color quiz II

01-_____________is white.

a)quicksilver       b)lead           c)oil                d)tongue              e)cork

02-Mars  is ___________.

a)red                 b)white           c)grey            d)pink                   e)purple

03-_________is black.

a)wool             b)rubber        c)frost            d)Barbie                e)semen

04-The 500 Euro note is ____________.

a)yellow         b)purple         c)black           d)green                 e)gray

05-The polar bear is __________.

a)blue            b)yellow         c)pink             d)black                  e)white

06-__________is yellow.

a)mercury      b)crow         c)tire               d)rime                   e)rapeseed

07-Cocaine  is ____________.

a)green          b)pink          c)yellow         d)black                   e)white

08-__________is  black.

a)sky              b)rime          c)sea              d)teeth                   e)carbon

09-Cranberry is __________.

a)white         b)back         c)yellow         d)red                       e)pink

10-__________is  black.

a)maize        b)fire            c)ivory           d)ebony                  e)blood

North Korea

NORTH KOREA

               The DMZ (demilitarized zone) along the 38th parallel is the most heavily guarded border in the world.  Christmas is a nonevent in North Korea. Instead of Christmas celebrations, many North Koreans celebrate the birth of current president Kim Jong-il’s mother on December 24. North Koreans also do not celebrate Valentine’s Day, but instead celebrate “The General’s Birthday” on February 16. A popular “Valentine’s” gift between couples is a  “Worker’s Party badge” case. Kim Jong-il has a collection of over 20,000 movies, including all the James Bond films.

              The North Korean government strictly controls all levels of education. The literacy rate of those aged 15 and older in North Korea is 99%. North Korea officially worships Kim Jong-il, the defacto leader of North Korea (the official leader is still his father, Kim Il-sung, who died in 1994). North Koreans are told he was born on Mount Paektu, like a mythical god. Russian records show, however, that he was actually born in Siberia.  Kim Jong-il is only 5’ 2’’ tall. He wears four-inch lifts in his shoes to compensate for his short stature. 

             After his death, Kim Il-sung was declared the country’s “Eternal President.” 

            The manjoko (“satisfaction teams”) are made up of young girls who receive training in sexual practices to please high-ranking North Korean officials. 

            North Korea measures the passage of years with the juche calendar. In this calendar, year 1 is 1912, the year Kim Il-sung was born. The year 2017 is juche year 106 and would be written as Juche 106 (2017).

                                               T E X T     C O M P R E H E N S I O N

01-In “North Korea worships Kim Jong-il”, the underlined word means:

a)meet      b)receive           c)hold           d)hug             e)idolize

02-Kim Jong-il…

a)…is a James Bond’s fan

b)…is the country’s eternal president

c)…lives on mount Paektu

d)…is North Korea’s official leader

e)…created the 38^th parallel

03-North Koreans are told that _____________________was born on Mount Paektu.

a)Kim il-sung          b)kim Jong-il         c)Valentine       d)Manjoro      e)kim Jong-il’s mom

04-2020 in the Juche calendar is:

a)Juche 106          b)Juche 107           c)Juche 108        d)Juche 109      e)Juche 110

05-Choose the correct sentence according to the text:

a)Christmas is the most important date in North Korea

b)The 38^th parallel is the world’s biggest border

c)The birth of Kim Jong-il is on Dec 24

d)Kim Jong-il despises the Western Culture

e)Kim Jong-il is a short person

                

Sandwich

Sandwich, Kent

Sandwich is a historic town on the River Stour on Kent, south-east England. It has a population of 6,800.

Sandwich Bay is home to nature reserves and two world-class golf courses, Royal St George's and Prince's. The town is also home to educational and cultural events.

Etymology

The name is of Danish origin, meaning a sand place or camp on a bay (vig, wich) or near the mouth of a river.

The title Earl of Sandwich was created in 1660 for the prominent naval commander Admiral Sir Edward Montagu.

