NOTES: NEW OXFORD MODERN ENGLISH LEVEL 4 2015

NOTES: NEW OXFORD MODERN ENGLISH LEVEL 4   2015

U:1 THE WISE OWL                         P:4-5

Exercises

A: Comprehension

1: Answer the following Questions.

Q No.a

Why did the prince come to the river?

ANS:

The prince came to the river to swim.

Q No.b

Why were the sparrows so happy?

ANS: The sparrows were happy because the mother sparrow had laid some eggs.
Q No.c

How did the sparrows know what had happened to the eggs?

ANS:

At first the sparrows did not know what had happened to the eggs. Then the father sparrow saw the snake’s tail slithering into a hole at the base of the tree.

Q No.d

What was the owl’s plan?

ANS:

The owl’s plan was that the sparrows should take the prince’s gold necklace and drop it into the snake’s hole.

Q No.e

Why did the guards chase the sparrow?

ANS:The guards chased the sparrow when they saw the sparrows take the necklace.

B Working with words

Use the following words and phrases in sentences of your own.

WORDS SENTENCES
a. one of the many The gift I received by you is one of the many of good gifts.
b. liked nothing better I like nothing better than prayers.
c. horrid I saw a horrible scene in my dream yesterday.
d. most upset She was most upset last weekend.
e. thanks to Thanks to all my friends for help in time.
f. the arrival of Today the arrival of president is possible.

U:2     A NIGHT IN JUNE                 P:7-8

Exercises

A: Comprehension

1: Answer the following Questions.

Q No.a

How are the stars appearing in the sky?

ANS:

The stars are appearing by twos and threes.

Q No.b

Why do you think they are appearing like this?

ANS:

Thy are appearing like this because although the sun has set, there is still light in the sky. As the sky gets darker, more stars become visible.

Q No.c

Have the birds stopped singing?

ANS:

The birds have not stopped their singing; they are ‘piping yet’

Q No.d

Where are the little birds?

ANS:

The little birds are among the bushes and trees.

Q No.e

What sounds can be heard?

ANS:

Little birds piping, a wind that is rushing, water that is gushing, and the cuckoo’s sovereign cry can all be heard.

 

B Working with words

  1. Use these words in sentences of your own.
WORDS SENTENCES
a. set The rainy seasons is set in.
b. far-off There is no cloud for-off in the sky.
c. among Mumtaz is the best teacher among all the teachers.
d. gushes The water gushes from water pipe.
e.hollow There is hollow sound in the floor.
  1. Use these words in oral sentences of your own. If you are not sure of the exact meaning, look in a dictionary.
WORDS SENTENCES
a.    Gush The water gushes from water pipe.
b.    Spout Do not turn on this spout.
c.    Sprinkle She is sprinkling water on the flowers.
d.    Trickle Blood trickled down to his feet.
e.    Drip Blood was being dripped to the patient.
f.     Pour Pour water in the glass.
g.    Flood I faced flood last year.
h.    Surge Water surges from the pipe.
i.      Spurt I saw that water was being spurted.
j.      Stream The stream is not running.
k.    Flow Water is flowing downward.
l.      Jet This is a jet engine.

 

U: 3   SORRY, WRONG NUMBER     P:12-14

Exercises

A: Comprehension

1: Answer the following Questions.

Q No.a

Why did the engineers come to the house?

ANS:

The engineers came to the house to install a new telephone connection.

Q No.b

Which words, phrases, and actions tell us that Mr Kamaal was very pleased with the new phone?

ANS:

Mr Kamaal was pleased. Mr Kamaal did not mind (the noise). He ‘sat and gazed lovingly at the smart new telephone in the hall’. He made the workers cups of tea, and helped them when he could. He picked up the telephone and spoke into it, although the phone had not rung. He polished the telephone. Phrases used: gazed lovingly; hardly wait for.

Q No.c

How do we know that Mr Kamaal was very anxious for his wife and son to get home?

ANS:

We are told that Mr Kamaal ‘could hardly wait for his wife and son to get home’. Waiting was not easy for Mr Kamaal.

Q No.d

Why did people keep calling the Kamaals?

ANS:

People kept calling the Kamaals because they thought the number was that of a shop. Perhaps the number was similar.

