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5. The true story of Santa Claus begins with 7. Laila, 26, is the daughter of a retired world
Saint Nicholas. He was born in the 3 heavyweight boxing champion, Muhammad
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century in the Greek village of Patara. His Ali Clay. She is the youngest of Muhammad
wealthy parents died in an epidemic when Ali’s seven children. Laila has been boxing
Nicholas was very young. ----. He used professionally for many years now. ----.
all of it to help needy and sick people. He Since then, she has won nine more fights
was very generous to children and to the forcefully, and has made her father very
people in need. He is known for his love for proud.
children and his concern for sailors and
ships. A) She is also interested in cooking and doing
Pilates to stay in shape
A) Through the centuries, people have told B) She has just opened a Halloween mask shop
many stories about St. Nicholas’ life in California
B) There are about thirty-eight ancient stories C) She is going to model in a fashion show in
about Saint Nicholas New York next month
C) He inherited a lot of money from them D) In October 1999, she defeated April Fowler in
D) St. Nicholas’ remains are buried in Bari, Italy 31 seconds
E) All the poor people loved Saint Nicholas E) She was born on December 30, 1977
because he gave them gifts and money

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6. Did you ever wonder why the days are so 8. ----. However, when the weather gets
long in the summer and so short in the warmer, their leaves grow back again. We
winter? The length changes throughout call these deciduous trees. Other trees
the year. In the summer, on 21 June, we have leaves or needles that fall off a little
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have the longest day of the year. And in the at a time. These types of trees are always
winter, December 21 is the shortest day. growing new leaves. As the old leaves fall
----. The longest day is in December and the off, new ones replace them. We call these
shortest is in June. trees evergreens.

A) But if you live in Australia, you experience the A) Some trees keep their leaves throughout the
opposite cold season
B) However, the Earth is closest to the sun B) The leaves of an evergreen tree last for years
between January the 3 and 5 th C) Evergreen trees remain green during the
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C) So, the longest day and shortest night of the whole year
year mark the beginning of summer D) Many trees lose their leaves when the
D) Therefore, we consider June 21 the first day weather gets cool
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of summer and December 21 the first day of E) There are many evergreen plants in the wet
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winter tropics
E) That’s why the coldest days usually happen
in January and February

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