Multiple Choice: Section 1
Multiple Choice: Section 1
Multiple Choice: Section 1
SECTION 1
MULTIPLE CHOICE
(QUESTION NUMBER III)
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Unit ( 1 )
THE CALENDAR
Choose the appropriate word to complete each sentence.
1. I’m not sure that I -------. Can you explain it again?
A. understand B. know C. realize
2. Our teacher always makes complex topics --------by using simple words and examples.
A. understand B. understanding C. understandable
3. Her parents are very --------.
A. understand B. understanding C. understandable
4. Your behavior ----------- more than your looks.
A. matters B. important C. shows
5. Many people with hearing ------- try to hide their conditions.
A. matters B. problems C. facts
6. It’s sometimes hard to separate -------- from fiction.
A. solution B. problems C. fact
7. What are your ------- for this weekend?
A. solution B. plans C. decisions
8. Selling the car was the solution -------all our problems.
A. to B. of C. with
9. Julius Caesar was a -------.
A. Rome B. Roman C. Romanian
10. Albert Einstein was a great ---------.
A. scientific B. scientifically C. scientist
11. A great deal of ---------research is being performed in this area.
A. scientific B. scientifically C. scientist
12. He -------- my watch free of charge.
A. made B. kept C. fixed
13. She told me to choose one from those shirts, but I couldn’t --------
A. try B. continue C. decide
14. How can you -------- studying with all that noise going on?
A. try B. continue C. decide
15. She was playing with a knife, so I took it -------- from her.
A. away B. out C. down
16. The dentist took ----- my decayed tooth.
A. away B. out C. off
17. There are 29 days in February in a/an ------year
A. ordinary B. full C. leap
18. A dolphin ----------- out of the water.
A. ran B. leapt C. went
19. Take the tablets twice ----------.
A. daily B. monthly C. yearly
20. We get a -----------salary increase.
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13. C
14. B
15. A
16. B
17. C
18. B
19. A
20. C
21. B
22. B
23. A
24. C
25. B
26. A
27. C
28. B
29. A
30. C
31. C
32. C
33. B
34. C
35. A
36. C
37. B
38. B
39. C
40. A
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UNIT (2)
TOO MUCH KNOWLEDGE MAKETH FOOLS
Choose the appropriate word to complete each sentence.
1. She got a well-paid job as she is ------- in both English and Chinese.
A. proficient B. clever C. good
2. The ----- of today are the leaders of tomorrow.
A. young B. youth C. youths
3. It gives me ----- pleasure to introduce our guest speaker.
A. big B. large C. great
4. Everyone would go into the hall for assembly and then we’d go to our ------ classes.
A. respective B. different C. each
5. She and her parents have ------ since she was young.
A. reached B. followed C. parted
6. Our teacher always give us ------ advice.
A. sensitive B. sensible C. final
7. She has a bent ---- Mathematics.
A. for B. in C. at
8. Beans sometimes give me ------.
A. nutrition B. indigestion C. disease
9. Confucius was a great Chinese -----.
A. philosopher B. medico C. astrologer
10. Does this jacket go ------ this skirt?
A. well B. with C. on
11. I could barely ---- why she had left her family.
A. comprehend B. realize C. philosophize
12. There was widespread ----- that the president was going to resign.
A. philosophy B. speculation C. advice
13. In the past, people could determine their directions at night by looking at the North ------.
A. Pole B. Constellation C. Star
14. The room was ------- of furniture.
A. devoid B. empty C. lack
15. The film was so ------ that I couldn’t watch it to the end.
A. fright B. frightened C. frightening
16. He sat proudly ------ his new motorbike.
A. astride B. atop C. down
17. I’ve got a ----- where I hit my leg against the corner of the table.
A. cut B. bruise C. scratch
18. I am looking for a birthday present for my mother, but I haven’t found anything ----- yet.
A. suited B. suitable C. suitably
19. A/An ------ is a person who entertains people with songs and dances.
A. musician B. dancer C. artiste
20. My brother is a ------- student.
A. medical B. medicinal C. medicated
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21. Numbers are said to be in a/an ----- order when they are arranged from the smallest to the
largest numbers.
A. related B. descending C. ascending
22. There’s no use ------- over past mistakes.
A. smiling B. waiting C. recounting
23. The new coach believed his team could------ great things.
A. specialize B. accomplish C. admit
24. You often use clarified butter when making -----.
A. curry B. rice C. meals
25. The truth finally ------ upon me.
A. realized B. dawned C. comprehended
26. I finally ----- the truth.
A. realized B. dawned C. comprehended
27. He saw she was confused and he took full advantage of the ------.
A. time B. circumstance C. situation
28. Police said there was no suspicious ---------- surrounding the boy’s death.
A. time B. circumstance C. situation
29. I think it’s ----- to go to bed.
A. time B. circumstance C. situation
30. She was ------ with anger.
A. moping B. trembling C. stunned
31. They were in a ----- silence when I told them the news.
A. time B. circumstance C. situation
32. He suddenly remembered that he had left his book at home and began to retrace his ---.
A. steps B. path C. way
33. The mangoes were ------ from the tree.
A. packed B. plucked C. gathered
34. The mangoes were ---- in a cardboard box.
A. packed B. plucked C. gathered
35. ------ his horror, he found his friend weeping bitterly.
A. In B. With C. To
36. Go and buy some salt. We have run out ------ it.
A. with B. of C. on
37. I need some ----- water to make coffee.
A. simmering B. boiling C. cooking
38. People should be more ------ of environmental issues.
A. aware B. unaware C. beware
39. He ----- his experiences in Canada.
A. told B. said C. recounted
40. She has a really bad habit. She never ------ her mistakes.
A. admits B. accomplishes C. philosophizes
Answers
1. A 8. B 15. C 22. B 29. A 36. B
2. B 9. A 16. A 23. B 30. B 37. B
3. C 10. B 17. B 24. A 31. C 38. A
4. A 11. A 18. B 25. B 32. A 39. C
5. C 12. B 19. C 26. A 33. B 40. A
6. B 13. C 20. A 27. C 34. A
7. A 14. B 21. C 28. B 35. C
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UNIT (3)
THE MOON: A NICE PLACE TO VISIT?
Choose the appropriate word to complete each sentence.
1. A famous ------ wrote these sonnets.
A. songwriter B. poet C. visitor
2. Mg Mg will not be an outstanding students as he is completely ------- of ambition.
A. devoid B. empty C. lacking
3. She is completely ------ in self- confidence.
A. devoid B. empty C. lacking
4. Due to the ------ of practice, they lost the game.
A . devoid B. empty C. lack
5. The Shwedagon pagoda is clearly ------ from the Hlaing river as it is situated on a hill.
A. observed B. visible C. looked
6. The earth has a/an ------ force, so things fall to the ground when they are dropped.
A. gravitational B. visible C. looked
7. The roof is ----------, so a bucket is put here when it is raining.
A. leak B. drip C. leaking
8. The police cannot arrest him because the evidence is --------.
A. escaped B. insufficient C. extreme
9. Fire-------- equipment must be available on all floors.
A. protecting B. protection C. protective
10. Bagan is the ------- proof of the rich cultural heritage of Myanmar.
A. striking B. strike C. striker
11. Dark clouds blotted ------ the sun’s light.
A. up B. on C. out
12. He dropped the vase and it ------- to pieces.
A. shattered B. scattered C. struck
13. The -------- contains seven colours.
A. atmosphere B. spectrum C.ray
14. In desert, there is no ------- in some areas.
A. sunlight B. weather C. vegetation
15. Nowadays, movies can be ------- over the internet.
A. diffused B. scattered C. transmitted
16. Technologies --------- rapidly.
A. diffuse B. scatter C. transmit
17. He broke the pot and the rice was ----------- over the floor.
A. diffused B. scattered C. transmitted
18. He -------- his finger in the water to see how hot the water is.
A. dipped B. reflected C. shielded
19. All drinking water should be ------------.
A. dripped B. filtered C. scattered
20. The ground was ---------- with snow.
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Answers
1. B 8. B 15. C 22. A 29. B 36. C
2. A 9. B 16. A 23. C 30. B 37. A
3. C 10. A 17. B 24. B 31. A 38. A
4. C 11. C 18. A 25. B 32. A 39. C
5. B 12. A 19. B 26. C 33. B 40. A
6. A 13. B 20. C 27. A 34. B
7. C 14. C 21. C 28. A 35. B
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UNIT (4)
CLOCKS THROUGH TIME
Choose the appropriate word to complete each sentence.
1. As she had to get up early the next day, she set up the ------- for 5 a.m. before she went to
bed.
A. alarm B. watch C. time
2. A zebra has black and white -------- on its body.
A. stripes B. marks C. divisions
3. --------- the butter in a saucepan.
