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1 Save the animals sample Interview Winnie is listening to a radio programme. Read the interview and answer the questions on the next page. 1 5 10 15 20 25 Anna: Welcome to People Today. Today on our radio show we have a special visitor from Australia. Edwin: Hello, everyone. My name is Edwin. Anna: Edwin, you care about animals a lot. Why is that? Edwin: I m worried about all the endangered animals in the world. Today there are 4,314 endangered animals. In 1998 there were just 1,102. An endangered animal is one that is nearly extinct. Anna: How about endangered plants? Edwin: There are 4,123 of them. Anna: Why are there so many species in danger? Edwin: People are cutting down forests for development. Our cities are getting bigger. This creates more pollution. Also, some people hunt animals, like the Asian elephant. These animals will become extinct unless we start protecting them. Anna: Is global warming harming our wildlife too? Edwin: Yes, that s a major reason. That s why I started the World Zoo. It aims to protect some of the animals. Anna: What about your TV show? Edwin: My TV show is about saving animals. You can see my TV show in 137 countries. Anna: Why do you love animals? Edwin: They re just so interesting. I had my first pet lizard when I was eight. I have liked animals ever since. Anna: Well, thanks for talking to us today, Edwin. Keep up the great work saving the animals! Edwin: Thank you! danger, development, extinct, global warming, hunt, pollution, species, wildlife 4 JumpStart Reading and Vocabulary Plus P6
Choose the correct answers by blackening the circles. 1. How many species are endangered today? A. around 4,000 B. around 5,500 C. around 6,000 D. around 8,500 2. In line 5, what does endangered mean? A. almost extinct B. dangerous C. harmful to humans D. nearly dead 3. What is Edwin s job? You may choose more than one answer. A. a zookeeper B. an actor C. a TV host D. a pet shop owner Read the questions and give short answers. 4. According to Edwin, why do animals become endangered? (a) (b) (c) (d) 5. Name two endangered animals. Answer the question in a complete sentence. 6. What is the aim of the World Zoo? 5
1 sample Jason is learning how to use facial recognition with his smartphone. Look at the flow chart and answer the questions on the next page. Facial recognition With facial recognition technology, some smartphones allow their owners to unlock them by just looking at the camera. The computer chip in the smartphone will compare your photo with the image stored in the phone. Look at the camera at the top of the screen. The camera takes an infrared photo of your face. The camera can sense the infrared heat from your face. So it doesn t need light and can work in the dark. If the photo matches the data, the smartphone will unlock. If the photo doesn t match the data, the smartphone will not unlock. 12 JumpStart Reading and Vocabulary Plus P6
Help Jason match the pictures with the correct letters for Questions 1 to 4 and fill in the blanks for Questions 5 and 6. How to use facial recognition on your smartphone A. The phone unlocks if the information matches. B. The infrared camera takes a photo of your face. C. The phone compares the photo with the image in the computer chip. D. Look at the camera on the smartphone. 1 2 3 A special feature Facial recognition works in the 5 as well because the camera can 6 the heat coming from your face. 4 13
1 sample 1. Fill in the blanks with the words given. (9 marks) careful dangerous electric enormous normal public successful traditional valuable (a) The trip was such a local culture. (b) Snakes are very experience. I learned a lot about the animals. Don t go near them! (c) There are different Getting red packets is definitely my favourite one! ways to celebrate Chinese New Year. (d) Mr Chan has created a money every year. (e) Be yourself badly. company. He makes a lot of when you use a knife. Otherwise, you might hurt (f) The hotel has an when there are many people. lobby. You have a lot of space even (g) My father wanted to help protect the environment so he bought an car. (h) Tommy goes to the library after school every day. (i) This boy has grown much taller than the be a great basketball player. height. He could 24 JumpStart Reading and Vocabulary Plus P6
2. Label the pictures. (8 marks) (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (h) 3. Fill in the blanks with the words given. (4 marks) company invention pollution traffic (a) We should take public transport more often because too many private cars will lead to serious air. (b) Mr Chan works at a big. He has more than 300 colleagues. (c) George thinks the Internet is the best because it connects everyone in the world. (d) Bob was late because of a morning. in the past 100 years jam on the main road this 25