جميع اسئلة الأعوام السابقة في قصة العناكب

Chapter 1 All G.S.C exams on The Spiders by Mr.Abdallah
Chapter 1
A) Answer the questions:
1. Why did the robbers fail to steal the gold, although they used modern technology? (August 2002)
2. Why did the men kill the spiders underground in the tomb? (June 2002)
3. What was found in the two underground rooms? (August 2004)
4. What precautions did the robbers take not to be discovered?(June 2008)
5. How did the bigman destroy the paintings on the wall? (August 2009)
6. How old was the tomb?
B) Answer these quotations:
1-"We must find what we want and get out before morning: (June 2002)
a. Who said these words? To whom? B- What was the thing they wanted?
2- "It’s like an underground city, A city of dead people". (June 2004)
a- Identify the speaker,to whom?B - What is the place they are talking about?
3- "There aren’t deadly spiders in Egypt. We might get sick. But we won’t die
a. Who said these words to whom? Why did the speaker say this (Aug 2008)
C- Complete these sentences:
1. Archaeologists don't use GPR very often because ...... (August 2004)
2. The four robbers switched the car lights off because ...... (August 2006)
3. The small man carried a machine whose function was to .......(June 2008)
4. The pilot escaped death when …………………………………(sudan 2008)
Chapter 2
A- Answer these questions:
1. Why was Ayman surprised when he saw the spider? (June 2001)
2. Why did the men kill the spiders underground in the tomb? (June 2002)
3. Where do spiders usually live? (August 2002)
4. What was Ayman's main hobby? How did he make use of it? (June 2004)
5. Explain why the townspeople In ancient Egypt gave up hope and left the town. (June 2006)
6- In Dr. Fakhry's opinion. What was another possible reason for the disappearance of the town? (June 2007)
7- Describe the deadly spider Ayman had seen? (June 2009)
8- Why did Ayman write to Dr Fakhry? (Sudan 2010)
B- Answer these quotations:
1-"Spiders use webs to catch flies, but I'm going to use web to find a spider!" Jun 2002) a- Who said this to whom?
b- What are the two kinds of webs according to the speaker's point of view?
2- " I have just seen a large black and yellow spider which I can't identify." (Aug. 2006)
a. Who wrote that statement and to whom was it written?
b. What did the writer do to get information about the spider?
C- Complete these sentences:
1. Ayman used the internet for ................. (June 2001)
2. The World wide Web is like a great library. The information in this library moves …………………………………… (August 2001)
3. Although people in ancient Egypt burnt their town down to kill all the spiders, ............. (June2004)
4. The spider didn't attack Najat because ................... (June 2005)
5. The spiders enclosed its eggs in ……........... (Augusi2005 / 2009)
6. The computer enabled Ayman to ................... (August 2006)
7. In ancient Egypt, spiders were so dangerous that towns people ........ (Aug.2008)
8. the most suitable place for spider to live in is …………………… (june 2009)
Chapter 3
a- Answer these questions:
1. What was the root of Echinacea Negra used for? (June 2001)
2. What's the part played by Dr Shereen Fakhry in fighting spiders? [Give one example only] (June 2002)
3. What did Professor Malcolm Jones think of spiders? Why? (June 2006)
4. What did the Egyptian archaeologist send Dr Shereen Fakhry?(August 006)
b- Answer this quotation :
1-" I'm sorry. I was looking forward to that trip i've beer^studyins arachnids for25 years, but I'm still excited about finding unknown species."(June 2001)
a. Who was the speaker? Why was he angry?
c- Complete these sentences:
1. Because of the spiders the whole world was in danger as .... (August 2002)
2. If there weren't any spiders, .......................... (June 2002)
3. Professor Jones decided to go to Egypt because ............ (June 2003)
4. Echinacea Negra is a ................................................ (June 2003)
5. Dr. Fakhry was shocked and frightened while looking at the computer screen when ............. (June 2004)
6. According to professor Jones, the deadly spiders came into our world when ....... (June2005)
7. Dr. Shereen advised Ayman to ................ (August 2005)
8. Susan Bennett had a CD on which ......................... (June 2008)
9. Susan Bennett recommended Professor Jones to be consulted because he .......................... (August200B)
10. Dr. Fakhryfeita shiver down the back of her neck when ..... (June 2007)
11. Spiders were useful because ................... (June 2007)
12. If there weren't any spiders, .....................(June 2008)
Chapter 4
a) Answer these questions:
1. What was the opinion of Ayman's family about the story of the big spider Ayman had seen? (August 2001)
2. Why did the archaeologists at the site die? (August 2001)
3. What would happen to iocal -businesses if people heard and believed Ayman's story? Mention two results. (June 2005) ,
4. What did Ayman wish he hadn't done? (June 2006)
5. Why did Captain Ahmad want to know everything about spiders? (August 2006)
6. How would the Hamdayya town be affected by Ayman's story about spiders from the commercial stand point? (August 2008)
b- Answer this quotation:
"Let's hope it is a known species." (August 2006)
a. Who said this? To whom? B- What sort of species did it turn out to be?
