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19. Who was the Wise Woman of Cordoba?

A) A strange woman who scared people B) An old woman who prepared medicine

C) A woman who helped people D) A woman who caused young women trouble

20. What is TRUE according to the text?

A) Only the oldest people in the city know about the Wise Woman.

B) Nobody believed the Wise Woman.

C) The Wise Woman became friend with the Satan.

D) There is an idiom for an incredible requests related to the Wise Women.


21. The Wise Woman realized people`s wish with …

A) Devil`s help B) sorcery C) telepathy D) palmistry

22. Find the opposite meaning of the word DEVIL.

A) diablo B) lucifier C) angel D) imp

My Granny Julie was not formally acquainted with the science of ecology but she respected, protected and made use of what nature had to offer. Granny declared that spraying insecticides to kill the bean or potato beetles was not good. She said that the chemicals would get into our water and poison us, and kill the fish and other creatures living in the creek. So, pesticides were strictly banned on our land. Consequently, my cousins and I spent many hours carrying out Granny`s favourite method of destroying insects. During growing season, we searched the rows of beans and potatoes to find and crush beetle eggs and throw the adult insects into jars of warm soapy water to drown.