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Reading Comprehension
Volume 3, Number 24, March 9, 1998
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Read the selection without stopping to choose the correct missing words. Then read it again, pausing to underline the correct words. Finally, read the selection again to see if it makes sense.
A Story Starter:
. . . Professor
J. Farnsworth Toegrowth was rushing around his laboratory.
“When this experiment __1__, I shall be the greatest
scientist in the world!”
.
. . He turned
dials furiously. He connected wires and threw switches.
“Soon, very soon, I shall show them all!” His
expression was __2__ as he almost screamed, “Professor
Toegrowth shall gain the __3__ he deserves!”
.
. . There was a
frantic knock on the door. “Professor Toegrowth, I beg you to
__4__ this experiment before it’s too late! What you are
__5__ could destroy the world! At the very least, it could give bad
breath to millions!”
.
. . The
professor recognized his assistant’s voice. “Go
away, Bradley! You, of all people, should know how __6__ this
is!”
.
. . He ran to
the tall shiny cylinder in the center of the room, adjusted more dials,
and threw yet another __7__. Red and blue lights flashed from the
panels that nearly covered every wall.
.
. . “Soon
I’ll be __8__!” the professor shrieked in the
direction of the __9__ door. “Men will idolize me! Women will
__10__ me! Children will beg for my autograph! The bank will finally
let me have a credit card!”
1. happens succeeds fails science
2. wild calm ancient funny
3. weight attitude joke respect
4. complete begin stop try
5. learning hearing failing doing
6. dangerous silly ugly important
7. rock baseball switch weapon
8. arrested older famous confused
9. bathroom locked basement trailer
10. ignore adore destroy hate
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