A. Boil B. Melt C. Fill
4. You can ask the waiter to -------- your glass again.
A. remake B. refill C. fill
5. Get the ------- to put out the fire.
A. sticks B. candles C. sand
6. Grill the meat on one side, then turn it ----- and grill the other side.
A. over B. down C. up
7. They -------- the room with flowers and balloons.
A. enclosed B. decorated C. combined
8. Biscuits will stay crisp if you keep them in an airtight ------------.
A. box B. container C. glass
9. A microscope makes --------- things look larger.
A. small B. little C. tiny
10. It’s ---------- to have a goalkeeper as the captain of a football team.
A. unusual B. usual C. right
11. With the --------- of time, he grew mature.
A. pass B. past C. passage
12. Alexander Graham Bell ------- the telephone.
A. invented B. created C. discovered
13. Thomas Alva Edison was very --------.
A. inventory B. inventive C. invention
14. My watch needs repairing. I need to go to a -----.
A. watchdog B. watchman C. watchmaker
15. The Internet came -------- use in 1980s.
A. into B. in C. on
16. My watch ------ time.
A. shows B. tells C. keeps
17. She pretended not to hear and ------- walking.
A. began B. stopped C. kept
18. Our school has a --------- compound.
A. space B. spacious C. spacing
19. The house is ----------- by a high brick wall.
A. made B. enclosed C. joined
20. Good teachers are always ------- demand.
A. in B. on C. by
21. Parents are always -------- about the safety of their children.
A. interested B. aware C. concerned
22. Japan is one of the -------- countries.
A. industrialized B. industrious C. industrial
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23. --------- kettles are used to boil water without the necessity of a stove.
A. Electric B. Electrical C. Electronic
24. You can buy various kind of ---------- appliances in this store.
A. electric B. electrical C. electronic
25. The water --------- of the river has risen due to the heavy rain.
A. surface B. level C. height
26. People ---------- stealing as immoral.
A. regard B. think C. suppose
27. Pi is an irrational ---------.
A. number B. numeral C. digit
28. I, II, III, …….. are Roman ------.
A. numbers B. numerals C. digits
29. 153 has three ---------.
A. numbers B. numerals C.digits
30. I got a ---------- watch from my best friend as a birthday present.
A. digit B. digital C. digits
31. The factory is now fully ------.
A. automated B. automatic C. automatically
32. He turned ------ his computer and checked his e-mail.
A. on B. off C. out
33. A thermometer is used to --------- the temperature.
A. calculate B. compute C. measure
34. I found his talk -------.
A. interest B. interested C. interesting
35. I’m not ----- in music.
A. interest B. interested C. interesting
36. He took the glasses off and ------ them in his pocket.
A. joined B. tucked C. placed
37. Your success will not ------- long without hard work.
A. stay B. last C. go
38. He demanded a 50-50 ----------- in the profits.
A. split B. division C. mark
39. We agree on an equal ---------- in the profits.
A. split B. division C. mark
40. You will forger him as time goes ---------.
A. by B. with C. after
Answers
1. A 8. B 15. A 22. A 29. C 36. B
2. A 9. C 16. C 23. A 30. B 37. B
3. B 10. A 17. C 24. B 31. A 38. A
4. C 11. C 18. B 25. B 32. A 39. B
5. C 12. A 19. B 26. A 33. C 40. A
6. A 13. B 20. A 27. A 34. C
7. B 14. C 21. C 28. B 35. B
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UNIT (5)
SELF-SERVICE AND THE SUPERMARKET
Choose the appropriate word to complete each sentence.
1. Dinosaurs are -------- animals.
A. big B. enormous C. large
2. You need a ------- of 4 years’ experience to get this job.
A. minimum B. maximum C. optimum
3. Kitchens should be kept --------.
A. perfect B. attractive C. hygienic
4. Meat and fish are highly ---------.
A. dairy B. frozen C. perishable
5. Butter and cheese are ----- products.
A. dairy B. frozen C. perishable
6. The telephone is a ------- used for communication.
A. machine B. device C. register
7. The fax ------ is out of order.
A. machine B. device C. register
8. There weren’t enough people at the cash ------------.
A. machines B. devices C. rgisters
9. The company developed a -------- manufacturing process.
A. self-service B. streamlined C. economical
10. This new car is -------: it doesn’t use a lot of petrol.
A. streamlined B. economic C. economical
11. In Asia, Japan has the fastest --------- growth.
A. economics B. economic C. economical
12. How much did you pay -------- this book?
A. to B. for C. on
13. People should be aware of the importance of personal -------.
A. hygiene B. hygienic C. on
14. I prefer tea ----- coffee.
A. than B. to C. as
15. Daw Kyi Pyar is a regular --------- at our shop.
A. customer B. operator C. shopkeeper
16. Could you please ------- the parcel to his house?
A. carry B. deliver C. bring
17. I don’t like waiting to be served, so I always go to a/an ------ store.
A. attractive B. mobile C. self-service
18. He was warned to solve the problem as ------ as possible.
A. speed B. speedy C. speedily
19. Nowadays, there are --------- health clinics in some countries.
A. moving B. mobile C. self-service
20. -------- fruits do not taste as good as fresh fruits.
A. Prepacked B. Refrigerated C. hygienic
A. in B. out C. with
24. I want to meet the ----- of the festival.
A. organizers B. operators C. customers
25. We need skillful machine -------.
A. organizers B. operators C. customers
26. Fruits are -------- before being sent to supermarkets to be sold.
A. prepacked B. packed C. refrigerated
27. In supermarkets, the -------- accounts are registered by computers.
A. itemized B. recorded C. computed
28. They hold debates on a wide ------ of topics.
A. many B. number C. variety
29. A great number of children ------- running around in the playground.
A. is B. are C. been
30. The number of farmers -------- decreasing.
A. is B. are C. being
31. Will you go -------- my house on your way home?
A. through B. pass C. past
32. Mother reminded me not to ------- myself.
A. delay B. overtax C. solve
33. The seating is arranged in ------.
A. shelves B. space C. tiers
34. The cold weather ------- the stream.
A. freeze B. froze C. frozen
35. The height of the chair is ----------.
A. adjustable B. automatic C. lengthy
36. Water boils --------- 100 degrees Celsius.
A. on B. in C. at
37. He left ------- saying goodbye.
A. with B. without C. within
38. We have enough ------ for our long journey.
A. provisions B. vegetables C. meat
39. The advertiser ------- that his product can make you thin.
A. describes B. serves C. claims
40. The library keeps books of every --------.
A. description B. condition C. display
Answers
1. B 8. C 15. A 22. B 29. B 36. C
2. A 9. B 16. B 23. C 30. A 37. B
3. C 10. C 17. C 24. A 31. C 38. A
4. C 11. B 18. C 25. B 32. B 39. C
5. A 12. B 19. B 26. B 33. C 40. A
6. B 13. A 20. B 27. A 34. B
7. A 14. B 21. B 28. C 35. A
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UNIT (6)
ROBOTS
Choose the appropriate word to complete each sentence.
1. I don’t know the exact meaning of the word. Can you give me a more -------- definition of the
word?
A. basic B. careful C. precise
2. The --------- lifted the container off the ship.
A. crane B. digger C. robot
3. I’ve had a long and -------- careers.
A. various B. varied C. variety
4. A person can have ------- careers.
A. various B. varied C. variety
5. There is a ------- of careers for you to choose.
A. various B. varied C. variety
6. Our lawn mower and a lot of garden -------- were stolen.
A. tools ` B. things C. parts
7. He travels so much and his boots are beginning to wear --------.
A. in B. on C. out
8. Don’t forget to take the camping ----- for your trip.
A. machine B. tool C. equipment
9. He doesn’t carry out regular ------- of his car.
A. maintaining B. maintenance C. maintain
10. This company has over 500 ----------.
A. employers B. employees C. employments
11. The ------- market is still depressed, but demand abroad is picking up.
A. domestic B. foreign C. international
12. Don’t give up. --------- your dream will be realized.
A. Nevertheless B. Eventually C. However
13. Buy three and make a/an -------- of 500 kyats.
A. production B. extra C. saving
14. The car had wider drum brakes and a five- speed manural --------.
A. engine B. motor C. gearbox
15. Hlawga National Park and Alaungdaw Kathapa National Park are -------- area of Myanmar.
A. protection B. protective C. protected
16. Fireman wear -------- clothing so as not to get burnt.
A. protection B. protective C. protected
17. Every employer likes -------- workers.
A. tired B. tiring C. untiring
18. I’m very lucky to have such a ------- friend.
A. reliable B. predictable C. untiring
19. She went to Thailand -------- the aim of finding a job.
A. for B. with C. in
20. Students are not allowed to handle these chemicals unless they are under the close ------ of a
teacher.
A. patrolling B. working C. supervision
21. In June and July, the weather is less ---------.
A. reliable B. predictable C. predise
22. I forgot to ring her -------- yesterday.
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A. up B. on C. at
23. Make sure your air-conditioner is ------- regularly.
A. serviced B. mended C. repeated
24. The desk is easy to ---------. I will take it.
A. paint B. weld C. assemble
25. Many pesticides are highly ---------.
A. unpleasant B. dangerous C. toxic
26. Some factories are -------- of toxic chemicals into the sea.
A. cleaning B. disposing C. patrolling
27. Surgeons --------- an emergency operation.
A. performed B. provided C.programmed
28. I’ve ------- the air-conditioning to come on at five o’clock.
A. performed B. provided C. programmed
29. The country’s economic crisis is partly because of --------- unemployment.
A. much B. mass C. unpredictable
30. We need skillful operator to control the -------- machinery.
A. complex B. automatic C. mass
31. The telephone system has broken -----------.
A. out B. down C. off
32. Take -------- care of your grandma; she may have a heart attack at any time.
A. special B. physical C. precise
33. If you want to reduce your weight, you should take more --------- exercise.
A. varied B. moving C. physical
34. Computer systems are becoming more and more --------- all the time – in other words, they
are growing in complexity.