The local economy has benefited from significant investment by Pfizer UK, the British subsidiary of the multinational pharmaceuticals company Pfizer, which has built a research and development centre near Sandwich, employing over 3,000 people. Laboratory experiments at the site have aroused negative comment by animal rights activists. On June 18, 2007 Pfizer announced it will move the Sandwich Animal Health Research (VMRD) division to Kalamazoo, Michigan. Several important drugs including Viagra, Pfizer's treatment for erectile dysfunction and Maraviroc, a drug used for treatment of HIV, were discovered here. On February 1, 2011 Pfizer announced that the entire research and development facility at Sandwich would be closed within 18–24 months, with a loss of 2,400 jobs. The University of Kent is considering use of the campus style site.

Culture

The town's connection with the snack of the same name is that John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, who lived in the 18th century allegedly invented it. It is said that he ordered his valet to bring him meat tucked between two pieces of bread. Because Montagu also happened to be the Fourth Earl of Sandwich, others began to order "the same as Sandwich!"  However, the exact circumstances of the invention are still the subject of debate. A rumour in a contemporary travel book called Tour to London (although not confirmed) by Pierre Jean Grosley formed the popular myth that bread and meat sustained Lord Sandwich at the gambling table. The sober alternative is provided by Sandwich's biographer, N. A. M. Rodger, who suggests Sandwich's commitments to the navy, to politics and the arts mean the first sandwich was more likely to have been consumed at his desk.

                                              TEXT  COMPREHENSION

01-    Maraviroc is a

a)drug used for treatment of HIV

b)river

c)drug used for treatment for erectile dysfunction

d)kind of meat

e)sandwich

02-    Check the correct alternative according to the text:

a)The title Earl of Sandwich was created by Sir Edward Montagu

b)Sandwich lies in Kent

c)Pfizer has its main headquarters in Sandwich

d)Viagra was discovered in Kalamazoo, Michigan

e)Sandwich has a population of sixty eight thousand

03-    Royal St George’s and Prince’s are __________________.

a)squares    b)rivers   c)golflinks     d)avenues     e)golf clubs

04-    It is said that the sandwich was invented by ________________.

a)Pierre Jean     b)N. A. M. Rodger    c)John Sandwich    d)John Montagu

e)none of the above

05-    The verb “tuck” (line 22) means

a)energy    b)vigor     c)vim      d)a beat or tap, especially on a drum

e)make one or more folds in

MONEY

M O N E Y

Although China was the first country to use recognizable coins, the first minted coins were created not too far away in Lydia (now western Turkey).
In 600 B.C., Lydia's King Alyattes minted the first official currency. The coins were made from electrum, a mixture of silver and gold that occurs naturally, and stamped with pictures that acted as denominations. In the streets of Sardis, circa 600 B.C., a clay jar might cost you two owls and a snake. Lydia's currency helped the country increase both its internal and external trade, making it one of the richest empires in Asia Minor. It is interesting that when someone says, "as rich as Croesus", they are referring to the last Lydian king who minted the first gold coin. Unfortunately, minting the first coins and developing a strong trading economy couldn't protect Lydia from the swords of the Persian army.
Just when it looked like Lydia was taking the lead in currency developments, in 600 B.C., the Chinese moved from coins to paper money. By the time Marco Polo visited in 1,200 A.D., the emperor had a good handle on both money supply and various denominations. In the place of where the American bills say, "In God We Trust," the Chinese inscription warned, "All counterfeiters will be decapitated."

Europeans were still using coins all the way up to 1,600, helped along by acquisitions of precious metals from colonies to keep minting more and more cash. Eventually, the banks started using bank notes for depositors and borrowers to carry around instead of coins. These notes could be taken to the bank at any time and exchanged for their face values in silver or gold coins. This paper money could be used to buy goods and operated much like currency today, but it was issued by banks and private institutions, not the government, which is now responsible for issuing currency in most countries.

The first paper currency issued by European governments was actually issued by colonial governments in North America. Because shipments between Europe and the colonies took so long, the colonists often ran out of cash as operations expanded. Instead of going back to a barter system, the colonial governments used IOUs that traded as a currency. The first instance was in Canada, then a French colony. In 1685, soldiers were issued playing cards denominated and signed by the governor to use as cash instead of coins from France.

