Reading Comprehension.

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Reading II: The Queen of Death by John Milne

Milne, J. (2005). The Queen of Death. Macmillan Heinemann ELT. ISBN: 978-140-5077-071.

Reading Comprehension

1. Click on the link, read the article on the Egyptian pyramids and write a summary about the topic using your own words (5-10 lines).

On web site we can read a lot of history about Egyptian society and pyramids. They made the pyramids to praise all the pharaohns, and when the pharaohns died, people made a special pyramid for each one, and this way the pharaoh rest in peace for all the times.

We can also read about the well known pyramids of Giza, there are the most important and the biggest pyramids of the world.

The text also talks about the end of this famous tradition and about the important of pyramids at the moment.

Click on the link below or go to the virtual class to enter:

http://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/the-egyptian-pyramids

B. Answer the following questions:

1. What makes Inspector Salahadin suspicious of Dr. Farrow’s trip to Luxor?

1. Farrow has written a book about Egypt, he is traveling there and his wife is going with him.
2. Farrow has written a book about the Queen of Axtarte, he is going to Luxor to find her tomb and the trip has been published in a newspaper.
3. Farrow has written a book, he has left his studies at Cambridge and now he is travelling to Egypt.  

2. Why does Salahadin stop to buy some cigarettes?

1. He wants to smoke after the flight from London.
2. He wants to read the news after some days abroad.
3. He wants to check if the black Mercedes is following his car.

3. Who is Jusef Strengel?

1. A rich man working with the Amsterdam Ring.
2. A rich man who is paying the Amsterdam Ring.
3. A rich man following the Amsterdam Ring who wants Queen Axtarte’s antiquities for himself.  

4. How does Leila go into the apartment where Christine is locked?

1. She pays Fatima some money and disguises as a servant.
2. She shows Fatima her police identity card, asks some questions and enters the apartment carefully.
3. She threatens Greer with a gun and frees Christine.

5. What was Salahadin’s bluff?

1. He told Sprengel’s men they were infected by acid despite their protective suits.
2. He told Sprengel’s men he was going to shoot them in their legs.
3. He told Sprengel’s men he was going to use dynamite to seal the tomb.

C. Order the following sentences as they take place in the book.

1. Leila enters into The Amsterdam Ring and talks to Christine.7

2. Salahadin buys Dr. Farrow’s book on the Queen of Axtarte. 1

3. De Fries died after entering the tomb with the dynamite.6

4. Salahadin meets Professor Gomouchian to talk about Dr. Farrow.3

5. Leila finds Dr. Farrow’s book with a message to Salahadin.4

6. Dr. Jusef Sprengel runs to Salahadin because he wants to infect Salahadin.8

7. Salahadin decides to plant the dynamite and seal the entrance to the tomb.9

8. Leila goes to the area where all maids shop in order to get information.5

9. Salahadin goes to the Egyptian embassy and sends a message to Leila. 2

D. True or False? Decide whether the following statements are true or false, according to the book.

1. The first time Inspector Salahadin knows about Dr. Farrow is when he reads the newspaper. FALSE

2. Leila threatens Greer with a gun in order to free Christine Farrow.FALSE

3. Apart from the germs, there is acid around the tomb so everybody could be infected. FALSE

4. Dr. John Farrow declared in the customs form that he was an archaeologist. FALSE

5. Christine Farrow is willing to help the Amsterdam Ring.FALSE

6.  Three different vehicles are travelling to the same point in the desert with different intentions. TRUE

7.  Keesing has to call Greer every day at the same time. TRUE

8.  Fatima is part of The Amsterdam Ring. FALSE

9. Dr. Jusef Sprengel wants the antiquities to be donated to the British Museum. FALSE

10. Salahadin went to the cinema his first day in London.  TRUE

Use of English

A. Write definitions using your own words for the following words:  

1. Burning heat: very hot

2. Valuables: some object that has an important meaning for yourself, pretty important.

3. Curse: to predict something bad for somebody, say bad words.

4. To puzzle: not well known, you have to think very much to know it.

5. Smugglers: people who win mony doing illegal things.

6. Burial place: place where are people dead, under the ground.

7. Antiquities: very old objects.

8. Tomb:

9. Scholars: students who study a lot

10. Customs: place between counties, controlled by the police.

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