التالي
الحل
English 1
After reading
A.Choose the correct meaning of each word
1-incorceivable (paragraph 1)
B. Impossible to imagine
2- impractical (paragraph 1)
A. Not convenient
3- limited (paragraph 2)
B.kept within a boundary
4- status symbol (paragraph 2)
C.sign of hih social standing
5-cash in (paragraph 3 )
A. to make money from
6-Franchise (paragraph 3)
C. branch of a company
7-Revolutionize (paragraph 6)
A. greatly change
B. with the help of a dictionary, write down three words that start with the following prefixes, meaning 'not'
in-: inappropriate, inaccurate, inadequate
im-: impolite, impatient, impossible
C. Answer the questions about the reading
1- How long have credit card been available?
1-since the 1950's
2-Why was frank mcnamara embarrassed
2- he didn't have enough money to pay for a business dinner
3-What did mcnamara think was a silly restriction
3- He thought people should be able to spend what they could afford,not only what they are carrying in cash
4-what phrase was used to describe the use of credit card, in contrast to the phrase'paying in cash'
4-'Charging it'
5-what shows that the diner's club card was becoming popular
5- hollywood made a film about it, and a board game called diner's club was created
6- what did the credit card represent to people who possessed one ?
6- it became a status symbol
7- how did the use of credit cards expand
7- it started for use in restaurants and the expanded to other businesses and to other countries