T E X T C O M P R E H E N S I O N

01-The first minted coin developed in _________________.

a)Turkey b)China c)France d)Japan e)Canada

02-Check the correct sentence according to the text:

a)Sardis lies in China

b)paper money originated in Italy

c)Alyattes minted the first gold coins

d)Electrum was the name of the first coins

e)Croesus was the king of Lydia

03-Choose the synonym of the underlined word:

* Eventually, the banks started using banknotes

a)presently b)nowadays c)incredibly d)finally e)originally

04-The first official currency originated in _________________.

a)USA b)Japan c)France d)Canada e)Turkey

05-Choose the correct word to complete each sentence:

Turkey

China

lion

king

I- The first gold coin was minted in _____________.

II- The paper money was first developed in ___________.

III- The first official currency was minted by ___________Alyettes

IV- The first coin ever minted featured a _____________.

*The correct sequence of words is:

a)king, lion, Turkey, China

b)king, lion, China, Turkey

c)Turkey, China, king, lion

d)Turkey, China, lion, king

e)China, Turkey, king, lion

DOLLAR

DOLLAR

On 15 January 1520, the Czech Kingdom of Bohemia began minting coins from silver mined locally in Joachimsthal (Czech Jáchymov) and marked on reverse with the Czech lion. The coins were called joachimsthaler, which became shortened in common usage to thaler or taler. The German name "Joachimsthal" literally means "Joachim's valley" or "Joachim's dale".

Dollar is also the name of a small town in Scotland with a population of 2,860. The name of the town has nothing to do with the name of the currency.

Dollar (often represented by the dollar sign $) is the name of more than twenty currencies, including (ordered by population) those of the United States, Canada, Australia, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, New Zealand, Liberia, Jamaica and Namibia. The U.S. dollar is the official currency of East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, Federated States of Micronesia, Marshall Islands, Palau, the Caribbean Netherlands, and for banknotes, Panama. Generally, one dollar is divided into one hundred cents.

TEXT COMPREHENSION

01-Check the correct sentence according to the text:

a)Dollar is the name of twenty currencies

b)The U.S. Dollar is the official currency of Canada

c)Dollar is a huge city in Scotland

d)Dollar is the currency of the Czech Republic

e)Joachimsthal lies in the Czech Republic

02-The word “dale” means:

a)money b)coin c)valley d)country e)dollar

03-Joachimsthal is a _____________________.

a)city b)river c)mountain d)state e)square

04-The U.S. Dollar is the official currency of _________________.

a)Ecuador b)Namibia c)Jamaica d)Liberia e)Taiwan

05-In “Dollar is the name of a small town in Scotland”, the underlined word means:

a)large b)wide c)little d)narrow e)poor

CHANTILLY

    C H A N T I L L Y

Surrounded by Chantilly Forest, the town of 11,000 inhabitants falls within the metropolitan area of Paris. It lies 38.4 km (23.9 miles) north-northeast from the centre of Paris and together with six neighbouring communes forms an urban area of 36,474 inhabitants (1999 census).

Chantilly is also known for its horse racing track, the Chantilly Racecourse, where prestigious races are held for the prix du Jockey Club and the prix de Diane. Chantilly and the surrounding communities are home to the largest racehorse-training community in France. Chantilly gave its name to Chantilly cream and to Chantilly lace. The city was the base for the England National Football Team during the Euro 2016 Championship.

François Vatel was born either in Switzerland or in Paris in 1625, 1631, or 1635. He is widely but incorrectly credited with creating crème Chantilly (Chantilly cream), a sweet, vanilla-flavoured whipped cream, but there is no contemporary documentation for this claim, and whipped, flavored cream was known at least a century earlier.

Vatel was responsible for an extravagant banquet for 2,000 people hosted in honour of Louis XIV by Louis, the great Condé in April 1671 at the Château de Chantilly, where he died. According to a letter by Madame de Sévigné, Vatel was so distraught about the lateness of the seafood delivery and about other mishaps that he committed suicide by running himself through with his sword, and his body was discovered when someone came to tell him of the arrival of the fish. His story was depicted in the 2000 film Vatel by Roland Joffé, with Gérard Depardieu playing the role of Vatel. According to the film, Vatel committed suicide when he realized he was nothing more than property in the eyes of the nobility, his social superiors.

