STAGE 8_UNIT 11_TOPIC 2_READING

What did Nick do when he was 15?

• He started designing apps.

• He launched an Iphone app.

• He created a 3D model on his computer.

• He sold his app to an Internet giant.

What is NOT true about Summly app?

• It can be easier for youngsters to read the news.

• The app can be used for Iphone users.

• Nearly a million people have downloaded and used it.

• There are some pieces of news in the apps that are not relevant to readers' lives.

Unlike other geniuses, he is modest and unselfish.

• true

• fasle

According to the author, Nick is a ..................person.

• likable

• pessimistic

• self aware

• self centered

• enthusiastic

What is Nick planning to do with his money?

• invest it in big businesses

• learn Chinese and Russian

• buy a new technological device

• open a clothing shop

What makes him pleased the most about the app?

• that he can buy his own clothes.

• That he can take risks by investing the money in small business.

• Knowing that his app can inspire the youngsters.

• That his mother was never worried about him.

Nick enjoys ........................, cricket and rugby.

Nick .......

• enjoys product design as much as computer programming.

• got his first laptop when his was 12

• is excited to take risks.

• is a stereotypical computer nerd.

What can be inferred from the text?

• His parents didn't know why he spent too much time on computer.

• The Summly helps to save time of the readers, especially for those who are young.

• The Summly app only doesn't help the middle-aged or the older at all.

What does the author try to do in the text?

• explain how Summly app was launched.

• describe a teenage millionaire.

• persuade teenagers to use Summly.

• prove that the younger should always take risks.