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7. • CAIRO – Archaeologists have unearthed 57 ancient Egyptian tombs, most
of which hold an ornately painted wooden sarcophagus with a mummy inside,
Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities said Sunday.
The oldest tombs date back to around 2750 B.C., during the period of
Egypt’s first and second dynasties, the council said in a statement. Twelve of the
tombs belong the 18th Dynasty, which ruled Egypt during the second millennium
B.C.The 18th Dynasty includes such well-known pharaohs asTutankhamen,
Akhenaton and Queen Hatshepsut.
The discovery throws new light on Egypt’s ancient religions,
the council said.
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10. This is theVOA Special English Education Report.
About one-fifth of Americans age six to nineteen are (1) ………..overweight. To reduce that number, some
schools are teaching children to make better food choices. The EW Stokes Public Charter School in Washington
has (2) ……… to include food topics in its hard grade math and English program. The school formed a
partnership with Seedling Projects, an environmental group in San Francisco, California. Peter Nalli is a
curriculum director for a program (3) ……… Farm to Desk. He says they are doing this in part to address the
issue of childhood obesity. He says: “one of the main components of our program is our belief that if kids are
(4) ……… to positive and healthy messaging about food throughout the instructional day that has the most
potential to impact long-term change.” Teacher Hannah Chen recently used food examples to teach eight and
nine year olds in a math class how to make combinations. For example, they (5) ……… out the different
combinations. For example, they figured out the different combinations that could be made with a pizza and two
toppings. School chef Makeisha Daye says the school buys most of its food from local farms. But the school has
a garden for the students to grow some of the vegetables themselves. “The children, they love it, “she says
Teacher Hannah Chen agrees. She says: “We have a salad bar at the school, and now the kids love the salad bar.
They love the fruits and vegetables.
So I think it is making a big difference in their lives. “She says the third have also (6) ………. to read the sugar
and fat content listed on food packages. She says the EW Stokes Public Charter School in Washington plans to
expand the Farm to Desk program to other grades next year. Charter schools get public money but do not have
to follow the same rules as traditional public schools. Many charter schools have (7) ………. areas of study like
environmental charter High School near Loa Angeles students learn to importance of protecting the
environment. Rigo Estrada says he (8) ……… to be the kind of person who threw trash on the street. But now
he has done things like clean up beaches and teaches elementary school students about the importance of water
conversation. He says he now knows that going green “actually is a really serious topic”. Students learn from
teacher and outside experts, like the owner of an environmentally friendly business. They also learn how to
prepare a business plan that they can use to help pay for college. ForVOA Special English, I’m AlexVillarreal.
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12. South Borneo Mangrove Forest Severely Damaged
Damaged Mangrove Forest
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Sat, 05/28/2011 8:26 PM
A local councilor claims 147,000 hectares of the 166,000 hectares of
mangrove forest in South Borneo were destroyed. “Only 19000 hectares are still
in good condition. The rest has razed,” the head of the South Borneo Regional
Representatives Council Commission II, Mohammad Ihsanuddin, was quoted as
saying Saturday by news portal tribunnews.com. Ihsanuddin blamed the damage
on human encroachment, citing the construction of a special port or
embankment as one example. He said mangrove forests were a necessary part of
the local ecosystem, as they served to protect the area from seawater abrasion
and provide breeding areas for fish. Ihsanuddin claimed mangrove plants also
helped prevent the spread of avian influenza. He claimed that at the height of the
avian influenza outbreak, the North Sumatra administration added mangrove
leaves into livestock feed and no farm fowl contracted the disease. He called on
the local administration to not easily issue licenses to businesses exploiting
mangrove areas.
Taken from: http://www.thejakartapost.com/
13. CAIRO – Archaeologists have unearthed 57 ancient Egyptian tombs,
most of which hold an ornately painted wooden sarcophagus with a
mummy inside, Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities said Sunday.
The oldest tombs date back to around 2750 B.C., during the period of
Egypt’s first and second dynasties, the council said in a statement. Twelve
of the tombs belong the 18th Dynasty, which ruled Egypt during the second
millennium B.C. The 18th Dynasty includes such well-known pharaohs as
Tutankhamen, Akhenaton and Queen Hatshepsut.
The discovery throws new light on Egypt’s ancient religions, the
council said.
Tombs with Mummy Found in Egypt
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National Exams Leakage Problem Easily Tracked
Tangerang – Leakage of the national exam easily tracked because on every matter spiked with a secret
code, including the printing company. Therefore, all parties do not try to commit fraud with the leaking problem.
Education and Culture Minister Mohammad Nuh, after reviewing the preparation of the national exam (UN) and
the readiness of scripts about the SMA Negeri 1 and 6 South Jakarta, Sunday (15/4). UN SMA / SMK / MA will
take place 16 April-19 April of this. When reviewing, Noah was accompanied by South Tangerang Mayor Airin
Diany Rachmi. “It’s easy to find who is responsible. Residence was told about the serial number. If the mass of
fraud, the UN can be stopped, “said Noah. Regarding supervisory duties, the Supervisory Team Coordinator of
Community Service Agency Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University Jakarta Yayan Sofyan explained,
supervisors can not directly reprimand students if they see any cheating. Supervisors can only record the actors
and forms of cheating. “I’ll record a regulatory recommendation about the delay in the scanning process,” he
said. Implementation ready In some areas, the distribution about the UN is ready to run smoothly and organized.
In Tasikmalaya, West Java, 238 members of the Tasikmalaya Police will escort the distribution of matter to the
UN organization of 153 points on Monday morning. “At least one police escort at one point in the
implementation of the UN,” said Head of Operational Police Commissioner Tasikmalaya Nurcahyo Endon. In
Merauke, Papua, questions the UN has been distributed to 28 schools UN organizers. “We guarantee you will
not leak because the team also monitored the school superintendent,” said Chairman of the UN Committee for
2011/2012 Daniel John Taraneno Merauke Regency. For supervision, faculty and students at the University
Musamus Merauke involved. In Banjarbaru, South Kalimantan, 130 3 Banjarbaru vocational students
quarantined in school during the examination. “Quarantine is not constrained to transport students when UN.
This activity was approved by students and parents, “said Chief SMK 3 Rosihan Anwar.
• Source : Kompas.com
15. AnswerThe question based on the text !
1.What section does the text belong to?
2.Who is the Education and Culture minister?
3.Where did he review the preparation of
international exam and the readiness of script?
4.When will the UN SMA SMA / SMK / MA
take place?
5. How many member of the Tasikmalaya police
will escort the distribution of matter to the UN?
