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On the day of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee (60 years on the throne of Britain) in June 2012 Charles, Prince of Wales, made a speech in his mother’s honour. This is (1) what be said
Your Majesty…Mummy,
I’m sure you would want me to thank on your behalf all the wonderful people who have made today possible.
And if (2) I may say so Your Majesty, thank God the weather turned out fine. The only (3) sad thing about this evening is that my father couldn’t be here with us because unfortunately he is taken unwell. But ladies and gentlemen, if (4) we shout loud enough he might just hear us in hospital and get better.
Your Majesty, a Diamond Jubilee is a (5) unique and special event. We are now celebrating the life and service of a very special person over the last 60 years. I was three when my grandfather George VI died and suddenly, unexpectedly, your and my father’s lives were changed, when you were only 26.
So as a nation this is our opportunity to thank you and my father for always being there for us. For inspiring us with your selfless duty and service and (6) for making us proud to be British. Proud at a time when I know how many of our fellow countrymen are suffering such hardships and difficulties. Proud to be the part of something as unique as Commonwealth which, through your leadership, has given us the sense of unity.
1 Read the text and answer the following questions.
1 How old was Arthur Conan Doyle when he started studying at a Jesuit school? he was nine years old
2 Who was the inspiration for the character of Sherlock Holmes? Professor Dr. Joseph Bell
3 What was Arthur Conan Doyle's first job? he worked as a doctor aboard Mayumba, a ship travelling from Liverpool to Africa
4 How many books about Sherlock Holmes did Arthur Conan Doyle write? about sixty
5 How many daughters did Arthur Conan Doyle have? two (one with Louisa Hawkins and one with Jean Leckie)
6 What does Professor Challenger find in South America? living prehistoric animals
7 What was the last book about Sherlock Holmes? The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes
2) Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?
1 Arthur Conan Doyle came from a poor family. F (his parents were rich)
2 Doyle's father had some problems with drinking. T
3 Doyle's mother liked books and told her son interesting stories. T
4 Doyle went to university with other famous writers. T
5 The Sign of Four was the first book about Sherlock Holmes. F (A Study in Scarlet was the first Sherlock Holmes book)
6 Doyle's second wife died of tuberculosis. F (his first wife died of tuberculosis)
7 Arthur Conan Doyle wrote some books about spiritualism. T