أ/ محمد عبد المنعم
عضو جديد
عدد الرسائل : 26
تاريخ التسجيل : 21/04/2008
 | موضوع: The Mask of Gold (1)  السبت أبريل 26, 2008 1:14 am | |
| The Mask of Gold (1)Questions and answers:
- 1-What could Leila hear outside when she woke up ?
She could hear the familiar sounds of the neighbourhood.
- 2-What was on the table beside her ?
There was a picture on the table beside her.
- 3-What did the picture show ?
It showed Leila holding a little gold figure of an animal.
- 4-When did Leila feel a shiver down her back ?
She did so when she remembered some days that were not so good.
- 5-Where was Samira taking Leila in their car ?
She was taking her to the airport.
This happened two months ago.
- 7-Why was Leila so excited to be going away to Peru ?
She was excited because she had never been to South America before.
- 8-How had Leila spent most of the night before ?
She spent most of the night before packing her luggage.
- 9-What did Samira ask Leila to tell Dr Hafez ?
She asked her to tell him to take good care of her.
- 10-Where did the Incas live ?
They lived at high altitudes.
- 11-What was known about the Incas ?
They were tough.
- 12-What didn’t the Incas have ?
They didn’t have any writing.
- 13-What did the Incas control ?
They controlled a huge empire.
- 14-Whom did the Incas conquer ?
They conquered the Chimu.
- 15-By whom was most Inca gold work made ?
It was made by the Chimu people.
- 16-What would the archaeologists find if they discovered a king’s tomb ?
They would find some of the Chimu gold and silver work.
- 17-Who had things made of gold ?
Only kings and nobles.
- 18-Why should Dr Hafez take good care of Leila ?
He should take good care of her lest she should fall off a mountain in the Andes.
- 19-What was Leila taking to Dr Hafez ?
She was taking him a small machine and details of a new technique developed by the department of archaeology in Cairo.
- 20-What did the latest technology to date things use ?
It used a small laser.
- 21-Why did they want to keep the new technique secret ?
They wanted to keep it secret to be the first to use it.
- 22-What, in Samira’s opinion, would be a good title for an article about Leila’s
excavation ? A good title for her article would be “Secrets of an Inca tomb”.
- 23-Where did Samira work ?
She worked as a reporter on one of the Cairo newspapers.
She was an Egyptian archaeologist and a research assistant at Cairo university.
- 25-What did Leila do when they arrived at the airport ?
She checked in for her flight.
- 26-How would Leila communicate with Samira while she was in Peru ?
She would communicate with her by sending her a postcard or an e-mail. | |
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