Read the follow texts and answer the questions below on your notebook.
What is Tic?
A tic is a
repeated, impulsive action, reflexive in nature, which the actor feels
powerless to control or avoid. Only when the individual performs the tic, is
tension and anxiety released within the individual with a tic disorder. Tics
can be triggered by an emotional state or sensation, or can happen for no
obvious reason. General types of tics include verbal tics, facial tics, and
other muscular tics. Physical and psychological therapy and medication can
cause tics to go away, often permanently. Muscular tics look something like
twitches or quick grimaces, and often affect the eyes and hands. Muscular tics
can affect multiple muscles at once. Some forms of stuttering are caused by
muscular tics in the throat, tongue, or vocal cords when speaking or preparing
to speak.
1. According to the
reading, tics ----.
A) are nothing to be fearful of
B) are not voluntary movements and they can't be consciously controlled
C) can be stopped voluntarily for brief periods
D) do not need particular treatment
E) can be triggered by the use of medicinal drugs
A) are nothing to be fearful of
B) are not voluntary movements and they can't be consciously controlled
C) can be stopped voluntarily for brief periods
D) do not need particular treatment
E) can be triggered by the use of medicinal drugs
2. As it is pointed out in the passage ----.
A) there is usually no need to see the health care provider for a tic
B) a tic can involve only one muscle at a time
C) people with tics often feel relief after the tic is over
D) drugs used to treat tics have a low rate of success
E) the most common cause of a tic is anxiety
A) there is usually no need to see the health care provider for a tic
B) a tic can involve only one muscle at a time
C) people with tics often feel relief after the tic is over
D) drugs used to treat tics have a low rate of success
E) the most common cause of a tic is anxiety
3. One can infer from the passage that ----.
A) anxiety can be a side effect of medication to treat tics
B) the cause may be harder to detect in the case of a facial tic
C) most tics are mild and hardly noticeable
D) although tics are involuntary, the urge sometimes can be suppressed
for short periods with voluntary effort
E) psychological support may be helpful for those with tics
Reading 2.
Fish and chips.
"Fish and chips" is
deep-fried fish in batter with deep-fried potatoes, and a popular take-away
food. Fish and chips is originally from the United Kingdom, but also very
popular in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa and some
coastal towns of the Netherlands and Norway; and also increasingly so in the
United States and elsewhere. For decades it was the dominant (if not the only)
take-away food in the United Kingdom.
The fried potatoes are called chips in British and international usage; and while American English calls them french fries, the combination is still called "fish and chips". (Potato chips, an American innovation, are a different potato-derived food, and are known as crisps in the United Kingdom.)
Fish and chips have separately been eaten for many years – though the potato was not introduced to Europe until the 17th century. The originally Sephardi dish Pescado frito, or deep-fried fish, came to Netherlands and England with the Spanish and Portuguese Jews in the 17th and 18th centuries.
The dish became popular in more widespread circles in London and the south-east in the middle of the 19th century (Charles Dickens mentions a "fried fish warehouse" in Oliver Twist) whilst in the north of England a trade in deep-fried "chipped" potatoes developed.
It is unclear when and where these two trades were merged to become the fish and chip shop industry we know today. The first combined fish and chip shop was probably the one opened in London by Joseph Malin in 1860.
During World War II, fish and chips were one of the few foods that were not rationed in the UK.
The fried potatoes are called chips in British and international usage; and while American English calls them french fries, the combination is still called "fish and chips". (Potato chips, an American innovation, are a different potato-derived food, and are known as crisps in the United Kingdom.)
Fish and chips have separately been eaten for many years – though the potato was not introduced to Europe until the 17th century. The originally Sephardi dish Pescado frito, or deep-fried fish, came to Netherlands and England with the Spanish and Portuguese Jews in the 17th and 18th centuries.
The dish became popular in more widespread circles in London and the south-east in the middle of the 19th century (Charles Dickens mentions a "fried fish warehouse" in Oliver Twist) whilst in the north of England a trade in deep-fried "chipped" potatoes developed.
It is unclear when and where these two trades were merged to become the fish and chip shop industry we know today. The first combined fish and chip shop was probably the one opened in London by Joseph Malin in 1860.
During World War II, fish and chips were one of the few foods that were not rationed in the UK.
Questions about the text.
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2. Americans call "French fries" what British call "chips".
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3. American call "chips" what British call "crisps".
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4. The potatoe was introduced to Europe in the 18th century.
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5. The dish became popular in the 19th century.
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6. The first fish and chip shop was opened in the 19th century.
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7. Fish and chips were not eaten during World War II.
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