c- Complete these sentences:
1. There was no antivenom for the black and yellow spider because …,,(June 2001)
2. Stories about dangerous spiders are not good for business in Hamadayya because ................. (August 2002)
3. Ayman didn't have enough time to read Dr Fakhry second e-mail, So ..... (Ju. 2004)
4. The men had to wear protective clothing in order to .......... (August 2006)
Chapter 5
a- Answer these questions:
1. Why didn't Professor Jones want to destroy the deadly splders? (June 001)
2. Why did Ayman and the officers wear protective clothes when they entered the tomb? (June 2003)
3. How did the internet play an important part in the fight against the Spiders? (June 2003)
4. Why did professor Jones say to captain Ahmed that it is impossible to destroy all the spiders ? (June 2004)
5. Why did captain Ahmed give orders to stop any one from coming near the site or leave without search? (August 2004)
6. What did Professor Malcolm Jones warn of? (August 2005)
7. Captain Ahmed wanted to destroy the spiders in the archaeological site but Professor Jones had a different opinion. Explain. (Junes 2007)
B- Answer these quotations:
1-" I don't know much about plants. This botanist is the person to ask." . (August 2002) Who said these words? To whom? B- What plants is the speaker referring to?
2- " Ok. Let's see what we have got." Said the professor excitedly".(Aug 2004)
a. Where did the professor say these words? B-Why was he excited?
3. "I will pass your opinion to the colonel. This matter must be
decided at a higher level". (June 2005 / 2009)
a. Who was speaking to whom? b - What did the speaker want to do? Why?
4- “ Can you identify the spider now?” (June 2009)
a- when did the speaker say this? B- what shows that the spider isn’t a known species?
c- Complete these sentences:
1. There was no antivenom for the black and yellow spiders because ........(June 2001)
2. Jones said that they could not destroy the spiders as …… . (August 2001)
3. When Scientists put small quantities of venom into animals, these animals ................ (June 2002)
4. All spiders can not be destroyed because …………... (August 2002)
5. The young officer was coughing badly and fell to the ground because (June 2004)
6. When venom enters the body of a person or an animal,... (June 2007)
Chapter 6
a- Answer these questions:
1. Why was the female spider much more dangerous than any male one? (June 2003)
2. Do you think the black and yellow spiders are a known species? Say why or why not? (June 2005)
3. Why couldn't Wafaa Sultan take the helicopter back with the Negra Plants? (August 2005)
4. How did the large female spider lose one of its legs? (June 2008)
5. Why was the female spider much more dangerous than the male Spider? (June 2007)
6. Why did the police prevent cars from entering or leaving the town? (August 2008)
7. Why was Wafaa Sultan sent to Sinai? (August 2008)
b- Complete these sentences:
1. A female spider is much more dangerous than a male as……. (June 2001)
2. The female spider tried to release itself by .............. (August 2003)
3. When Its leg was caught, the female spider ............. (June 2006)
Chapter 7
a- Answer these questions :
1. How was Wafaa Sultan brave? (June 2002)
2. What difficulties did Wafaa and the officers face in Sinai? (August 2003)
b- Answer these quotations:
1-" It's up to you now. Wafaa Good Luck." (August 2001)
a. What was Wafaa expected to do? Whose life depended on the courage of Wafaa ?
2- "We have a Youngman's life in our hands." (June 2008)
a. Who said these words to whom? B- Who did the speaker refer to?
c- Complete these sentences:
1. After crossing the second Wadi in Sinai. Osama drove very fast in order to ........................ (June 2003)
2. In the second Wadi in Sinai, the cars couldn't speed up as .........(Aug 2003)
3. Captain Osama used the towrope for .................... (August 2003)
4. Wafaa Sultan pressed the horn of the car when ....... (August 2005)
5. Being a botanist, Wafaa Sultan ...................... (June 2006)
Chapter 8
a- Answer the following Questions:
1. How did professor Jones express his admiration of Ayman? (August 2001)
2. How did science and nature help to save Ayman's life? (June 2002)
3. How did Ayman save his sister? (August 2002)
4. Why didnt the bites of the female spider kill Ayman ? (August 2003)
5. Give some examples of Ayman's bravery and intelligence in the search for the female spider. (Two examples) (June 2004)
6. Why was Ayman rewarded by showing his photo on television? August 04)
7. Why was everyone surprised that Ayman didn't die from the deadly female spider's bite ? (June 2005)
8. Why did Ayman feel like a person with a new future ? (August 2005)
9. What would have happened if the spider had bitten Lamia? (August 2006)
10. How did the minister regard Ayman Hassan? Why? (June 2008)
b- Answer the following Quotations:-
1- "I feel like a new person with a new future." (June 2006)
a. Who said this to whom? B- Why did the speaker feel like that?
2- "Keep still. 1 want to take a photo. Don't move" (June 2007)
a. Who said these words to whom?
b. How did the speaker make use of his camera In the situation?
3- “ you won’t have to worry about getting a good job” (sudan 2009)
a- why was Ayman worried about getting a good job in the past ?
b-what caused him not to worry now?
c- Complete the following sentences:-
1. Ayman did not have to worry about getting a god job because ..........(August 2001)
2. The minister described Ayman Hassan as ....... (June2002)
3. The congratulations suddenly stopped when Ayman's family saw…(Aug 04)
4. Everyone was talking about Ayman because .......... (June 2006)
Ayman was intelligent enough to .................... (Auqust 200
Very important questions
1- Prove that Ayman was brave and intelligent?
