I. A good deal of fascinating research has been done about the reading patterns of young people, and it is surprising to discover at what an early age children start expressing preferences for particular kinds of books. A recent report, which examined in detail the reading habits of primary-school children, showed that even seven-year-old boys and girls have clear views about what they want to read. Girls, in general, read more, and far more girls than boys preferred reading stories. Boys were showing a taste for the more instant appeal of picture stories, or books about their hobbies. These tastes continue unchanged until the children are teenagers. Apparently girls read more in general, but more fiction in particular. You could say that there are more opportunities for girls to read fiction: magazines encourage the fiction habit in girls in their early teens, and by their late teens, girls have probably moved on to the adult women’s magazines. Teenage boys tend to buy magazines about their hobbies: sports, motorcycles, heavy transport and so on. 46. Recent research into children’s reading has shown that they ______________. a. start to read at a very early age b. have formed their reading tastes by the time they are seven c. examine in detail what they read at school d. can read clearly and distinctly in primary school DTH®/ULIS-VNUH/SS4/BE. TESTS Page 3 of 4 47. A close look at the reading habits of boys and girls shows that ______________. a. schools give more encouragement to girls than to boys b. magazines appeal more to boys than girls c. Picture stories appeal more to girls than boys d. Girls are more interested in fiction than boys 48. According to the passage ______________. a. far more boys than girls are interested in love stories b. there are more opportunities for girls to buy magazines than for boys c. children generally don’t care what they should read d. teenage boys show a taste for magazines about their hobbies 49. The word ‘fascinating’ means most nearly the same as ______________. a. having a lot of action b. having a lot of information c. having great attraction d. having great pleasure 50. Which of the following is NOT true? a. Girls start reading earlier than boys. b. Girls read more than boys when they are teenagers. c. Girls prefer reading fiction when they are teenagers. d. Girls are usually interested in women’s magazines in their late teens.