Orenthal James "O. J." Simpson (born July 9, 1947), nicknamed "The Juice", is a retired American football player, football broadcaster, actor, and convicted felon. Simpson was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1985.
Simpson was born in San Francisco, California, the son of Eunice (née Durden; October 23, 1921 – San Francisco, California, November 9, 2001), a hospital administrator, and Jimmy Lee Simpson (Arkansas, January 29, 1920 – San Francisco, California, June 9, 1986), a chef and bank custodian.
As a child, Simpson developed rickets and wore braces on his legs until the age of five. His parents separated in 1952. On June 24, 1967, Simpson married Marguerite L. Whitley. Together they had three children: Arnelle L. Simpson (born December 4, 1968), Jason L. Simpson (born April 21, 1970) and Aaren Lashone Simpson (born September 24, 1977). In 1979, Aaren drowned in the family's swimming pool a month before her second birthday. That same year Simpson and Whitley divorced.
On February 2, 1985, Simpson married Nicole Brown. They had two children, Sydney Brooke Simpson (born October 17, 1985) and Justin Ryan Simpson (born August 6, 1988), and were divorced in 1992.
Nicole Brown and her friend Ronald Goldman were murdered on June 12, 1994. Simpson was charged with their deaths and subsequently acquitted of all criminal charges in a controversial criminal trial. In the unanimous jury findings of a civil court case in February 1997, Simpson was found liable for the wrongful death of Ronald Goldman and battery of Nicole Brown.
In 1995, Simpson was acquitted of the murder of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman after a lengthy, internationally publicized criminal trial — the People v. Simpson. In September 2007, Simpson was arrested in Las Vegas, Nevada, and charged with numerous felonies, including armed robbery and kidnapping. In 2008 he was found guilty and sentenced to 33 years imprisonment, with a minimum of 9 years without parole. He is currently serving his sentence at the Lovelock Correctional Center in Lovelock, Nevada.
TEXT COMPREHENSION
01- Choose the correct alternative according to the text:
a) Justin Ryan is Simpson's youngest son.
b) Simpson's dad was a bank teller.
c) Jason Simpson is Nicole Brown's son.
d) The Juice wore braces on his legs until 1951.
e) Marguerite Whitley and O. J. Simpson had two children.
02- When O. J. Simpson's parents separated, he was ___________years old.
a) four
b) five
c) six
d) seven
e) eight
03- Check the correct sentence according to the text:
* O. J. Simpson...
a) ...is Ronald Goldsman's cousin.
b) ...killed his first wife.
c) ...is currently in prison.
d) ...is sixty two years old.
e) ...is a former bank custodian.
04- Marguerite Whitley and O. J. Simpson were married for __________years.
a) nine
b) ten
c) eleven
d) twelve
e) thirteen
05- Simpson and Whitley divorced in ______________________.
a) nineteen sixty seven
b) nineteen sixty eight
c) nineteen seventy
d) nineteen seventy seven
e) nineteen seventy nine
06- What happened first?
a) Nicole Brown's murder
b) Aaren Simpson's death
c) Simpson's prison in Lovelock
d) O. J. Simpson's second marriage
e) The separation of O. J. Simpson's parents
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A town in Scotland
DOLLAR
Dollar (Scottish Gaelic: Dolair) is a small town in Clackmannanshire, Scotland. It is one of the Hillfoots Villages, situated between the Ochil Hills range to the north and the River Devon to the south. Dollar is on the A91 road, which runs from Stirling to St. Andrews. The town is around 3 miles east of Tillicoultry. The parish of Muckhart extends right up to the eastern edge of Dollar, despite Muckhart's much smaller size. This encompassed Dollar Mine and Pitgober.
The Town
The major attraction in Dollar is the five hundred year-old Castle Campbell, lowland seat of the Duke of Argyll, where Mary, Queen of Scots, once lived in the 16th century. The residence was chosen for its proximity to the court in Edinburgh and Clackmannan Tower, Alloa, Stirling Castle and Linlithgow Palace.
The walk to the castle is a vigorous ascent by a spectacular series of paths, bridges and walkways within the deep gorges of the glen and its tributaries. Unfortunately, the most spectacular section has had to be closed due to the risk of landslip (a part of which was re-opened Summer 2007), but alternative routes are available. There is also a road, accessible by car, to the castle for the less energetic.