A. popular B. sophisticated C. widespread
35. He is my tennis --------.
A. friend B. companion C. partner
36. As I like the story very much, I read --------- till the end.
A. on B. out C. to
37. Find a plumber to -------- the leaky pipe.
A. service B. mend C. maintain
38. The government should invest more money to promote tourism ----------.
A. industry B. factory C. environment
39. The shoes are also -------- in larger sizes.
A. available B. provided C. limited
40. The -------- aim of this course is to improve your reading and writing skill.
A. basic B. primary C. first
Answers
1. B 2. A 11. C 20. C 29. B 38. A
L 3. C 12. A 21. C 30. B 39. C
L 4. C 13. B 22. A 31. A 40. A
L 5. B 14. C 23. C 32. A
L 6. A 15. C 24. B 33. B
L 7. C 16. A 25. B 34. B
N 8. B 17. B 26. C 35. B
NJ 9. B 18. A 27. A 36. C
H 10. A 19. B 28. A 37. A
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UNIT (7)
DREAM DO COME TRUE
Choose the appropriate word to complete each sentence.
1. I don’t like sitting on the beach because I can’t stand the roar of -------.
A. breakers B. waves C. surf
2. The ------- travelled from the centre of the lake before breaking on the shore.
A. breakers B. waves C.surf
3. They say that Sydney is the ------- capital of the world.
A. breaker B. wave C.surf
4. Today, people spend so much time ------ the Internet.
A. breaking B. waving C. surfing
5. Why are you ------- at him? Do you know him?
A. breaking B. waving C. surfing
6. Though he saw the “No Smoking” sing, he ------- it and lit up a cigarette.
A. ignored B. neglected C.forgot
7. I grew ------ in Pathein.
A. back B. up C. out
8. My ------- house should be located outside the city where I can find real peace and happiness.
A. dreamer B. dream C. dreaming
9. Teachers are not well ------ these days.
A. pay B. paying C. paid
10. He was chomping away on a ----- of chocolate.
A. bar B. box C. tray
11. She ------ at her face with a tissue.
A. touched B. ruffled C. scrubbed
12. She looks more -------- with longer hair.
A. feminine B. tender C. prim
13. I have great ----- for him as a writer.
A. mood B. admiration C. interest
14. Be careful! Our teacher is in a bed ------- today.
A, mood B. admiration C. look
15. I’m really worried about him. He was unable to swallow anything ------- liquids.
A. and B. with C. but
16. The flowers were gently swaying in the -------.
A. wind B. breeze C. air
17. In -------- days, there were fewer cars than there are now.
A. the B. these C. those
18. As the exam is drawing near , I work very hard ------- days.
A. the B. these C. those
19. Don’t be so ----- ! It is none of your business.
A. inquisitive B. curious C. proud
20. In the eighteenth century, women wore ------- to keep the stockings from slipping.
A. rosettes B. garters C. earrings
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UNIT (8)
ADVERTISEMENTS: THE PROS AND CONS
Choose the appropriate word to complete each sentence.
1. You should pay ------ to what the teacher’s saying.
A. attendance B. attention C. attentiveness
2. This TV advertisement is ------. We don’t even know what kind of good is advertised.
A. boring B. informative C. pointless
3. Smuggling is ------ the law.
A. for B. against C. over
4. Everybody should realize the ------ of good health.
A. value B. cost C. quality
5. She has been seriously ill. You need to ------- her to see a doctor.
A. convince B. claim C. believe
6. Two men are ------- the police with their enquiries.
A. providing B. offering C. assisting
7. Yesterday, I came across a strange ------- in the newspaper.
A. advertiser B. advertising C. advertisement
8. Sophia works for an ------- agency.
A. advertiser B. advertising C. advertisement
9. He got 75 marks in the last English test, but he still didn’t live ------- to his mother’s
expectation.
A. up B. on C. in
10. She is imitating Taylor Swift these days. I think she is much ------ by her favorite celebrity.
A. persuaded B. attractive C. influenced
11. This book is intended -------- grade- 11 students.
A. to B. for C. on
12. Though his parents were illiterate, they wanted him to become a/an -------- person.
A. educated B. successful C. wealthy
13. He became a/an ------ journalist in his late forties and now he can earn a lot of money from
his articles.
A. educated B. successful C. wealthy
14. The book is very ----- about Myanmar customs. You’d better read it before you come to
Myanmar.
A. interesting B. well-known C. informative
15. Their new skin-care ------- have achieved a huge success.
A. products B. services C. articles
16. You need the -------- of a good lawyer.
A. products B. services C. articles
17. The shop sells bathroom ------- such as soap and shampoo.
A. products B. services C. articles
18. Last week, we spent a/an ------- weekend at a five-star hotel.
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A. for B. of C. on
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UNIT (9)
SLEEP AND DREAMS
Choose the appropriate word to complete each sentence.
1. Meditation will help you improve your power of -------.
A. comprehension B. concentration C. decision
2. Our team reached the semi-final ------- of the competition.
A. stage B. step C. place
3. Why did you spend a good ------- of money on clothes?
A. number B. deal C. variety
4. As soon as she sat at the table to study, she felt -----.
A. sleepy B. sleeping C. asleep
5. He was so exhausted that he fell ------ at his desk.
A. sleepy B. sleeping C. asleep
6. If she felt he was right, she would agree ----- him.
A. to B. for C. with
7. Boys are ------ more playful than girls.
A. normally B. biologically C. physically
8. Teenagers are also called ------.
A. children B. adolescents C. adults
9. The doctors are ------ research into the causes of Alzheimer’s disease.
A. discussing B. making C. doing
10. A ------- is a period equal to 100 year.
A. decade B. century C. millennium
11. I found my younger brother ------ in the kitchen.
A. sleepwalking B. sleeptalking C. snoring
12. ------- happens when you can’t move air freely through your nose and throat during sleep.
A. Sleepwalking B. Sleeptalking C. Snoring
13. The doctor uses a stethoscope to listen to my -------
A. body temperature B. heartbeat C. brain waves
14. ------- of mammals is/are constant.
A. Body temperature B. Heartbeat C. Brain waves
15. You should ask his advice. He is a/an ------ person.
A. learning B. learned C. old
16. We stayed ----- half the night tanking.
A. over B. on C. up
17. It is a ------ story. I can’t stop laughing.
A. funny B. joke C. embarrassing
18. Does television --------- children’s behaviour?
A. effect B. affect C. effective
19. Does television have an -------- on children’s behaviour?
A. effect B. affect C. effective
20. Students get ------------ when the examination draws near.
A. exhausted B. worried C. terrified
21. She has acrophobia. She is -------- of heights.
A. exhausted B. worried C. terrified
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UNIT (10)
LOOKING GOOD
Choose the appropriate word to complete each sentence.
1. She’s got a good -------.
A. figure B. structure C. appearance
2. His ---------- face was pink with embarrassment.
A. plump B. snub C. broad
3. My father has a high ------.
A. nose B. shoulders C. forehead
4. The actor is so ------- that he is very popular among girls.
A. beautiful B. handsome C. gangling
5. Some blame the ------ for starting the rumours.
A. magazines B. advertisements C. media
6. Men use ------ to relieve razor burn.
A. make-up B. aftershave C. perfume
7. Girls sometimes think that they will be attractive ------ boys if they use so-called cosmetics.
A. to B. by C. on
8. She is totally attracted ------- her idol.
A. to B. by C. on
9. I will ------- him to play the football again.
A. bombard B. make C. encourage
10. I think the teacher was ------- by your presentation.
A. impression B. impressive C. impressed
11. She was ------ in the interview. Everyone admired her.
A. impression B. impressive C. impressed
12. Personality ------- more than looks.
A. matters B. judges C. attracts
13. Don’t -------- a book by its cover.
A. matter B. judge C. attract
14. She is always ------ about her appearance.
A. unsure B. insecure C. worry
15. The baby was brown with a heart -------.
A. defect B. handicap C. fault
16. Hla Hla gave her seat to a ------ man.
A. defective B. handicapped C. faulty
17. She has just recovered from malaria. Her complexion is rather -------.
A. colourless B. delicate C. pale
18. She is not attracted by ------ men. She finds muscular men attractive.
A. well-built B. slightly built C. handsome
19. Teenagers often suffer a lot from -------.
A. spots B. dimples C. goose pimples
20. She is a gorgeous girl with sparkling ------ and long blonde hair.
A. forehead B. mouth C. eyes
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UNIT (11)
MOSQUITO: GETTING TO KNOW THE ENEMY
Choose the appropriate word to complete each sentence.