2- Ayman is observant and curious . Discuss?
3- Wafaa is so brave and dutiful. Illustrate?
4- Ayman saved the entire world. Illustrate?
5- Ayman is a very lucky person?
6- To what extent was lamia kind-hearted?
7- To what extent was the female more dangerous than the small and the male?
8- How was the camera a reward and a rescuer?
9- Who have different opinions about destroying the spiders?
10- Why is there only one female spider in the town?
With my best wishes , Mr.Abdallah El.Shirbini

questions
1- Where did the team of archaeologists work?
2- What did they discover before the robbers' arrival?
3- Why did the four men come to the remote part of the Western desert?
4- What equipment did they take with them ?
5- How did the G P R show what was behind the wall?
6- How did the big man break through the wall ?
7- What happened to the oldest man when he entered the room with the gold doors?
8- What were the treasures they found in the room?
9- How did the tall man try to help the big one ?
10- What made the oldest man believe that the spiders weren't deadly?
11- What was the cause of the death of the four robbers?
12 - Why did the small spiders in the car die?
13- What was the helicopter doing in the desert?
14-What was the pilot's opinion when he saw the four dead men?
15- How did the engineer save the pilot from certain death?
16- Who were asleep in the tents?
17- What did the robbers do in order not to be seen or heard by he archaeologists ?
18- Why did the four men switch off their lights and engines ?
19- What information did the oldest robber get ?
20- What does G P R stand for?
21- Why were the robbers excited when they entered the room?
22- Why did the big man shout" Get them off me!"?
23- Why did the small man shout" Let's get out of here!"?
24-Why didn't the oldest man worry about the spiders' bites ?
25- How did the four robbers meet their end? ?
26-Do you think these spiders are a known species ? Why or Why not ?
27- How was the robbers' accident discovered?
28- " We'd better get on the radio." Those words saved the pilot's life. Show.
29- What happened to the spiders in the boxes?

Completion
1- The four men went to the archaeological site in order to ....................
2-In the underground passage, the four men saw ....................................
3-The robbers were able to find a room by ...........................................
4-Archaeologists didn't use G PR because ...............................................
5-The four men would be rich if ...............................................................
6- When the oldest man entered the room with the gold doors .....................
7-The big man shouted "Get them off me." when ......................................
8- The oldest man thought that the spiders weren't deadly as......................
9-The pilot brought the helicopter down when.....................................
10-When the pilot found that the men were dead, he.............................
11-The engineer saved the pilot's life when..........................................
12-It was the pilot who....................................................
13- When the police reached the site, ...............................
14-The small spiders in the car died because of.................
15-The smallest man thought that the spiders were ……………………
16- The small spiders all died, but............................
17- The robbers couldn't see nothing, so .........................
18-Although the robbers' cars had local number plates................
19-The dead men and the cars were found by………………………...
Quotations
Who said this ? And to Whom?
1- " How did you get the information "
2-" There are probably more rooms here If thy contain gold too, we'll be rich "
3-" What does that machine do? "
4-" I know but how? "
5-" Yes, this is a kind of radar that… "
6-" They do ,but not very often … "
7-" What is that ? Is that a rock? "
8-" No .That 's not sand or rock . It's an empty space "
9-" Yes. It's a big room. It's……. "
10- The archaeologists haven't found them yet. We're going to find them first ."
11-" Let's get out of here "
12" How do you know? Maybe it's an unknown species of spider "
13-" Yes, it is . Didn't you hear about those fish in south America? "
14-" They have been under the ground for thousands of years "
15-" They are in the car "
16- "The gold objects were sent to the museum in Cairo. Almost nobody knows about this. "
17- "If there are more rooms here, this machine will find them in minutes."
18- "We haven't much time. We must find what we want and get out before morning. "
19- "Let's get out of here':
20- "1 hope you are right because I'm feeling very sick."
21- "Their water's gone; they probably got lost and died of thirst."
22- "We'd better get on the radio. "
23- "It's like an underground city. A city of dead people."
24- "Don't worry! There aren't any deadly……….We might get sick but we won't die.
25-"A team of archaeologists found……. The second room …………other treasures."
26-" Look . you can see the picture on the screen now. You can see rock here and sand here."

