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*** Read the following passage , then answer the questions below - :
People often collect things . Stamps , books and records are common things
they like to collect . But the strangest collection I have ever seen belongs to a
man who possess 1500 clocks .
There are clocks in every room of his house . the Living room is surrounded
by shelves which have been filled with clocks . As there is not enough room for
so many clocks the man has filled several trunks and store them in the garage
. His wife complains everyday about the work she has to do for it isn't easy to
dust several hundreds clocks . She also complains about the noise . Each clock
keeps its own time . In her opinion , however , there is sometimes even worse
than dust and noise . Even with so many clocks around , she never knows what
time it is .

A ) Answer the following questions - :

1- Does each clock keep the same time ?
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2- What does his wife complain of ?
…………………………………………………………………………………………
3- What is the main idea in this passage ?
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4 - What does the underlined word ( them ) refers to ?
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B ) Choose the correct answer - :

5- People often like to collect ( birds and clocks – records and clothes –
stamps and records – shelves and trunks )

6- The man has put the clocks ( in one room – in every room – in more than
one room – in no room )

7- The wife has to ( dust – keep – store – sell ) hundreds of clocks .

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