Dollar Academy is the world's oldest co-educational boarding school, with a 70-acre (280,000 m2) campus set in the shadow of the Ochil Hills in the village of Dollar, Clackmannanshire. Founded in 1818 by Captain John McNabb, it is one of Britain's largest independent schools, with 1,400 pupils on its rolls from the ages of 5 to 18, and one of the few Scottish independent schools situated outside of Edinburgh and Glasgow.
While it has a reputation as one of the sportiest schools in Britain, it is, according to The Scotsman, Scotland's best-performing school academically, with 95% of Fifth Years passing three or more Highers in 2007. The national average is just 22%.
TEXT COMPREHENSION
01-Check the correct sentence according to the text:
a) Dollar lies in England
b) Clackmannanshire is a small town
c) Dollar Academy is the world's oldest school
d) Castle Campbell was built in the 16th century
e) Castle Campbell lies in Dollar
02- Choose the correct item according to the text:
a) Dollar lies near Edinburgh
b) Castle Campbell is five thousand years old
c) Dollar is a large town
d) Dollar Academy lies in Glasgow
e) Dollar Academy lies in Edinburgh
03- ___________is a large city.
a) Stirling
b) Glasgow
c) St. Andrew
d) Tillicoultry
e) Muckhart
04- Dollar Academy was founded in the ___________century.
a) seventeenth
b) eighteenth
c) nineteenth
d) twentieth
e) twenty first
05- The word “glen” means:
a) a mountain
b) a river
c) a lake
d) a valley
e) a cave
Dollar (Scottish Gaelic: Dolair) is a small town in Clackmannanshire, Scotland. It is one of the Hillfoots Villages, situated between the Ochil Hills range to the north and the River Devon to the south. Dollar is on the A91 road, which runs from Stirling to St. Andrews. The town is around 3 miles east of Tillicoultry. The parish of Muckhart extends right up to the eastern edge of Dollar, despite Muckhart's much smaller size. This encompassed Dollar Mine and Pitgober.
The Town
The major attraction in Dollar is the five hundred year-old Castle Campbell, lowland seat of the Duke of Argyll, where Mary, Queen of Scots, once lived in the 16th century. The residence was chosen for its proximity to the court in Edinburgh and Clackmannan Tower, Alloa, Stirling Castle and Linlithgow Palace.
The walk to the castle is a vigorous ascent by a spectacular series of paths, bridges and walkways within the deep gorges of the glen and its tributaries. Unfortunately, the most spectacular section has had to be closed due to the risk of landslip (a part of which was re-opened Summer 2007), but alternative routes are available. There is also a road, accessible by car, to the castle for the less energetic.
Dollar Academy is the world's oldest co-educational boarding school, with a 70-acre (280,000 m2) campus set in the shadow of the Ochil Hills in the village of Dollar, Clackmannanshire. Founded in 1818 by Captain John McNabb, it is one of Britain's largest independent schools, with 1,400 pupils on its rolls from the ages of 5 to 18, and one of the few Scottish independent schools situated outside of Edinburgh and Glasgow.
While it has a reputation as one of the sportiest schools in Britain, it is, according to The Scotsman, Scotland's best-performing school academically, with 95% of Fifth Years passing three or more Highers in 2007. The national average is just 22%.
TEXT COMPREHENSION
01-Check the correct sentence according to the text:
a) Dollar lies in England
b) Clackmannanshire is a small town
c) Dollar Academy is the world's oldest school
d) Castle Campbell was built in the 16th century
e) Castle Campbell lies in Dollar
02- Choose the correct item according to the text:
a) Dollar lies near Edinburgh
b) Castle Campbell is five thousand years old
c) Dollar is a large town
d) Dollar Academy lies in Glasgow
e) Dollar Academy lies in Edinburgh
03- ___________is a large city.
a) Stirling
b) Glasgow
c) St. Andrew
d) Tillicoultry
e) Muckhart
04- Dollar Academy was founded in the ___________century.
a) seventeenth
b) eighteenth
c) nineteenth
d) twentieth
e) twenty first
05- The word “glen” means:
a) a mountain
b) a river
c) a lake
d) a valley
e) a cave
A town in France
CONDOM
Condom is a commune in south-western France in the department of Gers. This town was a bishopric from 1317 to 1792. Paris lies 567 km away and Toulouse lies 95 km away. The average temperature throughout the year is 15ºC and its website is www.condom.org.
