Our family and friends __________ in the audience.

It __________ indeed a golden opportunity.

I don't want to see "Alien 9" at the cinema again. I've _______ seen it twice.

Haven't you finished that composition for history class _______ ? You started over four hours ago!!

Have you eaten _____?

Joanie is (John and Nancy) ______ daughter.

My name is Annie. This is (Annie) ______ father.

Our names are Kathy and Robin. This is (Kathy and Robin) ______ mother.

______ are from Australia.

They _______ fishing yesterday.

Afnan was ______ when his neighbour's house was on fire.

Faiz ________ some vegetables for his mother just now.

. The policemen ____________ the thief.

. My dad _____________ his car every week.

English _____________________ in Australia.

Arthur ________________the laundry every week.

Sam _______read a book. He ______a picture.

We listen to the news reports about food shortages in many parts of the world. Millions of

people find it difficult to have a full meal a day. Including children suffer because of this

situation in many countries. Don't we produce enough food grains in the world? Why

people suffer without food? In fact, we produce a lot food grains. In my opinion, we do

not use them properly. This causes the problem. Millions of people throw away a lot of

food. If we avoid wasting food, many need not to suffer without food.

Within the European Union people throw away on average 179 kg of food per person per

year. If nothing is done, the trend will increase. In Sweden alone, we throw away a

million tons of food waste per year. The EU Parliament has set a target to halve food

waste by 2025. According to Sweden's Environmental Protection Agency savings of SEK

18-28 billion could be achieved if food waste could be reduced by 20% by 2015 (the

Swedish currency is the Kronor, SEK).

Every third bag of items used in cooking is thrown away because of past expiry dates.

This is poor management of natural resources, a waste of money and bad for the

environment. Now researchers are trying to find out ways of avoiding this waste. They

are planning to use new technology using mobile phones to find out if a food item is safe

or not.

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question

What amount of food waste does the European Union want to achieve by 2025?

Who do not hear or watch Charlie Chaplin films?

There are many reasons why he

became popular during his life. To start, I think this man was one of the most pivotal

stars of the early days of Hollywood, lived an interesting life both in his films and behind

the camera. I certainly agree that he was an icon of the silent film era, often associated

with his popular "Little Tramp" character; the man with the toothbrush moustache,

bowler hat, bamboo cane, and a funny walk.

His profession, as I suppose, started when he was born in London, England on April

91th, 9881, for parents who were both music hall performers. So I mainly suggest that his

parent's job inspired him to be an actor. He started early, at the age of

when he left

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school and joined the stage where he became famous as a mime actor. This taught him

how to express himself and show his feelings by using facial expression and no props. In

my opinion, it is clear that America gave him the big chance to start his real work as an

actor. So in 9194, he went to America for the first time to start working in the early silent

movies. By

he was earning

$ a week and was probably the highest paid actor,

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if not the highest paid person, in the world. Absolutely, he deserved the vote as the

greatest actor in film history in 9111. Chaplin died on December 51,

at his home in

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Switzerland.

To conclude, personally, I think Charlie Chaplin was one of the greatest filmmakers in

the history of American cinema, whose movies were and still are popular throughout the

world, and have even gained notoriety as time progresses. It is obvious that his films

show, through the Little Tramp's positive outlook on life in a world full of chaos, that the

human spirit has and always will remain the same.

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question

He was very famous for the character of___________.

Most visitors to Italy only go to the great cities in the north of the country---Venice,

Milan, Florence and, of course, the capital city, Rome. But there is also a lot to see in the

south. For example, one place there that I really love is called Craco. It's a beautiful old

town up in the hills, about

kilometres from the coast in the region of Basilicata. It sits

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on a 144-metre-high cliff overlooking a deep river valley.

Craco is an ancient place with a long history. It was built

years ago, and its people

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lived mainly from farming- raising goats and growing crops such as olives and grapes. But

it was never an easy place to live. The soil was poor and the climate was hard- very little

rain, very hot in the summer and very cold in the winter.

So now the beautiful old town of Craco is just a museum. The only people who go there

are historians and tourists, who walk around the quiet, empty streets enjoying the 'old

world' atmosphere and taking photos of the beautiful scenery. It's rather sad, but it's a

unique experience- it's well worth a visit.

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How far is Craco from the coast?

