3. Read the article quickly and decide which one of the following subjects it does not refert to
a) improving your brain power d) brain weight
b) men and women
e) old age
c) psychological illness
f) the physical needs of the brain
4. Read the article again and choose the most suitable heading from the list helow for each
It is summer. Mother duck has got six eggs. Five eggs break and five yellow ducklings come out. But the sixth egg doesn’t break. "Oh dear! This egg is very big," says mother duck. Later, the sixth egg breaks. A big grey duckling comes out. "Oh no! This duckling is ugly!" shouts mother duck. "Come on, ducklings. Let’s go and visit the hen," says mother duck. She looks at the ugly duckling and she says, "Walk behind your brothers and sisters. I don’t want anybody to see you. You’re ugly!" The ugly duckling is sad. The hen sees the ducklings. She sees the ugly duckling too. The hen laughs. "Look! That duckling is silly!" says the hen. "He has got short legs. He’s grey. His beak is silly. He’s an ugly duckling!" Everybody laughs. The ugly duckling is very sad.
Some people prefer living in a big city; others enjoy residing in a small town or in the countryside. Young children usually don’t have a choice as they have to live where their parents live. Living in a big city and living in countryside have some advantages and disadvantages in child’s development.
Living in big cities has advantages as there are better options of education, services and fun activities. Also hospitals are more sophisticated in big cities. Proper transport facilities as well as shopping are easier as there are more shopping complexes in big city. Further big cities are the first areas where new technologies arrive which are essential to get acquainted with the pace of real world is moving ahead.
Life in country side has also some advantages. It has no pollution and the hustle and bustle of city life. Living in a peaceful place will make our heart and soul pleasant. Further one can develop their own understanding about nature. People living in countryside are friendlier to each other than in big cities. They learn to help each other in difficult times and not only in the days of merriments.
Choosing to live in big city or countryside is really a difficult task. But living in big cities probably will enhance to get familiarize with different hardship and also learn better profession. Living in countryside will also develop to learn and live in harmony with nature and surroundings. But overall living in city is better