Q No.e

Do you think Mrs Kamaal had many friends to call? Give a reason for your Ans.

ANS:

Mrs Kamaal did not have many friends to call. When the Kamaals receive a call, she says to Mr Kamaal: ‘You should have asked her for her number. Then we could have given her a call sometime.’

B Working with words

  1. Use a dictionary to find the correct meanings of these words.
  2. cable : a group of wires for transmitting electrical signals that are bound together   and usually have shared or common insulation
  3. gaze :     to look for a long time with a fixed stare
  4. chuckle :      to laugh quietly to oneself
  5. fancy :     elaborately and ornately decorated
  6. emporium :  a store, usually a large store, that offers a wide selection of goods
  7. vigorous :     with great energy
  8. What are these words? You will find the anagrams in the story.

Easy:

  1. dais b. thaw           c. newt       d. gran            e. halls           f. mite
  2. SAID B. WHAT C. WENT D. RANG E. SHALL F. ITEM

Not so easy:

  1. re-clad      b. CS Hotel .    c. Enlist      d. he not Pele
  2. CRADLE   B. CLOTHES     C. SILENT D. TELEPHONE

 

U:4   RAIN IN SUMMER     P:16-17

Exercises

A: Comprehension

1: Answer the following Questions.

Q No.a

What is the difference between a street and a lane?

ANS:

A street is a public road, especially in a town or city, usually lined with buildings.

A lane is a narrow path, road or street, typically in the countryside, oxen enclosed by walls or hedges.

Q No.b

What is it like before it rains?

ANS:

Before rainfall it usually gets very warm. Dark clouds gather in the sky; the breeze picks up; the rain falls at a distance, and the smell of the earth reaches us before the rain does.

Q No.c

Does the rain flow out of the spout’ easily?

ANS:

The rain does not flow out of the spout easily; although it ‘gushes’, it also ‘struggles out’.

Q No.d

Is the rain light or heavy? Which words tell us?

ANS:

The rain is heavy. Words that tell us this: ‘it pours and pours’.

Q No.e

What does the phrase ‘muddy tide’ mean?

ANS:

The phrase means that the quick flowing streams of rainwater are also carrying away the topsoil, and this makes the water muddy.

 

B Working with words

  1. Find words with the same spelling that RHYME with the following.
a. pain        b. pane           c. heat            d. sheet          e. poor            f . Pour
A. RAIN B. LANE C. MEAT D. STREET   E. flOOR F. FOUR
  1. Put the following in alphabetical order.

Dickens, Balzac, Yeats, Shakespeare, Dryden, Kects, Shelley,
Addison, Sterne, Gardner, Ludlum, Webster, Zeno, Quincey.

Addison, Balzac, Dickens, Dryden, Gardner, Keats, Ludlum, Quincey, Shakespeare, Shelley, Sterne, Webster, Yeats, Zeno

 

SURNAME:                                                                                                  the name that identifies somebody as belonging to a particular family .

Can you guess what profession all the people above were in? All the people were famous authors.

The full names are:

Addison =

Joseph Addison

(English politician and writer)

Balzac =

Honoré de Balzac

(French novelist and playwright)

Dickens =

Charles Dickens

(author)

Dryden =

John Dryden

(poet)

Gardner =

Erle Stanley Gardner

(American author of detective novels)

Keats =

John Keats

(poet)

Ludlum=

Robert Ludlum

(American author of thrillers)

Quincey =

Thomas de Quincy

(author)

Shakespeare =

William Shakespeare

(playwright and poet)

Shelley =

Percy Bysshe Shelley

(poet)

Sterne =

Laurence Sterne

(novelist)

Webster =

John Webster

(17th century dramatist)

Yeats =

William Butler Yeats

(Irish poet and dramatist)

Zeno =

Zeno

(Greek philosopher, ca. 490–430 BC) known for his paradoxes

 

U:5   THE THOUSAND-RUPEE NOTE     P:21-23

Exercises

A: Comprehension

1: Answer the following Questions.

Q No.a

Why did the man shake his wife gently?

ANS:

The man shook his wife gently to wake her up.

Q No.b

Did the lady get up immediately?

ANS:

No, she did not get up immediately.

Q No.c

What kinds of containers were being carried on the bus?

