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Why do ants want alien creatures to live in their nests?
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Solution
Some give off smell pleasant to the ants’ senses; others give sweet juices, and some are just pets or playthings like cats and dogs to human beings.
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Answer these question.
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What pictures do these words create in your mind?
Notice how ideas are connected in the story.
Write what the following words you just used in 1.1 imply by choosing suitable options from the box.
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- but:
- where:
- while:
- after:
- until:
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denotes time.
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Old Kaspar took it from the boy,
Who stood expectant by;
And then the old man shook his head,
And,with a natural sigh,
"Tis some poor fellow's skull," said he,
"Who fell in the great victory.
"I find them in the garden,
For there's many here about;
And often when I go to plough,
The ploughshare turns them out!
For many thousand men,"said he,
"Were slain in that great victory."
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Why does the poet use a skull?
But even as he approached the boy, Mr. Oliver sensed that something was wrong. The boy appeared to be crying. His head hung down, he held his face in his hands, and his body shook convulsively. It was a strange, soundless weeping, and Mr. Oliver felt distinctly uneasy.
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Read the extract given below and answer the question that follow.
What did the boy appear to be doing?
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I enjoy...
(ii) What do you like in general?
I like...
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I don’t like...
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I wouldn’t...
(v) Will it be all right if I...?
It’s fine with me...
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(vii) Do you like to attend parties?
Oh, I...
(viii) Would you say you are...?
I think...
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sober
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Fill in the blanks with the words given in the box.
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