Chapter 2
questions
1. How was the police officer who discovered the treasures in the Land Cruiser in great danger?
2. What did the spider do when the officer ran to his superior?
3. Where does a spider like to live?
4. Why was the Hassan house not suitable for the spider to live in?
5. Who were the Hassan family? 6-Where was Ayman's room?
7. How did Ayman get a computer?
8. How did Ayman make use of the internet?
9. What was the conversation between Ayman and his internet friends Ed and Jill about?
10. How was Najat saved from the spider's attack?
11. Where did Ayman see the spider?
12. Describe the spider as seen by Ayman.
13. Why did Ayman phone a student of Zoology?
14. What information did Ayman get from the student of Zoology?
15. What did he try to find out by means of the internet?
16. What steps did he make to get information about the black and yellow spider?
17. What information did he get about the black and yellow spider?
18. What was the translation made by Dr Shereen about?
19. How did the people fight the dangerous spiders in their town?
20. How did the dangerous spiders survive the burning of the town?
21. Why did Ayman send an e-mail to Dr Shereen?
22. What was Dr Shereen's reply?
23. What did Dr Shereen think of that old town and the story of the spiders?
24. Where did the spider find a suitable home?
25. Why was that place suitable for the spider?
26. How did the spider have a new family?
27. What did the spider enclose its eggs in?
28. Why did the female spider refuse to live in Ayman's house?
29. Why couldn't Ayman get answers to his questions about the spider through the internet?
30. Why had many towns and villages disappeared whereas our Egyptian monuments are still defying time ?
31. What were the elements that caused the people of the ancient Egyptians to fail in getting rid of the spiders?
32. What is the use of: a) a spider's web b) an internet's web?
Completion
1. It was a great surprise for the police officer when ……..........
2. Ayman's uncle gave him his computer because he ..............................
3. Ayman used the internet both ...................... and .......................
4. Ayman and his internet friends had ............................................
5. The day the spider escaped, Ayman had a conversation with his internet friends about.....................
6. The spider went to the garden by ......................................
7. In the garden, Ayman saw a spider which ......................................
8. The student of Zoology told Ayman ....................................................
9. Through the Web, Ayman got information about................................
10. An old Egyptian text was translated by ...........................................
11. Ayman wrote an e-mail to Dr Shereen to ask ...................................
12. Dr Shereen replied that.........................................................
13. The spider laid 2000 eggs and enclosed them ..................................
14. A new family of spiders was .....................................................
15. Ayman used the internet not only .........................................
16. Providence saved Najat when .......................................
17. The hiding place was suitable for the spider as ...................................

Quotations
1-"That's funny! Spiders use webs to catch flies but I'm going to use the Web to find a spider."
This was said by……………..to………………
2-." Do you think the story is true
This was said by……………..to………………
3-" Right . I think you have to be flexible
This was said by……………..to………………
4- "1 don't know. It's a big problem for me."
This was said by……………..to………………
5-'The townspeople gave up hope and left the town."
This was said by……………..to………………
6-" You can't just trust luck ………………... "
This was said by……………..to………………
7-" They hoped to kill all the spiders…………….…. "
This was said by……………..to………………



Chapter 3
questions
1. What did the archaeologist in Egypt say about spiders in ancient Egypt?
2. To whom did Dr Fakhry forward the archaeologist's message?
3. What did Ayman say about the picture of the spider?
4. How did Ayman believe the spider came to Hamdayya?
5. What did Dr Fakhry advise Ayman to do?
6. Why did Ayman think the spider was not deadly?
7. What did the German Egyptologist translate?
8. How was the medicine for the bite of the black and yellow spider made?
9. Why did Dr Fakhry believe the story about spiders was true?
10. What did Dr Fakhry ask her friend Susan Bennett to do?
11. How many known species of spider were there?
12. Why was the number of known species of spider going up?
13. What was Susan Bennett?
14. What was Malcolm Jones?
15. What did Susan Bennett find on the database?
16. What news did Professor Malcolm have on the telephone?
17. How are spiders useful to humanity?
18. What did Professor Malcolm keep in his office?
19. Who were in danger of the deadly spider?
20. Why did the Professor decide to go to Egypt?

Completion
1- Ayman described the spiders he saw before ........
2- Ayman did not tell the police about the spider he had seen because.............................
3- The six yellow and black spiders on the database were not.............................
4. An archaeologist in Egypt sent Dr Fakhry ...........................
5. Dr Fakhry felt a cold shiver when she saw ..........................
6. Ayman requested Dr Fakhry to have a chat when he received ...................
7. Ayman said that the old picture was the same as .........
8. Dr Fakhry thought the spider Ayman saw came from
9. As there were no deadly spiders in modem Egypt, Ayman said that…………....
10.The medicine that the German Egyptologist mentioned was made from………….....
11. Because the black and yellow spiders were mentioned in a medical test, Dr Fakhry .......
12. Susan said that the known species of spider were .........
13. On his trips to South Africa and South America, professor Jones .............................
14. Professor Jones got interested when he heard what Dr Fakhry said because....................
15. Professor Jones believed that spiders in the desert lived in ...........
16. When people disturbed the spiders, they .................
17. Ayman and his family were in danger .........
18. The antivenom for other spiders would not work ......
19. The picture that appeared on the screen ............
20. Dr. Shereen thought it was safer ………………..........
21. Professor Jones was badly annoyed ............
22. Spiders are very useful.............
23. The spider was terribly dangerous ...........
24- No body had seen any of the spiders before as…………..
25- Maybe the other spiders died when ……………..
Quotations
1- "Maybe the spider came from Bawiti to your town."
2- "But this spider can't be the same as the killer spider in the ancient text."
3- "About 30,000. The number goes up all the time."
4- "But, if he saw it, why has nobody seen any of these spiders before? "
5- "Let's hope that Ayman was mistaken."
6- "I hope you're right. But I think you should tell the police about all this. "
7- "Don't worry, we'll find it on the database. "
8- "Those are all the black and yellow spiders matching your description."
