Exercise (Report Text)

Glasses—also called eyeglasses (formal), spectacles, or specs (informal)—are frames bearing lenses worn in front of the eyes, normally for vision correction or eye protection. Safety glasses are kind of eye protection against flying debris or against visible and near visible light or radiation. Sunglasses allow better vision in bright daylight, and may protect against damage from high levels of ultraviolet light. Other types of glasses may be used for viewing visual information (such as stereoscope) or simply just for aesthetic or fashion values.

Historical types of glasses include the pincenez, monocle, lorgnette, and scissors or scissors-glasses.

Modern glasses are typically supported by pads on the bridge of the nose and by temple arms (sides) placed over the ears. CR-39 lenses are the most common plastic lenses due to their low weight, high scratch resistance, low dispersion, and low transparency to ultraviolet and infrared radiation. Polycarbonate and Trivex lenses are the lightest and most shatter-resistant, making them the best for impact protection.

An unpopular aspect of glasses is their inconvenience. Even through the creation of light frames such as those made of titanium, very flexible frames and new lens materials and optical coatings, glasses can still cause problems during rigorous sport, Visibility can be significantly reduced by becoming greasy, trapping vapour when eating hot food, swimming, walking in rain or rapid temperature changes (such as walking into a warm building from cold temperature outside). Scraping, fracturing, or breakage of the lenses require time—consuming and costly professional repair, though modern plastic lenses are almost indestructible and very scratch—resistant.

1. What is one good point of CR – 39 lenses?

    A. It is cheap
    B. It is the lightest
    C. It is not easily scratched
    D. Infrared can not get through it
    E. Ultraviolet can not get through it

2. Why do people like frames made of titanium?
    A. It is light
    B. It is cheap
    C. It is strong
    D. It is flexible
    E. It is scratch resistant

3. At the workshop or repair shops, the mechanic puts on glasses to....
    A. Protect against debris
    B. Avoid sun radiation
    C. Make good looking
    D. Protect against ultraviolet light
    E. View visual information

The Red Bird of Paradise
An Indonesian endangered species, the Red Bird of Paradise is distributed to lowland rain forests of Waigeo and Batanta islands of West Papua. This species shares its home with another bird of paradise, the Wilson’s Bird of Paradise. Hybridization between these two species are expected but not recorded yet.

The Bird of Paradise, Paradisaea rubra, is large, up to 33 cm long, brown and yellow bird with a dark brown iris, grey legs and yellow bill. The male has an emerald green face, a pair of elongated black corkscrew shaped tail wires, dark green feather pompoms above each eye and a train of glossy crimson red plumes with whitish tips at either side of the breast.

The male measures up to 72 cm long, including the ornamental red plumes that require at least six years to fully attain. the female resembles the male but is smaller in size, with a dark brown face and has no ornamental red plumes. The diet consists mainly of fruits, berries, and arthropods.

3. We know from the text that ....
    A. The female Red Bird of Paradise is bigger than the male
    B. The Red Bird of Paradise is rare nowadays
    C. The Red Bird of Paradise cannot live alone
    D. The Red Bird is as large as the female
    E. The Red Bird of Paradise lives in highland of West Papua

4. “...with a dark brown iris, grey legs and yellow bill ...” (paragraph 2) The underlined word is closest in meaning to....

    A. Wing
    B. Tail
    C. Breast
    D. Eyes
    E. Beak