Chapter one

A- Answer the following questions /

1- How did technology play a role in discovering hidden underground rooms ?
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2- Why did the four men switch off their lights and engines ?
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3- why were the robbers excited on entering the room with gold doors ?
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4- Why didn’t the leader of the robbers think they would die ?
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5- What had happened to the four robbers before they died ?
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6- What did the pilot think the robbers die of ?
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7-How did the pilot escape death ?
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8- What happened to the spiders in the cars ?
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B- Read the following quotations and answer the questions /

1- “It shows me what ‘s behind the wall .”
1- Who was the speaker and to whom ?................................................. .................................................. .......................
2- What does it refer to ? …………………………………………………………………………………………..
3- Why was it used ? …………………………………………………………………………………………….
2- “ Get them off me .”
1- Who was the speaker and to whom ? ….………………………………………………………………………
2- Why was he shouting ? ……………..…………………………………………………………………………..
3- What did his fellow do to help ? …………………………………………………………………………………
3- “ I hope you’re right because I’m feeling very sick .”
1- Who was the speaker and to whom ? …………………………………………………………………………..
2- What did he hope the other man was right in ? …………………………………………………………………
3- Was he right in his believe or not ?................................................. .................................................. ...............................
4- “ They are in the car .”
1- Who said this and to whom ? …………………………………………………………………………………….
2- What does the word “they” refer to ? …………………………………………………………………………
3- What happened to the speaker after that ? …………………………………………………………………….
5- “ They probably got lost and died of thirst “.
1- Who said this and to whom ? ……………………………………………………………………………………
2- What does the word “they” refer to ? ……………………………………………………………………………
3- Was the speaker right or wrong ? ……………………………………………………………………………….
6- “How did you get the information?”
1.Who said this to whom? …………………………………………………………………………………………
2.Which information was he/she talking about? …………………………………………………………………
3.Did the addressed person say how he got the information? ………………………………………………….
C- Complete the following sentences /

1- Four men went to the archaeological site to …………………………………………………………..…… .
2- The GPR was used for ……………………………………………………………………………………….. .
3- Inside the room with gold doors there were ………………………………………………….…………… .
4- The oldest robber couldn’t believe that …………………………………………………………….……….. .
5- The engineer told the pilot to get on the radio to ……………………………………………………..…… .
6- Only the biggest spider could ………………………………………………………………………………. .
Chapter Two

A- Answer the following questions /
1- Why was the officer surprised ?
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2- Why wasn’t Ayman’s house suitable for the spider to live in ?
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3- How did Ayman make use of the internet ?
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4- How was Najat lucky ?
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5- Describe the spider that Ayman had seen ?
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6- How did the ancient people tried to get rid of the killer spiders ?
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7- To what extent were they successful ?
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8- What made Ayman e-mail dr. Shereen Fakhry ?
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9 -Why is it hard to discover spiders?
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10 -What do spiders use their webs for?
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11-What did Ayman use the Web for?
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B- Read the following quotation and answer the questions /
1- “Many hundreds of people were killed by black and yellow spiders in this town.”
1- Who said this ? ………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2- Where was the town mentioned in the text ? …………………………………………………………………
3- What did the people do to get rid of the spiders ? …………………………………………………………….
2- “ I think the town was real .”
1- Who said this and to whom ? …………………………………………………………………………………..
2- What happened to that town ? ………………………………………………………………………………. 3- Why ? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
3- “The townspeople gave up hope and left the town.”
1-What did the townspeople hope?............................................. .................................................. .............
2-Why couldn’t they realize their hope?............................................. .................................................. .......
3-What did the people finally do?............................................... .................................................. ..............
C- Complete the following sentences :
1- The police officer didn’t see …………………………………………………………………..…………..….. .
2- The spiders like to live in ………………………………………………………………………………….……
3- Ayman’s house was not suitable for the spider as ………………………………………………….....…… .
4- Ayman’s hobby was ………………………………………………………………………………..………. .
5- Najat escaped death when ……………………………………………………………………..…………… .
6- Ayman saw the spider while …………………………………………………………………………………. .
7- Ayman was so interested in the spider that ………………………………………………………………….. .
8- The spider uses its web for …………………………………………………………………………………….. .