ANS:

Bags, baskets, sacks, boxes and trunks were being carried on the bus.

Q No.d

Where did the lady sit?

ANS:

The lady sat on the edge of a seat, next to a heavy woman.

Q No.e

Why did the bus stop suddenly?

ANS:

The bus stopped suddenly because a large box had fallen off the roof of the bus.

B Working with words

  1. See if you can find the answers to the following descriptions.
DESCRIPTIONS ANSWERS
a.   A person who operates on people in a hospital is a
b.   A person who looks after people in a hospital is a
c.   A person who helps children to learn is a
d.   A person who looks after people’s teeth is a
Ans: a. surgeon b. nurse (doctor) c. teacher (tutor) d. dentist

 

  1. Write three or four sentences like those above, about other people.
DESCRIPTIONS ANS
e.
f.
g.
h.
Ans:

B.) How many more can they think of?

  1. Find the opposites of these words. They are all in the story.  
a. comfortable                         b. closed           c. carelessly

                       d. slowly                         e. clean                  f. softly

a. uncomfortable       b. open           c. carefully                                

                     d. quickly             e. dirty                   f. loudly

 

U:6       LEISURE         P:25-26

Exercises

A: Comprehension

1: Answer the following Questions.

Q No.a

What is the meaning of the word ‘leisure’? Use a dictionary.

ANS:

‘Leisure’ means a time to rest and relax from work.

Q No.b

Which stanza do you think is the most important?

ANS:

Either the first or the last stanza because the main Q is Ansed here.

Q No.c

Which stanza do you like the best? Why?

ANS:

Pupils will give their own opinions, but should offer a reason, too.

Q No.d

What do you think the following phrases mean?

i. full of care ii. streams full of stars

ANS:i. having work and responsibilities: troubled,

worried

ii. reflected light sparkling on the surface of moving water.

 

U:7     VARIETY ENTERTAINMENT     P:30-33

Exercises

A: Comprehension

1: Answer the following Questions.

Q No.a

Why did Mr Khan call the class together?

ANS:

Mr Khan called the class together to make an announcement about a forthcoming variety entertainment.

Q No.b

What news did the children think he was going to give them?

ANS:

Daniyal thought he was going to scold the class; Feroz disagreed; Maham thought it would be good news.

Q No.c

What news did the children think he was going to give them?

ANS:

Mr Khan stared at Ali with a look that could kill because he was cross with Ali for interrupting.

Q No.d

Who came to see the variety entertainment?

ANS:

Pupils from other classes, members of staff, parents and guests came to see the variety entertainment.

Q No.e

Did the audience like the show? How do we know?

ANS:The audience liked the show because they clapped and cheered loudly.

 

B Working with words

  1. Below are some words taken from the passage. Write them in your notebook and then use a dictionary to find their meaning. Use them in sentences of your own.
a.    munching:

chewing food purposefully; usually with a crunching sound

b.    allowed:

given permission for something to happen or somebody to do something

c.    variety:

collection of varied things; entertainment made up of different kinds of acts

d.    entertainment:

something produced or performed for an audience

e.    favourite:

much loved, most wanted

f.     applaud:

clap, cheer, show approval

g.    vanish:

to disappear from view

h.    gasped:

breathed in with surprise or pain

i.      wriggling:

small, quick twisting movements

 

  1. What do these people do? Find out, and talk about them in class.
a. MAGICIAN:

a performer of magic tricks

b.    CONJURER:

a performer of tricks involving manual agility and the illusion of magic

c.    JUGGLER:

somebody who juggles, or keeps several objects in motion in the air at the same time by throwing them and catching them

d.    ESCAPOLOGIST:

a performer who is skilled at escaping from restraints

e.    HYPNOTIST:

a person who hypnotizes (puts others into a sleep-like condition)

f.     VENTRILOQUIST:

a person skilled in the art of ventriloquism; producing vocal sounds that seem to come from something other than the speaker

g.    TIGHTROPE WALKER:

a person skilled in walking (and balancing) on a rope or wire stretched and suspended above the ground

h.    TRAPEZE ARTIST:

a person skilled in performing acrobatics on a trapeze; a horizontal bar attached to the ends of two ropes hanging parallel to each other

  1. Match the following pairs of words.

fish and chips           bow and arrow   bed and breakfast flesh and blood             knife and fork bread and butter         male and female          horse and cart     mother and child pen and ink

 

U: 8   FROM A RAILWAY CARRAIGE   P:35-36

Exercises

A: Comprehension

1: Answer the following Questions.