1. Many insects such as mosquitoes, mayflies, and dragonflies have ------ larvae.
A. microscopic B. aquatic C. warm-blooded
2. Though whales are marine animals, they are --------.
3. A. microscopic B. aquatic C. warm-blooded
4. Early research shows that blue-green ----- reduce(s) blood pressure in some people.
A. algae B. plants C. nectar
5. Sunlight barely ------ the dirty windows.
A. injected B. penetrate C.inflicted
6. He is a diabetic and has to ----- himself with insulin every day.
A. inject B. penetrate C. inflict
7. When attacked by dogs, their teeth can ------ deep wounds.
A. inject B. penetrate C. inflict
8. The panda’s natural ----- is the bamboo forest.
A. food B. habitat C. infestation
9. Never procrastinate in resolving a/an ------ of cockroaches. They are harmful to health.
A. species B. habitat C. infestation
10. Owls feed ------ mice and other small animals.
A. on B. in C. into
11. Tuberculosis is an ------ disease.
A. infected B. infectious C. infested
12. Tuberculosis is an ------ disease.
A. airborne B. airborn C. aerial
13. Another word for dawn is -------.
A. daybreak B. dusk C. twilight
14. The main task of the police is to detect and -------- crime.
A. defend B. protect C. prevent
15. The plane crash resulted ------ the deaths of 65 passengers.
A. at B. in C. on
16. That part of the film was so disgusting that it left me with a feeling of ----------.
A. nausea B. convulsions C. delirium
17. Kidney damage is one of the ------- of diabetes.
A. symptoms B. complications C. rashes
18. A high temperature, headache and sore throat are the usual flu ------.
A. symptoms B. complications C. rashes
19. Some pesticides can cause -------.
A. symptoms B. complications C. rashes
20. Animals can be classified ------- different types.
A. into B. in C. onto
21. Children and pregnant women are at ------- from malaria.
A. risk B. danger C. hazard
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UNIT (12)
TRAVEL IN SOUTHEAST ASIA (I)
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UNIT (13)
TRAVEL IN SOUTHEAST ASIA (II)
Choose the appropriate word to complete each sentence.
1. All that ----- is not gold.
A. shines B. sparkles C. glitters
2. I will never forget your kind -------.
A hospitality B. hospitability C., hospitalization
3. The local people are very hospitable ----- strangers.
A. to B. on C. for
4. Various--------- groups live peacefully in our country.
A. minority B. majority C. ethnic
5. You can watch the Oscar-winning -------- of Kate Winslet in “Titanic”.
A. entertainment B. performance C. show
6. What did you do for ------ while you were staying there-just watch TV?
A. entertainment B. performance C. show
7. What is your favourite television ------?
A. entertainment B. performance C. show
8. The view from the summit of the mountain was so ------- that we took hundreds of photos.
A. relaxing B. encouraging C. breathtaking
9. The exhibition has attracted --------- of visitors.
A. one thousand B. thousand C. thousands
10. This trip was his first taste ------ freedom throughout the year.
A. for B. of C. as
11. I like classical music. Do you also have a taste --------- it?
A. for B. of C. as
12. You can buy -------- vases at some handicraft shops in the Bogyoke Market.
A. ancient B. antique C. olden
13. There are thousands of------ pagodas in Bagan.
A. ancient B. antique C. oldent
14. My parents are ----- by my exam results.
A. delightful B. delight C. delighted
15. We spent two weeks in Pyin Oo Lwin and had a --------- time.
A. delightful B. delight C. delighted
16. The drug is still being tested and will not go into ----- production.
A. economic B. economical C. commercial
17. He studies ancient societies by examining the remains of their buildings and objects found in
the ground. He is an ---------.
A. architect B. archaeologist C. historian
18. Archaeology -------- the secrets of the past.
A. reveals B. interprets C. boasts
19. Different countries ------ the Ramayana differently.
A. reveal B. interpret C. boast
20. He always ----- that he can speak five languages.
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UNIT (14)
HELEN KELLER
Choose the appropriate word to complete each sentence.
1. Her parents are very -------- of her.
A. happy B. lucky C. proud
2. He was born ---------. He never knows the blessing of sight.
A. blind B. deaf C. mysterious
3. Are you --------? Why don’t you answer me?
A. blind B. deaf C. mysterious
4. She wondered who’d sent her the --------- email.
A. blind B. deaf C. mysterious
5. Emily Bronte died -------- tuberculosis.
A. with B. of C. for
6. The English ------------ has 26 letters.
A. language B. alphabet C. spelling
7. She’s deaf. Use the sign --------- to communicate with her.
A. language B. alphabet C. spelling
8. Which --------- is correct, colour or color?
A. language B. alphabet C. spelling
9. Don’t go anywhere. I will be back ------.
A. finally B. lately C. shortly
10. Aung Aung will be able to solve this problem in a minute. He is quite ---------.
A. intelligent B. lucky C. proud
11. Mg Mg is a -------- brat. He should learn to behave properly.
A. messy B. spoilt C. violent
12. Your handwriting is too -------. You’d better do it over.
A. messy B. spoilt C. violent
13. This movie is too ------- to show to the children.
A. messy B. spoilt C. violent
14. People should not hesitate to -------- the police if they’ve noticed anyone acting
suspiciously.
A. explain B. ask C. contact
15. We arrived ----------- the airport late.
A. at B. in C. to
16. It was a --------- he survived the plane crash.
A. luck B. miracle C. world
17. He -------- my collar and pulled me towards him.
A. folded B. picked up C. grabbed
18. She -------- coloured paper into a paper crane.
A. folded B. picked up C. grabbed
19. I was born ---------- December 1991.
A. on B. in C. at
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EXTRA EXERCISE
Choose the appropriate word to complete each sentence.
1. Your name will ------- at the front of the book.
A. declare B. describes C. appear
2. Birds leave their nests -------- dawn.
A. at B. on C. in
3. Visiting --------- sites reminds us of the romance of the past.
A. traditional B. historical C. cultural
4. Began sunset scene is ------- enough to attract tourists.
A. fascinating B. peaceful C. exciting
5. There aren’t -------- dictionaries that can compare with this.
A. few B. many C. more
6. As I wasn’t well yesterday, I spent ------ of the day in bed.
A. all B. much C. most
7. My grandmother died ---------- the age of ninety.
A. between B. during C. at
8. I ----------- in Yangon since 1991.
A. live B. lived C. have lived
9. Our car has broken down. I will -------------- the mechanic.
A. ring B. speak C. claim
10. -------- taking money, my sister went to the market.
A. In spite of B. Without C. By
11. He is not used --------- up early.
A. to get B. to getting C. getting
12. It’s no use --------- him. His telephone is out of order.
A. to call B. to calling C. calling
13. I used --------- football a lot.
A. to play B. to playing C. playing
14. --------, sprinkle some grated cheese over the dish.
A. Immediately B. Eventually C. Finally
15. He -------- join the Institute of Medicine, but he chosen to be an English specialization
student.
A. could B. would C. must
16. If everybody drive carefully, there will be --------- accidents.
A. a few B. few C. a little
17. --------- exercise daily keeps a person healthy.
A. A few B. Little C. A little
18. The doctor’s -------- was that I had bronchitis.
A. examination B. diagnosis C. treatment
19. The new chairs were ------- with protective plastic wrappings.
A. covered B. displayed C. arranged
20. There are --------- candles for all the children in this room.
A. sufficient B. necessary C. favourable
21. In “The story of my life”, you can read about Helen Keller’s ------- , education and work.
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22. My car broke ----------- on the way home last night. So I took a taxi.
A. up B. down C. out
23. A loving home is essential for a child’s ------- in the early years.
A. increase B. growth C. improvement
24. Today’s meeting will --------- in the main school hall.
A. take off B. take part in C. take place
25. Human workers are -------- if they have to work for a long time without any break.
A. tired B. tiring C. tiredness
26. Visitors to this region enjoy the green fields and ----------- mountain views.
A. breathtaking B. encouraging C. relaxing
27. Myanmar people --------- their respects to their elders during Thadingyut.
A. give B. encouraging C. relaxing
28. Being lost in the forest was a frightening -------- for him.
A. event B. experience C. result
29. The company that they started in 1898 is still ------- existence today.
A. in B. into C. on
30. I don’t like this dress because it makes me --------fat.
A . to look B. look C. looking
31. A new hairstyle can completely change your -------.
A. appearance B. characteristics C. circumstance
32. The town is ------- regarded as a good place for children to grow up.
A. certainly B. generally C. mainly
33. Some disease cannot be cured, but they can be-------.
A. limited B. prevented C. protected
34. They walked together to the corner, but then they ------- and went their way.
A. continued B. divided C. separated
35. Inlay lake is one of the major tourist ------- in Myanmar.
A. attentions B. attractions C. situations
36. I am very fond of doing ------ jobs such as cooking and cleaning.
A. domestic B. simple C. unpleasant
37. The students come from very ------ socio-economic background.
A. different B. general C. unusual
38. We are planning to ------- a trip to Kalaw in April.
A. go B. make C. travel
39. They played -------- another football team from another village.
A. against B. from C. together with
40. The teacher said, “Please pay ----- to what I am saying.”
A. attention B. interest C. respect
41. The doctor told me to take a deep --------.
A. breath B. dream C. sleep
42. The car was cheap and in good ------ , so I bought it.
A. condition B. circumstance C. situation
43. He didn’t like small towns and decided to _____ to the city.
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A. go B. move C. turn
44. The driver could not ------- the bus, so it crashed into a tree.
A. avoid B. control C. programme
45. There are many ------- differences between our two countries.
A. cultural B. historical C. traditional
46. Endangered marine species -------- seals, turtles and whales.
A. contains B. consists of C. include
47. There is not much -------- for young people in this small town.
A. development B. entertainment C. performance
48. The patient complains that he is short of --------.
A. breath B. health C. treatment
49. She is a woman with a warm personality, but I didn’t know her ------.
A. individually B. personally C. potentially
50. We have to ------- the number of thickets for our school concert because the hall is not very
big.