9-"If I say, I've seen a big dangerous spider, everyone will just laugh at me."
10-" If you see the spider again, please try to photograph it. "
11-- "He described it before he saw this picture He said it was ……………………….."
12- "Do you think he really saw this spider?"
13-"Now could they live under the desert for thousands of years? I mean, how could
they survive?"
14- "But hospitals can treat spider bites, can't they."
15- "As you see, the picture shows a black and yellow spider, like the spider in your text."
16-- " The day before I saw the spider, the police brought some boxes from the
site to the police station. May be they were in the boxes."
17- "Because there aren't any killer spiders in modern Egypt."
18- "You mean, new species are often discovered?"
19- "I think we should talk to Professor Jones."
20- "Would you like us to come another time?
21- "1 was ready to go to South America tomorrow and now I can't go. It's too bad. "
22-"Lots of people aren't But spiders are very useful animals because they eat insects.
23- "Not just him and his family. Everyone in Hamdayya might be In danger. "
24- "I think it is. And I've just decided where I'm going for this vacation. "
25- "What a nuisance! I've had to cancel my next trip. "
26- "Maybe all the other spiders died when the climate changed 2000 years ago."
27-"If there weren't any spiders, there would be more flies and mosquitoes.
Spiders are our friends."
28-"They probably live in a place that is cooler than the desert around them, under the
ground perhaps."
29-" People have disturbed the spiders. Suddenly those spiders have come into our world again."
30-- "If he wasn't mistaken I mean …… If he really saw that spider, it's not just
Hamdayya that is in danger."
31-- "If there's an unknown species of spiders in that town, I want to find it!"
32- "No, no. Not at all. I'm sorry. I'm not being very polite, am I?
33- "I'm sorry. I was looking forward to that trip. I've been studying arachnids
for 25 years, but I'm still excited about finding unknown species."
34- "You don't like arachnids, do you?"
35- "A doctor can give you an injection of antivenom. This antivenom works
against the venom. But there is no antivenom for this spider."
36- "Because every venomous animal has a different venom. So if these spiders
are unknown, there is no antivenom."
37- "It can take years to develop a new antivenom"
38- "Egypt is the meeting point of three continents. What will stop these spidery from
spreading through Africa, Asia and Europe?
39- "This young man from Egypt, did he see the picture first or did he describe the
spider before he saw the picture?
40- "Imagine what happens if 1,000 female spiders lay 1,000 eggs. Within a few weeks,
there will be millions of these spiders.
41- " I haven't seen any thing like this before."

Chapter 4
questions
I - What was Ayman's uncle?
2- What did Dr Shereen tell Ayman in her e-mail?
3- Why did professor Malcolm come to Hamdayya?
4- Why did Ayman feel that he was a fool?
5- What made Ayman's uncle phone the colonel?
6- Why did the armed police officers go to the archaeological site?
7- What happened to the archaeologists at the site?
8-Why did the officers wear protective clothes?
9-What did Colonel Mikhail ask the professor to do?
11-Why did the professor go to his, hotel before going to the site?
12-Why didn't Colonel Mikhail get an expert from Cairo?
13--What made Ayman print out Dr Shereen's e-mail?
14- What did Ayman's family think of Ayman's story about the spiders?
15- How would the stories about dangerous spiders affect the businesses in the town?
16- How did Ayman's family find out that he had already told other people about the spider?
17- Why did Colonel Mikhail hope the spiders were known species?
18- Why had men died from these spiders' bites?

Completion
1- Ayman's uncle thought that stories about dangerous spiders ....................
2- When Ayman told his family about the spider,...........................
3 If people heard Ayman's story about the spider...........................
4- The archaeologists at the site died because of........................
5- Ayman's father didn't believe that.............................................
6-The police got protective clothing from........................................
7-Ayman didn't have time to read Dr Shereen's e-mail, so......................

Quotations
Who said this to whom?
1- "If you are sure there is a danger, you must tell the police. "
2- "Ayman! What have you done?
3- "Dead? What killed them?
4- "Spiders! Men don't die from spider bites! How
5- "It is possible that the danger has already spread to the town. Yes, I have good
reasons to believe this."
6- "1 can get an expert from Cairo but that will lake time. Could you find one of these
spiders and identify It?"
7- "That's why I came to Egypt. If it's a known species, l can identify it."
8- "1 have brought my equipment with me"
9- "Let's hope it is a known species."
10- "We have one hour before we reach the site. Tell me everything about spiders."
11- "Tomorrow morning! That's now! Professor Jones may be here at any time!"
12- "Dr Shereen thinks I should tell the police about it "
13- "There is another thing you should think about. Stories about dangerous spiders
are not good for business."
14- "You don't understand, I'm sorry. You'd better read this a-mail"
15- "My son has a friend at the police station. I'll ask him what's going on."
16- "But why so many of them?"
17- "They say the site's dangerous. They want to stop anyone going near it"
18- "All the archaeologists at the site are dead. They were found early this morning. "
19- "We also need to know if these spiders have reached the town. You will be able
to tell us that. "
20- "Professor Malcolm, if the spiders are unknown, is there antivenom that we can use?"
