READING COMPREHENSION To be /am /is/ are

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Good Morning, I am Susan Myers, I am a reporter at Central News and

today I am making a report on immigrants, today´s guests are two
immigrants from China, they are Jane lee, and Peter Lee, they are
Students at the community college, she is 19 years old and he is 20.
They are students but they are not workers. They live in an apartment
downtown.

Susan : Where are you from?

Peter : We are from the Guanddong Province.
Susan : Are you happy in America?
Jane : Yes, we are, we enjoy living here.
Susan : Jane, is your real name Jane Lee?
Jane : No, it’s not, it is Dai-xia, and it means summer.
Susan : Thank you very much.

They are two Chinese people living the American Dream, this is Susan
Myers reporting from the Community College, and tomorrow we will
have more guests in “living in America”, see you then!

Exercise
True (T) or false (F).
1. Susan Myers is a teacher at the community College ______
2. They are from Vietnam ______
3. Peter is a student at Harvard ______
4. Dorothy is 25 years old ______
5. They live in the suburbs ______

Answer these questions:

6. Who is Susan Myers?

a. She’s a teacher c. He’s a reporter

b. She’s a student d. She’s a reporter
7. Where are the guests from?

a. They’re from China c. They’re from India

b. They’re from America d. They’re from Downtown

8. Jane lee and Peter Lee ….. students at the community college.

a. Is c. Are
b. Am d. Aren’t

9. How old is Peter Lee?

a. He’s 19 years old c. She’s 19 years old

b. He’s 20 years old d. She’s 20 years old

10. Which sentence is true below?

a. Dai Xia is Peter’s real name.
b. Susan Myers is from Guanddong Province.
c. The immigrants are Jane Lee, Peter Lee, and Susan Myers.
d. Jane lee and Peter Lee aren’t workers.