By Ajarn Helen Jandamit
Photos courtesy of Bangkok Post
University Tips is here to help you prepare for the English exams and tests that are coming your way. It gives you practise answering questions similar to those you may have at school and also on the University Entrance Examination.
Read the following story by Melalin Mahavongtrakul from the Bangkok Post. Then, answer the questions that follow.
Pet owners love taking photos of their animals. Whether they’re eating, sleeping, or dressed up in cute costumes, we always grab our phones to capture those moments with hundreds of snaps.
But it won’t do to just keep those photos on your phones. You might want to show the world how cute your dog is lying on the carpet, or how adorable your cat is playing with a new toy. So, where is the best place to show these pictures?
Most people would automatically flock to Instagram. But, as an alternative, why not share pictures of your pets with fellow animal lovers only? Animal lovers are people who understand the love, dedication and occasional obsession that goes into caring for animals.
Fuzmo is a place where you can meet a community of pet owners and lovers from around the world who share their pet pictures in one place. You can see popular furry friends like dogs, cats and rabbits. It’s also interesting to discover what animals people from around the world keep as pets.
There is nothing complicated about using Fuzmo, which is available to download on App Store and Google Play. After you sign up, you can start browsing through the photos or upload your own right away. It’s easy to search for other users via hashtag and then follow them to get updates on their pictures. You can see what’s trending in the community of pet lovers. You can also click to show that you like your favourite pictures and comment on them.
While the app isn’t that much different from other social media sites like Instagram, Fuzmo is entirely dedicated to pets, which means that you can browse uninterrupted through hundreds of pictures of lovely pets.
Exercises
Section 1
Read the story and answer the following multiple-choice questions.
1. What is Fuzmo?
a. It is a website for selling pets.
b. It is an application for sharing photos of pets online.
c. It is an online shop for pet products.
2. According to the story, what seems to be mostly used for taking pictures of pets?
a. Mobile phones.
b. Compact cameras.
c. Webcams.
3. Which of the following is not included in the author’s list of popular pets?
a. Cats.
b. Rabbits.
c. Birds.
4. When can you upload pictures to Fuzmo?
a. After purchasing a pet via Fuzmo.
b. After signing up with Fuzmo.
c. The story does not say.
5. Where can you download Fuzmo?
a. On App Store.
b. On Google Play.
c. Both a and b are correct.
Section 2
Read the story and decide whether the following statements are true or false.
6. Fuzmo is available to download from PCs only.
………………………
7. According to the author, apart from Instagram, Fuzmo is another site where animal lovers can share their pet photos.
………………………
8. The author thinks that it’s quite difficult to use Fuzmo.
………………………
9. Fuzmo is entirely dedicated to pets.
………………………
10. The story was originally published in the Bangkok Post.
………………………
Section 3
Read each of the following sentences and underline the grammatically correct word in each from the choices given.
11. Nature lovers love walk/walking/walked in the countryside.
12. The club is a place where/who/which you can meet like-minded people.
13. He often comments on/at/for the articles published in the website.
14. My neighbour cares with/between/for several street dogs.
15. Why not share/sharing/shared pictures of your pets with other animal lovers?
Section 4
Read the following passage. Then, choose the grammatically correct words from the choices given.
The long anticipated app Fuzmo has been …..16….. launched worldwide. …..17….. app is now available to download from the IOS …..18….. android stores for free. It’s time to make your pets …..19….. and share your pet pictures …..20….. the world.
16.
a. official
b. officially
c. officials
17.
a. An
b. The
c. A
18.
a. as long as
b. as well
c. as well as
19.
a. fame
b. famous
c. famously
20.
a. with
b. within
c. without
Section 5
Write down the noun forms of the following words used in the story.
21. complicated …………….
22. meet …………….
23. discover …………….
24. social …………….
Vocabulary
- alternative (n): a thing that you can choose to do or have out of two or more possibilities
obsession (n): the state in which a person’s mind is completely filled with thoughts of one particular thing in a way that is not normal
browse (v): to look for information on a computer, especially on the Internet
hashtag (n): a word or phrase preceded by a hash sign, used on social media sites to indicate subject matter, etc.
