Reading. 1 semester. 7 grade. Nesvit

Complete the text.

You can buy theatre tickets from a variety of places: from (1)                        [the supermarket, the theatre box office, the booking fee]and from ticket agents. Theatre box offices are generally open from 10 a. m. and usually close about 30 minutes after that evening’s show has begun (they stay open throughout matinée performances). There is usually no booking fee when you buy tickets in person. If you telephone the box office direct to order tickets, you may be charged a modest administration fee and/or booking fee. Ticket agents always charge (2)                [a booking fee, some taxes, money change], but it will usually be no more than 25% of the «face value» of the ticket. Practical advice on buying your tickets: Ask if the seat has a restricted view — these seats (3)                   [must be nicer, can be better, should be cheaper]. If you are purchasing tickets over the phone or online a few days before the performance, it may be advisable to ask if you can pick your tickets up at the box office before the performance. Try to arrive early, around 30 minutes (4)                    [before curtain-up, after the play, during meeting], to ensure that you have time to queue and collect your tickets.

Read the text and mark the statements as «True» or «False».

A man at a Las Vegas fast-food restaurant nearly died after he ordered a «Triple Bypass Burger». The man was dining at the place named «Heart Attack Grill» ― a fast-food restaurant that specialises in cholesterol packed food. He was eating a 6,000-calorie hamburger called a «Triple Bypass Burger» when he suffered a heart attack. The restaurant owner, Jon Basso, had to call an ambulance and the customer was taken to hospital. The burger contained over 300 gr of beef, 12 slices of bacon, cheese and a «unique special sauce» full of saturated fats. Mr Basso told Fox News how much distress his customer was in, «The gentleman could barely talk. He was sweating, suffering,» he said. Some of the high-fat meals on the menu in the restaurant contain as many as 10,000 calories. There is even a warning on the door that the food is bad for your health. Customers at the restaurant are called «patients» and the waiters and waitresses take «prescriptions» as orders.

1) A man who ate a burger had a heart attack.       [true, false]

2) His wife cooked the burger at home.       [true, false]

3) The burger included more than 3 kg of beef.       [true, false]

4) There is also a special sauce that is served with the burger.       [true, false]

5) The restaurant tells customers that its food is not bad for their health.       [true, false]

Dear Marisa,

I would like to __        [write, right]________ you about our local cinema.

This cinema ____        [hopes, opens]______ at 9 a.m.

There are always ____      [any, many]______ interesting films for children.

Last week there ____        [where, were]______ good films about children and pets.

The tickets ____       [cost, coast]______ £10 per person.

You cannot pay with ___        [cheque, check]_______ .

They accept ____        [catch, cash]______ payments only.

They sell popcorn and _____         [sweets, sweats]_____ before films start.

I take my children to the cinema every ____       [week, weak]______ .

We usually go to the cinema on __         [sunday, Sunday]________ .

My kids like to ____       [wash, watch]_____ films about animals.

Is there a cinema close to your ____        [plaice, place]______ ?

Do you like going to the ___          [cinema, cinemmon]______ ?

What films do you _____       [like, lick]_____ to watch?

I’m waiting for your ___        [later, letter]_______ .

Love from Alison

Read the text and answer the questions.

Disease has been one of humanity’s greatest enemies. Only during the last 100 years medicine has developed weapons to fight disease effectively. Vaccines, better drugs and medicine, new instruments, and understanding of sanitation and nutrition have had a huge impact on human well-being. Like detectives, physicians and other health-care professionals use clues to identify, or diagnose, a specific disease or injury. They check the patient’s medical history for past symptoms or diseases, perform a physical examination, and check the results of various tests. After making a diagnosis, physicians pick the best treatment. Sometimes no treatment is needed because the disease will get better by itself.

1) What has been the worst problem for people? —         [weapons, disease, doctors]

2) What are the doctors compared to? —            [symptoms, vaccines, detectives]

3) What routine do the doctors follow to cure a patient? —                                      [develope weapons, check the patient’s medical history, fight disease]