21- "The best person to explain is my nephew, I'll hand you to him now"'
22- "He thinks the spider may be an unknown species and he is now on his way
to Egypt. He will be in Hamdayya tomorrow morning."
23- "If you're not sure, I don't think you should frighten people. I think you should keep
quite. Don't tell anyone outside the family. "
24- "If people believe your story, they won't stay at the hotels, they won't eat in the
restaurants, they won't buy our food products. A lot of businesses will lose money."
25- "So it is true? And the archaeologists died from spider bites?
26-"My men are going to be in danger from these spiders until we get the correct antivenom
27- "We have protective clothing. Do you need any other special equipment?"
28- "If Professor Malcolm finds one of these spiders, you must tell us whether it
is the same as the spider that you saw. "
29-"If the spiders are unknown, there is no antivenom for them. Other
antivenoms will not contain the correct antibodies, so they won't work. "
30- "I don't think you should tell the police. You don't want to worry people
unnecessarily, do you?"
31- "Good. Please get your equipment. You both leave in thirty minutes with captain
Ahmad El-Sherif. "
32-" Protective clothing , we got it from the fire department ……………"

Chapter 5
questions
1. How is an anti-venom made?
2. Why does it take a long time to make an anti-venom?
3.'When do scientists develop a new anti-venom?
4. Why did Captain Ahmed say they would have no protection against that species of spider
for years?
5. What did Dr Fakhry, in her e-mail, tell Ayman about the medicine for the bites of the black
and yellow spiders?
6. Who studied about the plant used as a medicine for the bites of the black and yellow spiders?
7. What did the Colonel decide concerning the medicine for the bites of those spiders?
8. Why were there police guards at the gate of the tomb?
9. What did the men unload when they reached the site?
10. Who went down the tomb and how were they protected?
11. What did Ayman carry?
12. What did the Professor carry?
13. What did the three young officers carry?
14. How could they see in the dark tomb?
15. Where did the Professor set up his equipment?
16. Why did the Professor unfold a white sheet?
17. How was the sheet raised a few centimetres above the ground?
18. Why did the Professor use a smoker?
19. What happened as a result of the smoke that went up?
20. How many insects and spiders were killed?
21.What were the three spiders? What did Ayman say about them?
22. Who did the big spider attack?
23. What did the two officers do when the big spider attacked the young officer?
24. Where did the big spider disappear?
25. What did Captain Ahmed decide after the attack of the big spider?
26. What happened to the officer who was attacked by the big spider?
27. What did the Professor say about the spiders he saw?
28. Why was the Professor against destroying the spiders at first?
29. Why did the Professor believe it was impossible to destroy all the spiders there?
30. What orders did Captain Ahmed give to the officers before leaving the site?
Completion
1. Scientists put some venom from the spiders into animals in order to........... .
2. The ancient Egyptians made a medicine for the bites of the black and yellow spiders from ........... .
3. Although the plant used as a medicine for the bites of the black and yellow spiders is almost
extinct, it.......................................
4. When the three vehicles reached the site, the men unloaded…………….
5. The men who went down into the tombs breathed through ..................
6. When Ayman went down into the tombs, he carried ..................
7. When the Professor went down into the tombs, he carried ........................
8. The Professor set up his equipment........... …………….
9. When the professor switched on the smoker, ................. .
10........................ dropped onto the sheet when the smoke went up to the ceiling.
11. The Professor picked up three spiders which ..................... .
12. The Professor examined the three spiders with ................... .
13. The Professor found that the three spiders were ................... .
14. To save the young officer from that spider, the two officers …………...
15. The Professor stated that the spiders ........................... .
16. When the Captain asked about the best way to destroy the spiders, the Professor ............
17. Captain Ahmed, before leaving, ordered the officers ……………………
18. The Colonel wanted them to return .............................
19. The Colonel would send the venom sacs of the spiders to...................
20. They had to find the spider which .............................. .

Quotations
Who said this to whom?
1- "I expect you've met Professor Jones by now. Has he told you about the medical text?"
2- "1 don't know much about plants. This botanist is the person to ask. "
3- "I'll phone the university and find this Wafaa Sultan. If the spiders are an
unknown species, we'll send her to Sinai"
4- "Ok. Stand back I'm going to switch on the smoker. "
5- "They're the same as the spider I saw in town. Only that one was larger. "
6- "The spider's fangs broke through his face mask! We must leave here immediately. "
7- "I understand your scientific interest, but ten people have died already. My job is
to prevent more deaths."
8- "You're right You must do what is necessary. But, in my opinion, it is impossible. "
9- "I'll pass your opinion to the colonel. This matter must be decided at a higher level"
10- "Let's hope that it hasn't produced any young yet."
I1- "How is antivenom made? And why does it take a long time?"
12- "1 looked at all the black and yellow spiders on the database and I found no spider
like this one."
13- "We don't even know how big the area is. You can kill some of the spiders,
but some of them will live so the plan will not succeed."
14- "We must find the spider that you saw in Hamdayya."
15- "Professor, what is the best way to destroy these spiders?"
16- "The colonel wants me to return to the town. You too. We must bring the dead
spiders with us."
17- "However, if these spiders are unknown species, scientists will have to develop a
new antivenom. That will be a slow and difficult process with lots of problems. "
18- "Then we will have no protection against them for years."
