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סימולציה מס' 8

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– אנגלית

17. Kenya's parks should be "a concern of all nations" (line 23) because -

(1) they are the only gift Kenya can bestow on the world (2) they are the biggest source of tourism, which brings foreign exchange into Kenya (3) nations in the world should take humanitarian steps to help each other economically and socially (4) they are a unique place which has a historical value for all human beings

Text II (Questions 18-22)

When we try to explain a cat's daredevil behavior, we say "Curiosity killed the cat," and when it somehow survives, we cover that with "A cat has nine lives." The same could be said for explorers. No one really knows what drives people to risk all - to stand on the highest mountain or reach the deepest ocean trench - what we do know is that many follow their lead and many acts often change the course of history . 5 When courageous European sailors tested the Middle Ages beliefs that the earth was flat and anyone who sailed too far would fall off the edge, they did more than come home heroes. Entrepreneurs and settlers poured out of Europe in their wake, dramatically changing the world. What would the Americas be like today had those sailors been Chinese or Japanese? 10 Until Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay in 1953 reached the summit of Mount Everest, it had defeated all challengers. Since then, close to 200 men and women have stood there. More than 60 have died trying. The tens of thousands of tourists who have since swarmed to the Everest area to enjoy its beauty have changed life in the Himalaya more in three decades than it had changed in thousands of years. And not always for the 15 better. Russian scientist Konstantin Tsiolkovsky predicted in 1899 "Earth is the cradle of humanity, but humanity cannot remain in the cradle forever." Explorer-astronaut Michael Collins's article "Mission to Mars" presents a plan that would enable interplanetary travel to leave the pages of science fiction and become reality in the lifetime of most of us. No one 20 can say who the first explorers of other planets will be, or even why they will be doing it, but one thing is sure: Masses of other humans will follow in their wake, perhaps forced to do so because Cradle Earth will have become not only too small but also worn out from misuse. As far as we know, it doesn't have nine lives.

Questions

18. Both the cat and the explorer -

(1) have nine lives (2) change the course of our lives by their actions (3) like to reach the deepest ocean trench (4) dare to risk their lives

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