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 A number of individual diamonds have become famous because of the size. The largest of all known diamonds is the Cullinan, which was discovered in South Africa in 1905 and was presented to Edward VII, king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, by the government of the Transvaal. The Cullinan weighed 3, 106 carats before cutting and was pronounced by crystallographers to be a fragment of a considerably larger stone. When the stone was cut, a total of 105 gems were produced, weighing 1, 063 carats in all. The largest of these was a stone called the Star of Africa, the biggest cut diamond in existence, and now set in the British royal scepter.

1. a) individuality b) individum c) individual d) individually

2. a) famed b) famous c) famously d) fame

3. a) considerably b) considerable c) considering d) considered

4. a) exist b) existing c) existed d) existence

5. a) royally b) royal c) royalty d) royals

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  In 332 BC Alexander the Great, king of Macedonia conquered Egypt. In 305 BC Alexander's general Ptolemy of Egypt, and his descendants, the Ptolemies, for almost 300 years ruled Egypt. Although Ptolemy was Macedonia by birth and the Ptolemians remained tied to Greek culture, they were responsible for one of the greatest periods of building and decorating temples in Egypt. The Ptolemies did so to win acceptance for their committed from their Egyptian subjects . The Ptolemaic dynasty ended when Cleopatra, queen of Egypt, committed suicide after the Romans defeated her forces at the Battle of Actium in 31 BC.

1. a) conquest b) conquering c) conqueror d)conquered

2. a) descendants b) descendible c) descend d) descending

3. a) responsibly b)responsibility c) responsive d) responsible

4. a) commitment b) committing c) commit d) committed

5. a) defeatism b) defeat c)defeating d) defeated