19- "They're all adult males."
20- "You can't destroy these spiders. This is a new species. This is a great
scientific discovery."
21- "Do not let anybody come near this site. And do not let anything leave here
without a careful search. Not a car, not a box, nothing. "
22- "Well, sir, we don't have anything better yet, do we, sir?"
23- "But you will only damage this important archaeological site "
24-" The spider's fangs broke through his face mask "
Chapter 6
questions
1. Why was there a barrier across the road at the edge of Hamdayya?
2. How did they go to the police station?
3. Why were the streets empty near the police station?
4. What would they search for the next morning ?
5. What did the Colonel ask Ayman to do ?
6. What did the Colonel tell the Professor ?
7. What did the Professor think about the number of spiders in the town?
8. Why did the Professor say that the female spider was a thousand times more dangerous
than the male ?
9. Where does a spider like to build its nest ?
10. Where did they decide to search for the female spider ?
11. How did the female spider have a big family ?
12. What moved on the floor when the light fell on it ?
13. What happened when the clouds of poisonous insecticide filled the room?
14. How did the spiders attack the men?
15. How was the female spider knocked to the ground?
16.How did the female spider lose one of its legs?
17. What did the female spider with its seven legs do when it became free?
Completion
1. At the edge of Hamdayya, the police made a barrier across the road to ....... .
2. Captain Ahmed led the search to ...........................................
3. Stronger protective suits were brought.......................................
4. The female spider is a thousand times more dangerous ...................
5. A spider likes to build its nest in .............................
6. The spider's eggs .....................................
7. When the light fell on the floor of the room,.........................
8. The spiders were able to bite Ayman when .....................
9. The ambulance took Ayman to ...........................
10. The plant "Echinacea Negra" was found ......................................
11. The Colonel wanted to be sure that the female spider .....................
12. The bad storm in Sinai...............................
13. They had to drive through the storm ..............
14. The Colonel looked serious as Ayman ..........
Quotations
Who said this to whom?
1-"No cars can enter or leave the town. Please walk this way. There's another car
waiting for you on the other side."
2- "Captain, you will lead the search."
3- "In any rasp, the female spider is a thousand times more dangerous than the male "
4- "Perhaps it has already produced them. They may be spreading through the
town now as we speak."
5- "So the most urgent task is to find the female spider's nest."
6-"Is the female spider definitely dead?"
7- "My men are looking for the body now and the professor is helping them. "
8- "She must get here fast".
9- "Ayman Hassan doesn't have much more time."
10- "1 want to thank you for your work today. You are welcome to join us
tomorrow. I've ordered stronger protective suits. "
11- "Professor, in your opinion, are we looking for just one spider or many spider.
12- "There is probably only one female spider in the town."
13- "In an empty house! That's where I saw the spider go. "
14- "It was in my house, then the garden, and then it ran to the empty house next to mine!"
15- "Get that spider!".
16- "I'll tell you as soon as we find it."
17- "I can't see!':
18- "Don't move! We're coming to help you. "
19- "He has hours to live unless the Echinacea Negra can get to him and work. "
20- "Are these plants likely to help Ayman?"
21- "A message from Soma. There is a bad storm in the area. The helicopter can't get to
the cars. They'll have to drive through the storm. It will take time "
22- "Everybody has left this part of the town. Tomorrow we will search this area and find
the spider that you saw."
23-"There might be some smaller male spiders, but I think this is unlikely because
nobody has been bitten."
24-"If there are any male spiders here, they will be dead soon."
25-"Spiders don't live more than a few weeks, but the female spider probably has a nest,. '
26-"The nest will he somewhere dark and quiet and cool."
27- "They've found some Echinacea Negra plants, and the cars are on their way back.
A helicopter will pick up Wafaa Sultan and the plants."
28- "She says that Echinacea Negro won't work for the bite of the female. The female's
venom Is too strong. So we must be sure that the female is dead."
29- "She says it might work for these spiders, but only for the bites of males and young spiders.
30-"Can you tell the professor that I have more information about 'Echinacea Negra It is
almost extinct and grows only in Sinai. "
Chapter 7
questions
1.How many cars were making the journey down the mountain
2. Describe the first car. Who were in it ?
3. Describe the second car. Who were in it ?
4. Describe the third car. Who and what were in it ?
5. Describe the road down the mountain.
6. Why was it dangerous to speed up ?
7. When did rain fall ?
8. Why did Captain Osama switch on the car's lights?
9. What problems did they face on making that journey ?
10. How many wadis did they have to cross?
11. How did they cross the first wadi ?
12. How long did they take to cross the first wadi?
13. How were they running out of time ?
14. How were Sinai's road and rain against Ayman?
15. What happened to the dead palm tree in the water ?
16. How was towing the two cars a difficult task?
17. How did the first car manage to cross the third wadi?
18. What happened to the jeep while it was crossing the third wadi?
19. How were the two officers in the jeep saved ?
20. What happened to the third car when it reached half
way the third wadi? Why?
Completion
1. The storm was beginning by the time ……………………..
2. ...................... travelled in the first car .
3. The second car was ......................... .
4.............. travelled in the second car .