Condom is a town on the Via Podiensis, one of the three major French arms of the pilgrimage route, the Way of St. James. This particular route begins in Le Puy and ends in Santiago de Compostela in northwest Spain. Pilgrims arrive at Condom after Miradoux and continue on to Larressingle.
Name
Given the more widespread social use, in the English language, of the word condom, it is interesting to note that the town is located on the river Baïse; baise, without the diaeresis, is a French vulgarism for a sexual act. In European French however, a condom is usually called préservatif rather than a condom. It is also home to a museum of famous population-control devices.
Main sights
Condom is the site of two castles, the Château de Mothes and the Château de Pouypardin, both started in the 13th century. In total, 19 sites in Condom are listed as monuments historiques by the French Ministry of Culture, including the cathedral, churches and houses.
Condom is known for the production of Armagnac, an international music festival of "bandas", an international chess tournament and an international chess marathon. It is also known for its tourism with farm campings and boating on waterways.
01- Choose the correct alternative according to the text:
a) Condom is a Spanish town
b) The Condom Cathedral is a historic monument
c) Santiago de compostela lies in France
d) Baise means condom in France
e) diaeresis is a French vulgarism for a sexual act
02- Armagnac is a …
a) river
b) music festival
c) chess tournament
d) town
e) farm
03- In Condom, there are __________historic monuments and ___________castles.
a) nineteen; two
b) eighteen; three
c) two; nineteen
d) three; eighteen
e) seventeen; three
04- Write (T) for true or (F) for false, according to the text.
a( ) Condom lies on the river Baïse
b( ) Baise means a sexual act in French
c( ) Condom was the see of a bishop until 1789
d( ) Condom is a very big city
e( ) Condom is a French town
05- Check the correct alternative:
* ___________________________is a Spanish town
a) Le Puy
b) Miradoux
c) Larressingle
d) Santiago de Compostela
e) Condom
Condom is a commune in south-western France in the department of Gers. This town was a bishopric from 1317 to 1792. Paris lies 567 km away and Toulouse lies 95 km away. The average temperature throughout the year is 15ºC and its website is www.condom.org.
Condom is a town on the Via Podiensis, one of the three major French arms of the pilgrimage route, the Way of St. James. This particular route begins in Le Puy and ends in Santiago de Compostela in northwest Spain. Pilgrims arrive at Condom after Miradoux and continue on to Larressingle.
Name
Given the more widespread social use, in the English language, of the word condom, it is interesting to note that the town is located on the river Baïse; baise, without the diaeresis, is a French vulgarism for a sexual act. In European French however, a condom is usually called préservatif rather than a condom. It is also home to a museum of famous population-control devices.
Main sights
Condom is the site of two castles, the Château de Mothes and the Château de Pouypardin, both started in the 13th century. In total, 19 sites in Condom are listed as monuments historiques by the French Ministry of Culture, including the cathedral, churches and houses.
Condom is known for the production of Armagnac, an international music festival of "bandas", an international chess tournament and an international chess marathon. It is also known for its tourism with farm campings and boating on waterways.
01- Choose the correct alternative according to the text:
a) Condom is a Spanish town
b) The Condom Cathedral is a historic monument
c) Santiago de compostela lies in France
d) Baise means condom in France
e) diaeresis is a French vulgarism for a sexual act
02- Armagnac is a …
a) river
b) music festival
c) chess tournament
d) town
e) farm
03- In Condom, there are __________historic monuments and ___________castles.
a) nineteen; two
b) eighteen; three
c) two; nineteen
d) three; eighteen
e) seventeen; three
04- Write (T) for true or (F) for false, according to the text.
a( ) Condom lies on the river Baïse
b( ) Baise means a sexual act in French
c( ) Condom was the see of a bishop until 1789
d( ) Condom is a very big city
e( ) Condom is a French town
05- Check the correct alternative:
* ___________________________is a Spanish town
a) Le Puy
b) Miradoux
c) Larressingle
d) Santiago de Compostela
e) Condom
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