.         Nylon was invented in the early 1930s by an American chemist, Julian Hill. Other scientists worked with his invention and finally on 27 October 1938, Nylon was introduced to the world. It was cheap and strong and immediately became successful, especially in making of ladies’ stocking. During the Second World War, the best present for many women was a pair of nylon stockings, but more importantly, it was used to make parachutes and tires.

Today, nylon is found in many things: carpets, ropes, seat belts, furniture, computers… It has played an important part in our lives for over 50 years. Next year about 36 million tons of it will be manufactured.

1. Nylon was introduced to the world in 1838.    

2. Nylon was used to make stockings, parachutes and tires.     

3. We can’t find nylon in ropes.                                                          

4. About 36 million tons of ropes will be manufactured next year.                            

5. The main idea of the passage is about:

A. The application of nylon to life.    C. The invention and application of nylon to life.

B. The importance of nylon.             D. The way to find nylon.

6. It can be inferred from the passage that:

A. Nylon is one of the most breakthrough invention.   C. Nylon has never been out of date.

B. Nylon used to be used in the past.                  D. Products made from nylon are good

VI. Read and decide if the following sentences are True or False

Nylon was invented in early 1930s by an American chemist, Julian Hill. Other scientists worked with his invention and finally on October 27, 1938, nylon was introduced to the world. It was cheap and strong and immediately became successful, especially in the making of ladies’s stockings. During the second World war, the best present for many women was a pair of nylon stockings, but more importantly, it was used to make parachutes and tyres. Today nylon is found in many things: carpets, ropes, seat belts, furniture, computers, and even spare parts for human body. It has played an important part in our lives for over 50 years.

1. Nylon was invented by an English chemist.                                                    …………….

2. It was used to make parachutes and types during the second World war.  …………….

3. We can find nylon even in computers.                                                             …………….

4. But nylon isn’t used to make spare parts for the human body.                    …………….

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NYLON was invented in the early 1930s by an American chemist, Julian Hill. Other scientists worked with his invention and finally on 27 October 1938, Nylon was introduced to the world. It was cheap and strong and immediately became successful, especially in the making o f ladies' stocking. Today, Nylon is found in many things: carpets, ropes, seat belts, furniture, computers, and even spare parts of the human body. It has played an important part in our lives for over 50 years

1. ______ A teacher in invented nylon

2. ______It was introduced to the world during the Second World War

3. _____It was used to make carpets during the Second World Wads

4. ____Nylon is important in our lives

Read the following passage. Decide if the statements are True or False, and choose the correct answers (A, B, C or D) for the questions 5 and 6.

   A.    Nylon was invented in the early 1930s by an American chemist, Julian Hill. Other scientists worked with his invention and finally on 27 October 1938, Nylon was introduced to the world. It was cheap and strong and immediately became successful, especially in making of ladies’ stocking. During the Second World War, the best present for many women was a pair of nylon stockings, but more importantly, it was used to make parachutes and tires.

Today, nylon is found in many things: carpets, ropes, seat belts, furniture, computers… It has played an important part in our lives for over 50 years. Next year about 36 million tons of it will be manufactured.

1.  Nylon was introduced to the world in 1838.    

2.  Nylon was used to make stockings, parachutes and tires.    

3.  We can’t find nylon in ropes.                                                         

4.  About 36 million tons of ropes will be manufactured next year.                           

5.  The main idea of the passage is about:

  A. The application of nylon to life.      C. The invention and application of nylon to life.

  B. The importance of nylon.              D. The way to find nylon.

  6.  It can be inferred from the passage that:

  A. Nylon is one of the most breakthrough invention.   C. Nylon has never been out of date.

  B. Nylon used to be used in the past.                 D. Products made from nylon are good

Nylon was invented in the early 1930s by an American chemist, Julian Hill. Other scientists worked with his invention and finally on 27 October 1938, nylon was introduced to the world. It was cheap and strong and immediately became successful, especially in the making of ladies’ stockings.
During the Second World War, the best present for many women was a pair of nylon stockings, but more importantly, it was used to make parachutes and tyres. Today, nylon is found in many things: carpets, ropes, seat belts, furniture, computers, and even spare parts of human body. It has played an important part in our lives for over 50 years. Next year, about 36 million tons of it will be manufactured.