Q No.a

What does the passenger see from the train window?

ANS: Bridges, houses, hedges, ditches, meadows, horses, cattle, hills, plain, painted stations, a child, a tramp, a cart, a man, and a river can be seen from the railway carriage.
Q No.b

Are the stations really ‘whistling by’?

ANS:

The train is ‘whistling by’; the stations are standing still

Q No.c

What do you notice about the rhythm of the poem?

ANS: The rhythm of the poem is fast-moving, just like a train running along at high speed.
Q No.d

What verbs are used to show how fast the train is travelling?

ANS:

charging, fly, wink, whistle

B Working with words

  1. Write out the full form of the following abbreviations and use them in sentences of your own.
Abb. SENTENCES
a. Mrs
b. Mr
c. BBC
d.BC
e. AD
f. E
g. W’
h. S
i. N
j . kg
k. in
l.m
Ans:

a. Mistress/Missus     b. Mister

c. British Broadcasting Corporation   d. Before Christ

e. Anno Domini (in the year of our Lord)   f. East

g. West   h. South   i. North j. kilogram k. inch l. metre

4.See if you can fill in the blanks in the following.

COUNTRY ADJECTIVE
England

Pakistan

Iraq

Spain

Germany

China

France
Holland
Africa
Italy
Canada
America

English

Pakistani

Iraqi

Spanish

German

Chinese

French

Dutch

African

Italian

Canadian

American

C: LEARNING ABOUT LANGUAGE PRONOUNS

Underline all the pronouns in the following sentences about Joan of Arc.

  1. She lived in France many years ago.
  2. One day, enemies attacked her country.
  3. Joan met the General; she asked him for a horse.
  4. Then she rode it into battle.
  5. She beat the army, which was attacking them.

PREPOSITIONS

Choose the correct preposition to complete these sentences.

in , from, below , out of, down , at , up,

 

1.    It was very cold and Sara was asleep————– bed.

2.    Suddenly she heard a sound—————– the room———- her.

3.    She jumped————– bed and ran —————- the stairs.

4.    ————— the corner of the room was snake.

5.    The snake turned and hissed ———–her.

6.    She picked————– a stick and threw it—————– the snake.

1. in 2. from, below 3. out of, down 4. In 5. at 6. up, at

 

U:9   THE AMBASSADOR’S DISGUISE   P:41-43

Exercises

A: Comprehension

1: Answer the following Questions.

Q No.a

What were the Russian nobles boasting of?

ANS:

The Russian nobles were boasting of their strength, fame, wisdom, wealth, trusted horses and themselves.

Q No.b

Why was the prince angry with Stavr?

ANS:

The prince was angry with Stavr for saying that he (the prince) was no match for his wife, Katrina.

Q No.c

Who did Katrina take with her to Kiev?

ANS:Katrina took a band of thirty archers, thirty chessmasters, and thirty musicians with her to Kiev.
Q No.d

What did the Greek ambassador want from the prince?

ANS:The Greek ambassador wanted the prince to pay tribute, failing which he was to agree to let the ambassador marry his niece, Zabava.
Q No.e

Why did the prince think that Katrina was a man?

ANS:

The prince thought that Katrina was a man because of the clothes (armour) she was wearing, and because she behaved like a man.

 

U:10 THE SNARE                PAGE:45-46

Q No.1-a

What does the person hear?

ANS:

The person hears a sudden cry of pain.

Q No.1-b

What effect does the sound have on the listener?

ANS:

The listener gets more and more agitated and concerned.

Q No.1-c

What kind of cry does the rabbit make? Use three words to describe the cry?

ANS:

The cry is;

sudden,

painful and

frightened

Q No.1-d

What does the person try to do?

ANS: The person cannot find the place where the animal is trapped and crying in pain, so he searches everywhere.

 

Q No. B-1 Write the singular form of the following words.

