Reading passages

2- The passage tells us that tennis……….. .
A) was first played sometime in the 1500s
B) was perfected by someone called Davis
C) was a somewhat informal game until 1873
D) was played without rules for centuries
E) is played on extremely hard ground


3-We understand from the passage that, in tennis……… .
A) the rules are not as strict as in other sports
B) there are no more than two international tournaments
C) people can be seriously hurt when they are hit with rackets
D) one player, or pair, wins by the other's mistakes
E) players have to make a large number of strikes

A submarine is an underwater vessel. A very early type of submarine was built by the American Robert Fulton, but the submarine was not used extensively until World War I, when the Germans built a fleet of U-boats, as they called them, to attack British merchant ships. In World War II, the Germans built an even more formidable fleet of U-boats. A type of one-man or midget submarine was also developed. Today's submarines are powered by nuclear energy, are much faster and can stay underwater for an indefinite period of time. Many are equipped with ballistic missiles which can fire at targets from beneath the waves.

4-We are informed by the author that modern submarines …….. .
A) are commonly known as U-boats, as Germans call them
B) are not as dangerous as the ones run on nuclear energy
C) are even faster than the fastest ships on the surface
D) don't need very large crews because of advanced technology
E) are capable of remaining underwater for extended periods


5- According to the passage, until World War I,........ .
A)the principles of building a submarine was unknown outside of the USA B) the use of submarines was limited
C) there were no submarines operating efficiently
D) merchant ships were at risk during war times
E) Germans had failed to have any victories at sea