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A. READINGRead the following text and answer the questions

LAND OF THE PHARAOHS

We have all heard of the sophisticated civilisation of the Egyptians Not only !as it one of the

first" it also lasted the longest# nearly $"%&& years'

One reason for this !as Egypt(s location )t lies in a valley *et!een t!o deserts" and the great

river Nile" al+ost ,"-&& .+ long" crosses it fro+ top to *otto+ Every year" for a*o/t 0

+onths" the Nile overflo!ed and flooded the s/rro/nding fields As the !ater slo!ly receded"

it left *ehind a thic. layer of +/d This +ade the fields very fertile and gave Egypt its ancientna+e" 1e+et" !hich +eant 2*lac. land(

The Egyptians !ere s/per* engineers" astrono+ers" acco/ntants" +athe+aticians and s/rgeons"

and they /sed +ysterio/s sy+*ols" called hieroglyphics" to !rite They */ilt te+ples dedicated

to their 3ods and a fa+o/s stat/e" the Sphin4 What they are *est .no!n for" tho/gh" are the

 pyra+ids they */ilt

Ho! did they */ild the+5 No one really .no!s ho! they +anaged to lift the tre+endo/sly

heavy stone *loc.s and lay the+ in place What is even +ore re+ar.a*le is that they had no

heavy e6/ip+ent" s/ch as cranes" to help the+7 they didn(t even /se the !heel /ntil a fe!

cent/ries later' Pro*a*ly" tho/sands of +en dragged and p/lled the *loc.s /p specially +ade

ra+ps These i+posing stone str/ct/res !ere constr/cted as to+*s for their .ings and 6/eens"

the Pharaohs

The +ain role of these to+*s !as to protect the pharaohs( *odies fro+ decay" since the

Egyptians fir+ly *elieved that after death" their spirits lived on and !o/ld need their *odies in

the afterlife' They preserved the *odies *y /sing salt and vario/s s/*stances to dry the+ o/t"

after they had re+oved all the internal organs After!ards" they !rapped the *odies in linen

 *andages to *eco+e +/++ies 8any things the pharaohs had /sed !hile they !ere alive

acco+panied the+ into the to+*s# 9e!ellery" f/rnit/re" +a.e:/p" toys and especially food'

O/r fascination !ith the Egyptians has no end We !ill al!ays o!e this +agnificent

civilisation +ore than !e !ill ever .no!

1. The river Nile flo!s thro/gh Egypt and other co/ntries as !ell T/F

2. They /sed heavy e6/ip+ent to +ove the stones for the pyra+ids T/F

3.  % The Pharaohs decided !here the pyra+ids !o/ld *e */ilt T/F

4.  , 8any Pharaohs !ere */ried in the sa+e pyra+id5 T/F

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T/rn o/t a allo! people to enter a place

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a……………...b…………..c…………….d……………e………….

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$ CCCCCCCoften disagree !ith their parents

0 A day in Disneyland proved to *e a CCCCCCCCCCCe4perience

% @o/ can have CCCCCCCCCCvie!s of Paris fro+ the Eiffel To!er

$ >hoose the correct option

ohn CCCCCCCC *efore his !ife arrived

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a had left * !ere leaving c leave d left

0 8y *rother !atched the fil+ after he CCCCCCCChis ho+e!or. 

a Finished * !ill finish c has finished d had finished

% The g/ests CCC the !hole evening !ith /s At &&p+ they left

a spent * !ere spending c have spent d had spent

, >hoose the correct option

8y *rother 5(,, / (0 *()* % get +arried in the s/++er

B There is so+eone at the door ) 5(,,/$- *()* % see !ho it is$ ) !o/ld prefer "()'()*/% "()'  so+e orange 9/ice

0 ) en9oy 0+"6()*/ % 0+"6   in the s/++er

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