World Famous Cities

Bethlehem is a city in Pennsylvania. Michael Andretti was born there. He is a retired Formula one driver. He is the son of Mario Andretti and the father of Marco Andretti. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 74,892, making it the seventh largest city in Pennsylvania.
Athens is a city in Georgia. Kim Basinger was born there. Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger played themselves in a 1998 episode of The Simpsons, in which Basinger corrects Homer Simpson on the pronunciation of her last name and polishes her Oscar statuette. Athens is also the hometown of Cindy and Ricky Wilson. They are founding members of The B-52s, a new wave rock band. The largest employer of Athens is the University of Georgia. It is a public research university. It is the oldest and largest of the state’s institutions of higher learning.
Amsterdam is home to the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum. Kirk Douglas was born on December 9, 1916 in Amsterdam, New York. He is one of the last surviving actors from Hollywood “golden age”. Amsterdam has a population of 18,355 inhabitants. Raymond Tomlinson was also born there. Credited with inventing network electronic mail, Tomlinson is the man who put the @ sign in e-mail.


TEXT COMPREHENSION


01-Choose the correct sentence according to the text:
a)Athens lies in Greece.
b)Amsterdam lies in the netherlands.
c)Marco Andretti was born in Bethlehem.
d)Bethlehem lies in New York.
e)Michael Andretti is a retired Formula One driver.

02-____________________was born in Amsterdam.
a)Mario Andretti b)Kim Basinger c)Ricky Wilson
d)Michael Andretti e)Kirk Douglas

03-Bethlehem lies in ________________________.
a)Pennsylvania b)California c)Georgia d)New York e)Florida

04-Mario Andretti is _________________of Marco Andretti.
a)son b)father c)brother d)grandfather e)nephew

05-Choose the correct sentence according to the text:
a)Alec Baldwin was born in Athens.
b)Homer Simpson was born in Athens.
c)Ricky and Cindy work at the University of Georgia.
d)Kirk Douglas was born in Georgia.
e)The University of Georgia lies in Athens.

06-Check the correct alternative according to the text:
a)Marco Andretti was born in Pennsylvania.
b)Raymond Tomlinson was born in Amsterdam.
c)Kim Basinger studied at the University of Georgia.
d)Cindy Wilson was born in the New York state.
e)Kirk Douglas is ninety four years old.