of the Titans
b) Search Engines: How They Work and Why They're Important
c) A Better Way: How Google Rose to the Top
d) Search Engines: A Short History of Important Tools
PART 2. PRACTICE YOUR READING COMPREHENSION SKILLS
Text 1
Exercise 1. Read quick facts from the biographies of famous scientists.
A. This English mathematician and physicist was born on December 25, 1642 in Woolsthorpe, England. He is known for inventing, in part, the branch of mathematics now known as calculus, formulating the three laws of motion, which describe classical mechanics and proposing the theory of universal gravitation, which explains that all bodies are affected by the force called gravity. He was reluctant to share his research with other scientists for fear they would take credit for his discoveries. In addition to science, he showed an interest in alchemy, mysticism, and theology. French writer Voltaire first recorded the story that a falling apple gave him the inspiration for his theory of gravitation. Voltaire cited his niece as the source for the story.
B. This American inventor was born on February 11, 1847 in Milan, Ohio. He is known for inventing numerous useful devices, including a practical electric light bulb and the phonograph. As a young man he saved a stationmaster's son from being hit by a train, and out of gratitude the stationmaster taught him how to use the telegraph. He patented over 1,000 inventions. He worked for the Navy during World War I, improving submarines and flamethrowers.
C. This Scottish-born American inventor and speech teacher for deaf students was born on March 3, 1847, in Edinburgh, Scotland. He is known for contributing to the invention and spread of the telephone and teaching deaf students how to speak. He carried out the first wireless transmission of speech using an invention he called the photophone, which used beams of light to transmit speech. He had a strong interest in aviation, and invented a four-sided kite capable of lifting a person.
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D. This German-born American physicist was born on March 14, 1879, in Ulm, Germany. He is known for proposing the theory of relativity, a physical theory of gravity, space, and time and explaining the photoelectric effect and Brownian motion. He could not find a job in physics upon graduating from college, and became a technical assistant in the Swiss Patent Office. He worked on theoretical physics in his spare time. He did not receive a Nobel Prize for his theory of relativity.
E. This American astronomer was born on November 20, 1889, in Marshfield, Missouri. He is known for recognizing that galaxies other than our own exist, and finding evidence that the universe is expanding. Prior to his discovery, distant galaxies were thought to be gas nebulas within the Milky Way. He earned an advanced degree in law and worked as a lawyer before beginning a career in astronomy. The space telescope is named in his honour.
F. This British theoretical physicist and mathematician was born on January 8, 1942, in Oxford, England. He is known for making advances in the field of cosmology, discovering several new properties of black holes and explaining theoretical physics to the public through books, films, and lectures. His research indicates that black holes can lose mass over time, eventually evaporating away completely. He has suffered from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis since the early 1960's. Although he can no longer speak and can barely move, his mind remains unaffected. His present objective is a unified field theory that, if successful, will combine quantum mechanics with relativity.
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