Excuse me sir, this is the report that you asked for last week. I mentioned all

numbers and schedules about our company.

we speak about ???????

We all love being on our laptop, smart phones and ipads, the internet is the big reason behind us

spending so much time on these gadgets. The internet is probably one of the greatest inventions of the

century. Before this invention we had to go to the library to do our researches but now, all we have to

do is go to Google and do our researches. We can do many things with the internet; we can shop, chat

with our friends in Facebook or Skype, watch videos in YouTube, earn money from blogging, and

many more!

The internet is really useful and has a lot of advantages. Now, you can communicate in a fraction of

second with a person who is sitting in the other part of the world. With the help of such services, it has

become very easy to establish a kind of global friendship where you can share your thoughts and

explore other cultures. Information is probably the biggest advantage that Internet offers. Internet is a

treasure of information. Any kind of information on any topic under the sun is available on the Internet.

Entertainment is another popular reason why many people prefer to surf the Internet. One cannot

imagine an online life without Facebook or Twitter.

Social networking became so popular amongst youth. One of the most disadvantages of internet is

"Theft of Personal Information" . If you use the Internet for online banking, social networking or other

services, you may risk a theft to your personal information such as name, address, credit card number

etc. so one need to be very alert when using the internet. Another disadvantage is " Social Disconnect".

Thanks to the Internet, people now only meet on social networks. More and more people are getting

apart from their friends and family. Even children prefer to play online games rather than going out and

playing with other kids.

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question

You can ________ any kind of information on any topic under the sun on the Internet

This tale is from the Middle East. It's about a beggar who found a bag containing a

hundred of gold coins. Just as he found the bag, a rich man shouted out noisily that he

had lost a bag of money and offered a reward to anyone who found it. Being honest,

the beggar took the bag with its all money to the rich man and asked him for his

reward. The rich man rudely told the beggar that he wouldn’t give him a reward,

because the bag he had lost had two hundred gold coins in it. He told the beggar

impolitely that he would report him to the police for stealing.

The beggar insisted that he was honest and he had returned all the money. He said

that they should go to the King, who could decide what to do. The rich man cautiously

agreed to this.

They went to the King and explained both their stories. The wise King said that the

bag found by the beggar couldn't be the same bag the rich man had lost, because they

had different amount of money. Confidently, he decided to give all the money to the

beggar.

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question

Where did this story happen?

It is where large numbers of people usually travel or go on holiday. Usually

large tour companies sell cheap holidays to popular destinations where people

stay in large hotels and resorts to relax and enjoy.

it speak about what?

Last Friday, Majid was driving his car along an empty road in the countryside when he___________

a loud noise in the sky.

Tawfiq Al-Hakim was born on the 9

of October 1898 to a wealthy Egyptian family in Alexandria,

Egypt. From an early age, he showed a love for literature. When he was in secondary school, he

visited theatres to see plays by famous actors and began writing short plays. He used different

types of writing such as short stories, essays, and even poems for national songs.

He studied law at Cairo University, but later he could not get a government job. So, his father

encouraged him to travel to Paris in 1925 to study French. He spent three years in Paris reading

plays and going to the theatre.

After that, he returned to Egypt and started writing his famous plays. His first play, which was

called “Return of the Spirit”, was published in 1928. Five years later, he published a book called

“People of the Cave”, which was based on a story from the Holy Quran. In 1973, he wrote

“Memories of a Country Prosecutor”, which described the difficult life of Egyptians.

He started his government service in1928. Between 1939 and 1943, he worked for the Ministry

of Social Affairs. Then, he moved to the Ministry of Education. In 1951, he became the director

of the National Library. Then, he retired to have more time for writing. Tawfiq Al-Hakim died in

the

Cairo on the 26

of July 1987.

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question

Tawfiq Al-Hakim worked first for the _________ for four years.

Dear Nadia,

Thanks for your last email. It was wonderful to hear that you like your new school. Do

you remember when I told you that my parents and I would be moving to the United

States? Well, I'm very pleased to send you this email from New York where we arrived

last parents,

who

are

both

computer

scientists,

are

now

working

with

acomputer

company in New York City for a one-year contract. I'm really excited to live a new

experience.

It is a great adventure for all of us, and I think life in New York is

interesting, fun and a little bit strange.