PLURALS SINGULAR
a. worries

b. lorries

c. cherries

d. ladies

e. lilies

 
Ans:

a. worry

b. Lorry

c. Cherry

d. lady

e. lily

Q No. B-2 See if you can find the nouns which help to make these adjectives.

ADJECTIVES NOUNS
a. healthy

b. strong

c. beautiful

d. weighty

 
Ans:

a. health

b. Strength

c. beauty

d. weight

U:11 THE HAUNTED PALACE (I) PAGE:50-52

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ANS:

U:12 THE HAUNTED PALACE (II) PAGE:56-58

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ANS:
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ANS:
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ANS:

 

U:13 MY DOVES              PAGE:60-61

A-1 Answer the following Questions.

Q No.1-a

Where do the doves come every day?

ANS: Every day the doves come to a roof opposite the poet’s window, and sometimes to her window ledge.
Q No.1-b

How ore the doves described in the poem?

ANS:

The doves have;

shining necks

snowy feathers;

little rosy

tripping feet;

twinkling eyes and

fluttering wings

Q No.1-c

Is the poet happy to see the doves? How do we know?

ANS:

The poet is happy to see the doves because she watches them daily.

Q No.1-d

How does the poet get the doves to sit on her window ledge?

ANS:The poet gets the doves to sit on her window ledge by placing crumbs of bread on it.
Q No.1-e

What does the poet do so as not to frighten the doves?

ANS: The poet hides behind a curtain so that the birds are not frightened.

 

Q No.B-1 Match the adjectives in column A with the nouns in column B

ColumnA columnB
as block

as cold
as blind
as deaf
as fit

as flat
as free

as graceful
as hungry
as red

a bat

a fiddle

a post
midnight

as ice

a bird

a wolf
blood

a pancake
a swan

Ans:

as black as midnight

as flat as a pancake

as cold as ice

as free as a bird

as blind as a bat

as graceful as a swan

as deaf as a post

as hungry as a wolf

as fit as a fiddle

as red as blood

U:14 THE WISE VILLAGERS PAGE:66-68

A-1 Answer the following Questions.

Q No.1-a

What was life like for the villagers at the start of the story?

ANS: The villagers were happy and wealthy; they had no enemies and lived peacefully.
Q No.1-bWhy did the villagers want to stop the building of the new road?
ANS: Because some of their fields would be destroyed.
Q No.1-c

How were the villagers collecting water?

ANS: The villagers were taking water out of the river with a rope and a cup.
Q No.1-d

How were the villagers cutting down trees?

ANS: The villagers were cutting down trees with penknives.
Q No.1-e

How were the villagers moving the ants?

ANS:The villagers were carrying the ants, one by one, in a basket out of the village.

 

Q No. B-1Find words in the story which have the same meaning as the following.

WORDS MEANING
a-    mad

b-    build

c-    townsmen

d-    peaceful

e-    talk about

f-     road

g-    declared

Ans:

a. crazy

b. construct

c. townsfolk

d. undisturbed

e. discuss

f. route

g. announced

Q No. B-2

Use these words and phrases in sentences of your own.

WORDS SENTENCES
a. in peace  
b. dangerous  
c. far away from  
d. method  
e. moist  
f. odd  
g. behaviour  
ANS:

a.      We live here in peace.

b.      This knife is dangerous.
c.      I heard a cry far away from me.
d.      This is easy method.
e.      There is moist in the air.
f.        Your behaviour is odd.
g.      Your behaviour is odd.

c-1,2

U:15 STRANGE CREATURES (I) THE PANGOLIN P:71-72

A-1 Answer the following Questions.

Q No.1-a

Where does the pangolin live?

ANS: The pangolin lives in some parts of Asia and Africa.
Q No.1-b Is the pangolin a very large creature?
ANS:

The pangolin is a medium-sized animal.

Q No.1-c

Why does the pangolin have a sticky tongue?

ANS: The pangolin has a sticky tongue to catch ants with.
Q No.1-d

What is strange about the pangolin’s stomach?

ANS: The pangolin’s stomach contains pebbles, which along with the walls of the stomach help it to digest food.
Q No.1-e

How and why do some pangolins climb trees?

ANS: The pangolin uses its tail to hang from branches.

Then it can strip away the bark of the tree to search for ants.

