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COMPREHENSION: (15 PTS) BASE ALL YOUR ANSWERS ON THE

TEXT
As the only child in the family, Hamza was the
apple of his parents' eyes. Born with a silver
spoon in his mouth, Hamza could have
anything he wanted. His father was a
successful entrepreneur while his mother was
a consultant. Their busy careers left them with
little time to spend at home. As a result,
Hamza was lonely and bored.
Hamza craved attention. He mixed with the wrong group of friends and
started playing truant with them. Soon, he started taking drugs. When his
parents came to know about Hamza's behavior, they tried to make Hamza
turn over a new leaf. However, their efforts proved futile.
Soon, Hamza was on the wrong side of the law. He was hauled up by the
police at a nightclub. Hamza was caught for being an underage nightclub
patron and also for taking drugs. Hamza's devastated parents took him to
a doctor. On the doctor's advice, he was enrolled for counseling sessions.
All their attempts to reform Hamza were to no avail.
Hamza ran away from home at the age of 17. To support his expensive
drug habit, he became a drug pusher. Soon, Hamza became a hardcore
addict. His impoverished appearance and dirty attire became telltale signs
that gave him away. His heavy dependence on drugs took a toll on his
health.
One day, Hamza became very ill and had to be rushed to hospital. After
several tests, he was diagnosed with AIDS. Hamza knew that his days were
numbered. On the spur of the moment, he
wanted to go home and apologize to his
parents. He knew it would break their
hearts to see him in the condition he was
in. However, he could not find the
willpower to break away from his life of
crime despite his parents' pain.
As his dependence on drugs grew, he fell
deeper into crime. Robbery, housebreaking
and extortion were added to his list of
crimes. High on the wanted list, Hamza
began a hide-and-seek game with the authorities.
 One day, Hamza was waiting for a potential client. He was in possession of
dangerous drugs. Acting on a tip-off, a police team arrived and arrested.
The court imposed the capital punishment. Before he was sent to the
gallows, Hamza met his parents. As he said his final farewell, his last words
to them were 'crime does not pay'.

A. ARE THESE SENTENCES TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY: (3 pts)

1. Hamza was involved in drugs and crimes because he was poor and
miserable.
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2. Hamza’s parents succeeded in helping him to get out of his

predicament.
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3. Hamza surrendered to the police.

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B. ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS (3 pts)

1. Why did Hamza crave attention and start to play truant?

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2. What did happen to Hamza after becoming a runaway?

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3. What did you learn from Hamza’s story?

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C. COMPLETE THESE SENTENCES (3 pts)

1. According to the article, Hamza was enrolled for

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2. Hamza became a drug dealer because

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3. “Crime doesn’t pay” means

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D/- What do these words refer to? (3 pts)

1. “His” in (paragraph 1) ……………………………………………….………

2. “Them” in (paragraph 2) ……………………………………………..………

3. “Their” in (paragraph 3) ……………………………………………..………

E/- FIND IN THE TEXT WORDS WHICH MEAN THE SAME AS (3 pts)

1. Needed (paragraph 2) …………………………………….…..…..…………

2. Goodbye (paragraph 7) ……………………………………………………