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(Comprehension questions)
1. Aruba is a predominately Catholic country that observes
religious holidays. Most businesses close on those days.
2. It was built as a wedding present for the bride and
resembles a wedding cake.
3. Many people are under the false impression that it was
the same ship that received a distress call from the
Titanic, but the boat sunk off the shore of Aruba is
a fruit boat with the same name: the U.S.S. California.
4. One story is that the name came from the Spanish phrase,
"oro hubo."
5. It was built and used in Holland, then dismantled and
shipped to Aruba.
6. Napoleon tried to take over the island in that valley.
7. A Bohemian lifestyle means very few rules are followed
and a person often travels from town to town. Sometimes
the children do not attend school.
8. He seems to be wearing make-up and a toupee.
9. A captain is the law on his ship. He can marry couples,
and have individuals arrested.
10. Open discussion of where people would like to travel.
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(Cloze activity)
1. intrigue
2. solve
3. bohemian
4. incredible
5. crusty
6. derive
7. fossil
8. brig
9. toupee
10. debarkation
11. numismatic
12. authentic
13. implements
All names used in this story are fictitious.
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