ACADEMIC READING

Oleh:

Name: Ronalda Kayame

NIM: 1612200082
Class: B

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

FACULTY OF CULTURE SCIENCE
UNIVERSITY OF 17 AUGUST 1945 SURABAYA
SURABAYA
MARCH
2022/2023
Exercise 5

Answer the questions. Remember, do not look back!

1. Where do you think this passage originally appeared?

(It is in a newspaper)

2. Where does this take place?

(It is in Sao Paulo)

3. Who is Carmelita?
(She is a two-years-old girl)

4. What happened to her?

(She fell out of a fifth-floor window)

5. Who is Alfonso and what did he do?

(Alfonso works near where Carmelita lives. He and his father and brother caught
Carmelita when she fell.)

Exercise 6

Answer the questions. Remember, do not look back!

1. What is this article about?

(Why do women generally live longer than me)

2. What are some biological reasons for women's long lives, according to this article?
(Women’s hormones have a positive effect on the heart and help prevent infections)

3. What are some of the other reasons mentioned?

(Female genes slow down aging. Male genes age more quickly. Women generally smoke and
drink less. They suffer from stress less, and they are in better physical condition.)

4. Does the author think the situation is likely to change? Why?

(Some of the cultural reasons for women’s longer life are changing, but not biological
reasons. Thus, women will still live longer.)

5. Is the information in this article new to you?

(Yes, it is new for me because I have never read the news like that before.)
Exercise 7

1. C
2. A
3. A
4. C
5. C
6. A
7. B
8. B
9. A
10. B

Exercise 8

1. B
2. B
3. C
4. B
5. A
6. A
7. A
8. A
9. C
10. A

Those are my answers.

THANK YOU.