Copy the both
readings and answer the questions in the English notebook.
1.
NEW YORK MORE FASHIONABLE THAN PARIS
New York is officially the world's most
fashionable city after taking top spot in the 2014 Top Global Fashion Capital
contest. It took the title from London, which won the accolade in 2011 and
2012, but finished third this year, behind Paris. Los Angeles was voted the
fourth trendiest metropolis, while Barcelona closely followed in fifth place.
Italy's highest-placed city was Rome, in sixth place. Milan, long established
as a center of style and the winner in 2009, finished in twelfth place. Bekka
Payack, a New York-based fashion director, told reporters: "New York City
has, indeed, earned its Top Global Fashion Capital ranking through its disciplined,
methodical yet creative approach to its fashion industry."
New York being crowned as the place to
be seen coincides with the city's upcoming Fashion Week. The fashion world will
descend on the city for a week of glitz and glamour. Top supermodels will set
the catwalks alight and parade the latest fashions from leading designers. Ms.
Payack spoke of how newly-emerging cities around the world are making a name
for themselves in haute couture. She said: "This year's rankings also
demonstrate the creative energy that is emerging worldwide in terms of fashion
as a jobs, income and wealth generator, not to mention the prestige associated
with exporting your fashion sense to the world." Cities like Shanghai, St.
Petersburg and New Delhi all fared well in the contest.
TRUE / FALSE: Read the
headline. Guess if a-h below are true (T) or false (F).
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a.
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New York knocked Paris
from being the world's most fashionable city.
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T / F
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b.
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London was voted the
third most fashionable city.
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T / F
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c.
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Milan did not make it
into the top ten.
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T / F
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d.
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A fashion expert said New
York has not earned the top spot.
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T / F
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e.
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The award coincides with
New York Fashion Week happening.
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T / F
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f.
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Supermodels will set
catwalks alight at the Fashion Week.
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T / F
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g.
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A fashion expert said
fashion still comes from the same old cities.
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T / F
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h.
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The expert said fashion
is creating less money than it used to.
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T / F
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2. WIKIPEDIA MAY
BECOME MILLION- PAGE BOOK
A publishing
company plans to print all of the articles from the Wikipedia website.
PediaPress hopes to print the entire contents of Wikipedia in 1,000 books, each
containing 1,200 pages. Wikipedia has over 4.3 million articles and 2.6 billion
words. Over 20 million volunteers have helped to write it. The project will see
the physical version of Wikipedia on nearly 1.2 million pages of print. The
page numbers will continue from book to book and the final page will be number
1,193,014. PediaPress needs $50,000 to start the project. It wants people to
donate money so it can go ahead with the first copy. The company has already
printed number one of the thousand books. It includes the articles from
"A" to "A76 motorway".
Many people
are questioning why PediaPress wants to print out such a huge website. They say
it will be out of date as soon as it starts printing. A spokesperson from PediaPress
said the company wants to show the world just how big Wikipedia really is. He
said: "We think that the best way to experience the size of Wikipedia is
by transforming it into the physical medium of books." He added:
"Containing the most volumes and edited by the largest number of
contributors, the printed edition will be a work of record-breaking
dimensions." The company may take the books on a world tour. After that,
it will donate them to a big public library.
MULTIPLE CHOICE
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1.
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What kind of company is
PediaPress?
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6.
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What will happen to the
book once it starts printing?
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a) a publishing company
b) an Internet site c) a public relations company d) a retail store |
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a) the ink will run out
b) it'll become a bestseller c) other companies will print websites d) it'll be out of date |
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2.
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How many pages will each
book have?
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7.
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What does PediaPress want
to show the world?
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a) 2.6 billion
b) 1,000 c) 1,200 d) 4.3 million |
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a) its new printing
methods
b) its new factory c) how big Wikipedia is d) its logo |
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3.
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How many volunteers have
helped write Wikipedia?
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8.
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What will the Wikipedia
book break?
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a) over 200,000,000
b) over 2,000,000 c) over 22,000,000 d) over 20,000,000 |
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a) people's backs
b) records c) bookshelves d) time |
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4.
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What does PediaPress need
to start printing the book?
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9.
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Where might PediaPress
take the books?
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a) permission from
Wikipedia
b) $50,000 c) customers d) a lot of ink |
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a) the White House
b) Wikipedia's headquarters c) around the world d) local schools |
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5.
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What is the name of the
first article in book one?
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10.
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Who will PediaPress
eventually give the books to?
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a) "A"
b) "Aardvark" c) "AAA" d) "An" |
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a) a student
b) a library c) Wikipedia d) the headquarters of the Internet |
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