A. control B. limit C. prevent
51. Please keep all your ----- belongings with you.
A. individual B. personal C. respective
52. The ages of the students in the class ------ from 12 to 15.
A. change B. differ C. range
53. The team will continue with their drills until the coach is satisfied with their -------.
A. entertainment B. performance C. movements
54. She ------ her eyes from the sun with her hands.
A. hid B. prevented C. shielded
55. The lake ------ water to thousands of home in this area.
A. sends B. supports C. supplies
56. We sell blouses and skirts in ------ colours and sizes.
A. attractive B. reasonable C. various
57. Can exercise and a healthy diet ------ heart disease?
A. protect B. prevent C. remove
58. She had a lucky ------ when a bus crashed into her car.
A. escape B. opportunity C. protection
59. There was an ------ smell of bad fish in this market.
A. enormous B. unpleasant C. unusual
60. Many people are concerned about their personal ------- such as looks, height and weight.
A. characteristics B. qualities C. requirements
61. The ------ of the telephone changed the world.
A. expansion B. increase C. invention
62. The advertisements are intended to ------- demand for the product.
A. create B. make C. produce
63. Each country has its own law for the import and export of its -----.
A. equipment B. goods C. materials
64. U Mg Mg was not ------- dressed for the meeting.
A. potentially B. suitably C. traditionally
65. The art museum has a large ------- of rare paintings.
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Section -2
Recall Questions
(Question number IV)
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Unit ( 1 )
THE CALENDAR
1. How long did people have to try before knowing how to organize days, weeks, months and
years?
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2. Who made the first calendar?
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3. When and where was the first calendar made?
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4. What is the Egyptian’s way of counting weeks and months?
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5. What did the Egyptian calendar show?
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6. How many days were there in a month in the Egyptian calendar?
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7. How many weeks were there in a year in the Egyptian calendar?
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8. How long was the Egyptian year?
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9. Why is it possible to use any number in counting weeks and months?
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10. Why can no one decide a day or a year?
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11. How long is a day? (What is a day?)
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12. What is a year?
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13. How long is a year (really)?
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14. How long does it take the earth to turn around one time?
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15. How long (exactly) does it take the earth to revolve round the sun once?
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16. What is the problem of the Egyptian calendar?
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17. How did the Egyptians solve the problem of their calendar?
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18. Why didn’t adding five holidays make the Egyptians’ yearly calendar right?
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19. What was using the Egyptian calendar like? Why?
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20. How long was the Egyptian calendar slower than the sun year in four years?
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21. How many days was the Egyptian calendar behind the sun in forty years?
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22. How long did Julius Caesar think a year should be?
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23. How did Julius Caesar make the Egyptian calendar right?
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24. What is a leap year?
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25. What was the problem of Julius Caesar’s calendar?
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26. What did scientist discover about Julius Caesar’s calendar by the year 1582?
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27. Why did Pope Gregory XIII try to make a better calendar?
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28. How was Julius Caesar’s calendar made right with the sun again?
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29. What was the main problem for the scientists in Pope Gregory’s time?
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30. Who solved the problem of Julius Caesar’s calendar?
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31. How did scientists solve the problem of Julius Caesar’s calendar going too fast?
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32. When is a year ending in 00 a leap year?
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33. Was 1800 a leap year? Why?
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34. What is the calendar we are using today called and why is it named so?
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35. Why is the Gregorian calendar not accurate?
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36. Why do we use the Gregorian Calendar though it is not quite exact?
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Unit ( 2 )
TOO MUCH KNOWLEDGE MAKETH FOOLS
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11. What did the four youths do when they didn’t understand the meaning of their teacher’s
advice?
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12. What did the four youths set forth on their journey home?
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13. What did the four youths do before they left for their homes?
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14. What happened to the four youths after travelling for a number of days?
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15. Why did the four youths feel that their great teacher was thoughtful?
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16. How did the four youths divide the tasks of cooking a meal?
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17. Why did the four youths draw lots?
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18. In order to get the decent meal, what was the medico to do and what was the astrologer to do?
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19. What were the tasks of the man of music and dancing and the philosopher?
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20. What is ghee and why is it needed?
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21. Where did the medico go to buy meat and fish and what did he find there?
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22. Why did the medico leave the bazaar without buying any meat or fish?
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23. What did the philosopher get and how did he bring it?
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24. What did the philosopher do after getting the required ghee?
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25. What did the philosopher do on his way back to the cook and what happened to the ghee he
bought?
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26. What happened to the philosopher on his way back to the cook?
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27. Why did the philosopher come back empty-handed?
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28. What did the two empty-handed men do when they met each other?
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29. When the medico and the philosopher found the man of music and dancing, how did he look
and what was he doing?
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30. According to the man of music and dancing, what were the steps of cooking rice?
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31. Why did the cook dance when he heard the bubbling noise of the boiling rice?
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32. What happened to the pot of rice?
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33. Why was the rice strewn all over the fire- place?
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34. What did the medico and the philosopher admit to the cook?
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35. Where did the three friends of the astrologer look for him and where did they find him?
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36. In what condition did the three friends see the astrologer?
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37. Why was it easy for the astrologer to climb up the tree?
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38. Why did the astrologer wait instead of climbing down from the tree?
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39. Why didn’t the astrologer come down from the tree?
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40. What was the astrologer waiting for to climb down from the tree?
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41. Why was the astrologer frightened out of his wits?
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42. How did the astrologer climb down from the tree?
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43. What happened to the astrologer while he was climbing down form the tree and why?
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44. What did the astrologer have after falling down from the tree?
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45. When did the four youths realize the wisdom of their professor’s parting advice?
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46. Why did the four youths fail in carrying out their tasks?
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THE MOON: A NICE PLACE TO VISIT?
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15. What can there not be without atmosphere?
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16. How extreme are temperatures on the moon?
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17. Why are temperatures on the moon extreme?
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18. When does a solar eclipse occur on the moon?
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19. When are temperatures on the moon extreme?
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20. What is blotted out during a solar eclipse?
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21. What happens to the temperature on the moon during a solar eclipse?
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22. How much is the change in temperature on the moon during a solar eclipse?
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23. What is the effect of the sudden change in temperature on the moon?
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24. What can make rocks on the moon shatter?
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25. In what way is the moon similar to the earth?
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26. In what way is the moon different from the earth?
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27. Why do changes from light to dark and dark to light occur suddenly on the moon?
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28. What are the colours of the lunar sky and the sky on the earth?
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29. Why is the colour of the sky on the earth blue?
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30. What makes the sky on the earth blue?
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31. When and how can stars be seen on the moon?
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32. What can be heard on the moon?
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33. Why is there no sound on the moon?
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34. How does sound travel?
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35. Why are a compass and a transistor not useful on the moon?
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36. Why is the moon a satellite of the earth?
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37. How long does it take the moon to revolve around the earth once?
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38. Why do we always see the same side of the moon?
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39. How far is the moon from the earth and what is that distance almost the same as?
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40. Why isn’t it easy for a visitor to survive on the moon?
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Unit ( 4 )
CLOCKS THROUGH TIME?
1. When did people first begin making things to help them measure the passage of time?
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2. Who first began making things to help them measure the passage of time?
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3. What was observed long ago as the sun moves across the sky?
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4. How was a sundial made?
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5. How could people tell which part of the day is was form a sundial?
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6. What were sundials made of to last longer?
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7. What was the advantage of a sundial?
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8. What was the weakness of a sundial?
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9. After the invention of sundials, why did men keep invention other ways to keep track of
time?
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10. When could a sundial work?
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11. At what time of day did a sundial work?
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12. What did a striped candle have?
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13. What did a water clock have?
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14. What was the advantage of striped candles and water clocks?
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15. What were the disadvantages of candles and water clocks?
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16. When did the hourglass come into use?
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17. How many glass bulbs did the hourglass have and what was put in the top bulb?
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18. What joined the two glass blubs of an hourglass?
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19. How was the hourglass made?
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20. What were the advantage and disadvantage of an hourglass?
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21. Why did the hourglass have to be turned over every hour?
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22. When was the first clock with a face and an hour hand made? Did it show the correct time?
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23. For whom was one of the first clocks with a face and an hour hand built and where was it
placed?
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24. Why didn’t people of long ago worry about knowing the exact time?
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25. When did watches come into use and where were they often put?
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26. When were pendulum clocks invented and how are they also called?
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27. Where were pendulum clocks enclosed?
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28. Why did pendulum clocks show the hours more exactly than earlier clocks?
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29. In what way are grandfather clocks different from other styles of clocks?
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30. Why are grandfather clocks very expensive?
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31. When were minute and second hands put on some clocks?
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32. Why did it become necessary for people to know the correct time?
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33. When did almost every house have a clock?
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34. What did nearly every well-dressed gentleman wear by 1900?
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35. When do electric clocks keep giving the right time?
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36. When will electric clocks stop giving the right time?
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37. When didn’t electric clocks keep giving the right time?
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38. How do clocks that look like large machines tell the correct time?
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39. What are digital clocks?
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40. How do digital clocks tell the time?
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41. How are seconds counted off on digital clocks?
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42. What can sometimes be set to turn on automatically in many electric clocks?
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43. In some electric clocks, instead if an alarm ringing, what can be heard when it is time to get
up?
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44. When can you hear soft music from electric clocks?
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45. Why do we hear soft music playing from many electric clocks instead of an alarm ringing?
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46. In which countries do clocks and watches play an important part in people’s live?
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47. How are clocks and watches regarded by people in industrialized countries?
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48. How is time regarded in different parts of the world?
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Unit ( 5 )
SELF-SERVICE AND THE SUPERMARKET
1. When has there been an enormous increase in the number of shops, stores and supermarkets?
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2. What has happened during the last few years?
