Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

Celebrities have become a powerful influence on some people because of their social position and their economic situation. First, some people admire and imitate stars because they allow themselves to be influenced by the media. Television, radio, and magazines invade the lives of audience with a variety of shows, information, and publications about stars and their lives. For instance, Britney Spears has become the target of paparazzi . In May, Britney appeared at the front page of the most popular magazines revealing that she married her best friend in Vegas, Nevada. Media also invade stars' lives because reporters know they can get high profits from readers who buy and follow their favorite artists' news. Second, some mad audiences imitate their celebrities for their lack of confidence. Some people who are shy and lack personality may find that imitating others will cause a good impression. For example, my cousin Jenny, who lacks a social life because of her introverted personality, believes that acting and dressing like Jennifer Lopez will make her popular in high school. Finally, several fans of stars imitate them because of peer pressure. Since my niece's girl friends formed an Antonio Banderas' fan club, she had also joined the group. Although she wasn't a huge fan of his, now she collects most of Banderas' possessions. In fact, when I asked Arianna, my niece, why she was part of Banderas' fan club, she replied with a doubtful tone that she did not wish to be rejected by the other teens. In conclusion, it is true that celebrities play spectacular roles in their performances in Hollywood, which entertains many people all over the world; however, modern celebrities influence the audience to the point where their fans admire and try to imitate their lives.

1. How many celebrities are mentioned?
2. Who does Jenny want to be like?
3. Is Jenny outgoing?
4. Is Jenny related to the author of the article?
5. Why did the author's niece join an actor's fan club?
6. Because one of her friends was in it?
7. Has she always been a follower of this actor?
8. Is she now?
9. What two factors allow celebrities to influence people?
10. Does the media play a part?
11. Are astronauts listed in the article as an influencial group?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. Three
2. Jennifer Lopez
3. no
4. yes
5. peer pressure
6. yes
7. no
8. yes
9. social position and their economic situation
10. yes
11. no

Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

Iraq (, , or ; '; '), officially known as the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia, bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, Kuwait to the southeast, Saudi Arabia to the south, Jordan to the southwest, and Syria to the west. The capital, and largest city, is Baghdad. The main ethnic groups are Arabs and Kurds; others include Assyrians, Turkmen, Shabakis, Yazidis, Armenians, Mandeans, Circassians, and Kawliya. Around 95% of the country's /1e6 round 0 million citizens are Muslims, with Christianity, Yarsan, Yezidism, and Mandeanism also present. The official languages of Iraq are Arabic and Kurdish.

Iraq has a coastline measuring on the northern Persian Gulf and encompasses the Mesopotamian Alluvial Plain, the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, and the eastern part of the Syrian Desert. Two major rivers, the Tigris and Euphrates, run south through Iraq and into the Shatt al-Arab near the Persian Gulf. These rivers provide Iraq with significant amounts of fertile land.

The region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, historically known as Mesopotamia, is often referred to as the cradle of civilisation. It was here that mankind first began to read, write, create laws, and live in cities under an organised governmentnotably Uruk, from which "Iraq" is derived. The area has been home to successive civilisations since the 6th millennium BC. Iraq was the centre of the Akkadian, Sumerian, Assyrian, and Babylonian empires. It was also part of the Median, Achaemenid, Hellenistic, Parthian, Sassanid, Roman, Rashidun, Umayyad, Abbasid, Ayyubid, Mongol, Safavid, Afsharid, and Ottoman empires.

1. What is a river in Iraq?
2. Where is it?
3. What is another river?
4. Where does that one run?
5. Where do they feed into?
6. What mountain range is on part of Iraq's coast?
7. What is the country's official name?
8. What continent is it in?
9. What countries is it next to?
10. What else?
11. And to the southeast?
12. To the south?
13. Any others?
14. What are the primary ethnicities?
15. Is Athens the capital?
16. What is?
17. What is the main religion?
18. What is the official language?

Numbered answers:

A:
1. the Tigris
2. it runs south through Iraq
3. Euphrates,
4. also south
5. he Persian Gulf.
6. the Zagros mountain range
7. the Republic of Iraq
8. Western Asia
9. Turkey
10. Iran
11. Kuwait 12. Saudi Arabia
13. Jordan to the southwest
14. Arabs and Kurds;
15. no
16. Baghdad
17. Islam
18. Arabic and Kurdish