A: Match the
sentences to the correct letters in the picture.
1._______ The girl chews gum.
2._______ The boy is outside of the building.
3._______ The chewing gum sticks to the boy’s shoe.
4._______ There are many flavors of chewing gum.
5._______ The chewing gum is shaped like a cube.
6._______ The man boils
something in the glass bottle.
B: Read the
text and choose the best answer.
Chewing gum sticks to chairs, desks, shoes, and
everything else. But most people love it! It was first made in 1869 by Thomas
Adams. He was an inventor in New York. He boiled natural tree gum because he
wanted to make it chewy. Then he added flavors. Later, in the 1880s, the Fleer
brothers made cubes of gum. The gum had sugar on the outside. Sugary gum became
popular. But it was bad for teeth. Then, in the 1960s, chewing gum companies
introduced sugar-free gum. Today there are many kinds of sugar-free chewing
gum. And there are many flavors, from mint
to vanilla to cola.
1. When did Thomas Adams invent chewing gum?
a. in 1869 b. in 1880 c. in 1960
2. What kind of gum did the Fleer brothers make?
a. sugary gum b. sugarless gum c. gum with flavors
3. What was the problem with sugary gum?
a. It had a bad taste.
b. It was bad for teeth.
c. It was too hard to chew.
4. What is NOT true about sugar-free gum?
a. It is not chewy.
b. There are many kinds of it.
c. It was first made in the 1960s.
C: What is the
main idea of this text?
a. facts about the history of chewing gum
b. reasons why chewing gum is so popular
c. a story about the inventor of chewing gum
D: Write the
correct word for each sentence.
company /
everything / introduced / inventor / sugary / teeth
1. I brush my _________ after lunch.
2. He doesn’t like _________ snacks.
3. My mother works at a car _________.
4. She knows _________ about basketball.
5. The teacher _________ a new student to the class.
6. Alexander Bell was the _________ of the telephone.
E: Complete the
summary with the correct words.
added / flavors
/ sugar-free / natural / popular
Chewing gum first made in 1869 by Thomas Adams. He
boiled _________ tree gum and flavours. In the 1880s, the Fleer brothers made
cubes of sugary gum. It was very _________ but bad for teeth. In the 1960s,
companies introduced _________ gum. Now there are many kinds and _________ of
sugar-free gum.
F. Choose the
best answer to complete the definition of each word.
1. An inventor
is a person who makes _________ things.
a. good b. new c. strong
2. A cube is
a thing with six _________ sides.
a. circle b. square c. triangle
3. If you boil
something, you cook it in hot _________.
a. oil b. water c. salt
4. A tooth is
one of the hard white things inside your _________.
a. head b. body c. mouth
5. A company
is a place where people make or _________ things.
a. give b. sell c. take
6. Flavor is
how food _________.
a. tastes b. looks c. is cooked
G. Choose the
best answer to complete each sentence.
1. You should not (chew
/ eat) gum in class.
2. The (out /
outside) of the house looks beautiful.
3. This stamp doesn’t (add / stick) to the postcard.
4. You can’t buy (nothing
/ everything) you want.
5. (Spicy /
Sugary) drinks like cola are bad for your health.