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3. What has increased during the last few years? How?
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4. What are provided by the present-day shops, stores and supermarkets?
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5. How do supermarkets serve customers?
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6. What is the general purpose of a self-service supermarket?
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7. How are goods provided in supermarkets? Why?
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8. What are the difficulties of the organizers of a self-service store?
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9. How are goods displayed in supermarkets?
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10. What do organizers of a self-service store avoid when displaying their goods?
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11. What do perishable foodstuffs require?
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12. What must the organizers of a self-service store do for the customers who are paying for their
goods?
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13. What devices are used to display goods in supermarkets?
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14. What are long lengths of adjustable shelves used for?
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15. What are racks used for?
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16. In self-service supermarkets, where are perishable foodstuffs and quick frozen fruits,
vegetables and meat kept and why?
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17. What kinds of food are kept in refrigerated self-service cabinets?
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18. What are refrigerated self-service cabinets used for?
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19. What are the different temperatures for keeping food stuffs fresh?
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20. At what temperature are different kinds of food kept in refrigerated self- service cabinets?
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21. How has the problem of quick payment been solved in supermarkets?
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22. How is quick payment done in supermarkets?
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23. What problem can modern cast registers solve? (What can modern cast registers do?)
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24. What is one of the modern cast registers used in supermarkets called?
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25. What does the Automatic Itemizing and Change Computing Cast Register do?
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26. What are the advantages of self-service supermarkets (shopping at supermarkets)?
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27. Which goods are claimed to be hygienic in supermarkets?
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28. Why do people like prepacked meat and vegetables?
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29. Why are meat and vegetables packed before they are sold?
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30. Why do people think meat and vegetables sold in supermarkets are hygienic?
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31. Why is shopping at supermarkets better than shopping at traditional shops?
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32. Why do many people prefer small shops to supermarkets?
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33. Why do many people still prefer to be served by a small shopkeeper?
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Unit ( 6 )
ROBOTS
5. What may the computer brain with a robot body be programmed to do?
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12. What are the advantages of computers?
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13. Why are computers very reliable?
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14. Why can computers work for a long time without breaking down?
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15. As computers have no moving parts, how can they work?
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16. What is the difference between a computer and a robot?
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17. What distinguishes robots from computers?
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18. Why is it more expensive to use a robot than a computer?
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19. Why do robots need people?
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20. What will robots probably be able to do in the future?
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21. What are the good qualities (features) of robots?
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22. What are the advantages of using robots correctly?
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23. What can we save by using robots? Why?
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24. Why is economical to replace manpower with robots?
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40. How are robots used in dangerous environments?
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41. How are robots used in toxic areas?
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42. Where are robots used for patrolling?
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43. What can domestic robots do?
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44. With what aim are domestic robots being produced?
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Unit ( 7 )
DREAMS DO COME TRUE
1. When did Jim Bishop and his mother use to sit on the beach?
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2. What did Jim Bishop and his mother do when the days were soft and tender?
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3. What did Jenny Tier Bishop look when she was 34?
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4. Why did Jenny Tier Bishop say that her son was an inquisitive little boy?
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5. What did Jenny Tier Bishop do when her son asked her what she dreamed?
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6. What was Jenny’s dream?
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7. When were Jenny’s ears pierced?
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8. What was Jim Bishop’s dream?
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9. Why did Jim Bishop want a house on the beach?
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10. Why did Jim Bishop want servants in his house?
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11. Why did Jim’s mother laugh at his dream?
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Unit ( 8 )
ADVERTISEMENTS: THE PROS AND CONS
4. Without advertisement, what would happen to your daily newspaper, your television licence
and travel by bus?
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5. What is the most important point of advertising?
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6. What kind of products dare no regular advertiser offer?
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7. How can an advertiser fool people?
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8. How long might an advertiser fool some people and through what?
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9. How long will misleading advertising last?
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10. Why don’t advertisers dare offer a product that fails to live up to the promise of their
advertisements?
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11. Why can’t advertisers fool people for long through misleading advertising?
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12. Why won’t people buy a poor quality article more than once?
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13. What will the public do to a poor quality article?
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14. What is the surest proof when an article is seen advertised?
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15. When would advertising be so boring?
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16. If advertising only gave information, what would happen to it?
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17. How will people feel if advertisements give information only?
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18. Why can’t we say that all advertisements are good?
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19. What do most people say about advertisements?
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20. Why (how) are advertisement useful to most people?
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21. How can we learn what products are available on the market?
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22. Apart from giving information, what else do advertisements do?
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23. What should advertisers know?
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24. What do we tend to dream of?
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25. What does having a better life mean?
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26. What do the advertisers try to make us believe?
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27. What do most ladies want to become?
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28. According to advertisements, how can women become perfect wives and mothers?
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29. What advertisements are meant for ladies and what do they suggest?
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30. What products are advertised for women?
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31. How do the advertisements for home cleaning products often try to persuade ladies?
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32. What do advertisements aimed at men often include and what do they suggest?
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33. Why do advertisement for men include the picture of a pretty girl?
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34. How are the feelings which advertisements try to play on different?
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35. In what kinds of products are teenagers usually interested?
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36. What is the problem with advertisements?
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37. What is the implication given by advertisements?
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38. What things can we not buy?
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39. How are a lot of advertisements regarded?
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40. How do a lot of advertisements make people feel?
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41. Who are usually hurt more by advertisements?
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Unit ( 9 )
SLEEP AND DREAMS
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14. What do you feel in the first stage of NREM?
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15. What can wake you up in stage one of NREM?
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16. What happens in stage two of NREM?
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17. Why will a noise probably not wake you in the second stage of NREM?
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18. How long does it take to reach stage three of NREM and what happens in this stage?
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19. How long does it take to reach REM sleep and how long might this stage last?
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20. When do we reach REM sleep?
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21. In what kind of sleep (which stage) do you dream?
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22. When does body movement during sleep take place?
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23. How often does the average person move during sleep each night?
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24. According to scientists, what is sleep and what never really sleeps?
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25. What appears as dreams?
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26. What are dreams?
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27. How long have people been discussing dreams?
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28. What did people believe about dreams?
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29. What are the things that people believe about dreams?
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30. What are terrifying dreams (nightmares)?
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31. What may happen when a person has a bad dream?
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32. What may the brain do during a dream?
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33. Why can you say that dreams have positive effects on our lives?
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34. What may we remember when we dream during a good night’s sleep?
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35. Who may learn better? ( Who may remember newly learned skills?)
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36. How many REM periods of dreaming can normal people have a night?
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37. When may the first REM period begin?
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38. How long might the last REM period last?
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39. When do dreams become more intense?
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40. How do dreams change as the sleep period continues?
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41. What are terrifying dreams called and when do they usually occur?
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42. What can certain people do to their dreams?
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43. What do certain people who can control their dreams do?
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44. What do certain people make sure about their dreams? Why can they do so?
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45. How do some people get relief from bad dreams?
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46. What do some people do to get relief from bad dreams?
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47. Why do some people write down dreams and change them into positive ones?
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48. What kind of sentences do many people talk in their sleep?
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49. How might people feel when someone tells them they were talking in their sleep? Why?
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50. What is sleepwalking and among which age group is it most common?
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51. What do children usually do in their sleep and when do they grow out of it?
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52. If children sleepwalk, what should parents do? Why?
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53. What should be done when children sleepwalk?
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54. Why do people snore?
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55. Why is snoring not funny?
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56. What is sleep apnea?
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57. What happen to the snorers when they have sleep apnea?
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58. How often do snorers with sleep apnea stop breathing? Why?
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Unit ( 10 )
LOOKING GOOD
1. At what age do most boys and girls become aware of changes in their bodies?
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2. What happens to most boys and girls between the ages of 10 and 14?
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3. What happens to your body between the ages of 10 and 14?
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4. What also changes when our body alters in shape and size?
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5. Why may the way you look be new to you between the ages of 10 and 14?
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6. What are slight little girls transformed into?
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7. What may happen to the girl who used to be tallest in her class at fifteen?
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8. Why may your eyes appear smaller?
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9. What can happen to your skin when the texture of it changes?
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10. For whom do changes start earlier – for boys or for girls?
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11. What changes do boys undergo at the age of about 10?
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12. When you look at people around you, what will you realize and why?
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13. How can you know that people are attracted by every possible physical type?
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14. Why are people attracted by every possible pjysical type?
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15. At different times in history, who have admired different types of physical features?
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16. What kinds of foreheads have writers and artists admired?
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17. What kind of eyes have writers and artists admired?
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18. What kinds of shoulders have writers and artists admired?
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19. What kinds of mouths have writers and artists admired?
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20. What kinds of noses have writers and artists admired?
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21. For some people, what kinds of men are handsome and what kinds are cute?
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22. How is the appearance of men who are handsome different from that of men who are cute?
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23. What is it that most of your friends may not admit or show?
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24. What kind of girls long to be dainty and small and what kind of girls long to be tall?
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25. What do tall girls and dainty and small girls long to be?
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26. What kind of girls would like to be pale and delicate?
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27. What do plump girls with rosy round faces want to be?
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28. What kind of girls hate their pale and colourless look?
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29. What physical features do slender girls with very white skin hate?
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30. What kind of boys would like to put on more weight and what kind of boys would like to be
shorter?
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31. What would thin boys and tall and gangling boys would like to be?