T E X T C O M P R E H E N S I O N

01-Check the correct sentence according to the text:

a)Chantilly has 36,474 inhabitants b)François Vatel died in Paris

c)Chantilly lies far away from Paris d)François Vatel was born in Switzerland

e)The England National Football Team was hosted in Chantilly

02-The banquet took place

a)in Switzerland b)in Paris c)at the Château de Chantilly

d)at the Chantilly Racecourse e)at the prix Du Jockey Club

03-The Prix du Jockey Club is a ______________.

a)derby b)street c)lake d)river e)square

04-François Vatel...

a)created Chantilly cream b)bred many horses

c)built the Chantilly racecourse d)invented Chantilly lace

e)passed away in Chantilly

05-Choose the synonym of the underlined word:

Vatel was responsible for an extravagant banquet for 2,000 people.

a)wasteful, profuse in expendure b)great c)big d)popular e)huge

voc 6

01-snitch

a)employee

b)murderer

c)boss

d)thief

e)beggar

02-hostler

a)husbandman

b)stableman

c)salesman

d)seller

e)detective

03)goblet

a)can opener

b)stopper

c)a drinking glass

d)cap

e)bottle

04)chicane

a)trick, deceive

b)relax

c)state

d)call

e)bend

05-bougie

a)paper bag

b)wax candle

c)wallet

d)match

e)feather

06-bequest

a)question

b)hope

c)quest

d)choice

e)legacy

07-conundrum

a)noise

b)riddle, enigma

c)pain

d)hush

e)date

08-diss

a)insult, affront

b)shame

c)lie

d)reach

e)play

09-maggot

a)beauty

b)ease

c)whim

d)capacity

e)emptiness

10-calotte

a)a blouse

b)a tie

c)a skirt

d)a skullcap

e)a scarf

voc 5

01-bate

A)din

B)hush

C)strife, contention

D)indifference

E)effort

02-munch

A)swallow

B)chew

C)eat

D)spew

E)spit

03-mesmerize

A)hypnotize

B)frighten

C)destroy

D)improve

E)help

04-charger

A)large horse

B)goose

C)lion

D)cat

E)hound

05-scrofulous

A)easy

B)corrupt

C)possible

D)dry

E)foreign

06-stint

A)deny

B)agree

C)increase

D)finish

E)limit, restrict

07-skindeep

A)special

B)skinny

C)superficial

D)deep

E)strong

08-pogrom

A)couple

B)massacre

C)crowd

D)quarrel

E)amity

09-bearing

A)behavior

B)food

C)flood

D)togetherness

E)message

10-mitigate

A)fight

B)strangle

C)vex

D)meet

E)moderate

voc 4

01-rusk

A)juice

B)sweet

C)tart

D)biscuit

E)ice cream

02-scruff

A)nape

B)calf

C)knee

D)ear

E)arm

03-seemly

A)intense

B)weak

C)suitable

D)clear

E)equal

04-arraign

A)deny

B)charge

C)run

D)dismiss

E)miss

05-manacle

A)ring

B)watch

C)handcuff

D)glove

E)sleeve

06-off-color

A)true

B)dark

C)improper

D)black

E)honest

07-mew

A)jail

B)valley

C)farm

D)cupboard

E)hideaway

08-assent

A)desist

B)resist

C)acquiesce

D)flee

E)talk

09-posse

A)a search party

B)possession

C)loneliness

D)hatred

E)belongings

10-mesmerize

A)improve

B)frighten

C)destroy

D)help

E)hypnotize

voc 3

01-wroth

A)deep

B)angry

C)poor

D)gleeful

E)right

02-hone

A)iron

B)scratch

C)press

D)suppress

E)whet

03-volition

A)beginning

B)flight

C)theft

D)friendship

E)will

04-venal

A)strong

B)tired

C)corruptible

D)incredible

E)feasible

05-upshot

A)murder

B)picture

C)outcome

D)celebration

E)noise

06-twerp

A)a silly or contemptible person

B)a smart person

C)a tall person

D)a gleeful person

E)a short person

07-uncouth

A)ill-tempered

B)winning

C)crude, unrefined

D)risky

E)funny

08-turbid

A)dry

B)sandy

C)smooth

D)muddy

E)short

09-trollop

A)pauper

B)drunkard

C)wanderer

D)harlot

E)servant

10-rusk

A)biscuit

B)sweet

C)tart

D)ice cream

E)juice