5. The third car was similar to .......... .
6. The road down the mountain was dangerous because ...
7. The road became a river when ......... .
8. They had to get to the wadis before the rain ........ .
9. In the third wadi, the first car .......... .
10. The jeep was so light that......... .
11. Wafaa drove off fast because a young man's life ........
12. Wafaa was terrified by ................. while driving
13. The Captain and Farouk couldn't attach the towrope as ........
14. The four men managed to attach ............. .
15. The four men managed to climb onto ......... .
Quotations
Who said this to whom?
1- "We have to cross three wadis. They are usually dry, but they are probably filling
up fast now"
2- "We have to get through. We have a young man's life in our hands?"
3- "The next Wadi is twenty minutes away. I'm afraid it will be too deep by that time. "
4- "Can we do it?"
5- "But do we have a choice? We can do it if Allah wishes."
6- "Get the rope. I'll have to swim out to them."
7- "We're OK. You go on."
8- "Watch out for us. Press the horn if you see a tree coming."
9- "It's no good You'll have to get out and help."
10- "It's up to you, Wafaa. Good luck!?
11- "They're half way.".
12- "They are usually dry, but they are probably filling up fast now."
13- "You have the plants, you must come across."
14- "Their car's heavier than the jeep. They can get across."
15- "They have to choose the right route, the right time and the right gear. They will
only get one chance, so give them time."
16- "And the plants are In there. We mustn't lose them."
17- "The road is not our only problem. The rain will pour down the mountains and
flood the wadis below."
18- "If we can't get to the wadis before they flood we may not be able to cross them."
19- "We haven't got much time!"
20- "It's too dangerous. Look what happened to the jeep."
21- " We are running out of time .

Chapter 8
questions
1. How was Ayman during Nurse Huda's night shift?
2. What medicine did Ayman get at midnight?
3. How was Ayman in the morning?
4. Why was Ayman's picture in the newspaper and on TV?
5. Why didn't Ayman have to worry about getting a good job?
6. What was the Professor's present to Ayman?
7. Where were the camera's attachments kept?
8. What was Ayman's opinion about killing the spiders in the desert?
9. Where did Ayman see the female spider?
10. How did Ayman make his sister keep still?
11. What did Ayman do when the flashlight blinded the spider?
12.What happened while Ayman was knocking the spider?
13. How did Ayman feel when he saw the red marks of the bite?
14. When did Ayman come to himself?
15. What was there on television?
16. How did the minister describe Ayman?
17. What were people throughout Egypt celebrating?
18. What did the doctor say about the bite of the female spider?
19. Why didn't Ayman die of the bite of the female spider?
20. Why did the reporter say Ayman was the most popular young man in Egypt that day?
Completion
1. When Ayman's breathing stopped,......................
2. The female spider might................................... .
3. The newspaper said Ayman saved …………............
4. Ayman wouldn't worry about getting a good job because…………………
5. The camera had a lot of attachments which .........................
6. Ayman saw the female spider near ……….....................
7. On Ayman's hand, there were .......................................
8. The shock and horror made Ayman ...............................
9. When Ayman came to himself, there was a television programme............................
10. Many thousands would have died without...............................
11. People were celebrating that day ................................
12. The deadly female spider did not kill Ayman because ...................................
13. Ayman had so much anti venom in his body that……………….
14. The reporter said that Ayman was ...........................
Quotations
Who said this to whom?
1" He is still in intensive care."
2- "Everyone's talking about you. "
3- "I feel like a new person with a new future."
4- "Let's take a family photograph with your new camera. "
5- "But it's an important archaeological site. Archaeologists will want to go there.
So will tourists."
6- "Keep very still Lamia , I want to take a photo. Don't move."
7- "The minister described Ayman Hassan as a brave young man who was ready to
give his life to save others."
8- "1 think science will find an answer. Until then, I agree that we shouldn't hurt the spiders."
9- "And a very special Thank you' to Ayman Hassun, the must popular man in Egypt today. "
10- "There was a storm. Two cars were damaged and sit men were washed down a Wadi. "
11- "Wafaa Sultan got through with the plants, and the men are OK. "
12- "The doctors made some medicine from the plants and gave it to Ayman at midnight. "
13- "They're looking for it now. They think it's probably dead, but it might be still alive,
so they have to keep looking far it."
14- "There was a picture of you in the newspaper, too. And on television."
15- "Professor Jones says that you saved the world from the spiders."
16- "1 don't think they should be killed They only hurt people because people
17- "We can only guess how many thousands of people might have died without
the intelligence and bravery of this young man."
18- "But tonight, people throughout Egypt are not only praising Ayman; they are also
celebrating."
19- "His breathing stopped around I a .m and we're keeping him alive on a ventilator."
20- "They're all there with him. They'll be there when he wakes up."
21" The newspaper said that you saved hundred of lives. It said there would be
thousands of killer spiders in Hamdayya now if you hadn't warned the police. "
21- "Does anyone know what is going to happen to the spiders in the desert?"
22- "The female's bite is very, very dangerous, and we have no medicine for 1t."
23- "Professor Jones says you can go and study at Oxford University if you
24- "His body produced a lot of anti venom. When he was bitten a second time he had
already had so much antivenom in his body, that the bite had little