Chapter Three

A- Answer the following questions /
1- Who was Susan Bennett and how did she try to help Dr. Shereen ?
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2- Why was the female spider more dangerous than the male ?
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3- Why didn’t Ayman want to tell the police about the spider he had seen ?
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4- What did professor Jones think of the spiders ?
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5- What was Dr. Shereen’s advice to Ayman ?
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6- Why are unknown spiders dangerous ?
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7- What news did professor Jones have on the telephone ?
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8- Why did Dr. Shereen believe that the story about the spiders was true ?
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9- Give an example to show that the ancient Egyptians were so clever?
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10- Why did Dr. Fakhry ask Ayman to photograph the spider if he saw it again?
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B- Read the following quotations and answer the questions /
1- “ What a nuisance ! I’ve had to cancel my next trip .”
1- Who was the speaker ?................................................. .................................................. .........................................
2- Where did he decide to go the next day ?................................................. .................................................. ........
2- “ You don’t like arachnids , do you ? “
1- Who said this and to whom ?................................................. .................................................. ....................................
2- How did the speaker show that arachnids are useful ?................................................. ............................................
3- “ I’m not keen on spiders “.
1- Who was the speaker ?................................................. .................................................. ...............................................
2- Who discovered that the speaker was not keen on spiders ?................................................. ..................................
3- Who was keen on spiders ?................................................. .................................................. .......................................
4- “ Don’t worry , we will find it on the database “.
1- Who was the speaker and to whom ?................................................. .................................................. .......................
2- What would they try to find ?................................................. .................................................. ....................................
3- What was the result they reached ?................................................. .................................................. ...........................
5- “ I think this spider may have been female “.
1- Who said this and to whom ?................................................. .................................................. ....................................
2- Why did the speaker think that the spider was female ?................................................. .........................................
3- Why was it bad that the spider was female ?................................................. .................................................. ........
6- “ Spiders are our friends.”
1. Who said this to whom?............................................. .................................................. ................................
2. Why are spiders our friends?.......................................... .................................................. ...........................
3. Why was Ayman’s spider different?........................................ .................................................. ...................
C-Complete the following sentences /
1- Spiders are useful because …………………………………………………………………….………. .
2- The six black and yellow spiders on the database were not …………………………………….………. .
3- Professor Jones came to Egypt to ……………….……………………………………………..………. .
4- Professor Jones was angry when ……………………………………………………………….………. .
5- The antivenom works against …………………………………………………………………..………….
Exercises
A- Answer the following /
1- What did Ayman’s uncle advise him to do ? Why ?
2- Why was the archaeological site dangerous ?
3- What would happen if people in Hamdayya heard and believed Ayman’s story ?
4- What was Colonel Mikhail ?
5- Why did uncle Walid change his mind concerning telling the police about the spider?
6- What did Captain Ahmed ask the Professor to do ?
B- Read and answer /
1- “ That’s why I came to Egypt .”
1- Who said this and to whom ?
2- What was the speaker’s job ?
3- What did he think of the spider Ayman had seen ?
2- “Please be careful if you see it again .”
1- Who said this and to whom ?
2- Why did she say this ?
3- Was she right concerning this advice ?
3- “ You don’t want to worry people unnecessarily ,do you .”
1- Who said this and to whom ?
2- Why would the people be worried ?
3- What would happen to business ?
C- Complete the following /
1- The archaeologists at the site died because ……………… .
2- The police got protective clothes so that ………………… .
3- If the spiders were unknown ……………………………. .
4- Without Ayman ………………… .
5- Ayman felt a fool when ……………………. .
6- Ayman didn’t have time to read Dr. Shereen’s e-mail so , ……….. .
7- Ayman’s father didn’t believe that ………………. .
8- The police got protective clothing to …………….. .