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32. Why do people worry about their appearance?
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33. Where can warnings about bad breath, perspiration, being too fat or too thin be found?
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34. What do women’s magazines, men’s magazines, advertisements and the media concentrate
on and with what do they bombard us?
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35. What do women’s magazines, men’s magazines, advertisements and the media warn you?
__________________________________________________________________________
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36. What do women’s magazines, advertisements and the media try to impress on girls?
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37. What do men’s magazine, advertisements and the media try to impress on boys?
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38. Who are often involved in making us worry about our appearance? How?
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39. Who may complete with you in appearance?
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40. Why do girls who have once been fat often think of themselves like this long after they have
become slim?
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41. What are some features girls do not like?
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42. How do girls with a feature(features) they do not like feel and what is the result of it?
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43. Why are girls with a feature they don’t like unable to judge their total appearance?
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44. Why are some girls unable to judge their total appearance?
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45. If girls with features they don’t like relax and see themselves clearly, what might they
realize?
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46. What can worry young boys?
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47. What is really more important than your looks?
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48. What can people with beauty handicaps still enjoy? Why?
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49. On what quality does the success of people with all kinds of beauty handicaps depend?
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50. Why do you need a warm, kind heart and self- acceptance?
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51. What does looking good mean?
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52. What can make you thinner or fatter?
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53. What can you do if you want to lose weight or gain weight?
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54. What can happen to you if you are on diet?
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55. How can you improve the way you look?
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56. What can improve your looks?
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57. What can a person do to improve his or her looks?
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58. Apart from clothes and hairstyle, what else can help you improve the way you look?
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59. What else besides clothes, hairstyle, skin care and make-up improves your looks? Why?
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60. Why is good health important?
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61. How can you prevent from having bad smell?
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62. What can prevent you from having bad smell?
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63. With what should you wash your face to prevent from having bad smell?
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64. What should we avoid to prevent from having bad smell?
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65. From what can you prevent if you don’t eat chips and chocolate?
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66. What can you never change?
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Unit ( 11 )
MOSQUITO: GETTING TO KNOW THE ENEMY
1. How many species of insects are there? How many orders can they be grouped into?
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2. Where can insects be found?
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3. Why are insects important?
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4. What are pests?
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5. How are mosquitoes different from other insects?
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6. How many species of mosquitoes are there? How are different species of mosquitoes
distinguished?
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7. What distinguishes the mosquitoes from other insects?
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8. What kind of antennae do mosquitoes have and what do they have on the veins of their
wings?
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9. What are the larvae of mosquitoes called and where do they live?
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10. What are wigglers and what do they feed on?
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11. What do some mosquitoes feed on?
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25. What are some very serious diseases caused by mosquitoes?
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26. What kind of disease is encephalitis?
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27. How can viral encephalitis be transmitted to humans?
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28. From which animals do mosquitoes transmit viral encephalitis and what does it cause?
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29. What happens to people when they are infected with viral encephalitis?
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30. When is the risk of getting encephalitis highest and how many types of mosquito-borne
encephalitis are there?
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31. What can serious cases of encephalitis cause?
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32. What symptoms can serious cases of encephalitis cause and when do they usually appear?
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33. Is there special treatment for encephalitis and what is medical care for encephalitis aimed at?
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34. What is the purpose of providing medical care to patients suffering from encephalitis?
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35. Describe the precautions that should be taken to prevent viral encephalitis?
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36. What and when should people wear to prevent encephalitis?
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37. What kind of disease is dengue fever?
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38. Where and when does dengue fever mainly occur?
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39. How many types of dengue viral are there and how many people are at risk from these types
of viral?
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40. How many people are infected with dengue fever every year?
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41. What are the symptoms of dengue fever and when do they generally start?
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42. Where and when does the rash usually begin if a person is infected with dengue fever?
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43. What usually happens about 3 to 4 days after the dengue fever starts and when do the
symptoms of dengue fever resolve completely?
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44. What is dengue haemorrhagic fever?
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45. What are the symptoms of dengue haemorrhagic fever?
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46. With whom is the occurrence of dengue haemorrhagic fever associated?
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47. Who are likely to suffer from dengue haemorrhagic fever?
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48. Is there vaccine against dengue fever and what is recommended treatment for dengue fever?
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49. How can serious illness of dengue fever be prevented?
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50. When are Aedes mosuitoes most active?
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51. How can we reduce exposure to mosquito bites?
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52. What kind of disease is malaria?
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53. What causes malaria and which species of mosquitoes spread malaria?
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54. When does malaria especially occur and what kind of mosquitoes spread malaria?
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55. How many people are annually affected by malaria and how many people die of malaria
every year?
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56. What are the symptoms of malaria and when do they occur?
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57. What are the results of the infection of malaria?
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58. What does malaria cause?
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59. What happens to the spleen and liver if one is infected with malaria and what happens to the
capillaries in the brain in fatal cases?
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60. Who suffer more from malaria deaths?
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61. What is essential in curing malaria and preventing death?
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62. What are available for treating malaria? Give an example of an antimalarial drug.
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63. What is chloroquine?
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64. Who gradually develops immunity to malaria?
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65. What happens if people are continuously infected with malaria?
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66. What are preventive measures against malaria?
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69. What and for how long have people used to control malaria?
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70. Why and for how long have chemical insecticides been used?
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Unit ( 12 )
TRAVEL IN SOUTHEAST ASIA I
1. Why is travelling in Southeast Asia very exciting?
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2. What kind of country is Brunei Darussalam?
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3. Where is Brunei situated and what does it consist of?
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4. What is the capital of Brunei and what does it have?
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5. Where can visitors see a colourful display of tropical fish?
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6. What does the Hassanal Bolkiah Aquarium feature?
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7. What are sold at the Brunei Arts and Handicraft Training Centre?
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8. What are the examples of traditional Brunei handicraft and where can we buy them?
__________________________________________________________________________
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9. In Brunei, where can bronze and brassware be seen and what else are displayed along with
them?
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10. What can be seen at the Brunei Museum?
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22. Where is the National Museum of Cambodia located and what are displayed inside it?
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23. What does the National Museum of Cambodia represent?
__________________________________________________________________________
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24. Where can one find the finest of Phnom Penh’s architecture?
__________________________________________________________________________
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25. What can visitors do at the National Museum of Cambodia?
__________________________________________________________________________
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26. What is the largest temple in the world and where is it situated?
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27. What kind of temple is Angkor Wat and why is it different from all the other Khmer
Temples?
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28. What is unusual/ strange/ special about Angkor Wat?
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29. What kind of country is Indonesia?
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30. Why is Indonesia regarded as a land of surprises?
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31. Which features make Indonesia a land of surprises?
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32. What do people of Indonesia possess?
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33. Are the volcanoes in Indonesia extinct?
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34. What is the population of Indonesia and how many languages are spoken in Indonesia?
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35. What is the capital of Indonesia and what kind of place is it?
__________________________________________________________________________
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36. Where is Jakarta and what industries are concentrated in it?
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37. What should you not miss when you visit Indonesia? Why?
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38. Where is the biggest Buddhist temple in the world and when was it built?
__________________________________________________________________________
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39. What is one of the world’s wonder in Indonesia?
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40. What can visitors find in east Java?
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41. What can visitors do in east Java?
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42. What are Tretes and Selecta?
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43. How can one get to Madura and what can one find there?
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44. What is Madura famous for?
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45. How is Yogyakarta regarded and why?
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46. Where is Yogyakarta and what does it offer?
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47. Where is Indonesia’s largest park and what will one find there?
__________________________________________________________________________
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48. What kind of country is Laos?
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49. Where is Laos situated and why can Laos be said to be rich in tradition and culture?
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50. What is the population and area of Laos?
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51. What kind of natural resources does Laos have and what are its forest rich in?
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52. What can one find in the forests of Laos?
__________________________________________________________________________
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53. What kind of plants and animals can be found in the forests of Laos?
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54. Which places are well worth seeing in Laos?
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55. Why should tourists visit the Wat Sisaket Temple?
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56. What is the heart of Vientiane and what is said about it?
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57. What is the capital of Laos and what should one visit there?
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58. What is the old Hotai Library in Loas famous for?
__________________________________________________________________________
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59. What is unique about the old Hotai library?
__________________________________________________________________________
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60. What can you see at some of the Buddha images in Laos and what do they show?
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61. What show the high skills of the artists of the 19th Century in Laos?
__________________________________________________________________________
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62. What separates Malaysia into two sections and what are they?
__________________________________________________________________________
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63. What does Peninsula Malaysia link with?
__________________________________________________________________________
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64. How many states are there in East Malaysia and what are they?
__________________________________________________________________________
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65. What is the capital of Malaysia and why is it worth visiting?
__________________________________________________________________________
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66. What are the second largest cities in Malaysia and what kind of cities are they?
__________________________________________________________________________
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67. What kinds of buildings can be found in Melaka and Penang?
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68. Where can visitors to Malaysia breathe in the romance of the past?
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69. Why can visitors breathe in the romance of the past in Melaka and Penang?
__________________________________________________________________________
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70. What are historic trading cities of Malaysia and what can visitors do there?
__________________________________________________________________________
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71. What is Malaysia famous for?
__________________________________________________________________________
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72. What are the famous beach resorts of Malaysia and what do they offer?
__________________________________________________________________________
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73. What can visitors enjoy at the beach resorts of Malaysia?
