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Comprehension :Read the following passage then answer the questions in complete sentences One of the most popular foods of all time is chocolate. People nowadays eat chocolate in many different forms. We eat chocolate candy, and we drink hot and cold chocolate drinks. The chocolate we eat toda...

Comprehension :Read the following passage then answer the questions in complete sentences One of the most popular foods of all time is chocolate. People nowadays eat chocolate in many different forms. We eat chocolate candy, and we drink hot and cold chocolate drinks. The chocolate we eat today is made from a lot of different ingredients, but the most important ingredient is cacao bean.The story of cacao bean and its long journey to stores and supermarkets all over the world started hundreds of years ago in Mexico. Cacao trees need hot and humid weather. The Maya were the first people to eat cacao beans. They picked cacao beans from wild trees and cleared land to cultivate their own trees.They made a drink from cacao beans and exchanged the beans for other goods. They also used cacao beans for their religious ceremonies. Mayan merchants traveled north and introduced cacao beans to the Aztec people. Soon the cacao bean was part of the Aztecs´ lives. They used it as a drink, as part of religious ceremonies and even as By the.money. The1700s, Aztecsthere were could not chocolate grow cacaoshops treesinbecause many European cities. of their dry In 1847, climate a company called Fry´s of England made the first chocolate bar. At first, chocolate bars were very expensive, and soon ordinary people were buying chocolate in.stores all over the world : A-Answer the following questions 1- Where does chocolate come from? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………. 2- What is the most important ingredient in chocolate? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………… 3- Who were the first people to eat cacao beans ? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………… 4- Could the Aztecs grow cacao trees ? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………. :Choose the correct answer.The first chocolate bar made in ( America – England – Brazil ) -1. Cacao trees need ( hot – cold – rainy )weather -2.Mayan ( sailors – pirates – merchants ) introduced cacao beans to the Aztec people -3.Aztecs used cacao beans as part of ( marriage - religious - death ) ceremonies -4 Candy in line ( 2 ) means ( sweet – salt – chips )-5 Merchants in line ( 10 ) means ( players – farmers – traders )-6 -: Give the opposite of the following different #…………………………………… ♥expensive #…………………………..…………♥north ♥ …………………………………… ##…………………………………♥ buying :Complete the following. …………………………The Mayan exchanged the beans for other -1.By the 1700s, there were chocolate shops in many ………………………… cities -2 :  Say if the following sentences are ( True ) or ( False )with the correction ) (. The Maya picked cacao beans from wild trees -1.…………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ) (. The Aztecs could not grow cacao trees because of their humid climate -2 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… II-Reading Comprehension :Read the following passage then answer the questions in complete sentences William Shakespeare was born in 1564 at Strafford-on-Avon in England. His father was a shopkeeper and his mother was a daughter of a farmer. William went to Stratford Grammar School, where he learnt Latin, scripture and mathematics. When he left school, William was employed by his father. He married a local girl when he was eighteen. Three years later, he left Stratford and went to London.We do not know anything about Shakespeare's life between the years 1585 and 1590. However, It is certain that by the end of 1590 he had joined a group of actors and had started writing plays. During the next twenty years, he wrote thirty-two plays. He wrote possibly more plays, which he did not have published or performed most of them He died on the 23rd April.1616 : A-Answer the following questions ? Where did William Shakespeare born-1 ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………… ?How old was Shakespeare when he married -2 ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………… ? What had Shakespeare done by the end of 1590 -3 ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………… ? Did William Shakespeare write plays -4 ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………… :B-Choose the correct answer.Shakespeare’s father worked as a ( farmer – shopkeeper – teacher ) -1.When Shakespeare left school, he worked for ( his uncle - his father - the government )-2 Certain in line ( 4 ) means ( doubtful – sure – proud )-3 Performed in line ( 6 ) means ( played – written – translated )-4 …………………………He in line ( 3 ) refers to-5 …………………………Them in line ( 8 ) refers to -6 -: C-Give the opposite of the following daughter #…………………………… ♥actor ##…………………………..…………♥Anything ♥ …………………………………… ##…………………………………♥ died :D-Complete the following. Shakespeare learnt ………………………… , Scripture and mathematics -1. Shakespeare died on the 23rd.…………………………1616 -2 : F- Say if the following sentences are ( True ) or ( False )with the correction ) (. Shakespeare was born in 1546 -1.…………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ) (.. Shakespeare left Stratford and went to London -2 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Comprehension@ :Read the following passage then answer the questions in complete sentences @ Autumn is the season that occurs between summer and winter. It is one of the four temperate seasons. Some people call autumn, "fall," which refers to the leaves falling off the trees during this season. There are many changes that begin in this fascinating season. The weather gets colder and more windy. Days become shorter on this season. Leaves of trees turn from green to vibrant red, yellow and orange because they don't get enough sun light. Trees need sunlight to keep their leaves a lively green. Without sunlight leaves turn colors. Then as autumn continues, the leaves begin to rain from the tree branches signifying the end of the harvest time.The grass is no longer blanketed with dew but with frost, almost every morning, as temperatures reach the freezing point. Animals start storing up a food supply to last the long winter months. These changes occur as we as adjust from the heat of the.summer to the chill of the winter @ Answer the following questions : ?Why do leaves change their color during Autumn -1 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………… ?What do animals begin to do to prepare for the end of Autumn -2 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………… ?When do the leaves begin to rain from the tree branches -3 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………… ?Are the leaves of trees green in Autumn season -4 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………… @- Choose the right answer :. Autumn occurs between summer and ( spring – winter – January ) -1 2- In Autumn ,days become ( shorter – colder – longer ). 3- fascinating in line ( 2 ) means ( charming – surprising – exciting). 4-Chill in line ( 6 ) means ( hot – warm - cold ). …………………………It in line ( 1 ) refers to-5 …………………………They in line ( 4 ) refers to -6 : Give the opposite of these words -@ morning #.……………………… ♥start # ……………………… ♥end # …………………………… ♥ ………………………… #shorter :D-Complete the following.Autumn is one of the four………………………………seasons -1. ………………………… Some people call autumn -2 : F- Say if the following sentences are ( True ) or ( False )with the correction ) (. Without sunlight leaves turn colors -1.…………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ) ( The weather gets colder and more sunny -2 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 28