Reading comprehension

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Main idea about floods:

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Floods can cause a lot of damage.

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Main idea: Weather reporters use pictures to convey information quickly.

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Pictures help weather reporters get information out in a fast way

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Soccer, known as football in some countries, is a global sport played in over 200 countries by more than 250 million people. It has been part of the Olympics since 1900.

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Soccer is a worldwide sport.

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Discovery of the Lascaux cave complex in 1940 revealed ancient paintings depicting hunting scenes and animals, especially horses. Despite their significance, the paintings face deterioration due to environmental factors. The site was closed to tourists in 1963 to prevent further damage.

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Hidden Prehistoric Paintings

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Discovery of caves in southern France is common. The Lascaux cave complex, found in 1940, amazed the world with its ancient wall paintings of hunting scenes and animals, especially horses. Despite their historical significance, the paintings have deteriorated due to environmental factors, leading to the site's closure to tourists in 1963.

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It has a large number of caves.

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Meaning of 'depict' in the context of Lascaux cave paintings.

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show

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Challenges of painting in the Lascaux complex.

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Many painting spaces were difficult to reach.

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Main idea of the paragraph:

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Pictures help weather reporters get information out in a fast way.

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Expectancy of life for those born after 1985: Most can expect over 70 years. Females typically live about 6 years longer than males.

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how long you might expect to live

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Main idea: Future robots as personal servants.

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Someday we will have robots that will be our personal servants.