 

Q No. B-1 Find words in the text with the same meaning as the following.

a. line   – c

b. stay way from –   a

c. liked the most –   f

d. guarding     – p

Ans:

a. column

b. avoid

c. favourite

d. protecting

Q No. B-2 Fill in the blanks.

a.Most creatures have some means of —————————-themselves.

b.The pangolin cannot change—————————-

c.Its tongue is long and ————————————

d.It strips away the —————————–on the tree trunk to get at————–

e.The pangolin is in danger of becoming ———————–

Ans:

a. protecting

b. colour

c. sticky

d. bark, inserts

e. extinct

U:16 STRANGE CREATURES (II) THE PLATYPUS P:75-76

A-1 Answer the following Questions.

Q No.1-a What are the other names for a platypus?
ANS: The platypus was given many names such as platypus,

duckbilled platypus,

duckbill, and

Ornithorhyncus.

Q No.1-b Why was the platypus given so many names?
ANS: The platypus given so many names because it was a very strange-looking creature.
Q No.1-c Does a platypus have four feet or fore feet?
ANS: A platypus has both four feet and fore feet.
Q No.1-d Which parts of the platypus’s body make it easy for the platypus to live in water? How do they help?
ANS: The webbed fore feet help the platypus to swim.

Its bill helps it to find food in water.

Q No.1-eWhy does it seem strange for a platypus to lay eggs?
ANS: It seems strange for a platypus to lay eggs because it is a mammal and has fur.

Q No.B-1 Here are some common English phrases. They are split into two parts. See if you can match them.

                      A B
more or

now and

once or

here and

then

there

twice

less

ANS:

more or less

now and then

once or twice

here and there

 

U:17 LIMERICKS                 PAGE:78-79

Q No.1-a
ANS:
Q No.1-b
ANS:
Q No.1-c
ANS:
Q No.1-d
ANS:
Q No.1-e
ANS:
Q No.1-a
ANS:

U:18 THE VISITER’S FAIRY TALES PAGE:85-87

Q No.1-a
ANS:
Q No.1-b
ANS:
Q No.1-c
ANS:
Q No.1-d
ANS:
Q No.1-e
ANS:
Q No.1-a
ANS:

U:19 THE MOON               PAGE:89-90

A-1 Answer the following Questions.

Q No.1-aWhat is the moon’s face compared to?
ANS: The moon’s face is compared to the clock in the hall.
Q No.1-bWhat does the moon shine on at night?
ANS:The moon shines on thieves, on streets, on harbour quays and on birds at night.
Q No.1-cWhich creatures love to be out at night?
ANS:

Squalling cats,

squeaking mice,

howling dogs, and

bats

love to be out at night.

Q No.1-d What do the things that belong to the day, do at night?
ANS: The things that belong to the day cuddle to sleep to be out of the way during the night.

Q No.B-1 Can you complete these well known phrases?

a. again and——————————————-

b. more or ——————————————-

c. up and ——————————————-

d. far and ——————————————-

e. neither here nor——————————————-

f. backwards and ——————————————-

g. here and ——————————————-

h. once or ——————————————-

ANS:

a. again and again

b. more or less

c. up and away/down

d. far and near

e. neither here nor there

f. backwards and forwards

g. here and there

h. once or twice

Q No.B-2 Find the meanings of these words in the dictionary. Use them in sentences of your own.

a. quay

b. cuddle

c. squalling

d. harbour

ANS:

a.    quay—(pronoun : kee)

a man-made landing place for boats

b.    cuddle—

lie close together

c.    squalling—

crying

d.    harbour—

part of a body of water near a coast where ships can anchor safely

U:20 THE WEEPING PRINCESS (I) P: 95-96

U:21 THE WEEPING PRINCESS (II) PAGE: 100-101

Q No.1-a
ANS: Asim began to sort out his stamps when he went to his room.
Q No.1-b
ANS: Asim emptied the stamps on to the floor and then sorted them into small piles. He put the stamps into envelopes according to which country they had come from.
Q No.1-c
ANS: On some pages of the album there were nine or ten stamps; on other pages there were only two or three stamps. They were arranged in sets.
Q No.1-d
ANS: Yes, there was. On each page, at the bottom, in very neat writing, there was something written about the stamps.
Q No.1-e
ANS: Michael Davidson was Uncle Mike.

 

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