Advanced English Reading and Comprehension

180 practice makes perfect Advanced English Reading and Comprehension

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EXERCISE

Nonacademic vocabulary Match each nonacademic word in column 1 with its

deinition in column 2. Then, indicate each item’s part of speech (n., v., or adj.).

1. adoption


2. artiicial


3. autonomous


4. grasp


5. indispensable


6. merge


7. mimic


8. perform


9. pervasive
   10. resemble

Reading comprehension

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EXERCISE

Reading for main ideasWrite the topic sentence of each of the paragraphs of the

reading text. The topic sentence of paragraph 1 has been provided.

Paragraph 1 Nowadays, we use so many machines that life is unimaginable

without them.

Paragraph 2

Paragraph 3

Paragraph 4

Paragraph 5

Paragraph 6

Paragraph 7

a. hold something irmly

b. combine into a whole

c. spreading widely

d. made as a copy of something natural

e. be similar to someone or something

f. absolutely necessary

g. function or do something

h. use or putting into efect

i. take on the appearance of someone or something

j. self-governing or independent