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Marvel

Marvel Comics, or _____(1) correctly Marvel Worldwide. inc, has a long and industrious history. It

_____(2) founded in 1939 by Stanley Matin Lieber, known as Stan Lee. Over _____(3) years the

company has changed its name various times. Marvel reached fame and fortune in 1968 when the

company increased _____(4) number of script writers and illustrators. Soon afterwards, Hollywood

started buying up the rights to create motion pictures featuring stars _____(5) as Spiderman, The X-

men and Ironman; among others. Now it seems that all of the most prestigious movie stars want to

appear _____(6) Marvel movies as they are almost always a box office hit.

Rafael Nadal

Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal _____(1) known as being the nice guy of tennis. He was born in

1986 _____(2) the Balaeric Island of Mallorca. From _____(3) early age he showed extreme sporting

promise in various sports, but especially in tennis. His uncle, a former professional footballer,

introduced him _____(4) tennis from the age of three and it wasn’t long before the titles started rolling

in. All of his talent could have _____(5) wasted because of a decision aged 14 as he refused to

relocate from his island home. This meant limited funding, but as he was coached by another uncle of

his, he managed to get by. _____(6) the beginning of Nadal’s industrious career, he has gone on to win

19 Grand Slam titles, experiencing immense success at the French open in particular.

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Rafael Nadal
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Reading ( The coconut tree)

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Open cloze ( The Natural History Museum)

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