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CU Mid Year 1 6
CU Mid Year 1 6
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Mark: / 60 marks
Reading
Read the article about crystal caves.
Read the article again to find the following information. In which paragraph do you read...
about the group of miners who discovered the crystal caves? 1 2
about the weight of the crystals? 3
that the mining company may stop pumping water out of the cave? 4
why some crystals are smaller than others? 5
about García-Ruiz talking about the crystals? 6 7
about how the caves are different? 8 9
about the size of the Cave of Crystals? 10
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My Grandma
Although I was born in a big city, I was brought up in my grandma’s house in the country. I loved the peace
and quiet there and so did my brothers and sisters. My grandmother loved us a lot and we always (1) ____ to
her for advice. One really good thing about her was that she knew how to (2) ____ a secret. She never told our
parents about anything we talked about. When I was twelve, I even felt comfortable telling her when I (3) ____
in love with David. Of course, I also told her about Alex the next year and Jimmy the year after that.
However now, as I’m getting older Grandma and I have began to grow (4) ____. We don’t always see eye to eye
(5) ____ everything. In many ways she has been able to (6) ____ with the times, but there are some things she
just can’t get used to. For example, I love loud music, but she can’t (7) ____ it. She says it hurts her ears. We also
have different opinions on things like the environment. When we disagree, I sometimes feel like I’m letting her
(8) ____. I really want to agree with her, but I have to think for myself. Yesterday I was on the verge (9) ____
starting an argument with her, but I decided to keep my mouth closed. In the end, we agree to disagree about
some things. One nice thing though, I can almost always (10) ____ in making her laugh.
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