1. Nylon can be found in .......

a. many things b. spare parts of the human body

c. furniture d. all are correct

2. what does the word 'introduced' in line 3 mean?

a. tell somebody your name. b. tell somebody the name of a person

c. bring in sth new d. bring sth somewhere

3. Nylon.....

a. was invented by Julian Hill b. was strong but expensive

c. was not very popular d. all are correct

4. which of the following is NOT true

a. Nylon was used to make ladies' stocking

b. Today, Nylon still plays an important part in our lives

c. At first, people didn't want to use Nylon

d. We can found Nylon in computers

Nylon was invented (1) the early 1930s by an American chemist, Julian Hill. Other scientists worked with his (2) and finally on 27 October 1983, Nylon was introduced to the world. It was cheap and strong and immediately became (3), especially in making of ladies' stocking.
During the Second World War, the (4) present for many women was a (5) of nylon stockings, but mor importantly, it was used to make parachutes and tyres. Today, nylon (6)in many things: carpets, ropes, seat belts, furnture, computers, and even spare parts for the human body. It has (7) an important part in our lives for over 50 years. Next year about 36 milion tons of it will be manufactured.

Read the passage and answer the questions.

Thomas A. Edison was born in Milan, Ohio, on February 11th, 1847. His family moved to Port Huron, Michigan, when he was seven years old. Surprisingly, he attended school for only two months. His mother, a former teacher, taught him a few things, but Thomas was mostly self-educated. His natural curiosity led him to start experimenting at a young age.

Thomas Alve Edison lit up the world with his invention of the electric light. Although the electric light seems to be the most useful, it was not his only invention. He also invented the record player, the motion picture camera, and over 1,200 other things. About every two weeks he created something new.

He worked 16 out of every 24 hours. Sometimes he worked so intensely that his wife had reminded him to sleep and eat.

Thomas Edison died at the age of 84 on October 18th, 1931, at his estate in West Orange, New Jersey. He left numerous inventions that improved the quality of life all over the world.

Question: When and where was Edison born?

Read the passage and answer the questions.

Thomas A. Edison was born in Milan, Ohio, on February 11th, 1847. His family moved to Port Huron, Michigan, when he was seven years old. Surprisingly, he attended school for only two months. His mother, a former teacher, taught him a few things, but Thomas was mostly self-educated. His natural curiosity led him to start experimenting at a young age.

Thomas Alve Edison lit up the world with his invention of the electric light. Although the electric light seems to be the most useful, it was not his only invention. He also invented the record player, the motion picture camera, and over 1,200 other things. About every two weeks he created something new.

He worked 16 out of every 24 hours. Sometimes he worked so intensely that his wife had reminded him to sleep and eat.

Thomas Edison died at the age of 84 on October 18th, 1931, at his estate in West Orange, New Jersey. He left numerous inventions that improved the quality of life all over the world.

When and where was Edison born?

Read the passage and answer the questions.

Thomas A. Edison was born in Milan, Ohio, on February 11th, 1847. His family moved to Port Huron, Michigan, when he was seven years old. Surprisingly, he attended school for only two months. His mother, a former teacher, taught him a few things, but Thomas was mostly self-educated. His natural curiosity led him to start experimenting at a young age.

Thomas Alve Edison lit up the world with his invention of the electric light. Although the electric light seems to be the most useful, it was not his only invention. He also invented the record player, the motion picture camera, and over 1,200 other things. About every two weeks he created something new.

He worked 16 out of every 24 hours. Sometimes he worked so intensely that his wife had reminded him to sleep and eat.

Thomas Edison died at the age of 84 on October 18th, 1931, at his estate in West Orange, New Jersey. He left numerous inventions that improved the quality of life all over the world.

Question: How old was Edison when he died?