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
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74. Where can visitors do snorkeling and scuba diving in Malaysia?
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
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75. What can one find along Malaysia’s shore?
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
76. Where can one find the Silver Pagoda and the Wat Sisaket Temple?
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Unit ( 13 )
TRAVEL IN SOUTHEAST ASIA II
1. Why is Myanmar known as ‘ ‘The Goldren Land’’ ?
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2. What is Myanmar famous for?
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3. What are the capital city and commercial city of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar?
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
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4. What can one find in Yangon?
__________________________________________________________________________
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5. How is the Ayeyarwady river regarded and what are there along its banks?
__________________________________________________________________________
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6. Where do ancient capitals of Myanmar kings stand and what are they?
__________________________________________________________________________
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7. Which ancient capitals of Myanmar Kings are situated along the banks of the Ayeyarwady
river?
__________________________________________________________________________
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8. What can visitors find in the ancient capitals of Myanmar kings and what do they reveal?
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
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9. How is Began recognized by the world’s travellers and how old is it?
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10. How many ancient pagodas are there in Bagan and what is it proof of?
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11. Why is Bagan regarded as one of the archaeological treasure houses in Asia?
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12. What kind of volcano is Mount Popa and where is it situated?
__________________________________________________________________________
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13. How far is Mount Popa from Bagan and what kind of place is it?
__________________________________________________________________________
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14. For what is Mount Popa a unique place?
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15. For whom is Mount Popa a unique place?
__________________________________________________________________________
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16. Where should visitors to Myanmar go to enjoy some mountain climbing?
__________________________________________________________________________
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17. Who should visit the Shan hills and how is the weather there?
__________________________________________________________________________
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18. What gives us the atmosphere of warmth and friendliness when we visit the Shan hills?
__________________________________________________________________________
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19. What kind of traditional costumes do the ethnic groups in the Shan hills wear and what can
we see at Inlay Lake?
__________________________________________________________________________
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20. What is one of the attractions of Inlay Lake?
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21. What kind of beaches does Myanmar have and what are they?
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35. What kind of nation is the Philippines and why can no countries in ASEAN rival its
centuries- old churches?
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36. What kind of churches does the Philippines have?
__________________________________________________________________________
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37. What churches are found around Metro Manila?
__________________________________________________________________________
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38. What do the Malate Church and the Las Pinas Church have?
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
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39. What is unique about the organ in the Las Pinas Church?
__________________________________________________________________________
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40. What kind of church is San Sebastian Church and when was it built?
__________________________________________________________________________
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41. What is unique about San Sebastian Church?
__________________________________________________________________________
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42. What does Singapore consist of?
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
43. Among the several islands in Singapore, which island is the most famous? Why?
__________________________________________________________________________
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44. What is Sentosa?
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
45. What are Singapore’s finest attractions?
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46. What can fun seekers and nature lovers do in Singapore?
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
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__________________________________________________________________________
47. What can history enthusiasts and beach lovers do in Singapore?
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
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48. Where are the historical enclaves of Singapore?
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
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__________________________________________________________________________
49. What is the major tourist attraction in Singapore and what is unusual about it?
__________________________________________________________________________
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50. What is the Merlion and where is it to be seen?
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
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51. From where can visitors enjoy the breathtaking view of Sentosa?
__________________________________________________________________________
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52. What can visitors see from the two viewing decks of the Merlion?
__________________________________________________________________________
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__________________________________________________________________________
53. What shouldn’t visitors to Singapore miss? (why?)
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
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54. Why is the Jurong Bird Park regarded as the largest bird park in all of Southeast Asia?
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55. How big is the Jurong Bird Park and what are there in it?
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56. How many birds are there in the Jurong Bird Park?
__________________________________________________________________________
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57. How many kinds of birds are there in the Jurong Bird Park?
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58. What is the distinctive feature of the Jurong Bird Park?
__________________________________________________________________________
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59. Why is the Jurong Bird Park said to be unique?
__________________________________________________________________________
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60. Where is Thailand situated and what are its neighbouring countries?
__________________________________________________________________________
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61. By which countries is Thailand bounded on the east, south and west?
__________________________________________________________________________
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__________________________________________________________________________
62. What is the capital of Thailand and how is it regarded?
__________________________________________________________________________
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63. What do some of Bangkok’s restaurants stage and what can one enjoy there?
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
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64. What are the two kinds of pleasures one can enjoy at some of Bangkok’s restaurants?
__________________________________________________________________________
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65. Where can visitors to Thailand see cultural shows?
__________________________________________________________________________
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66. What is the Ramakien and how do the dancers interpret the stories of the Ramakien?
__________________________________________________________________________
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67. For what purpose do the dancers use their movements in performing the stories of the
Ramakien?
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68. While in Bangkok, where can culture lovers watch dance or drama?
__________________________________________________________________________
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69. What are popular live entertainment venues in Thailand?
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
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70. What can one do at the Monthienthong Theatre?
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
71. What do the beach resorts at Pattaya and Phuket offer?
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
72. Which sports can one enjoy at Pattaya and Phuket?
__________________________________________________________________________
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73. Which water sports can one enjoy at Pattaya and Phuket?
__________________________________________________________________________
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74. Where can visitors to Thailand enjoy windsurfing?
__________________________________________________________________________
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75. What particular sport has become very popular in the world in recent years?
__________________________________________________________________________
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76. What kind of match is Thai Boxing?
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
77. Why is Thai boxing well worth experiencing?
__________________________________________________________________________
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78. What is the shape of Vietnam?
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
79. What are there along the Vietnamese coastline from North to South?
__________________________________________________________________________
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80. What does Vietnam boast?
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Unit ( 14 )
HELEN KELLER
1. When and where was Helen Keller born?
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2. Who were Helen Keller’s parents?
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3. What kind of baby was Helen when she was six months old?
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4. What could Helen say when she was six months old?
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5. What does Helen’s first word “Wah-Wah” mean?
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6. What does Helen’s suffer from a mysterious illness?
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7. How old was Helen when she was attacked by a mysterious illness?
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8. What happened to Helen in January , 1882?
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9. What happened to Helen after her mysterious illness?
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10. When did Helen become blind and deaf?
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11. What did Mrs. Keller notice after the doctor’s departure?
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12. When Mrs. Keller saw a strange look in her baby’s eyes, why did she scream for her
husband?
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13. Why was Helen’s world dark and silent?
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14. What kind of child did Helen become after her mysterious illness? Why?
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15. When Helen ran about the house, what did she do?
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16. What did Helen do when she became angry and violent?
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17. What did Helen do to other children?
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18. What sometimes happened to other children when Helen fought with them?
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19. When did Helen hurt other children?
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20. Who did Captain Arthur Keller contact to ask for help with Helen?
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21. When and why did Mr. Keller contact the Perkins Institute for the Blind in Boston?
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22. Where did Captain Keller contact to get help for Helen?
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23. Who did the director of the Perkins Institute for the Blind think could open the treasure inside
Helen?
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24. What did the director of the Perkins Institute for the Blind ask Annie and what did he think
she could do?
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25. Why did Annie agree to travel to Tuscumbia and become Helen’s teacher?
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26. What did Annie find when she arrived at the Kellers’ house?
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27. What did Helen do when Annie arrived at the Kellers’ house?
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28. What did Annie give Helen as a present and what did she tell Helen?
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29. What did Annie give Helen as a present and what did she tell Helen?
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30. How did Annie teach Helen language?
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31. What did Annie use to teach Helen language?
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32. What did Annie do when she gave Helen a doll?
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33. What did Helen do when Annie gave her a doll?
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34. What did Annie do when Helen threw the doll onto the floor?
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35. What did Helen do when she was asked to pick up the doll?
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36. What did Helen do to Annie when she first met her?
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37. What happened to Annie when she was kicked in the face by Helen?
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38. What did Annie find out When she had dinner with Helen and her parents?
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39. Why did Captain Keller allow Helen to do what she wanted?
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40. Why did Annie want the Kellers to leave her alone with Helen in the dining room?
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41. Why was Captain Keller angry with Annie when they had dinner together?
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42. What was Helen forced to do when she had dinner with Annie? How did Helen behave when
she was forced to do this?
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43. Why wasn’t Mrs. Keller pleased with Miss Sullivan when they first met?
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44. What was Mrs. Keller feeling on hearing that Helen had folded her napkin?
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45. Where did Annie ask Mr. Keller to allow her to live alone with Helen? Why?
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46. Why did Annie want to have complete control over Helen? ( Why did Annie want Helen to
depend on her for everything?)
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47. Where and for how long did Mr. Keller allow Annie and Helen to live together?
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48. According to Annie, when would the world be Helen’s?
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49. What did Helen spell when she understood what words were?
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50. What did Helen spell when she understood what words were?
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51. Why did Helen learn to speak, read and write in spite of her handicaps?
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52. When and where did Helen Keller graduate?
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53. How did Helen become famous all over the world?
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54. Why did Helen become famous all over the world?
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55. How many years did Helen and Annie live together?
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56. When did Annie and Helen die?
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REFERENCE QUESTIONS
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Bridges
1. What do these lines mean?
I like a bridge-
Any kind of bridge at all.
Ans: These lines mean that the poet likes all kinds of bridges.
2. What do these lines mean?
A great steel bridge
With towers stiff and tall.
Ans: These lines mean that the poet likes a huge bridge made of steel with strong,
straight and high towers.
3. What do these lines mean?
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