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1.SolarStormsThreatenEarthsTechnologyandGadgetsCBBCNewsround.Feb222011.

EruptionsontheSunssurfacecouldbeadangertothegadgetsweusebackhereonEarth.Lotsoftechnologydependsonsatellitesliketrackingsystemsincarsatnavsandinmobilephones.Butexpertssayspacestormscoulddamagethesesatellites,affectingthegadgetsthatrelyonthem.Itmeansthatgovernmentsandtechcompaniesarenowworkinghardonwaystodealwiththisproblem,beforethenextsolarstormhappens.ThelasttimetheSunwasveryactivewasabout10yearsago,whenthetechnologyweusedeverydaydidntrelyonsatellitesquiteasmuch.ButscientistssaytheSunwillbecomemoreactiveagaininthenextfewyears.Andasthegadgetsweusenowdependmoreonsatellitesthanbefore,theycouldbeaffectedalot.

Accordingtothereport;

a) Moderntechnologyisaffectedbythesun.b) Thegadgetswecurrentlyuseareindependentofsatellites.c) Asolarstormwillhappenintenyears.d) Thesunislessactivethanitwaspreviously.

2.NewZealandSilentforChristchurchEarthquakeMemorialMarch12011.CBBCNewsround.

AtwominutesilencehasbeenheldinNewZealandtorememberthosewhodiedintheChristchurchearthquake.Itwasheldexactlyaweekafterthecountryssecondlargestcitywasfirststruckbythetremors,at12.51pmonTuesdayFebruary22.Sofar,155peopleareknowntohavediedinthequakeasbuildingsfelltorubblearoundthem,butofficialsfearthatnumberwillrise.Dozensofpeoplearestillmissingandtherehavebeenseveralaftershocks.TheearthquakeisNewZealandsdeadliestdisasterin80years.

TheearthquakeinNewZealand;

a) Occurredinthecountrysbiggestcity.b) Wastheworstdisasterever.c) Wastheworstdisasterinmanyyears.d) Happenedclosetomidnight.

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3.GovernmentWanttoMoveTimeForwardOneHourFirstNews.February242011.

Eveningsmaygetlighter,andmorningsdarker,iftheGovernmentdecidestomoveclocksforwardanhour.Alotofpeople,includingenvironmentalandroadsafetycampaignersandthetouristindustry,wantourclockstobemovedforwardanhoursothateveningsarelighter.Thetouristindustrysaysitwouldbringmorevisitorstothecountry,creatingmorejobsandmoney.Roadsafetycampaignerssayfewerpeoplewouldbeinjuredontheroadsbecauseafternoonrushhourhasbeenfoundtobemoredangerousthanthemorningrushhour.Environmentalistsarguethattheclocksmovingforwardwouldbegoodfortheenvironmentbecauseelectricityusewouldbereduced.

Oneeffectofmovingtimeforwardcouldbe;

a) Anincreaseintheuseofelectricity.b) Fewerroadaccidents.c) Lightermornings.d) Longerworkinghours.

4.DeadFishWashUpinCaliforniaCBBCNewsround.March92011.

Millionsofsmall,deadfishhavewasheduponamarinainCaliforniaintheU.S.A.Theanchovies,sardines,andmackerelcoatedthesurfaceoftheKingHarborMarinainRedondoBeach,nearLosAngeles,attractingflocksofbirds.Thegovernmentthereisworrieditwillcauseabigpublichealthhazard.Itsthoughtthefishdiedduetolackofoxygen.Thecarcasseswillnowberecycledbyturningthemintofertilizer.

Thedeadfish;

a)Arecausingahealthhazard.

b)Willbeusedascompost.

c)Werefoundatsea.

d)Arecausingbirdstodie.

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5.PlasticBagUseinBritainisontheRiseFirstNews.Feb72011.

NewGovernmentfiguresshowthatthenumberofplasticbagspeopleuseinBritainisontherise.Britaindoesnthavearulethatmakesshopschargeforcarrierbags.Insteadretailershavepledgedtoreducethenumberofbagstheygiveout.However,itlookslikepeoplearenotbeingdiscouragedtotakeplasticbagsandactuallyusedmorein2010thantheydidinthepreviousyear.ThepictureisverydifferentinIreland.In2002ataxwasputonplasticbagssocustomerspayforbagsattheshoptill.Thishasresultedinamassivedropinthenumberofcarrierbagsbeingused.InIrelandeachpersonused11bagsamonthin2002.Thisfelltojusttwobagsamonthby2009.IntheU.K.shoppersusenearly8bagsamonth.

Accordingtothereport;

a) PlasticbagsarefreeinIreland.b) PeopleareusinglessplasticbagsinEngland.c) PlasticbagsarefreeinEngland.d) PeopleareusingmoreplasticbagsinIreland.

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ANSWERS

1.a)

2.c)

3.b)

4.b)

5.c)