May 16-22, 2005

Police say Guy Fawkes plot still relevant
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1. When is Guy Fawkes Day?
A. May 1
B. April 17
C. November 5
D. November 21

2. How long ago did Guy Fawkes live?
A. 4 years
B. 36 years
C. 400 years
D. 1,605 years

3. What is Guy Fawkes remembered for?
A. He tried to blow up parliament.
B. He wanted to become king.
C. He was a famous actor.
D. He was a priest.

4. What side effect did Fawkes' action have?
A. The king abdicated.
B. awkes became pope.
C. Parliament was dissolved.
D. Shakespeare wrote Macbeth.

5. Why is Guy Fawkes Day still important today?
A. He is the new leader of parliament.
B. Not everybody is accepted in society.
C. Catholics are still persecuted in England.
D. Fawkes is due to be released from prison soon.


Synonyms: Which of the following words or phrases replace the ones from the passage best?
6. zealot
A. priest
B. fanatic
C. follower
D. representative

7. in an age
  A. at a time
B. too young
C. old enough
D. temporarily

8. plot
A. murder
B. location
C. explosion
D. conspiracy

9. resort to
A. use
B. reject
C. prevent
D. suffer from

10. up and down
A. everywhere
B. in all big cities
C. from east to west
D. from north to south

 

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