I'm a student at Hamilton Private High School. I

have studied English for ten years, so language is not a problem. I also speak Spanish

and Guarani, which is the language of most people in my home country Paraguay. My

parents and I will visit the historical sites of the city and learn about the history of the

United States. My biggest pleasure is 'going to the Ocean'. As you know, Paraguay

doesn't have a sea and I have only seen the ocean once before coming to New York.

Before we go back to Paraguay next summer, we will visit Pittsburgh and Chicago.

That's all for now. Take care and let me hear from you soon.

Your friend,

Felicia

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question

Where will Felicia and her parents go before they leave the USA?

Ali and the Envelope

One day, Ali decided to go to the stadium to watch a football match. He had bought a ticket for

the football match which would start at 8pm. He put an envelope in his pocket before he left his

home. After that, he got on a bus. In the bus, he met an old friend and talked to him. While he

was talking with his friend, Ali put his hand on his pocket to make sure that the envelope was

still there. Suddenly, he discovered that it was not there. Then, he looked at the faces around

him but he could not know who took the money. He said to his friend, “A foolish thief has

stolen an envelope from my pocket, which is full of photographs of my last summer holiday; I

think he thought it was full of money”. Suddenly, Ali looked down and saw his envelope under

the feet of passengers. He picked it up quickly and got off the bus the next stop to count the

money. He was happy when he found that all of the three hundred Rials that he saved to buy a

new laptop were still in the envelope.

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When would the football match begin?

Stop Eating Fast Food, Now

Health experts say that the number of children who become overweight because of

eating fast food is increasing. They say that advertisements of fast food on TV changed

their eating habits. Personally, I agree with what experts say and here is my experience

with fast food.

My name is Salim and I started eating fast food when I was nine years old. That was

because of the fast food advertisements during TV cartoon. During watching the cartoon,

I saw a lot of fast food advertisements that looked delicious and tasty. I continued eating

fast food until I became 12 years old and my weight reached 80 kilograms. I even felt

embarrassed to go to school or to play with my friends. Then my father saw that my life

is in danger so he decided to stop me from eating fast food. Therefore, he prevented me

from eating fast food at all. From that time on, we only eat healthy food that is prepared

at home.

This was my negative experience with fast food. Now, I work with my friends at school to

replace fast food with healthy food. I do not want my friends to go through the same

bad experience.

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Salim felt embarrassed to play with his friends because he was …………………. .

Dear Nada.

I got your email about your worries about your weight. You asked me about the

best help to lose weight and become fit.

Well, I advise you not to think about media messages which tell you to change

yourself.

Some

commercial

companies

publish

them

in

magazines,

on

the

internet, or on television to get you to buy something just for making money.

These media messages tell you that if you are thin, you will be beautiful, happy

and in control of your life. But in real life, people who are happy and successful

are different in shapes and sizes.

In addition, many teens hear about different ways to lose weight through media

messages. So, they go on unhealthy diets to change their bodies and feel better

about how they look at themselves. When they go on a diet, they

skip some

meals and eat little food.

If you want to be happy, I advise you to think positively of yourself. If you still

want to go on a diet, you will see a sheet attached to this email. It contains facts

about diet, suggestions about what to do and where to go if you still want to lose

some weight.

Best wishes,

Suzi

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question

What do teens usually do to go on a diet?

Benjamin Spock was one of American non fiction writers. He was born in 1903,

in New Haven. He studied in a private preparatory school and later he went to

Phillips Academy. From 1921 to 1925, he attended Yale University and studied

English literature. In 1924, he played in the Olympic Games in Paris and won the

Olympic gold medal in rowing.

In 1925, he attended the medical school at Yale before moving to ‘Columbia

University's College of Physicians and Surgeons’. In 1943, while he was on a

summer vacation, he started writing his most famous book ‘Baby and Child

Care’.

From 1944 to 1946, he worked as a medical officer in the navy. At the same

time, he continued to work on his book. The book was published in 1946. Over

the years, the book was translated into many languages and became one of the

all-time best-sellers. In 1968, he was awarded as the ‘Humanist of the Year’ by

the ‘American Humanist Association’. He died on March 15, 1998, at his home in

La Jolla, California.

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question

He won the Olympic gold medal in rowing in _______________.