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    The document is a magazine article about a book that influenced marine biologist Martha Holmes. When asked to name an influential natural history book, she had difficulty choosing until remembering a childhood book called "The Golden Hawks of Genghis Khan". The story follows a boy who loves hawks and joins travelers to Mongolia seeking birds stolen from his father. Martha was inspired by the adventure, sense of place conveyed without long descriptions, and values like generosity displayed by the Mongols. She later fulfilled her dream of riding in Mongolia's mountains.

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    The document is a magazine article about a book that influenced marine biologist Martha Holmes. When asked to name an influential natural history book, she had difficulty choosing until remembering a childhood book called "The Golden Hawks of Genghis Khan". The story follows a boy who loves hawks and joins travelers to Mongolia seeking birds stolen from his father. Martha was inspired by the adventure, sense of place conveyed without long descriptions, and values like generosity displayed by the Mongols. She later fulfilled her dream of riding in Mongolia's mountains.

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    The document is a magazine article about a book that influenced marine biologist Martha Holmes. When asked to name an influential natural history book, she had difficulty choosing until remembering a childhood book called "The Golden Hawks of Genghis Khan". The story follows a boy who loves hawks and joins travelers to Mongolia seeking birds stolen from his father. Martha was inspired by the adventure, sense of place conveyed without long descriptions, and values like generosity displayed by the Mongols. She later fulfilled her dream of riding in Mongolia's mountains.

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    FCE READING NATURAL CLASSIC

    You are going to read a magazine article about a book. For Questions 1-7, choose the correct
    answer A, B, C or D.

    Natural CLASSIC

    Each month we ask one of our experts to tell us what wildlife book – novel, guide or textbook –
    has most influenced him or her. Here, Martha Holmes, marine biologist, TV presenter and
    filmproducer, reveals all.

    I’m a very keen reader, but selecting the book with a natural-history theme which has influenced
    me most was some challenge, until I thought back to my childhood. Then it was easy.

    Where the book came from is a mystery, and I have never met anyone who has heard of it. It is
    Rita Richie’s The Golden Hawks of Genghis Khan. I read it when I was about 10 years old and I
    remember to this day the effect it had on me.

    Set in 1218, it is a story of a rich boy whose parents are dead. He is growing up in the splendid city
    of Samarkand and has a fascination for hawks, those magnificent hunting birds.
    There is a great deal of mystery surrounding his past, but he is led to believe that a band of
    Mongols killed his father to steal a rare type of bird – the golden hawk. Determined to get these
    birds back, he runs away from Samarkand and
    joins a group of people travelling to the country of Mongolia. What follows is a grand adventure
    centred on the city of Karakorum, where the great Mongol chief Genghis Khan was then based.

    The book combines adventure, mystery, honour, friendship, danger, suffering – all seen through
    the eyes of the young hero, Jalair. I still find this fantasy a thrilling read. Jalair’s great love for the
    birds was enviable and inspiring. But most of all it was the sense of place that stayed with me. The
    book gives the reader an idea of the vast open spaces of central Asia and its huge skies, without
    the use of the long descriptive passages that would bore a child. There are no boundaries. The
    emptiness of the Gobi Desert, the Tian Shan
    mountains and the excitement of riding through forests and over rolling hills fascinated me.

    The book gave me more than hawks, horses and a desire for wild places. It also gave me a set of
    values. The Mongols in The Golden Hawks were totally uninterested in possessions, a characteristic
    that is absolutely essential for people who spent their lives travelling from place to place. They
    were never mean. Generosity, goodwill and optimism were highly valued, hard work was enjoyed
    and the rest was pure fun.
    They simply loved life.

    Two years ago, I fulfilled a life-long ambition and went riding in Mongolia’s mountains. I was not
    disappointed.

    CL GRANADA, S. L. C/ Puentezuelas, nº 32, 1ª Planta - 18002 Granada Teléf.: 958 53 52 53 – 958 52 12 91 / Fax: 958 25 15 46
    E-mail: info@clgranada.com Web: www.clgranada.comAdapted Rev: 06/22-07-13
    1 When first asked to choose a book, Martha Holmes
    A was influenced by the experts.
    B chose one she had read recently.
    C had difficulty in making a decision.
    D was pleased to have been approached.

    2 What does ‘it’ in line 6 refer to?


    A the choice
    B Martha’s childhood
    C the book
    D the theme

    3 Martha says the book The Golden Hawks of Genghis Khan


    A was recommended by a friend.
    B was very popular when she was a child.
    C is known to very few people.
    D is one of many mystery books she has read.

    4 The main interest of the hero of the book is


    A what happened to his parents.
    B the desire to see different countries.
    C the beauty of his homeland.
    D his passion for particular birds.

    5 Where does most of the story take place?


    A in Samarkand
    B in Karakorum
    C on the way to Karakorum
    D in the Tian Shan mountains

    6 What did Martha enjoy about the book?


    A the range of characters
    B the geographical setting
    C the descriptive writing
    D the changes of atmosphere

    7 What values did Martha learn from the book?


    A the importance of a sense of humour
    B how to be a successful traveller
    C the need to protect your goods
    D how to get the most out of life

    CL GRANADA, S. L. C/ Puentezuelas, nº 32, 1ª Planta - 18002 Granada Teléf.: 958 53 52 53 – 958 52 12 91 / Fax: 958 25 15 46
    E-mail: info@clgranada.com Web: www.clgranada.comAdapted Rev: 06/22-07-13
    ANSWERS

    8C
    9A
    10 C
    11 D
    12 B
    13 B
    14 D

    CL GRANADA, S. L. C/ Puentezuelas, nº 32, 1ª Planta - 18002 Granada Teléf.: 958 53 52 53 – 958 52 12 91 / Fax: 958 25 15 46
    E-mail: info@clgranada.com Web: www.clgranada.comAdapted Rev: 06/22-07-13

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