TFNG Reading: Exercise 1: Passage: The Thames Tunnel
TFNG Reading: Exercise 1: Passage: The Thames Tunnel
TFNG Reading: Exercise 1: Passage: The Thames Tunnel
When it opened in 1843 the Thames Tunnel was described as the Eighth Wonder of
the World. People came from far and wide to see the first tunnel under a river. On
the first day, fifty thousand people descended the staircase and paid a penny to
walk through the tunnel. By the end of the first three months there were a million
people, or half the population of London. This was the most successful visitor
a raction in the world. In the age of sail and horse-drawn coaches, people came
long distances and bought souvenirs and listened to the entertainment in the cross-
tunnel arches. The idea, of course, was not entertainment but to move cargo and
turn a profit.
Questions 1-5
Are the following statements true, false or not given according to the information
in the passage?
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TFNG Reading: Exercise 2
Passage: Pyramid Building
The pyramid blocks were hewn from quarries using stone and copper tools. The
blocks were transported to the pyramid site from remote quarries using barges,
and from local quarries using wooden sleds. The Egyptians did not use the wheel
during the Pyramid Age, an invention that would have been of limited use on
softer ground under heavy loads. The sleds were dragged manually, sometimes
with the help of beasts of burden, over smoothed roads. Some of the existing
pathways were equipped with transverse wooden beams to lend support to the
sled. A lubricant may have been poured upon the road to reduce friction.
Notice: The above passage is from: catchpenny.org. You can view the
full article here: How the pyramids were built
Questions 1-7
Decide if the statements below are True, False or Not Given according to the
information in the passage.
1. The wheel was invented during the Pyramid Age, even though it was not
used.
2. Sleds were dragged by animals not humans.
3. It is possible that Ancient Egyptians could have lubricated their roads to aid
transportation.
4. The building work of the Ancient Egyptians is unrivalled.
5. Some people believed that magic may have been used by the Ancient
Egyptians.
6. Limited technology limited the construction of the Ancient Egyptians from
the Fourth Dynasty.
7. The Romans learned the techniques of moving huge stones from the Ancient
Egyptians.
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TFNG Reading: Exercise 3
Composer Ludwig van Beethoven was born on or near December 16, 1770, in Bonn,
Germany. He is widely considered the greatest composer of all time. Sometime
between the births of his two younger brothers, Beethoven’s father began teaching
him music with an extraordinary rigour and brutality that affected him for the rest
of his life. On a near daily basis, Beethoven was flogged, locked in the cellar and
deprived of sleep for extra hours of practice. He studied the violin and clavier with
his father as well as taking additional lessons from organists around town.
Beethoven was a prodigiously talented musician from his earliest days and
displayed flashes of the creative imagination that would eventually reach farther
than any composer’s before or since.
Questions 1 – 8
Are the following statements True, False or Not Given according to the information
in the passage.
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TFNG Reading Exercise 4
Passage: Spam Messaging
Questions 1-7
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